John Quincy Adams (48 page)
Authors: Harlow Unger
3
Ibid.
Ibid.
4
JQA to Thomas Boylston Adams, April 28, 1812, in Letters from John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, Special Collections, MHS.
JQA to Thomas Boylston Adams, April 28, 1812, in Letters from John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, Special Collections, MHS.
5
JQA to George Washington Adams, September 8, 1811, reel 411, AP MHS.
JQA to George Washington Adams, September 8, 1811, reel 411, AP MHS.
6
JQA to Thomas Boylston Adams, April 28, 1812, in Letters from John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, Special Collections, MHS.
JQA to Thomas Boylston Adams, April 28, 1812, in Letters from John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, Special Collections, MHS.
8
September 17, 1812, in ibid.
September 17, 1812, in ibid.
9
JQA to Robert Fulton, November 27, 1812, reel 414, MHS.
JQA to Robert Fulton, November 27, 1812, reel 414, MHS.
10
JQA to AA, December 31, 1812, in ibid.
JQA to AA, December 31, 1812, in ibid.
11
JQA to Thomas Boylston Adams, November 24, 1812, in ibid.
JQA to Thomas Boylston Adams, November 24, 1812, in ibid.
12
Dispatch from Oliver Hazard Perry aboard U.S. Brig
Niagara
to General William Henry Harrison, September 10, 1813, in
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
, 398:1.
Dispatch from Oliver Hazard Perry aboard U.S. Brig
Niagara
to General William Henry Harrison, September 10, 1813, in
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
, 398:1.
13
JQA to LCA, July 22, 1814, reel 418, and August 19, 1814, reel 419, AP MHS.
JQA to LCA, July 22, 1814, reel 418, and August 19, 1814, reel 419, AP MHS.
14
JQA to the British commissioner, September 9, 1814, reel 419, AP MHS.
JQA to the British commissioner, September 9, 1814, reel 419, AP MHS.
15
JQA to LCA, September 27, 1814, in ibid.
JQA to LCA, September 27, 1814, in ibid.
16
JQA to LCA, November 25, 1814, in ibid.
JQA to LCA, November 25, 1814, in ibid.
17
JQA to AA, December 24, 1814, in ibid.
JQA to AA, December 24, 1814, in ibid.
19
JQA to LCA, December 30, 1814, reel 420, AP MHS.
JQA to LCA, December 30, 1814, reel 420, AP MHS.
21
Ibid., 2.
Ibid., 2.
22
JQA to LCA, December 16, 1814, reel 420, AP MHS.
CHAPTER 10JQA to LCA, December 16, 1814, reel 420, AP MHS.
1
JQA to LCA, December 27, 1814, in ibid.
JQA to LCA, December 27, 1814, in ibid.
3
Ibid., 6â7.
Ibid., 6â7.
4
Ibid., 13.
Ibid., 13.
5
Ibid., 31â32.
Ibid., 31â32.
10
JQA to JA, February 24, 1816, reel 429, AP MHS.
JQA to JA, February 24, 1816, reel 429, AP MHS.
12
Ibid., 257.
Ibid., 257.
15
Ibid.
Ibid.
16
JQA to AA, April 23, 1817, reel 430, AP MHS.
JQA to AA, April 23, 1817, reel 430, AP MHS.
17
JA to JQA, August 27, 1815, reel 426, AP MHS.
JA to JQA, August 27, 1815, reel 426, AP MHS.
19
John Quincy Adams, “The Wants of Man,” in
Poems of Religion and Society, with Notices of His Life and Character by John Davis and T. H. Benton
(New York: William H. Graham, 1848), 15.
John Quincy Adams, “The Wants of Man,” in
Poems of Religion and Society, with Notices of His Life and Character by John Davis and T. H. Benton
(New York: William H. Graham, 1848), 15.
21
JA to JQA, March [?], 1817, in ibid.
JA to JQA, March [?], 1817, in ibid.
22
AA to JQA, March 12, 1817, in ibid.
AA to JQA, March 12, 1817, in ibid.
23
Thomas McKean to John Adams, November 20, 1815, in Bemis,
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations
, 243.
Thomas McKean to John Adams, November 20, 1815, in Bemis,
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations
, 243.
24
JQA to AA, April 23, 1817, reel 436, AP MHS.
JQA to AA, April 23, 1817, reel 436, AP MHS.
25
JA to JQA, August 10, 1817, in ibid.
JA to JQA, August 10, 1817, in ibid.
26
AA to JQA, August 10, 1817, in ibid.
AA to JQA, August 10, 1817, in ibid.
27
AA to Harriet Welsh, August 18, 1817, reel 438, AP MHS; see also Charles Francis Adams,
Charles Francis Adams
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900), 10.
AA to Harriet Welsh, August 18, 1817, reel 438, AP MHS; see also Charles Francis Adams,
Charles Francis Adams
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900), 10.
30
Bemis,
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations
, 261, citing E. F. Ellet,
Court Circles of the Republic from Washington to Grant
(Hartford, CT: Hartford Publishing, 1869), 123.
Bemis,
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations
, 261, citing E. F. Ellet,
Court Circles of the Republic from Washington to Grant
(Hartford, CT: Hartford Publishing, 1869), 123.
31
JM to JQA, June 30, 1829, reel 491, AP MHS.
JM to JQA, June 30, 1829, reel 491, AP MHS.
33
Ibid.
Ibid.
34
Ibid., 45â46.
Ibid., 45â46.
35
Ibid., 64.
CHAPTER 11Ibid., 64.
3
JM to Andrew Jackson, December 28, 1817, in ibid., 118â119.
JM to Andrew Jackson, December 28, 1817, in ibid., 118â119.
6
Ibid.
Ibid.
8
Ibid., 157â158.
Ibid., 157â158.
9
JQA to JA, November 2, 1818, reel 445, AP MHS.
JQA to JA, November 2, 1818, reel 445, AP MHS.
10
Stanislaus Murray Hamilton, ed.,
The Writings of James Monroe: Including a Collection of His Public and Private Papers and Correspondence Now for the First Time Printed
, 7 vols. (Washington, DC: Government Printing Branch, U.S. Department of State, 1898â1903; reprint edition, New York, AMS Press, 1969), 54â61.
Stanislaus Murray Hamilton, ed.,
The Writings of James Monroe: Including a Collection of His Public and Private Papers and Correspondence Now for the First Time Printed
, 7 vols. (Washington, DC: Government Printing Branch, U.S. Department of State, 1898â1903; reprint edition, New York, AMS Press, 1969), 54â61.
12
Ibid.
Ibid.
13
Ibid.
Ibid.
14
Ibid., 300â301.
Ibid., 300â301.
17
Ibid.
Ibid.
18
Lord Castlereagh to Sir Charles Bagot, January 2, 1819, Public Records Office, British Foreign Office, London, 115/34, cited in Bemis,
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations,
328n.
Lord Castlereagh to Sir Charles Bagot, January 2, 1819, Public Records Office, British Foreign Office, London, 115/34, cited in Bemis,
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations,
328n.
24
Ibid., 531.
Ibid., 531.
26
January 8, 1821, in ibid.
January 8, 1821, in ibid.
27
James Monroe Message to Congress on South American Affairs, March 8, 1822, in Hamilton,
Writings of James Monroe
, 6:207â211.
James Monroe Message to Congress on South American Affairs, March 8, 1822, in Hamilton,
Writings of James Monroe
, 6:207â211.
30
Ibid., 163.
Ibid., 163.
31
JM to JQA in Noble E. Cunningham Jr.,
The Presidency of James Monroe
(Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996), 156.
JM to JQA in Noble E. Cunningham Jr.,
The Presidency of James Monroe
(Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996), 156.
32
Harry Ammon,
James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity
(Newtown, CT: American Political Biography Press, 1971), 481â482, citing Adams memo in Monroe Papers, New York Public Library; also see
Memoirs
, 6:185, and Bradford Perkins,
Castlereagh and Adams: England and the United States, 1812â1823
(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964).
Harry Ammon,
James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity
(Newtown, CT: American Political Biography Press, 1971), 481â482, citing Adams memo in Monroe Papers, New York Public Library; also see
Memoirs
, 6:185, and Bradford Perkins,
Castlereagh and Adams: England and the United States, 1812â1823
(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964).
36
Samuel L. Gouverneur to Secretary of the Navy Samuel L. Southard, September 3, 1831, in Ammon,
James Monroe
, 543â544, citing Southard Papers, Princeton, New Jersey.
Samuel L. Gouverneur to Secretary of the Navy Samuel L. Southard, September 3, 1831, in Ammon,
James Monroe
, 543â544, citing Southard Papers, Princeton, New Jersey.
37
JM to James Madison, May 10, 1822, in ibid., 284â291.
JM to James Madison, May 10, 1822, in ibid., 284â291.
38
Henry Adams,
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918), 32.
Henry Adams,
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918), 32.
39
Joseph Hopkinson to LCA, January 1, 1823, reel 458, AP MHS.
Joseph Hopkinson to LCA, January 1, 1823, reel 458, AP MHS.
40
LCA to JQA, June 28, 1822, AP MHS.
LCA to JQA, June 28, 1822, AP MHS.
41
JQA to Joseph Hopkinson, January 23, 1823, reel 458, AP MHS.
JQA to Joseph Hopkinson, January 23, 1823, reel 458, AP MHS.
42
December 12, 1822, reel 456, LCA diary, AP MHS.
December 12, 1822, reel 456, LCA diary, AP MHS.
43
February 21, 1823, reel 458, in ibid.
February 21, 1823, reel 458, in ibid.
44
Ibid.
CHAPTER 12Ibid.
4
Ibid., 213â216, citing as author “Mr. Agg.”
Ibid., 213â216, citing as author “Mr. Agg.”
7
Cokie Roberts,
Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
(New York: William Morrow, 2008), citing Sara Gales Seaton, February 24, 1825, 393.
Cokie Roberts,
Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
(New York: William Morrow, 2008), citing Sara Gales Seaton, February 24, 1825, 393.
8
JQA to JA, February 9, 1825, reel 467, AP MHS.
JQA to JA, February 9, 1825, reel 467, AP MHS.
9
JA to JQA, February 18, 1825, in ibid.
JA to JQA, February 18, 1825, in ibid.
11
Andrew Jackson to John Overton, February 14, 1825, in ibid., 155.
Andrew Jackson to John Overton, February 14, 1825, in ibid., 155.
12
Ibid., 153.
Ibid., 153.
15
Paul C. Nagel,
The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and Daughters
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 216.
Paul C. Nagel,
The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and Daughters
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 216.
18
Ibid.
Ibid.
20
Ibid.
Ibid.
21
Nathaniel Macon to B. Yancey, December 8, 1825, in Edwin M. Wilson,
The Congressional Career of Nathaniel Macon
(Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1900), 76.
Nathaniel Macon to B. Yancey, December 8, 1825, in Edwin M. Wilson,
The Congressional Career of Nathaniel Macon
(Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1900), 76.
22
Remini,
Andrew Jackson,
160, citing Edward P. Gaines to Andrew Jackson, 1826, Jackson Papers, Library of Congress.
Remini,
Andrew Jackson,
160, citing Edward P. Gaines to Andrew Jackson, 1826, Jackson Papers, Library of Congress.
23
Ibid., citing Andrew Jackson to John Branch, March 3, 1828, Branch Family Papers, Southern Historical Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Ibid., citing Andrew Jackson to John Branch, March 3, 1828, Branch Family Papers, Southern Historical Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
24
LCA, autobiographical sketch, “Record of a Life, or My Story,” begun July 23, 1825, reel 265, AP MHS.
LCA, autobiographical sketch, “Record of a Life, or My Story,” begun July 23, 1825, reel 265, AP MHS.
28
July 13 and 14, 1826, in ibid.
July 13 and 14, 1826, in ibid.
29
May 13, 1827, in ibid.
May 13, 1827, in ibid.
31
Ibid., 233.
Ibid., 233.
33
July 4, 1828, in ibid.
July 4, 1828, in ibid.
34
Ibid.
CHAPTER 13Ibid.
1
June 11, 1829, in ibid.
June 11, 1829, in ibid.
2
September 24, 1829, in ibid.
September 24, 1829, in ibid.
6
John Quincy Adams, “Life of James Monroe,” a eulogy delivered in Boston, July 4, 1831, in Koch and Peden,
Selected Writings
, 373â379.
John Quincy Adams, “Life of James Monroe,” a eulogy delivered in Boston, July 4, 1831, in Koch and Peden,
Selected Writings
, 373â379.
7
John Quincy Adams,
The Lives of James Madison and James Monroe, Fourth and Fifth Presidents of the United States
(Rochester, NY: Erastus Darrow; Buffalo: G. H. Derby, 1850), 288â289.
John Quincy Adams,
The Lives of James Madison and James Monroe, Fourth and Fifth Presidents of the United States
(Rochester, NY: Erastus Darrow; Buffalo: G. H. Derby, 1850), 288â289.
9
Ibid.
Ibid.
11
February 20, 1832, in ibid.
February 20, 1832, in ibid.
13
J. D. Richardson,
Compilation of Messages and Papers of the President
, 20 vols. (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908), 2:1203â1217.
J. D. Richardson,
Compilation of Messages and Papers of the President
, 20 vols. (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908), 2:1203â1217.
17
Ibid., 1609â1615, February 4, 1833.
Ibid., 1609â1615, February 4, 1833.
18
Ibid., 1639â1651, February 7, 1833.
Ibid., 1639â1651, February 7, 1833.
19
William J. Rhees, ed.,
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections: Documents Relating to the Origins and History of the Smithsonian Institution
(Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1880), 1â2.
William J. Rhees, ed.,
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections: Documents Relating to the Origins and History of the Smithsonian Institution
(Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1880), 1â2.
20
Report of Mr. John Q. Adams from the Select Committee of the House of Representatives on the
Smithsonian Bequest
, in the House of Representatives, December 21, 1835, and published in the
National Intelligencer
, February 17, 1836.
Report of Mr. John Q. Adams from the Select Committee of the House of Representatives on the
Smithsonian Bequest
, in the House of Representatives, December 21, 1835, and published in the
National Intelligencer
, February 17, 1836.
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