ADAMS, John Quincy Autograph letter signed ("J. Q. Adams") to T. B. Wakeman, Quincy, 27 June 1839. 1 page, 4to, closed tears at creases repaired with tape on verso . AN AILING J.Q. ADAMS DECLINES AN INVITATION TO SPEAK. Congressman Adams tells the Corresponding Secretary of the American Institute in New York that "It would afford me great pleasure to address the American Institute at one of their anniversary meetings, and particularly at that which is to be held next October. But neither my engagements nor the precarious state of my health permit me to expect that it will be in my power to comply with the invitation of the trustees to whom I pray you to present assurance of my regret, and of the warmest good wishes for the continued and increasing prosperity of the Institution." In this final, remarkable chapter of his political career, the former President took a seat in the House of Representatives where he battled tirelessly on behalf of the anti-slavery cause, especially the so-called "gag-rule" passed by Southern lawmakers to prevent the presentation of abolitionist petitions in the House.
ADAMS, John Quincy Autograph letter signed ("J. Q. Adams") to T. B. Wakeman, Quincy, 27 June 1839. 1 page, 4to, closed tears at creases repaired with tape on verso . AN AILING J.Q. ADAMS DECLINES AN INVITATION TO SPEAK. Congressman Adams tells the Corresponding Secretary of the American Institute in New York that "It would afford me great pleasure to address the American Institute at one of their anniversary meetings, and particularly at that which is to be held next October. But neither my engagements nor the precarious state of my health permit me to expect that it will be in my power to comply with the invitation of the trustees to whom I pray you to present assurance of my regret, and of the warmest good wishes for the continued and increasing prosperity of the Institution." In this final, remarkable chapter of his political career, the former President took a seat in the House of Representatives where he battled tirelessly on behalf of the anti-slavery cause, especially the so-called "gag-rule" passed by Southern lawmakers to prevent the presentation of abolitionist petitions in the House.
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