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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07279 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1834 |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to Leverett Saltonstall on "the Constitutional check of the Senate" |
| Date | 29 July 1834 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | Saltonstall, Leverett |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "It is...in the Senate alone, that the friends of our Union, and of its Free Republican Institutions, can find a solid foundation for the cheering hope that they will be preserved and redeemed...the Constitutional check of the Senate, fearlessly and faithfully applied." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Government and Civics President Congress |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Place written | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; 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 |