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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams, John Quincy, 1767- (search)
ssia as his private secretary. The next year he spent some time at Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Hamburg. He afterwards accompanied his father (who was American minister) to England and France and returned home with him early in 1785. After his graduation at Harvard, he studied law with the eminent Theophilus Parsons, practised at Boston, and soon became distinguished as a political writer. In 1791 he published a series of articles in favor of neutrality with France over the signature of Publius. He was engaged in the diplomatic service of his country as minister, successively, to Holland, England, and Prussia from 1794 to 1801. He received a commission, in 1798, to negotiate a treaty with Sweden. At Berlin he wrote a series of Letters from Silesia. Mr. Adams married Louisa, daughter of Joshua Johnson, American consul at London, in 1797. He took a seat in the Senate of Massachusetts in 1802, and he occupied one in that of the United States from 1803 until 1808. when disagreein
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, George (search)
an antidote to these opinions, and in order to investigate the ground of objections to the Constitution which is submitted, the Federalist, under the signature of Publius, is written. The numbers which have been published, I send you. If there is a printer in Richmond who is really well disposed to support the new Constitution, heerty to mention names, nor would I have it known that they are sent by Me to You for promulgation. Pray, if it is not a secret, who is the author or authors of Publius? —Washington to Knox, Feb. 5, 1788. Oct. 30, Hamilton sent to Washington the first number of the Federalist, without any intimation as to the authorship. For the remaining numbers of Publius, wrote Washington, in reply, I shall acknowledge myself obliged, as I am persuaded the subject will be well handled by the author of them. Nov. 18, Madison sent him seven numbers, suggesting that they be republished in Virginia, and saying that his own degree of connection with the publication was