Letter

John Quincy Adams to James Prince, May 25, 1820

Mr. Adams, Secretary of State, to Mr. Prince, United States marshal.

Sir: Your letter of the 17th instant, which informs me of the sentence pronounced upon Rosemaine and others, by the circuit court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts, has been duly received. From a full consideration of all the circumstances of the case, the President declines interposing, and leaves them to the operation of the law.

I am, &c.,

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

James Prince, Esq., Marshal of the United States for the district of Massachusetts.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr View original source ↗
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr.