John Quincy Adams to Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, October 3, 1843; Minutes of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society, August 1, 1843; Sultzer, Conception of Magnificence, 67–72. 19. Ladies of Cincinnati Committee of Invitation to John Quincy Adams, October 6, 1843. 20. “Young Men’s Mercantile ...
After John retired from public life at the end of his presidency, the couple lived quietly in Braintree, Massachusetts. Her letters also show that she was consulted by her son, John Quincy Adams. She was proud of him and worried about her sons Thomas and Charles and her daughter's husband...
John Adamsled the defense team, assisted by Josiah Quincy. They faced off against the prosecutor, Samuel Quincy, Josiah's brother. They waited seven months to start the trial in order to let the furor die down. However, in the meantime, the Sons of Liberty had started a major propaganda ...