Jarvis, Russell, 1790-1853

John Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, was his father's private secretary in the White House. Russell Jarvis was a reporter for the Washington Daily Telegraph. He wrote numerous articles against the Adams administration. After a series of perceived insults, the two had a fistfight in the Capitol Rotunda on 15 Apr. 1828. An investigating committee of the House of Representatives determined that Jarvis had attacked Adams and it censured Jarvis.

From the description of Papers : concerning an altercation with John Adams : manuscript, 1828. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612814992

Journalist, editor, and army officer.

From the description of Papers of Russell Jarvis, 1816-1851. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79424052

Newspaper correspondent for the UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH in Washington D.C.

From the description of Papers, 1817-1828. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41579854