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John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed

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John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed
<B>John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed,</B></I> "<I>J. Q. Adams</B></I>", one page with verso address panel, 8" x 10", Washington, D.C., November 2, 1824, to Joseph E. Sprague, Salem, Massachusetts. The letter reads in part: "<I>…My views not of principle, but of the application have varied since I had the pleasure of seeing you, in consequence of changes in the aspect of public affairs. I believe that the preference which on exclusively public considerations I expressed to you, has prejudice so strong to encounter that it cannot be pressed with any prospect of success. I wish therefore to consider all objection to the course recommended in the Letter to be so far as it has reference to my opinions heretofore expressed withdrawn and I wish our friends in Massachusetts to act and vote as they themselves shall under all circumstances think most conducive to the Public Welfare...</B></I>"Slightly uneven lower edge. Light toning, very good condition.<BR>Exciting political content from the 1824 presidential election as written by the victor of that four-way race. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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