Lot 69
John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed as U.S. Representative. One page with blank integral leaf, 10 x 8", Washington, Feb. 20, 1836. To Anthony Collamore, Esq., regarding the pension claim of a widow: "The papers in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Gundeway have been returned to me from the War Department with the enclosed Letter [not present] from the Commissioner of Pensions whence I regret to perceive that the claim is considered as inadmissible. I enclose also conformably to your desire three printed blanks being the regulations of the County Land Office.
After losing his bid for a second term as President in 1828, Adams was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830, where he served for the rest of his life, fighting tirelessly for the abolition of slavery.
The letter is toned with normal folds; three small vertical tears in text; some wrinkling, primarily to blank lower portion. Small mounting remnants on verso of integral leaf. Boldly scripted and signed. Estimate Value $800 - 1,000
SothebyParkeBernet Inc., Sale 4356, April 1980, lot 3.
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