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ADAMS, JOHN, President. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams") to Aaron Hobart, Quincy, [Mass.], 25 December 1823. page, 4to, integral address leaf in Adams' hand. ADAMS EXPRESSES APPROVAL OF THE FAMOUS MESSAGE WHICH DEFINED THE MONROE DOCTRINE.: "I am under great obligation to you for the President's [Monroe's] message, & for the Document of the War & Navy Office and am proud to see how ably and faithfully the Government is conducted & these communications are the more acceptable as coming from a grandson of my beloved brother..."
Monroe's historic message to Congress of 2 December 1823 first defined as national policy principles delineated by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, condemning European intervention in the Americas and prohibiting all efforts at colonization. "The announcement...represented one of Adams' finest contributions to the emergence of the United States as a world power" (Nagel, John Quincy Adams, p.271). "By including the policy statement in his annual message Monroe gave his declaration a character reminiscent of Washington's well-remembered Farewell Address. He focussed attention upon his utterances as a declaration of national policy..." (Ammon, James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity, p.492).
Monroe's historic message to Congress of 2 December 1823 first defined as national policy principles delineated by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, condemning European intervention in the Americas and prohibiting all efforts at colonization. "The announcement...represented one of Adams' finest contributions to the emergence of the United States as a world power" (Nagel, John Quincy Adams, p.271). "By including the policy statement in his annual message Monroe gave his declaration a character reminiscent of Washington's well-remembered Farewell Address. He focussed attention upon his utterances as a declaration of national policy..." (Ammon, James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity, p.492).
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Please note that the letter is in a secretarial hand, not Adams', but Adams has added his autograph franking signature to the address panel.