Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to William Eustis re: treaty of Ghent, Napoleonic wars, and threat of Barbery
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03626 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Ealing, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 August 1815 Pagination: 2 p. + addr 21.6 x 18.9 cm Order a Copy
Discusses the Treaty of Ghent, Napoleonic Wars, threat of Barbary pirates, and the new Netherlands consititution. Re: the Napoleonic Wars, Adams writes: "France is a conquest, and as a conquest will be treated."
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