John Quincy Adams (49 page)
Authors: Harlow Unger
24
Ibid., 9:222.
Ibid., 9:222.
27
Ibid., 341.
Ibid., 341.
29
Ibid., Pt. 2, 1586â1735.
Ibid., Pt. 2, 1586â1735.
30
“Dirk Hatteraik” to JQA, February 10, 1837, AP MHS.
“Dirk Hatteraik” to JQA, February 10, 1837, AP MHS.
31
“Justice” to JQA, April 28, 1837, AP MHS.
“Justice” to JQA, April 28, 1837, AP MHS.
32
Jack Shepherd,
The Adams Chronicles: Four Generations of Greatness
(Boston: Little, Brown, 1975), 332.
CHAPTER 14Jack Shepherd,
The Adams Chronicles: Four Generations of Greatness
(Boston: Little, Brown, 1975), 332.
1
JQA to Reverend Charles W. Upham, February 2, 1837, AP MHS.
JQA to Reverend Charles W. Upham, February 2, 1837, AP MHS.
2
William Russell (1741â1793) was best known as a historian, having written
The History of America, from the First Discovery by Columbus to the Conclusion of the Late War
(1779) and the five-volume
History of Modern Europe
(1786). He wrote “Ode to Fortitude” in 1769.
William Russell (1741â1793) was best known as a historian, having written
The History of America, from the First Discovery by Columbus to the Conclusion of the Late War
(1779) and the five-volume
History of Modern Europe
(1786). He wrote “Ode to Fortitude” in 1769.
5
“A Virginian” to JQA, December 31, 1839, AP MHS.
“A Virginian” to JQA, December 31, 1839, AP MHS.
7
“Ka-le” to JQA, January 4, 1841, AP MHS.
“Ka-le” to JQA, January 4, 1841, AP MHS.
10
“Argument of John Quincy Adams Before the Supreme Court of the United States . . . ,” History Central,
http://www.historycentral.com/amistad/amistad.html
(originally published by S. W. Benedict, 1841).
“Argument of John Quincy Adams Before the Supreme Court of the United States . . . ,” History Central,
http://www.historycentral.com/amistad/amistad.html
(originally published by S. W. Benedict, 1841).
11
Ibid.
Ibid.
12
Ibid.
Ibid.
14
Ibid.
Ibid.
16
Roger S. Baldwin to JQA, March 12, 1841, AP MHS.
Roger S. Baldwin to JQA, March 12, 1841, AP MHS.
17
JQA to Charles Francis Adams, April 14, 1841, in ibid.
JQA to Charles Francis Adams, April 14, 1841, in ibid.
18
Anonymous (from Dumfries, Virginia) to JQA, June 15, 1841, in ibid.
Anonymous (from Dumfries, Virginia) to JQA, June 15, 1841, in ibid.
20
By 1845, Plumbe had opened a chain of twenty-five studios, and working out of his Washington studio in that same year, he became the first photographer to make a portrait of a sitting President, James K. Polk. His other subjects included Dolley Madison, Daniel Webster, Martin Van Buren, and John James Audubon. Although photographers took portrait shots of Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk, all had photo-portraits; John Quincy Adams, although out of office, was the earliest American President ever to be photographed.
By 1845, Plumbe had opened a chain of twenty-five studios, and working out of his Washington studio in that same year, he became the first photographer to make a portrait of a sitting President, James K. Polk. His other subjects included Dolley Madison, Daniel Webster, Martin Van Buren, and John James Audubon. Although photographers took portrait shots of Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk, all had photo-portraits; John Quincy Adams, although out of office, was the earliest American President ever to be photographed.
22
Bemis,
Union
, citing Theodore Weld to Angelina G. Weld and Sarah Grimké, January 23, 1842,
Weld-Grimké Letters
, January 23, 1842, 2, 899â1000, in Bemis,
Union
, 426.
Bemis,
Union
, citing Theodore Weld to Angelina G. Weld and Sarah Grimké, January 23, 1842,
Weld-Grimké Letters
, January 23, 1842, 2, 899â1000, in Bemis,
Union
, 426.
26
Ibid., 56.
Ibid., 56.
30
Allan Nevins, ed.,
The Diary of John Quincy Adams, 1794â1845
(New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951), xxvii.
Allan Nevins, ed.,
The Diary of John Quincy Adams, 1794â1845
(New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951), xxvii.
31
Barton H. Wise,
The Life of Henry Wise of Virginia, 1806â1876
(New York: Macmillan, 1899), 61â62, cited in Bemis,
Union
, 436â437.
Barton H. Wise,
The Life of Henry Wise of Virginia, 1806â1876
(New York: Macmillan, 1899), 61â62, cited in Bemis,
Union
, 436â437.
32
Letters to JQA from Isaac Fisher (February 15, 1842), William Shinn (March 4, 1842), and John Greenleaf Whittier (January 31, 1842), AP MHS.
Letters to JQA from Isaac Fisher (February 15, 1842), William Shinn (March 4, 1842), and John Greenleaf Whittier (January 31, 1842), AP MHS.
33
T. H. Brower to JQA, February 8, 1842, AP MHS.
T. H. Brower to JQA, February 8, 1842, AP MHS.
35
Ibid., 11:383.
Ibid., 11:383.
36
Abraham Lincoln Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives on Internal Improvements, June 20, 1848, in
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings, 1832â1858
, ed. Don E. Fehrenbacher (New York: Library of America, 1989), 187â198.
Abraham Lincoln Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives on Internal Improvements, June 20, 1848, in
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings, 1832â1858
, ed. Don E. Fehrenbacher (New York: Library of America, 1989), 187â198.
37
LCA to her niece Abigail Brooks Adams, December 9, 1847, reel 536, AP MHS.
LCA to her niece Abigail Brooks Adams, December 9, 1847, reel 536, AP MHS.
41
Token of a Nation's Sorrow: Addresses to the Congress of the United States and Funeral Solemnities on the Death of John Quincy Adams Who Died in the Capitol at Washington on Wednesday Evening, February 23, 1848
(Washington: J. and G. S. Gideon, 1848), in Bemis,
Union
, 538.
Token of a Nation's Sorrow: Addresses to the Congress of the United States and Funeral Solemnities on the Death of John Quincy Adams Who Died in the Capitol at Washington on Wednesday Evening, February 23, 1848
(Washington: J. and G. S. Gideon, 1848), in Bemis,
Union
, 538.
43
Memoirs
, 7:164, mistakenly published in his
Memoirs
as written on October 30, 1826. In his old age, JQA had slipped the undated poem at random between pages of his diary bearing the 1826 date, and his son, Charles Francis, in compiling his father's
Memoirs
for publication, assumed that was the date on which his father had written it.
Memoirs
, 7:164, mistakenly published in his
Memoirs
as written on October 30, 1826. In his old age, JQA had slipped the undated poem at random between pages of his diary bearing the 1826 date, and his son, Charles Francis, in compiling his father's
Memoirs
for publication, assumed that was the date on which his father had written it.
44
JQA “To My Children,” September 18, 1809, reel 408, AP MHS.
JQA “To My Children,” September 18, 1809, reel 408, AP MHS.
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