Item 43h: A Printed Copy by [Gilbert Stuart McClintock], [1958 June 24], of a Letter by John Quincy Adams to Sarah H[(ollenbach)] Butler, 1844 May 18.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 43h
Dates
- 1844 May 18.
Creator
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Printed Letter
Condition Note:
Excellent
Measurements:
8 ½ x 11 in.
Description:
The following item depicts a photostat of a letter by John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, to Sarah Hollenbach Butler, the president of the Ladies Wyoming Monumental Association, dated May 18, 1844. In the letter, Adams is writing to thank Butler for her invitation by the Monumental Association, to partake in their anniversary of the Battle of Wyoming. The anniversary is to commemorate the men, women, and children who fell during a siege on the valley by a milita of British loyalists and members of the Iroquois Confederacy on July 3, 1778. The attack was commanded by John Butler, a British general and officer of the British Indian Department, whose campaign killed over 300 people of the valley. Adams continues to express his deep admiration of the Association’s work in prioritizing, recording, and celebrating the history of their people. He writes that he could think of no more fitting inducement for him to attend the event than to consider hearing of the history from people such as his friend and historian, Charles Miner, who rouses sympathies and admiration of those who came before them. However, he concludes his letter with regrets that he will most definitely not be able to attend the events himself, either for work in Congress or his ailing health. He promises to send his children in his stead and wishes success for the Associations continued work.
The Battle of Wyoming was tied in with the unfolding conflict of the Yankee Pennamite Wars, a three part land conflict between Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The fighting began after King Chalres II granted the tracts of land to both states, first to Connecticut in 1662, and then to Pennsylvania in 1681. As both colonies attempted to settle themselves within the land, they faced conflicts between one another, existing indigenous populations, and the oncoming Revolutionary War. The three wars would be fought throughout the eighteenth century, with the first in 1769-1770, the second in 1774, and the third in 1784. Ultimately, the right of jurisdiction would be granted to Pennsylvania in 1782, under the Decree of Trenton.
The letter is a photostat created by Gilbert Stuart McClintock. He is offering the copy in order to broker a trade with Mary A. Benjamin for items that pertain to influential and presidential candidates of the Wilkes Barre, Northeastern Pennsylvanian region, of which McClintock expressed interest of within her collection.
The date of the photostat by Gilbert Stuart McClintock, found in the dates tag, has been estimated to occur with his letter naming the same to Mary A. Benjamin, item 1.43b.
Location:
Washington, D.C. (Original); [Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania] (Photostat)
Transcription:
Annotated at the top of the page, red ink:
call Mrs. Corey Miller
call Mrs. Corey Miller
Creator
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Person)
- McClintock, Gilbert Stuart, 1886-1959 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu