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John Quincy Adams

ONE PRESIDENT TURNS DOWN ANOTHER: The elderly JOHN QUINCY ADAMS sends regrets to MARTIN VAN BUREN

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ONE PRESIDENT TURNS DOWN ANOTHER: The elderly JOHN QUINCY ADAMS sends regrets to MARTIN VAN BUREN

ALS signed in the text “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 4.5 x 7.75, January 3, 1840. Ex-president Adams, then a congressman, writes in the third person to the president [Martin Van Buren]. In full: “Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Adams regret their inability to accept the obliging invitation of the President of the United States to dinner to-morrow.” Matted and framed with two engravings and biographical plaques for Adams and Van Buren to an overall size of 27.25 x 22.5. In fine, bright condition. A most notable association! Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA. Oversized.

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  • Dates: #329 - Ended January 16, 2008