Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to Alexander Everett

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GLC#
GLC00639.07-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 10, 1812
Author/Creator
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Title
to Alexander Everett
Place Written
St. Petersburg, Russia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Discusses their correspondence and Everett's international travel. Comments on Oxford and mentions Shakespeare. Discusses reading Clarke's travels, possibly referring to Edward Clarke's "Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Part the first. Russia, Tartary, and Turkey." Also comments on other literary works. Discusses politics, Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and Russian defenses. Adams had been the U.S. minister to St. Petersburg since 1809. Everett had served as his private secretary from 1809 to 1811.

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