Office of the Historian

[131] *Mr. Adams, Secretary of State, to Mr. Glenn, district attorney.

Department of State,
Washington, November 19, 1819.

Sir: Your letter of the 16th Instant has been laid before the President of the United States, by whose direction I am happy to assure you that no complaint or charge of any kind has ever been exhibited to him against you, and that he has never received from any person the most distant intimation affecting the integrity of your character or the faithfulness of your official services. To this I add with pleasure that no representation of a different character has ever been received at this Department, and my entire conviction that the suggestion to you of Judge Duvall was founded upon erroneous information.

I am, &c.,

  • JOHN Q. ADAMS.
  • El as Glenn,
    District Attorney of the United States, District of Maryland.