jeffdenman59JQA and the Censure Battle on the Floor of the House, 1842On the 25th Adams was prevented from reading the rest of his letter that was in his possession. Instead, he proceeded with petitions,...
jeffdenman59JQA: The Dorcas Allen Incident, Part TwoOn the 28th, Adams noticed another advertisement for Allen and her children, and he made the fateful decision to go investigate himself....
jeffdenman59JQA: The Dorcas Allen Incident, Part OneOn August 23, 1837, John Quincy Adams recorded in his diary something that caught his eye in the National Intelligencer, and his verbatim...
jeffdenman59JQA: Pondering His Next MoveThe events of February had greatly impacted Adams, and his diary indicated a more international frame of reference, with Great Britain’s...