by | | Freedom and Virtue Primary Source Documents, Section IV
IV. The “Greek Question” As An Issue of U.S. Foreign PolicyA5. Extracts from the Memoirs of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams(Adams, vol. VI, p. 102) November 16, 1822The President read to me the paragraphs relating to foreign affairs which he has drawn up for the...
by | | Freedom and Virtue Primary Source Documents, Section V
V. The Frigate Affair: On Values and InterestB. A Review of the Pamphlets Published Relating to the Frigate Affair.North American Review, July 1827Vindication of H. D. Sedgwick, with some Inquiries respecting the Award in the Case of the Greek Frigates.A Narrative of...
by | | Freedom and Virtue Primary Source Documents, Section I
I. Aspects of American Philhellenism:Edward Everett, Thomas Jefferson and Adamantios Korais; Albert Gallatin and The Marquis de LafayetteE. Albert Gallatin and the Count de Lafayette: Philhellenic Aspects of a FriendshipE2. Extract of a Letter from Lafayette to...
by | | Freedom and Virtue Primary Source Documents, Section III
III. “Greek Fire” The Grass Roots Response A. Expression of Public Support for the Greek CauseA7. A Resolution in Support of the Greeks of the Legislature of South Carolina(Robinson, p. 73) Communicated to the House of Representatives, January 2, 1824.In the Senate,...
by | | Freedom and Virtue Primary Source Documents, Section IV
IV. The “Greek Question” As An Issue of U.S. Foreign PolicyB1. Eighteenth Congress, January 1824. The Greek Question on the Floor of the House of Representatives: Daniel Webster's Speech on the Greek Revolution(Editor's note: The original transcript of Webster's...
by | | Freedom and Virtue Primary Source Documents, Section VI
VI. Tangible Support: Philhellenes, Warriors and PhilanthropistsA. Popular Appeals and Contributions(Robinson, p. 157) New York Commercial Advertiser, December 6, 1823: Greek CommitteeAt a meeting last evening of the committee of the “Greek Fund,” Wm. Bayard, Esq. was...
