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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04900.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1815 |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to Joseph Pitcairn requesting that Pitcairn purchase and send Adams a copy of Johann Bode's "Uranographia" |
| Date | 16 December 1815 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | Pitcairn, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in the hand of Louisa Catherine Adams, requests that Pitcairn purchase and send Adams a copy of Johann Bode's "Uranographia," which contains "the most complete exposition of the starry Heavens, that has ever been exhibited." Mentions writing to Secretary of State James Monroe to obtain an appointment for Mr. Mowbray as Consul of the United States at Leith. Pitcairn was the U.S. consul in Hamburg. . |
| Subjects | Women's History Woman Author Science and Technology Book Selling Library Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation President |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Pitcairn, Joseph (1764-1844) Adams, Louisa Catherine (1775-1852) |
| Place written | Ealing, England |
| Theme | Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |