Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to George N. Briggs
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00655.03 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 24, 1842 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 26 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Declines an invitation to a Cattle Show and fair, citing age, his inability to attend public functions, and previous engagements. Hopes to soon meet Briggs in Washington, D.C., "under better auspices than those which have overshadowed us since Captain Christopher Sly was installed at the white house," possibly referring to John Tyler. Briggs was a congressman from Massachusetts.
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