This document is printed on rag paper and bears the Great Seal of the United States on the center left. Williams ultimately succeeded Russell Freeman as collector in a contest so heated that the two men had a fist fight in the streets of New Bedford. The document is also signed by Lemuel Williams as Notary Public. Adams knew members of Freeman’s family quiet well and attempted to have Freeman’s appointment extended into the Jackson Presidency, but that effort failed. Freeman had been appointed by President Monroe in 1823 and served through J.Q. Another signer of the passport was Collector of Customs Russell Freeman. As Secretary of State, Clay’s foreign policy emphasized the “American System” which stressed federal support of national economic development. Early in his career he had served on the Peace Commission negotiating the Treaty of Ghent to end the War of 1812. Clay who was born in Virginia, had a long career in both the U.S. His Secretary of State, Henry Clay, also signed this passport. He came out of retirement to defend the slaves who had risen up and taken control of the Amistad, when that case went to the U.S. No American who ever entered the presidency was better prepared to fill that office than John Quincy Adams. After leaving the Presidency he served in the U.S. As President, he, a New Englander, sought to diminish the “geographic sectionalism” that he felt weakened the country and he appointed a southerner, Henry Clay, as Secretary of State. Senator and then Secretary of State from his appointment on Mauntil March 3, 1817, the day before he became President. He headed the commission that negotiated the Treaty of Ghent to end the War of 1812. He had diplomatic experience from the age of 27, with appointments by Presidents Washington, John Adams (his father) and James Madison. He was exceptionally well prepared for the Presidency. The sea letter is signed by President John Quincy Adams who served for a single term from Mauntil March 4, 1829. They returned to Hawaii on the Balaena the following year. They were the first Kanakas, as the Hawaiian seamen were called, to arrive in New Bedford and were something of a sensation during the six months they were there. They were given the names Joe Bal and Jack Ena, with their last names drawn from the ship’s name. On a stop in the Hawaiian Island five years before this trip, The Balaena took on two native Hawaiians as crew members. I promise to cut your throat from ear to ear, read one. When he stated that summer that slavery was a sin before the sight of God, Adams received several death threats. The Russell and Howland families are the most well known of the New Bedford whaling families. This daguerreotype (a type of early photograph) of John Quincy Adams was taken sometime between 18. The vessel was heading from New Bedford bound for the Pacific Ocean whaling, with provisions and stores with utensils for a whaling voyage. This document was issued in New Bedford to the ship Balaena, which was under the command of Thomas Russell. A cenotaph marker remains in the cemetery to honor the former President.John Quincy Adams Multi-language Sea Letter Until arrangements could be made to move his remains to the family burial grounds in Quincy, Massachusetts, his body was laid to rest in Congressional Cemetery. Attended by political friends and foes, everyone sang the praises of Adams. A funeral to celebrate the life of the great sage took place on February 26, 1848, in the House Chamber. He then lapsed into a coma and died two days later. Adams mustered the strength to thank the Officers of the House for their service. Members moved the 80-year-old former President to the Rotunda for fresher air and then relocated him to the Speaker's Room (the present day Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women’s Reading Room). Representative Washington Hunt of New York interrupted the debate to bring attention to the ailing Adams. A short time later he collapsed at his desk. During a debate on whether to refer a resolution to the Committee on Military Affairs, Representative Adams voted in the negative. On this date, Representative and former President John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts suffered a fatal stroke on the House Floor. Image courtesy of Library of Congress This 1848 print illustrated the death of Representative John Quincy Adams, who was surrounded by friends and foes alike.
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