Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to Tristam Burges
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05290 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1835 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.5 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Denies he is the source of political rumor that Burges "complained of the Treachery of the Whig Party...The party [whom] I had heard that they had dealt treacherously with you in the Senatorial Election." Explains how he heard about the "Treachery" in the election from the newspaper and "public notoriety."
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