ALS, one page, 8 x 10, February 24, 1838. Handwritten letter to G. W. Davis, in full: "I held the Office of Secretary of State of the United States, during the whole administration of James Monroe, that is from March 1817 to March 1825." In very good to fine condition, with easily repairable nearly complete separations along the intersecting folds.
Writing post-presidency during his return to government as a congressman from Massachusetts, John Quincy Adams recalls his influential and productive period as Secretary of State. In that role, Adams negotiated the Adams-Onís Treaty, which provided for the American acquisition of Florida, and also helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine, which became a key tenet of U.S. foreign policy.
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