1Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer to Abigail Adams, 24 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
— at this Moment the World Seems dyeing around you—and as the following lines aptly speak My sentiments upon the Melancholy Accation—I hope to be excused from transcribing them.—
2Esther Duncan Black to Abigail Adams, 7 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I think if you had not taken care of it, it would have Dyed a more dreadfull death and a more melancholy death than if it been taken away with the smallpox or yellowfever— it is said them that will give a cup of cold water to a little child shall receive a...
3John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 June 1797 (Adams Papers)
crimes of every dye, that attends these Revolutions, the farce, of Liberty, of Equality, of Fraternity, of the Rights of Man, with its whole Babylonish Dialect
4Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 4 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
...know I notic’d it but I lead her away as much as I can. Sister Smith has had a terrible [crazy] turn quite raving last Saturday & a monday She made mrs Brackit believe She was going to dye we were there the most of the day She made mrs Brackit lug & lift her about like a baby till I went over.
5Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Adams, 30 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
Mr Peabody presents his best regards to the President, yourself &ce— The Dye is cast, I believe for Miss P.— Mr N. Peabody a senior at College has made overtures of Love, & inviolable friendship— which she has thought proper to encourage— As he is in the infancy of...
6Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 October 1800 (Adams Papers)
...out, not even to See my dear sister in her sickness and distress. she is very low with the fever confined to her Bed. Katy Gannet taken down, & George Palmer, added to this Mrs Norten was thought dyeing all thursday. she is since a little revived, tho exceeding dangerous from the same cause which carried off poor Humphries—
7To John Adams from Daniel Parker, 28 June 1799 (Adams Papers)
...Brest to say, wheather I shall be, or not be discharged; I think and have reason to believe you will willingly discharge me from the servise, of U,S.A, unless your Soul is stained with the blackest dye that fear-distempered fancy; ever degenerated in the dark regions of Mythology.
8To John Adams from Thomas Foreman, November 1798 (Adams Papers)
William, Dye
9Abigail Adams to John Adams, 17 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
...three days. it has retarded our Buisness on the farm and chilld our exertions. the sudden changes have confind Your Mother and brought on one of her old Lung complaints the good old Lady is sure she shall dye now her Physician & Nurse is about to leave her, but She judges with me, that all ought to be forsaken for the Husband. it is an additional care and anxiety for me. I shall provide for...
10Abigail Adams to John Adams, 28 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
took the fever and dyed with it. Mr Cranch is getting well I hope, so is B Adams—