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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to James Bridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00958.10 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 11, 1794 Pagination: 3 p. : address : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Adams apologizes for delay in notifying Bridge that President Washington has appointed Adams minister to the Netherlands. Adams will not be able to attend to business Bridge had given him. Adams left much of his unfinished business to a former classmate at Harvard named Beale, and discusses some of his unfinished cases. He suggests a way to settle the debts that Adams and Bridge owed to each other. He mentions the case of Cowdin and Maynard that Adams was involved in. He bids Bridge farewell, reaffirms their friendship, requests continued correspondence, and urges him to join public life.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Bridge, James, 1765-1834
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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