Adams letter to Committee of Alumni, 1841 April 26.

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Adams letter to Committee of Alumni, 1841 April 26.

Contains a photostat copy of a letter from John Quincy Adams, declining invitation to speak before the Alumni.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8183840

Harvard University Archives.

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