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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06550 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1822 |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to James Mease thanking him for loaning him a pamphlet of weights and measurements |
| Date | 15 January 1822 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Returns a pamphlet on weights and measures (not present) and thanks him for loaning it. Mentions that he is looking forward to sending his own pamphlet on the same subject to Mease. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology President Weights and Measures |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Mease, James (1771-1846) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Mease was a doctor who is best known for his writings, Picture of Philadelphia, and a Geological Account of the United States, 1807, which was among the earliest geological treatises written by an American. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |