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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00958.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters from John Quincy Adams to Harvard classmate James Bridge |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to James Bridge about his appointment to the Netherlands, settling debts and cases |
| Date | 11 September 1794 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | Bridge, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Apologizes for delay in notifying Bridge that President Washington has appointed Adams minister to the Netherlands. Adams will not be able to attend to business Bridge had given him. Adams left much of his unfinished business to a former classmate at Harvard named Beale, and discusses some of his unfinished cases. Suggests a way to settle the debts that Adams and Bridge owed to each other. Mentions the case of Cowdin and Maynard that Adams was involved in. Bids Bridge farewell, reaffirms their friendship, requests continued correspondence, and urges him to join public life. |
| Subjects | President Diplomacy Global History and Civics Government and Civics Law Finance |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Bridge, James (1765-1834) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Originally after no. #958.09 in scrapbook. Part of this letter (p. 3/4) was mounted as "page 15" after #958.05. and was wrongly inventoried as #958.12. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |