[PRIVATE] The President's Unfortunate Conduct
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
[PRIVATE] The President's Unfortunate Conduct
Description
McHenry laments the changes in the Executive officers and other steps the President has evidently taken to secure his election. [Adams] is acting in a manner to break up the federal party and will destroy any remaining confidence they have in him. He cannot hear Washington praised without intolerable pain and hates with inconceivable acrimony those who consider that great man to have outstripped him in virtuous and honorable reputation. It is certain that all of our courtesies to the opposition and measures to secure votes will not divert a single one from Jefferson.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
29
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Hugh Williamson
James McHenry
Jefferson
General Washington
President
John Adams
great offender
heads of departments
Federal Party
Thomas Jefferson
Executive officers
notable location
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
bill
notable idea/issue
confidence
election
politics
voting
opinion
consequences
notable phrase
The fame of Washington will not permit him to sleep
my opinion on a certain point
fate of the bill it referred to
document number
1800052900001
page start
1
number of pages
3
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BID10 (3 pages) | Collection: Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697. | MSA SC 1407-1-87, M11697 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Hugh Williamson | [unknown] | [n/a] |