Collection consists of three John Quincy Adams letters or notes signed and one Marquis de Lafayette autograph letter signed.

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was the sixth president of the United States and the son of John Adams, the second president of the U.S., and Abigail Smith Adams. In addition, he served as U.S. minister to the Hague from 1794 to 1797, to Prussia from 1797 to 1801, to Russia from 1809 to 1814, and to Great Britain from 1815 to 1817. Adams was a U.S. senator from 1803 to 1808, secretary of state from 1817 to 1825, and a member of the House of Representatives from 1831 to 1848.

1.4 Linear Feet (1 folder)

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