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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00209 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1829 |
| Title | A poem from John Quincy Adams to Miss Anna McKnight |
| Date | 3 February 1829 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | McKnight, Anna |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | A poem in which he expresses his attachment to her and asks her to consider him a true and honest friend: "My pulses, mix'd emotions blend, unchang'd by wind or weather. Of lover-brother-father-friend, to take them all together." Adams was President of the United States from 1825 until March 1829. |
| Subjects | President Poetry Literature and Language Arts Women's History |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Arts & Literature; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |