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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to Uriah Tracy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04754 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1804/07/17 Pagination: 4 p. : address ; Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Adams writes about the possibility of an amendment against slavery, the fact that the House of Representatives represents freemen, and discusses the New York elections.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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