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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to Thomas H. Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04948 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: January 19, 1825 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Circular letter summoning Mississippi's Senator Williams (and the rest of the Senate) for the inauguration of John Quincy Adams on 4 March 1825.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Williams, Thomas Hill, 1780-1840
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Inauguration
Government and Civics
President
Election
Congress
The First Age of Reform

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