Life and public services of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, with the eulogy delivered before the Legislature of New York

About this eBook

Author

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

Credits

Produced by Don Kostuch

Language

English

LoC Class

E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

Subject

United States -- Politics and government -- 1825-1829

Category

Text

eBook-No.

18196

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18196

Release Date

April 18, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.BY WILLIAM H. SEWARD. — BY WILLIAM H. SEWARD. — "THIS IS THE END OF EARTH—I AM CONTENT." — STEREOTYPED BY THOMAS B. SMITH, 216 WILLIAM: STREET, N.Y. — TO THE — PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — THE LIFE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — MRS. JOHN ADAMS TO HER HUSBAND. — MR. ADAMS TO HIS WIFE. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. — MR. ADAMS PRESENTS PETITIONS FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY—OPPOSITION OF SOUTHERN MEMBERS—EXCITING SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES— MARKS OF CONFIDENCE IN MR. ADAMS. — CHAPTER XIV. — MR. ADAMS' FIRMNESS IN DISCHARGE OF DUTY—HIS EXERTIONS IN BEHALF OF THE AMISTAD SLAVES—HIS CONNEXION WITH THE SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST—TOUR THROUGH CANADA AND NEW YORK—HIS RECEPTION AT BUFFALO—VISITS NIAGARA FALLS—ATTENDS WORSHIP WITH THE TUSCARORA INDIANS—HIS RECEPTION AT ROCHESTER—AT AUBURN—AT ALBANY—AT PITTSFIELD—VISITS CINCINNATI—ASSISTS IN LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF AN OBSERVATORY. — CHAPTER XV. — MR. ADAMS' LAST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC AT BOSTON—HIS HEALTH—LECTURES ON HIS JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON—REMOTE CAUSE OF HIS DECEASE—STRUCK WITH PARALYSIS—LEAVES QUINCY FOR WASHINGTON FOR THE LAST TIME—HIS FINAL SICKNESS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—HIS DEATH—THE FUNERAL AT WASHINGTON—REMOVAL OF THE BODY TO QUINCY—ITS INTERMENT. — THE END.

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