1John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 17 April 1799 (Adams Papers)
King I have information from Philadelphia and New-York to the last of February and 1 of March. The most recent and most important event they announce is the nomination of a new Commission to negotiate with France, and the negative upon that measure by the Senate— I hope that these circumstances will prove to the french Government two things. first that our Executive is yet anxiously desirous...to