ALS as president signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 10, July 2, 1825. Letter to his brother Thomas Boylston Adams, in full: "In compliance with your Letters of 2d. and 23d. ulto. I have executed a Deed of my Share of Land in Salem Vermont, which as soon as I can get it acknowledged, I will forward to Mr. Baxter at Brownington. I am not certain whether you intended to advise that I should buy out the rights of the heirs of Norton Quincy to the Wood lot which you mention. If you do, I shall readily consent to the purchase, but the plan which I have of it calls it Esqr. Quincy's upper cedar-swamp in Randolph, and makes of it only 1. Acre 3. Roads and 36 Rods. If it is worth only 25 dollars per acre, I do not understand how it should take 100 dollars to buy out Mr. Norton. We are all, including your daughter, as well as people roasting at a slow (not very slow) fire can be. With my duty to my father and kind affection to all the family, I am yours." In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, and splitting to one of the vertical folds. Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a facsimile signature. Both President Adams and his brother suffered debt relating to property holdings, and thus these transactions may have been for the benefit of either or both. Dated in July, Adams's reference to "roasting at a slow fire" is likely a metaphorical reference to the political and social climate in Washington. Adams had won the 1824 election by a narrow margin, and faced strong opposition during his tenure from a Congress controlled by his enemies.
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