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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03299 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1812 |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to P.P.F. Degrand discussing US politics and foreign affairs |
| Date | 16 June 1812 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | Degrand, P.P.F |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Degrand for sending Boston newspapers containing "The Message of Govr. Gerry concerning libels, and the Act of Incorporation of the State Bank." Mentions lost correspondence from Degrand. Comments on an anecdote about assassination and discusses the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Percival. Also discusses American politics, particularly the pernicious effects of the "prevalence of party spirit among us, and the licentiousness of the press." Written while Adams was the American Minister to Russia shortly before the Declaration of War against Britain. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 President Diplomacy Government and Civics Journalism Banking Assassination Global History and Civics Death Politics |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Degrand, Peter Paul Francis (1787-1855) |
| Place written | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | P.P.F. Degrand merchant and broker in Boston. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |