U.S. Presidents
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams, born in 1767, was the sixth President of the United States and the son of President John Adams. A skilled diplomat, he negotiated the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812, and promoted infrastructure and education. After his presidency, he served in Congress, championing abolition and human rights until his death in 1848, shaping U.S. policy significantly.
Minott Thayer Esq. Braintree – Mass-tts
Washington May 1, 1837
Dear Sir,
The favor of your letter of the 6th instant is received. I rejoice in the success of your meeting, and in the evidence it exhibits of the increasing interest taken by the people of the United States in the cause of education.
The conviction that the most effectual means of giving duration, strength and consistency to the Union of the North American States, is to multiply the sympathies of their people, by increasing their intercourse and by assimilating their institutions, is as deeply impressed on my mind now as it was while I was entrusted with the administration of their general government.
Among the most powerful of those sympathies is that which springs from the cultivation of the mind and the association of kindred spirits in the pursuits of science and literature.
With great respect,
Your friend and servant,
John Quincy Adams
