Lot 68
John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed as U.S. Representative (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States (1825-1829); in 1830 he was elected to the House of Representatives and served there for the rest of his life. ALS ("J.Q. Adams") as member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1 page, 10 x 8", on watermarked paper, Quincy (Mass.), July 28, 1845. To John Angier (1803-1863) who was married to Adams' late niece, Abigal Smith Adams, regarding a check Adams had received from the actuary of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company to the Cashier of Columbian Bank for $2962. "My legal obligation I understand is to pay the money over to you and to avoid the chance of any accident. I deposited the check in the Quincy Stone Bank, and took a check on the same payable to you or your order, which I enclose herewith, and for which I have to request your receipt. With regard to the disposal of the money that which is proposed in your Letter will be entirely satisfactory to me, and I have no doubt to all the family. The condition of Mrs. Adams is at this moment I regret to say deeply distressed and alarming. The termination of her suffering appears to be fast approaching." Angier's wife had passed away earlier that year.
The letter is boldly penned and signed three years before Adams' death. Normal folds; minor mounting marks on integral address leaf, which has docket. Estimate Value $800 - 1,000
Purchased from Seth Kaller.
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