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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02793.004 |
From Archive Folder | The Personal side of the Presidency: 32 letters and documents |
Title | George Washington to John Adams regarding the career prospects of John Q. Adams and the Jay Treaty |
Date | 20 August 1795 |
Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Recipient | Adams, John |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Written as President to his Vice President. Washington writes that young Adams should not think of retiring because his fair prospects may bring him to the head of the diplomatic corps. Washington also mentions the protests in Boston and elsewhere against Jay's Treaty. He calls "these meetings in opposition to the constituted authority... useless, as they are at all times improper and dangerous." J. Q. Adams eventually served in St. Petersburg. |
Subjects | President Vice President Children and Family Diplomacy Jay's Treaty Treaty Government and Civics Global History and Civics |
People | Adams, John (1735-1826) Washington, George (1732-1799) Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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