Adams Papers

From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 12 May 1800

Philadelphia May 12. 1800

Sir

Diverse Causes and considerations essential to the Administration of the Government, in my Judgment requiring a Change in the Department of State you are hereby discharged from any further Service as Secretary of State.

John Adams, President of the United States

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    Adams Papers
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    From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 12 May 1800
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    Adams, John
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    Pickering, Timothy
    Date
    12 May 1800

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    “From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 12 May 1800,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-4328. [This is an Early Access document from The Adams Papers. It is not an authoritative final version.]

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