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Manuscript/Mixed Material Letter, John Adams to Thomas Jefferson describing the cordial greeting he received from King George III as the first American minister to Great Britain, 3 June 1785.

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Title

  • Letter, John Adams to Thomas Jefferson describing the cordial greeting he received from King George III as the first American minister to Great Britain, 3 June 1785.

Created / Published

  • 3 June 1785

Headings

  • -  Diplomacy
  • -  Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
  • -  Diplomats
  • -  Great Britain
  • -  Adams, John (1735-1826)
  • -  George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820)
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Reproduction number: A51 (color slide; page 1); A52 (color slide; page 2)
  • -  In this 3 June 1785 letter, written in his secretary's hand, John Adams (1735-1826), Revolutionary patriot and later president of the United States, described to Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), then American minister to France, his presentation to King George III (1738-1820) as the first United States minister to Great Britain. Adams had been nervous about the historic meeting between the representative of the victorious rebels and their former "oppressor." He had purchased a new coat for the occasion and had labored on the speech he was expected to deliver, anxious to set a tone of reconciliation between the two nations. With great relief and satisfaction, he reported to Jefferson that he had been received with kindness and respect beyond what he had anticipated.

Source Collection

  • Thomas Jefferson Papers

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Letter, John Adams to Thomas Jefferson describing the cordial greeting he received from King George III as the first American minister to Great Britain, 3 June. 3 June, 1785. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mcc.025/.

APA citation style:

(1785) Letter, John Adams to Thomas Jefferson describing the cordial greeting he received from King George III as the first American minister to Great Britain, 3 June. 3 June. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mcc.025/.

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Letter, John Adams to Thomas Jefferson describing the cordial greeting he received from King George III as the first American minister to Great Britain, 3 June. 3 June, 1785. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mcc.025/>.