Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to editor of Quincy Patriot
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03707 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 September 1838 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 16.1 cm Order a Copy
Written as Member of Congress. A report to his constituents regarding petitions made concerning the right to petition and its suppression through the Gag Rule, abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia and the slave trade in the US, his opposition to the admission of Texas, a condemnation of the "fraudulent" Treaty of New Echota which removed the Cherokee Indians and a bill for suppressing duelling between representatives. Pages are stained.
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