Letter from Richard Rush to John Quincy Adams

Subject(s): Colonies, International relations

U.S. minister to Great Britain Rush updates Secretary of State Adams on the possibility of a joint declaration regarding the Spanish colonies in America.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1823-09-03

Creator(s)

Rush, Richard, 1780-1859

Recipient

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Language

English

Period

(to 1858) Ancestry

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Richard Rush to John Quincy Adams. [September 3, 1823]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25471. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Rush, Richard, 1780-1859. Letter from Richard Rush to John Quincy Adams. [3 Sep. 1823]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25471.

APA:

Rush, Richard, 1780-1859., [1823, September 3]. Letter from Richard Rush to John Quincy Adams.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25471.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.