Son of President John Quincy Adams (1807-1886) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives until he resigned to assume office as Ambassador to Great Britain during the Lincoln administration. ALS signed “C. F. Adams,” one page, 8 x 10, November 3, 1848. Handwritten letter to the Hon. William Cranch, concerning some early letters by John Quincy Adams on the subject of the United States Constitution. In full: "The letters of my father written to you in 1787 and 1788 have come to light. I now return them to you as you requested in your note to me of the 13th of June. I also return two letters, one of Mr. Lloyd and one of my grandfather, which I found with them. These letters are ingenious but the result shows them to have been wanting in sagacity. The Constitution has not proved defective in any of the particulars pointed out. When my father later in life read them over he made some reflections upon them in his Diary which are worth reading as a lesson to the confident disposition of young men. I believe there now only remains the calculation of the transit of items not found of the things you inquired for. Should this also turn up at any time, I will bear in mind your wishes with regard to it. I have caused copies to be made of the inclosed letters, to which I trust you will have no objection.” In very good to fine condition, with a few short edge tears, and some light foxing and faint toning. A nephew of President John Adams, William Cranch attended Harvard University with his cousin, John Quincy Adams. Cranch was appointed as a federal judge by John Adams in 1801.
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