Letter to James Barbour, Secretary of War
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Title
Letter to James Barbour, Secretary of War
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States
Names
Adams, John Quincy (Author)
Barbour, James (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1825-08-31
Place: Washington, D.C.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o
Abstract
Has received his letter of the 23d; a commission has been made out for Daniel Smith as judge of the western district of Virginia; incloses letters from Governor Troup of Georgia concerning his proposed survey of the Creek Indian lands; the letters of July 26th and Aug. 7th have been published in the newspapers; Barbour should write an acknowledgement, without any discussion tending to irritate; had prepared a draft of such a letter, but it must be modified, since Troup has abandoned the survey until Congress and the Legislature of Georgia can dispose of the subject; this has relieved his mind; movements of Gen. Lafayette; Henry Clay has returned with his family; Mr. Rush is occupied in his duties of the treasury.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1402
Archives EAD ID: 275624
Archives Components ID: 683
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1830eee0-6a35-0139-c142-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Barbour, Secretary of War" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1825. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1830eee0-6a35-0139-c142-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1825). Letter to James Barbour, Secretary of War Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1830eee0-6a35-0139-c142-0242ac110002
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