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Writings of John Quincy Adams Volume 4
Writings of John Quincy Adams Volume 4
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evidently indicated that he was instructed to represent them here as things not compatible with each other. It will be obvious to you that in contending for the authenticity of documents which have thus officially been declared false by the government itself whose agents issued them, I have been laboring under a disadvantage which it has been impossible altogether to overcome, the certificates themselves and my confidence in those who produced them being the only evidence and argument that I have to oppose to this formal and public declaration. The opinion expressed by Campenhausen, that some public notice should be taken by the government of the United States of these French official calumnies will doubtless be duly weighed by the President. At least it may be important for the protection both of the property and reputation of many of our citizens, to demonstrate that they are unjustly charged with having produced forged papers, purporting to be certificates of origin from French consuls, and that the papers which they have produced as such were genuine.1 I am very respectfully, etc. FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE [robert Smith] Department Of State, February 26, 1811. Sir: On the I5th October last I had the honor of stating to you that it had been intimated to the President by a person particularly attentive to your interest,2 that your return from the mission to St. Petersburg had become necessary to avoid the ruinous expenses to which it subjected you, and I was then directed to signify to you, that however acceptable your continuance there would be, the President could not, under such circumstances, refuse his acquiescence in your wish, nor would he allow your return to impair the sentiments which had led to your nomination. 1 Cypher. His mother, Abigail ...
This is an OCR edition with typos.
Excerpt from book:
evidently indicated that he was instructed to represent them here as things not compatible with each other. It will be obvious to you that in contending for the authenticity of documents which have thus officially been declared false by the government itself whose agents issued them, I have been laboring under a disadvantage which it has been impossible altogether to overcome, the certificates themselves and my confidence in those who produced them being the only evidence and argument that I have to oppose to this formal and public declaration. The opinion expressed by Campenhausen, that some public notice should be taken by the government of the United States of these French official calumnies will doubtless be duly weighed by the President. At least it may be important for the protection both of the property and reputation of many of our citizens, to demonstrate that they are unjustly charged with having produced forged papers, purporting to be certificates of origin from French consuls, and that the papers which they have produced as such were genuine.1 I am very respectfully, etc. FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE [robert Smith] Department Of State, February 26, 1811. Sir: On the I5th October last I had the honor of stating to you that it had been intimated to the President by a person particularly attentive to your interest,2 that your return from the mission to St. Petersburg had become necessary to avoid the ruinous expenses to which it subjected you, and I was then directed to signify to you, that however acceptable your continuance there would be, the President could not, under such circumstances, refuse his acquiescence in your wish, nor would he allow your return to impair the sentiments which had led to your nomination. 1 Cypher. His mother, Abigail ...