Lot 69
Adams, John Quincy. Autograph letter signed ("J.Q. Adams") as U.S. representative from Massachusetts, 1 page, 10 x 8 in., Quincy, November 7, 1832. To "Samuel L. Southard, Esqr. Trenton New Jersey," congratulating Southard on being elected Governor of New Jersey. "I cannot pass over the occasion of your Election as Governor of your native State, without offering you my hearty congratulations; which are due still more to the State, and to our Country than to yourself. I take the same opportunity to ask your acceptance of a moral, and Historical Tale upon the Conquest of Ireland by Henry the Second…."
Docketed by recipient on integral leaf. Small edge splits at two folds. Southard (1787-1842) also served as U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Navy.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200.
Sotheby's, New York, Dec. 10, 1994, lot 84.
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