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Collection Reference Number GLC02697
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1826 
Title Discourse on the lives and characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Date 1826
Author Wirt, William (1772-1834)  
Document Type Pamphlet
Content Description Speech delivered by Wirt as Attorney General to the House of Representatives on 19 October 1826. Printed by Gales & Seaton. Inscribed in pencil by Wirt to Mr. James. Written shortly after the death of Jefferson and Adams.
Subjects President  Congress  Government and Civics  Death  
People Wirt, William (1772-1834)  Adams, John (1735-1826)  Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme The Presidency; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859