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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04004 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1824 |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to Edgar Mason requesting help in a criminal case |
| Date | 21 April 1824 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | Mason, Edgar |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | President Adams sends a copy of a letter from Edmund Gage to Massachusetts congressman Jeremiah Nelson (not included) to District Attorney Mason. Asks Mason to verify the claims in the letter; if they are true "Captain Gage and his vessel may both be released, and the prosecution discontinued." |
| Subjects | President Congress Law Judiciary Maritime |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Edgar Mason (fl. 1824) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |