PROCESS
In completing this paper I drew heavily upon the on line version of the Memoirs of John Quincy Adams as available in a digital format from Open Library . Although the plain text available there is easier to read, being that it was scanned in and not completely proofread I confirmed any direct quotations by referring back to a text version Memoirs of John Quincy as edited by Charles Francis Adams. I relied upon this text because John Quincy Adams’s son, Charles Francis Adams sets forth such high standards for himself in the introduction as is cited in Addendum A.
INTRODUCTION
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