John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, December 4, 1824

Washington 4. December 1824

My dear Son

I have received your Letter of the 25th. ulto. and very cheerfully comply with your desire to come and pass your vacation with us. On your shewing this Letter to your brother George, it will be an authority for him to pay you sixty dollars; additional to your stated allowance; to defray the expenses of your journey hither, taking your receipt for the same.

I am your affectionate father

John Quincy Adams.