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from John Adams, 6 December 1816
eagerness of people to receive letters of introduction to the president and their sense of gratification after having met the president; introduces Henry Colman who carries electoral vote of Massachusetts to Washington; New Englanders who have…
from John Quincy Adams, 15 April 1814
supposed response of American peace commissioners to British proposal for direct negotiations presented to Russians by British minister Lord Cathcart was never given; commissioners never saw Cathcart's proposal; British are trying to mask their…
from John Quincy Adams, James Bayard, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, and Jonathan Russell, 12 August 1814
British commissioners have arrived in Ghent; have begun negotiations
from John Quincy Adams, James Bayard, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, and Jonathan Russell, 19 August 1814
discussion with British commissioners regarding Indian buffer zone, naval armament on the Great Lakes, and boundary between Maine and Canada and American cession of territory in Maine to Great Britain
from John Quincy Adams, 5 September 1814
peace negotiations with Great Britain breaking down; British settlement terms are based upon fear that United States might attempt to invade Canada; conversation with Henry Goulbourn regarding Alexander Cochrane's proclamation encouraging slaves to…
from John Quincy Adams, 10 October 1814
recapitulation of negotiations with British
from John Quincy Adams, James Bayard, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, and Jonathan Russell, 25 October 1814
send correspondence with British peace commissioners; disappointed that the British repeatedly delay the negotiations; negotiations at the Congress of Vienna are moving at a very slow pace
from John Quincy Adams, 24 December 1814
peace treaty has been signed; preparing to begin negotiations on commercial treaty with Great Britain; asked to be recalled as minister to Russia; willing to serve as minister to Great Britain; going to Paris; peace treaty is best that could be…
from John Quincy Adams, James Bayard, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, and Jonathan Russell, 25 December 1814
forward copy of peace treaty with Great Britain; account of final negotiations; peace will be concluded when both sides ratify the treaty without alteration; Anthony SJ Baker will deliver British ratification to the United States
from John Quincy Adams, 9 May 1815
has not yet received his commission as minister to Great Britain; thanks for appointment; hopes that Henry Clay and Albert Gallatin can assist him in the negotiation of a commercial treaty with Great Britain; Clay, Gallatin, James Bayard and William…
from John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Albert Gallatin, 3 July 1815
forward commercial treaty negotiated with the British; details of the negotiations; terms of the treaty
from John Quincy Adams, 8 February 1816
conversation with Lord Castlereagh regarding arms limitation on the Great Lakes, British assistance to hostile Indians, British policy on Florida and the Spanish American revolutions, slaves taken by the British at the end of the war, American…
from John Quincy Adams, 15 April 1816
conversation with Lord Castlereagh regarding negotiations on American fishing rights in Canadian waters and mutual disarmament on the Great Lakes; informed Castlereagh that he had not yet received authority or instructions to negotiate such points;…
from Henry Ashton, 20 June 1814
British movements in southern Maryland; flight of civilians from region; asks that troops be sent to defend region
from John Jacob Astor, 30 April 1814
plan for raising revenue to support the war