Note 5 — JOHN QUINCY ADAMS IN RUSSIA

The name “Isaac” was underlined and emphasized in this letter by Mr. Adams to distinguish the commander of the Constitution, in its flight with the Guerrière, from the uncle of that commander, General William Hull, who had surrendered Detroit to the British commander on the sixteenth of August—three days before the naval battle. General William Hull was subsequently [January, 1814] tried before a court-martial, and convicted. His sentence—that of death—was modified in execution, however. His name was ordered to be struck from the army roll.