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Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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On January 20, the US President, with Senate consent, appointed John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, and Jonathan Russell as commissioners to Gottenburg to negotiate with British envoys following an accepted overture. Russell was also named Envoy to Sweden.
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MISSION TO GOTTENBURG.
John Quincy Adams (our minister to Russia), James A. Bayard (now at St. Petersburg) Henry Clay, of Kentucky, and Jonathan Russell, of Rhode Island, have been appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the consent of the Senate, Commissioners to proceed to Gottenburg, to meet the commissioners from Great Britain, under her overture recently accepted by this government.
Jonathan Russell has also, in like manner, been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Sweden.
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Gottenburg
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January 20
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commissioners appointed to meet british commissioners at gottenburg under accepted overture; jonathan russell appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to sweden
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John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, and Jonathan Russell appointed by the President with Senate consent as Commissioners to proceed to Gottenburg to meet British commissioners under recently accepted overture. Jonathan Russell also appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Sweden.