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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01481 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | John Adams to James Monroe thanking him for news of John Q. Adams' diplomatic service |
| Date | 20 April 1813 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Recipient | Monroe, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in his neatest hand. Adams thanks Secretary of State Monroe for a favorable report concerning his son's diplomatic service, at St. Petersburg, and alluding to the appointment of his son to peace commissioner. John Quincy had been appointed peace commissioner on 17 April, with Russia as mediator between the U.S. and Britain, but the attempt proved abortive. However, young Adams remained and was eventually part of the peace commission that negotiated at Ghent. John Adams seems to be recalling his own diplomatic service during the Revolution as a peace commissioner and how it caused troubles for him (reference to "scabreux" or risque). |
| Subjects | President Diplomacy Global History and Civics Treaty Revolutionary War Military History War of 1812 |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Adams, John (1735-1826) Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Place written | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; War of 1812; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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