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Cartwright, John (fl. 1824) to John Q. Adams re: requesting books be sent to American leaders

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08566 Author/Creator: Cartwright, John (fl. 1824) Place Written: Burken Crescent Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1824/03/12 Pagination: 2 p. + addr Order a Copy

Addressed to John Adams Secretary of the American Legation, but really John Quincy. Requests books for Jefferson, Adams (Senior), Monroe, Harvard University and the University of Virginia.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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