“Mr. Adams’s Oration” article from the Gazette and Mercury newspaper

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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.

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Item typeArticle
AuthorAdams, John Quincy
PublisherGreenfield Gazette and Mercury
Date1837-08-22
TopicSlavery, Indenture
Politics, Government, Law, Civics
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 5.75 in Width: 4.00 in
Catalog #L05.101
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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 November 2, 2024.

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