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Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886) to George Jay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02505.01 Author/Creator: Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886) Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 May 1848 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Calls Jay's attention to eulogies written on the death of Adams' father, John Quincy Adams. Notes that Americans are closely watching Europe, where "Change is now the rule and stability the exception." Jay was in London.

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886
Jay, George, fl. 1848

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