Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to Henry Clay
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00104 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 31, 1827 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
President Adams, writing to Secretary of State Clay, defends Joel R. Poinsett, the American ambassador to Mexico, against accusations of Masonism. Describes Congress' accusations as "vague, indefinite and sustained by no better evidence than morbid suspicions." Rejects calls to recall Poinsett.
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