Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to Joseph Pitcairn
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04900.01 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Berlin, Germany Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 April 1801 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy
Discusses their correspondence, personal matters, and politics. Mentions the "Silesian letters" and comments on the cession of Louisiana to Florida. Pitcairn was stationed at Hamburg. Sealed with black mourning wax.
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