Manuscripts

John Quincy Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts, letter to Richard Rush, Washington, D.C

Description: Autograph letter signed. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury regarding orders to diplomatic corps to search for plants to introduce to U.S., and British blocking of U.S. commerce with its West Indies colonies. (2 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1827 October 2
Call number: mssShapiro
Creator: Shapiro, L. Dennis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: On deposit from L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro, December 2019, September 2020, and January 2021.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, February 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2023.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, December 2024.
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