John Adams to John Rutherford regarding the reconvening of the Senate - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC04468
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1798
Title	John Adams to John Rutherford regarding the reconvening of the Senate
Date	16 July 1798
Author	Adams, John (1735-1826)
Recipient	Rutherford, John
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Call to convene Senate to receive communication (Quasi-War)-Washington's acceptance of command in the event of war with France.
Subjects	XYZ Affair Quasi-war France Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Diplomacy Congress President Military History
People	Adams, John (1735-1826) Washington, George (1732-1799) Rutherfurd, John (1760-1840)
Theme	Foreign Affairs; 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
Transcript	Show/hide 159 The President of the United States To John Rutherford, Senator for the State of New-Jersey. Certain matters touching the public good requiring that the Session of the Senate for Executive Business should be continued, and that the members-thereof should-convene on Tuesday the Seventeenth day of July instant; you are desired to attend at the Senate Chamber in Philadelphia on that day, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to receive and deliberate on such communications as shall be made to you on my part. United States } July 16.1798.} John Adams