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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 5 December 1784 | 1784-12-05 | I have not seen your Letter to Sister Cranch as yet, and cannot tell how you like your present... |
| 2 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 21–23 September … | ≈1788-09-21 | Mr Lincoln has been here for several Days past— Tomorrow he intends to return to Hingham, & has... |
| 3 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 1 October 1786 | 1786-10-01 | This Day is the Aniversary of Eleven Years since our dear Mother left us poor Pilgrims, to... |
| 4 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 13 June 1795 | 1795-06-13 | I should be unpardonable if I neglected this Opportunity of writing to you by a private hand, &... |
| 5 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 26 March 1784 | 1784-03-26 | The Roads have been so bad for several Weeks past, that there has been but little travelling, and... |
| 6 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 18 March 1786 | 1786-03-18 | Should I my Dear Sister, too much alarm the Heart of an affectionate Mother, solicitous for the... |
| 7 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 28 September – … | ≈1790-09-28 | I know your tender sympathetick Heart will join with me, & drop a Tear over a lovely Child—the... |
| 8 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 20 July 1786 | 1786-07-20 | Here I am, all alone for a great rarity. There is nothing more agreeable to me for a little while... |
| 9 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 2 January 1786 | 1786-01-02 | Yes! My Dear Sister, Mr. and Mrs Allen are just gone from here, and carried away my Betsy Smith... |
| 10 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 5 April 1778 | 1778-04-05 | Your kind Letter by Cousin Tufts was a pleasing and fresh proof of your Goodsense, Piety of... |
| 11 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 8 February 1787 | 1787-02-08 | My Uncle Smith has been so kind as to send me word this Morning, that a Nephew of Mr Gill’s was... |
| 12 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 1 November 1786 | 1786-11-01 | Two Vessels arrived from London while I was upon my little southern Tour. It was in vain that I... |
| 13 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 12 June 1785 | 1785-06-12 | I have but just returned, my much loved Sister, from my Southern Excursion. You know how... |
| 14 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 23 July 1786 | 1786-07-23 | Mr Sparhawk called for my Letter Just as I was giving you an account of my Aunt Smith’s Death. I... |
| 15 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 6 December 1790 | 1790-12-06 | Major Mc Farling has just called upon us, & informed us of his intention of going to Philadephia... |
| 16 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 22 June 1788 | 1788-06-22 | Thanks be to an ever watchful & kind Providence that has conducted my dear Brother, & Sister... |
| 17 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 14 February 1789 | 1789-02-14 | You cannot think how mortified & grieved I was, by being so unexpectedly disappointed, of seeing... |
| 18 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 24 June 1791 | 1791-06-24 | As I am exceedingly grieved when I hear of the Indisposition of any of my Friends, so am I... |
| 19 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 26 July 1788 | 1788-07-26 | I got home the Friday-noon after I left you, & had the great satisfaction of finding all well—my... |
| 20 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 25 April 1785 | 1785-04-25 | Not to hear one word from Novem. to April seemed a very long space of Time, to One solicitous for... |
| 21 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 2 May 1789 | 1789-05-02 | By the News Papers, I find you have met with a temporary Loss—The United suffrages of my... |
| 22 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 6 November 1785 | 1785-11-06 | Your Son, My Dear Sister has been a Member of our Family for these five Weeks, almost three of... |
| 23 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 7 September 1785 | 1785-09-07 | The long looked for, the modest, the manly, the well accomplished Youth, is come at last. And had... |
| 24 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 3 October 1788 | 1788-10-03 | I am almost affraid you do not love me so well as I hoped you did— If you had have known how much... |
| 25 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 15 October 1784 | 1784-10-15 | Permit me to congratulate both you and my dear Neice upon your safe and happy arrival upon the... |
| 26 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 26 August 1792 | 1792-08-26 | I hope you will not think me criminally negligent in not particularly addressing myself to you... |
| 27 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 10 September … | 1794-09-10 | My Cousins most agreeably supprized me by a Visit— I had been informed that your Sons were to... |
| 28 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 14 February 1791 | 1791-02-14 | By my Sister I have been informed of your Sickness, & of the distressed State of your Family,... |
| 29 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 11 June 1793 | 1793-06-11 | I am extremely sorry to hear, that you have had another attack of your ague, since Cousin Betsy... |
| 30 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 29 December 1793 | 1793-12-29 | It is a long time since I have written to you, or received a Line from either of my much loved... |
| 31 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 31 December 1792 | 1792-12-31 | I wish I could be satisfied, & know what is my duty towards my William, & Abigail, I could then... |
| 32 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 31 October 1795 | 1795-10-31 | I have this moment heard Mr & Mrs Black is in town, & going out again immediately but I would not... |
| 33 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 17 November 1787 | 1787-11-17 | Friend, after Friend is severed from my Heart—I have lost many near, & dear Relatives, as well as... |
| 34 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 20 May 1787 | 1787-05-20 | Yours of July 19 th which either did, or was to have come in Callihan last Fall, I did not... |
| 35 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 18 June 1786 | 1786-06-18 | Your Letter March 24th. by Capt Cushing, with the Apron, came safe to Hand 2 Days after his... |
| 36 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 22 July 1787 | 1787-07-22 | The last Week has indeed been a Week of Joy to me— We have “eat our Bread with gladness, & drank... |
| 37 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 24 January 1795 | 1795-01-24 | I have had a very bad cold, attended with some other complaints which have enfeebled me, & made... |
| 38 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 4 January 1784 | 1784-01-04 | I received Yours, last Friday just as We were siting down to dinner, favoured by Mr. Ludden. We... |
| 39 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams and Mary Smith … | 1795-04-04 | I believe in one of my Letters I told you I had troubles of various kinds— I need to be possessed... |
| 40 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 14 March 1790 | 1790-03-14 | I have a Letter partly written to you which was begun sometime ago, but as a new Seene has... |
| 41 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams and Mary Smith … | 1795-09-24 | Justice & judgment are the habitation of thy throne, O my God! but thy mercy endureth forever— In... |
| 42 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams and Mary Smith … | 1783-03-15 | If I had received your Letter an hour sooner, I could have sent you an answer the same day, viz.... |