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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 251 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 8 April 1786 | 1786-04-08 | Captain Lyde talks of leaving London tomorrow. I just write a line by him to inform you that we... |
| 252 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 18 June 1784 | 1784-06-18 | As You have been so kind as to undertake the care of Mr. Adams’es Estate and affairs during the... |
| 253 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 26 April 1785 | 1785-04-26 | It was not untill the 21 of April that your Letter of December 1st. reach’d me, tho forwarded by... |
| 254 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 20 February 1788 | 1788-02-20 | I have written twice to you by way of New York, but do not find by yours that either of them had... |
| 255 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 21 February 1786 | 1786-02-21 | Captain Lyde arrived a week ago, and yesterday, he and mr Jenks dinned with us. By the latter we... |
| 256 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Lucy Quincy | Abigail Adams to Lucy Quincy Tufts, 3 September 1785 | 1785-09-03 | And why my dear Madam have you not written a few lines, and tuckt into a corner of my good uncles... |
| 257 | Adams, Abigail | Tyler, Royall | Abigail Adams to Royall Tyler, 10 July 1784 | 1784-07-10 | As well in compliance with your request, as to gratify my own inclination I take my pen after 3... |
| 258 | Adams, Abigail | Tyler, Royall | Abigail Adams to Royall Tyler, 4 January 1785 | 1785-01-04 | Half the pleasure of a Letter consist in its being written to the moment and it always gave me... |
| 259 | Adams, Abigail | Tyler, Royall | Abigail Adams to Royall Tyler, 5 September 1784 | 1784-09-05 | I have scarcly toucht a pen since I came from London nor have I written a single Letter to a... |
| 260 | Adams, Abigail | Ward, Lewis D. | Abigail Adams to Lewis D. Ward, [before 17 March 1788] | ≈1788-03-01 | Mr Adams being absent upon publick Buisness in Holland when your Letter came to Hand I take the... |
| 261 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 24 May 1786 | 1786-05-24 | The affliction under which you are now labouring has been protracted to a much longer period,... |
| 262 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 10 May 1785 | 1785-05-10 | I cannot let my son return to America without a few lines to you, nor will I doubt their being... |
| 263 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 14 May 1787 | 1787-05-14 | I have lately been reading Mrs Montague’s essays upon the Genious and writings of shakspear, and... |
| 264 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 September 1784 | 1784-09-05 | Although I have not yet written to you, be assured Madam, you have been the subject of some of my... |
| 265 | Adams, Abigail | Welsh, Thomas | Abigail Adams to Thomas Welsh, 22 July 1786 | 1786-07-22 | I have to thank you for your very inteligent Letter of May 4, and am glad to find one writer who... |
| 266 | Adams, Abigail | Welsh, Thomas | Abigail Adams to Thomas Welsh, 25 August 1785 | 1785-08-25 | Your obliging favour of April 25 came to hand by Captain Lyde just after my arrival here. The... |
| 267 | Adams, Abigail | Williamos, Charles | Abigail Adams to Charles Williamos, 1 July 1785 | 1785-07-01 | I received your favour last evening which is the first line we have had from you; I shall send to... |
| 268 | Adams, Abigail | Sunday June 20 1784. | 1784-06-20 | Embarked on Board the ship Active Capt. Lyde commander, with my daughter and 2 servants for... | |
| 269 | Adams, Abigail | Thursday [24 June]. | 1784-06-24 | A fine wind and clear air but the Ship going before the wind rolls sadly. Dr. Clark has been well... | |
| 270 | Adams, Abigail | Monday Mor’g 28 June. | 1784-06-28 | A very dissagreeable Night. Wind at the southard near the Banks of Newfoundland. The morning... | |
| 271 | Adams, Abigail | Thursday July 1 1784. | 1784-07-01 | I have not been able to write a line since Monday when a North east Storm came on and held till... | |
| 272 | Adams, Abigail | Fryday July 20 1787 London. | 1787-07-20 | This day three years I landed at Deal. Since that time I have travelld to France, to Holland and... | |
| 273 | Adams, Abigail | Saturday 3 July. | 1784-07-03 | A fine morning. Rose by six o clock. Went upon deck. None of the Gentlemen up; our Second Mate, a... | |
| 274 | Adams, Abigail | Sunday 23 [i.e. 22 July.] | 1787-07-22 | Went to the Cathedral Church at Winchester. It is a very curious structure. It is said to have... | |
| 275 | Adams, Abigail | Tuesday July 6th. | 1784-07-06 | I was not able to write yesterday the wind blew so fresh; and not very fair, so that there was... | |
| 276 | Adams, Abigail | July [24–]25 | 1787-07-24 | We left this village and proceeded on our way to Blanford where we put up for the Night. Saw... | |
| 277 | Adams, Abigail | Fryday July 9. | 1784-07-09 | A fine day; but little wind; have been upon Deck the chief of the Day, engaged in reading... | |
| 278 | Adams, Abigail | Wedensday [i.e. Tuesday, 20 July.] | 1784-07-20 | Early in the morning a pilot Boat came of to us from Deal. The wind blew very high and the Sea... | |
| 279 | Adams, Abigail | 28th | 1787-07-28 | We left Axminster and proceeded to Exeter. Here we put up at the Hotell in the Church yard and... | |
| 280 | Adams, Abigail | Sunday July 18th. | 1784-07-18 | This Day about 2 oclock made land. It is almost a Calm, so that we shall gain but little. We hope... | |
| 281 | Adams, Abigail | Abigail Adams’ Diary of Her Return Voyage to America … | ≈1788-03-30 | MS (M/AA/1, APM Reel 197). PRINTED: JA , D&A , 3:212–217 . AA began her Diary in London on 30... | |
| 282 | Adams, Abigail | Wedensday [23 June]. | 1784-06-23 | Our ship dirty, ourselves sick. Went upon deck and sent the servants down to clean her up: very... | |
| 283 | Adams, Abigail | Sunday June 27. | 1784-06-27 | I have been so sick that I could not be regular in my journal. We have had two days calm since we... | |
| 284 | Adams, Abigail | Abigail Adams’ Diary of a Tour from London to Plymouth … | ≈1787-07-20 | MS (M/AA/1, APM Reel 197). PRINTED: JA , D&A , 3:203–208 . AA ’s Diary of the family’s trip... | |
| 285 | Adams, Abigail | Fryday 2 of July. | 1784-07-02 | A fine wind and a pleasent day. Our sea sickness has left us in a great measure. Went all of us... | |
| 286 | Adams, Abigail | 21. | 1787-07-21 | We set out about 9 in the morning, stoped and baited at Farnham, dinned at Alton and reached... | |
| 287 | Adams, Abigail | Sunday July 4th 1784. | 1784-07-04 | This is the Anniversary of our Glorious Independance. Whilst the Nations of Europe are enveloped... | |
| 288 | Adams, Abigail | 24 [i.e. 23] July. | 1787-07-23 | We dinned at South hampton and set out after dinner for Salsbury 22 miles, where we meant to have... | |
| 289 | Adams, Abigail | Thursday July 8th. | 1784-07-08 | If I did not write I should lose the Days of the Weeks. Yesterday a cold wet day. Could not go... | |
| 290 | Adams, Abigail | Monday Morning July 19th. | 1784-07-19 | A calm. The vessel rolling: the wind freshning towards Night. We hope for a speedy passage up the... | |
| 291 | Adams, Abigail | July 26[–27] | ≈1787-07-26 | Our next Stage was Bridport a small Sea port but a very bad harbour. No trade only in coal which... | |
| 292 | Adams, Abigail | Saturday 17 of July. | 1784-07-17 | I have neglected my journal for a week. During that time we have had 3 calm days, some wet... | |
| 293 | Adams, Abigail | Abigail Adams’ Diary of her Return Voyage to America … | ≈1788-03-30 | Sunday London March 30. We took our departure from the Bath Hotell where I had been a Fortnight,... |