BIB_ID
268431
Accession number
MA 2424
Creator
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, sender.
Display Date
The Hague, Netherlands, 1797 January 26.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Howard C. Smith, 1965.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 26.9 x 21 cm
Notes
From page 24 of John Quincy Adams album.
Provenance
Mrs. Howard C. Smith.
Summary
Talking about receiving delayed news from America and England; discusses Adet (possibly Minster Pierre Adet) and refusal to receive Pinckney; adding that the French papers "announce it as ascertained that Mr. Jefferson is chosen President of the United States"; speaking about the British Navy's failure in its expedition against Ireland as well as the French navy, the progress of the war, and the French taking a defensive position; discussing the possibility of the Dutch government reconcilling with the United States in exchange for ending commercial ties with Great Britain; mentioning the visit of (James) Monroe.; closes by saying the next election of the House of Representatives to be more important in his view than the next presidential election.
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