Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to Louis De Onis
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02403 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 22 April 1818 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Adams, Secretary of State, informs Onis, Minister Plenipotentiary from Spain, of the troubled travels of American William Davis Robinson in Mexico. States that Robinson was imprisoned after surrendering to Spanish authorities in Playa Vincente; following his surrender, the United States appealed to Spain to release him. Requests Robinson's immediate release. This document is fragile and slightly torn in the creases in page two.
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