LS, one page, 7.5 x 6.5, September 29, 1817. Just days after assuming the role of Secretary of State, Adams writes from Washington, in full: “I have the honor to inform your Excellency that eleven boxes containing printed copies of the Acts of the second session of the Fourteenth Congress, appropriated by Law for the State of Pennsylvania, have been forwarded from this place to the Collector of the Customs at Philadelphia, safely and expeditiously, to Harrisburgh in order that they may be thence distributed by the proper authority of the Commonwealth.” In very good condition, with show-through from a heavy strip of adhesive remnant to the reverse, securing the previously separated two halves of the letter, a small area of paper loss, and both the top corners clipped.
In this letter, the newly-minted secretary of state dispatches information about the Tariff of 1816 to one of the largest American ports. Otherwise known as the Dallas tariff, it was the first passed by Congress intended to protect American manufacturing from foreign competition. Appointed by President Monroe, Adams was one of the greatest secretaries of state in US history: he played a major role in the acquisition of Florida, negotiated the Transcontinental Treaty, and formulated the Monroe Doctrine with the president. He would serve as secretary of state until elected president in 1825. An early document from Adams’ tenure as secretary. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for
$75.00
*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.
