Brooks: Diplomacy and the Borderlokdsd


the British ministers, at 8017 I Street, N.W, now the headquarters of the
Washington Arts OCub. For entertaining remarks on the Onis BHouse" nad
on life in the capital, see S. 3 Morison (ad.), "Carles Bagot's Notes on
Housekeeping and BEtertaining at Washington, 1819," in Colonial Society
of Massachusetts, Publieston, XXVI (1927) :48-446.
 "Adams, op. off, I:866-68.
 -In view of the taet that this negotiation, which Adams called his greatest
acomplishment, was carried on with a save Spaniard of keen abilities, it is
interesting to note the prevailing suppotion regarding the Adams family,
a set forth in the statement of James Trulow Adams that "each generation
[of Adamses] was to seore a great diplomatic triumph, and it i not a little
singular that in each eae it was to be against Englishmen ... John Quiny, in
the second generation, and Charles Francis, in the third, would have to meet as
antagonists only the disliked but understandable British.... For three gen-
erations, the family's diplomatic sucesses were to be solely against the Eng-
lish. They were never, after Vergenese, pitted against the subtler brains of
the Latin"-James Truslow Adams, The Addo Femiy (Boston, 1930), pp.
62, 63, 70.
 John T. Morse, John Quisy Adams (Boston, 1882), p. 112.
 SAdams to Erwing, November 11, 1817, in D.S., United states Ministers,
Instreutions, VII The messengers of each government frequently carried
confidential correspondence between the officials of the other, as a courtesy,
saving the expense of duplicate journeys.
 -Pisaro to Onas, September 28,1817, in A.N., Est, 5660.
 SOnis to Piarro, December 2, 1817, iid., 5642.
 Adams' offies was thea in a building on Seventeenth at G Street, N.W., on
the site of the present tate, War, and Navy Bilding. See Gaillard Hunt, The
Department of State (Washington, 1914), p. 20L
 SOnis to Pisarro, December 18, 1817, in A..N., st, 5648.
 Onis to Adams, December 29, 1817, and January 5 and two of January 8,
1818, in A..P., FB., IV:452-468.
 SOnis to Pisarro, January 1818, and enclosed letter from Consul Felipe
Fatio to Onis, New Orleans, November 26, 1817, in A.H.N, Est, 5643.
 SJoe6 oppingr to Onis, November 17, 1817, bid, 5644.
 SOnis to Pisaro, January 5, 1818, ibid.
 Piarro to the secretario d puerra, February 26, 1818, ibid, 5643.
 "Onis to Piarro, January 11, 1818, iid.
 BSpoioldn and mfiist of the Conwjo, October 2,1817, ibid, 5660; Pisarro
to Onis, November 3, 1817 (with Pisarro to Onis, February 25, 1818), in
A.M.E, 224.
 Pisarro to the seoretarlo de graa y justieia, November 8, 1817, in A.GL,
Est., 88.
 Onis to Pisarro, January 16, 1818, in A.LN, Est., 5661.
 S"Treaty of Friendship, Limits, and Navigation Signed at San Loreaso
el Beal October 27, 1795," in D. Hunter Miller, Treaties and Other Interaa
tional Act of the United states of Aerica (Washington, 1931-), 11:322.
 General Gaines to the secretary of war, December 2, 1817, in AJ.P., F..,
IV:598.
 Marquis James, Andrew Jaeokso, the Border OCptain (Indianapolis, 1983),
p. 307; John S. Bassett, Life of Andrew J.ackso (New York, 1916), I:245.
 Davis, op. ot, p. 42.