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Collection Reference Number GLC00506
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1837 
Title An oration delivered before the inhabitants of the town of Newburyport, at their request, on the sixty-first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1837
Date 1837
Author Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)  
Document Type Pamphlet
Content Description Inscribed on front cover: "John Connell Esq. from John Quincy Adams" Discusses the history of the independence movement; finding support from the Declaration of Independence; attacking nullification and states rights; condemning slavery; supporting free speech, etc. Pale blue paper cover. Printed by Morss and Brewster.
Subjects African American History  President  Declaration of Independence  Fourth of July  Nullification  Slavery  Civil Rights  Abolition  
People Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)  
Place written Newburyport, Massachusetts
Theme African Americans; The Presidency; Slavery & Abolition
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859