10 Nov. 1810
Original paper slip text:10 Nov. 1810.
Quincy, MA
Original paper slip text:Quincy
2p.
- Sold, Libbie, Boston, 6 Dec. 1906, (Terry sale) lot 2, $17.00
- American Art Assoc., N.Y., 22 Jan. 1924 (Roberts sale), lot 2, $95.00
- Parke-Bernet Gall., N.Y., 16–17 Nov. 1938 (W. R. Hearst sale, pt. 1), lot 1, $50.00
- ALS offered for sale, Geo. D. Smith Estate, Special Cat. #5 (n.d.), item 62, abstr. and prt. txt.
- ALS offered for sale—Goodspeed's Book Shop—Catalogue No. 496—Feb. 1961
- "THE GOOD WILL . . . OF RUSSIA IS NOT A MATTER OF INDIFFERENCE TO OUR YOUNG NATION."
- 5A ADAMS, JOHN. A.L.S., one and a half pages. Quincy, November 10, 1810. To William Plummer chiefly concerning his son, John Quincy Adams. $245.00
- Offered for sale Sotheby Parke Bernet 21–25 April '78 Sang Sale, Part I, item # 7.
- ALS offered for sale—Robert F. Batchelder—Catalogue 24, item 268, 1979. $2800.00
- "For your kind Congratulations and benevolent Wishes accept my best Thanks. My health is much better and more constant than could be reasonably expected by a Man, who, after a Life of care, Toil and Storms has entered his sixteenth Lustre. . . .The reception that has been given him and every branch of his family by the Emperor, Empress, Empress Dowager, The Minister of Foreign Affairs and all the Foreign Ambassadors has been flattering as ever was given by a Court to a Foreign Minister. The Emperor seems to think more highly of our country than we do, and is more fond of intercourse with us than we seem to be with him. The commerce between the two countries is already of great value to both; and, with out some enormous blunder in our policy will become more important every day. The good will of an Empire like that of Russia is not a matter of indifference to our young nation and growing country. We ought to have had it thirty years ago. It was within our grasp, but was snatched from our embraces by intrigues: such intrigues as our simple inexperienced nation has been too often duped by." Fine condition. 2800.00
- Batchelder Catalogue 24, item 268 (continued)
- A WONDERFUL CONTENT JOHN ADAMS AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED IN WHICH HE DISCUSSES WITH GREAT INSIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS, AND SPEAKS OF HIS SON, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WHO WAS MINISTER TO RUSSIA AT THAT TIME.
- 268. ADAMS, JOHN. President. Autograph Letter Signed, 1 1/2 pages, 4to, Quincy, Nov. 10, 1810, to William Plummer [sic]. The letter begins thanking Plumer for sending congratulations "...My health is much better and more constant than could be reasonably expected by a Man...after a Life of care Toil and Storms..." The letter continues telling Plumer, the Senator from New Hampshire about his son's Ministry to Russia. John Quincy Adams had been appointed ambassador to Russia by Madison in 1809, an extremely important post as it was the only country in Europe that was open to American trade. In prophetic words, the former President writes of Russian-American relations
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