[Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams by William H. Seward]@TWC D-Link bookLife and Public Services of John Quincy Adams CHAPTER III 13/31
Many ladies.
I had not slept well the night before, and did not sleep well the night after.
I was unwell, and did not know whether I should get through or not.
I did, however.
How the business was received, I know not; only I have been told that Mason, the treaty publisher, said we should lose nothing by the change, for he never heard such a speech in public in his life. "All agree that, taken altogether, it was the sublimest thing ever exhibited in America. "I am, my dearest friend, most affectionately and kindly yours, "JOHN ADAMS." On entering upon the duties of the Presidency, John Adams was greatly embarrassed in regard to the line he should adopt toward his son.
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