JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States, Secretary of State under Monroe who principally formulated the Monroe Doctrine. Fine content manuscript L.S. "J. Q. Adams ", 1p. 7 3/4" x 2 1/2", Washington, Apr. 19, 1845, in full: "Received this day from Asbury Dickens, secretary of the Senate and B. B. French, Clerk of the House of Representatives, one copy of the fifth volume of the fourth series of the Documentary History of the American revolution " One letter in signature very slightly brushed, else very good. Framed, unexamined out of frame. $600-800