{"product_id":"1826-president-john-quincy-adams-message-to-congress-with-documents","title":"1826 President John Quincy Adams, Message to Congress, with Documents","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdams, John Quincy; Clay, Henry; Barbour, James; et al. \u003cstrong\u003eMessage of the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Nineteenth Congress, with accompanying Documents. 20th Congress, 1st Session, Doc. No. 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eWashington: Printed by Gales \u0026amp; Seaton, 1826. First Edition. [12337]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull sheep, brown leather title label, many surface pulls as is typical with sheep, bottom outer joint cracked, binding quite worn, 9 x 5 3\/4 inches. Ex library bookplate \u0026amp; ink stamps, small paper number label to spine. Many folding charts, about 325 pp. of text. Fair. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresident John Quincy Adams presents his message to the United States Congress, which take up the first 16 pages of this volume. The subjects he touches upon are then underscored by a series of important documents supporting his message, with emphasis on the State Department, the Department of War, the Postmaster General, and the General Land Office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese present very detailed information on treaties, troops, naval affairs, and Indian affairs. There are several letters from and to James Barbour, the Secretary of War, and Thomas L. McKenney, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs. There are many, many folding charts detailing costs and the expenses of the federal government in these different areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther reports in this volume include Surviving Revolutionary Officers; State of the Finances; Unsettled Balances of the 2d Auditor's Office.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45096108851266,"sku":"ABE12337","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC08103BackgroundRemoved.png?v=1787871859","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1826-president-john-quincy-adams-message-to-congress-with-documents","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}