From John Adams to the Marquis of Carmarthen, 26 January 1788

To the Marquis of Carmarthen

Grosvenor Square Jan. 26. 1788

My Lord

I have the Honour to inclose to your Lordship an original Letter from Governor Smallwood of Maryland; and a Petition from Mr Forrest relative to the Same Subject. The Petition, I have the Honour to request your Lordship to lay before his Majesty, if the Prayer of it, cannot otherwise be obtained.1

With great Respect I have the / Honour to be, My Lord your / Lordships most obedient and most / humble Servant

John Adams.

RC and enclosure (PRO:FO 4, State Papers, vol. 6, f. 61–66); internal address: “The Right Honourable / The Marquis of Carmarthen / His Britannic Majestys Principal / Secretary of State for foreign Affairs.”; endorsed: “Mr. Adams, Jany. 26 / 1788.”; notation: “Inclosing Govr. Smallwoods, / Letter and Mr. Forrest’s Memorial / representing that an Act &c / passed by the State of / Maryland for the Execution / of the Treaty with England, / and the Recovery of British / Debts— and requesting that / a Suit in England for the / Recovery of Bank Stock / may be allowed to proceed.” LbC (Adams Papers); APM Reel 112.

1. For Maryland’s quest to recover stock held in the Bank of England, which was not resolved until 1806, see vol. 17:73–74.

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Title: From John Adams to the Marquis of Carmarthen, 26 January 1788
Author: Adams, John
Recipient: Carmarthen, the Marquis of
Date: 26 January 1788

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Cite as: “From John Adams to the Marquis of Carmarthen, 26 January 1788,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-19-02-0189. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 19, February 1787–May 1789, ed. Sara Georgini, Sara Martin, R. M. Barlow, Amanda M. Norton, Neal E. Millikan, and Hobson Woodward. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2016, pp. 263–264.]

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