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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01194 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1838 |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to Joseph Gales, Jr. regarding a pamphlet |
| Date | 4 September 1838 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | Gales, Joseph Jr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Previously received one hundred copies of a pamphlet, sent by a Mr. Franklin. Only recently had time to revise it, and transmits his corrections. Notes that he will free frank the Pamphlet, saving Mr. Franklin the trouble. The Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society at New York recently asked for permission to print an edition of a speech Adams gave the previous summer. Adams notes that since there is no copyright, "it may be reprinted by any one who may think it worth his while." |
| Subjects | African American History President Printing Abolition African American History Slavery Reform Movement Journalism |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Gales, Joseph (1786-1860) Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) |
| Place written | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The Presidency; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Gales, British by birth, was editor and co-owner of the National Intelligencer in Washington, D.C., for most of his life. He was also Mayor of Washington D.C. 1827-1830. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |