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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02294 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1793 |
| Title | John Adams to John Luzac regarding the question of whether America should maintain neutrality |
| Date | 2 October 1793 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Recipient | Luzac, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written as Vice President, recommending Tobias Lear, former secretary to President George Washington. "This country is too happy in the enjoyment of that Liberty which cost them so dear to risque it, by medling in foreign wars." Luzac, a distinguished lawyer, philologist and journalist, was "Professor of Grecian Literature in the University of Leyden." Written on front of leaves only, with integral address leaf. |
| Subjects | President Vice President Office Seeker Global History and Civics Military History Neutrality Freedom and Independence |
| People | Adams, John (1735-1826) Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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