John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), President of the United States from 1825-1829, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830. In January of 1837, he presented petitions for the abolition of slavery to the House, which caused quite a debate. In the same year, he delivered an address at Newburyport, Massachusetts, on the Fourth of July stating that the Declaration of Independence proclaimed universal emancipation and freedom for the enslaved. The Gazette & Mercury was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from June 27, 1837, to July 13, 1841, when it changed its name to the Gazette & Courier.
Adams, John Quincy. “Mr. Adams’s Oration.” Greenfield Gazette and Mercury, August 22, 1837. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-101/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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