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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 [Certification of courier and transmittal of the Treaty of Ghent]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00639.06 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Ghent, Belgium Type: Autograph document signed Date: December 24, 1814 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Cosigned by James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell, and Albert Gallatin. The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812. The word "Passport" appears on the verso. Written in Adams' hand.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Russell, Jonathan, 1771-1832
Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

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