Manuscripts

Louisa Catherine Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts, letter to Mary Catherine Hellen Adams?

Description: Autograph letter signed. Letter expressing concern about the perversion of the late John Quincy Adams' opinions by members of Congress; states that John Quincy Adams detested the idea of a military president, Mexican-American War. (4 pages) Likely recipient of letter identified by Judith Graham, Series Editor of the Louisa Catherine Adams Papers, 2009.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1848 September 16
Call number: mssShapiro
Creator: Shapiro, L. Dennis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: On deposit from L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro, December 2019, September 2020, and January 2021.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, February 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2023.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, December 2024.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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