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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) to Smith Thompson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08916 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 12 November 1821 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Transmits a pardon (not included) for Thomas Bryant made on condition of his leaving the country. Thompson was Secretary of the Navy.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843

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