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Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Timothy Pickering

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03297 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 March 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23 x 19 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 23.5 x 16.5 cm Order a Copy

President Adams approves the appointment of James Reid of New Hampshire as Vice Consul in Canton (Guangzhou, China). One black and white bust engraving of John Adams included.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Reid, James, fl. 1739

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