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51 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...
52 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 21 June 1785 1785-06-21 I have received duly the honor of your letter, and am now to return you thanks for your...
53 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 21 June 1785 1785-06-21 I have received duly the honor of your letter, and am now to return you thanks for your...
54 Williamos, Charles Adams, Abigail Charles Williamos to Abigail Adams, 27 June 1785 1785-06-27 I had the pleasure of writing to Mr. Adams four or five days after your departure to acquaint you...
55 McCann, Mary Adams, John Mary McCann to John Adams and Abigail Adams, 2 July … 1785-07-02 Having humbly presumed to wait on you to solicit the honor of serving your Excellency’s Family...
56 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 7 July 1785 1785-07-07 I had the honour of writing you on the 21st. of June, but the letter being full of treason, has...
57 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 7 July 1785 1785-07-07 I had the honour of writing you on the 21st. of June, but the letter being full of treason has...
58 Adams, John Quincy Adams, Abigail John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 July 1785 1785-07-17 We are now sailing up North River; and have met the french packet about 6 leagues from New York:...
59 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 19 July – 7 August … 1785-07-19 I have been waiting till I am out of all patience to hear that you are returnd to England. One or...
60 Williamos, Charles Adams, Abigail Charles Williamos to Abigail Adams, 21 July 1785 1785-07-21 It is with much pleasure my dear Madam that I hear of your safe arrival in London and that you...
61 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 14 August 1785 1785-08-14 I have just Sent away one Letter and shall now begin another to be ready for the next ship....
62 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 4 September 1785 1785-09-04 I was honoured with your letter of Aug. 21. by Mr. Smith who arrived here on the 29th. I am sorry...
63 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 4 September … 1785-09-04 I was honoured with your letter of Aug. 21. by Mr. Smith who arrived here on the 29th. I am sorry...
64 Barclay, Mary Adams, Abigail Mary Barclay to Abigail Adams, 5 September 1785 1785-09-05 I did not know till this moment that Coln. Franks would set out this evening, who has just Call’d...
65 Cranch, Elizabeth Adams, Abigail Elizabeth Cranch to Abigail Adams, 5 September 1785 1785-09-05 My Papa came in this evening and brought a great Letter directed to Mama, superscrib’d by my...
66 Smith, William Stephens Adams, Abigail William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams, 5 September … 1785-09-05 Your benevolence I know will excuse the particularity of this address, when you confide in the...
67 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...
68 Cranch, Lucy Adams, Abigail Lucy Cranch to Abigail Adams, 19 September 1785 1785-09-19 Indeed my ever honoured Aunt I should have been much disapointed if my Cousin had not brought me...
69 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 25 September 1785 1785-09-25 Mr. Short’s return the night before last availed me of your favour of Aug. 12. I immediately...
70 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 25 September … 1785-09-25 Mr. Short’s return the night before last availed me of your favour of Aug. 12. I immediately...
71 Adams, John Quincy Adams, Abigail John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 6 October 1785 1785-10-06 I am afraid my dear Mamma, will accuse me again of neglect for not having written to her, since I...
72 Tyler, Royall Adams, Abigail Royall Tyler to Abigail Adams, 7 October 1785 1785-10-07 I am equally pleased with your Letter of the Ninth of May and the very Delicate Friendly Motives...
73 Cranch, Elizabeth Adams, Abigail Elizabeth Cranch to Abigail Adams, 9 October 1785 1785-10-09 You will percieve by the date of this that I am at H——: last thursday I arrived here. My Visit is...
74 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 11 October 1785 1785-10-11 Your favor of the 7th. was put into my hands the last night and as I received at the same time...
75 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 11 October 1785 1785-10-11 Your favor of the 7th. was put into my hands the last night and as I received at the same time...
76 Tufts, Cotton Adams, Abigail Cotton Tufts to Abigail Adams, 12 October 1785 1785-10-12 The anxious Sentiments of a Parent which You have manifested in the close of Your last Letter, I...
77 Tufts, Cotton Adams, Abigail Cotton Tufts to Abigail Adams, 14 October 1785 1785-10-14 Your agreable Letter of May. 10. from Auteuil I received by your Son. His Absence You will feel...
78 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 23 October 1785 1785-10-23 I hope my dear Sister you have receiv’d the Letter You was looking for in Callahan. I think I did...
79 Smith, Catharine Louisa Salmon Adams, Abigail Catharine Louisa Salmon Smith to Abigail Adams, 26 … 1785-10-26 My heart has dictated many Letters to you since the recept of yours, but my time has been so...
80 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...
81 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 8 November 1785 1785-11-08 Although I have written so largly to you by the last vessels that Saild I cannot bear to let...
82 Tufts, Cotton Adams, Abigail Cotton Tufts to Abigail Adams, 16 November 1785 1785-11-16 When I wrote to You by Capt. Cushing informed You of my Fears with respect to Mrs. Tufts’s...
83 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 20 November 1785 1785-11-20 I have been honoured with your two letters of Octob. 19. and 25. by Mr. Fox and Doctor Rodgers...
84 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 20 November … 1785-11-20 I have been honoured with your two letters of Octob. 19. and 25. by Mr. Fox and Doctor Rodgers...
85 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 29 November 1785 1785-11-29 How provoking it is to be told that a vessel is to sail next week with our Letters and then have...
86 Smith, William Stephens Adams, Abigail William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams, 6 December … 1785-12-06 The three Letters which Mrs. Adams honoured me with were received at Paris, and should have been...
87 Cranch, Lucy Adams, Abigail Lucy Cranch to Abigail Adams, 8 December 1785 1785-12-08 I last week recieved your invaluable favour of August 27. by Mr. Storer. I wish it was in my...
88 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 10 December 1785 1785-12-10 Mr. Storer is arriv’d and I have got my Letter and am very sorry to hear you have been so sick....
89 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 11 December 1785 1785-12-11 Expecting Baron Polnitz to call every moment, I have only time to acknolege the receipt of your...
90 Palmer, Mary Adams, Abigail Mary Palmer to Abigail Adams, 11 December 1785 1785-12-11 This is the fourth attempt my Dear Madam that I have made to reply to your unmerited favour of...
91 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 11 December … 1785-12-11 Expecting Baron Polnitz to call every moment, I have only time to acknolege the receipt of your...
92 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 18 December 1785 1785-12-18 I did not design to write another line till I could get my pen mendid but not a creature can I...
93 Storer, Charles Adams, Abigail Charles Storer to Abigail Adams, 21 December 1785 1785-12-21 I am persuaded you will be pleased with this letter, if you were not ever before with one from...
94 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 23 December 1785 1785-12-23 I wonder whether Mr. Shaw ever wrote you an account of the good woman who was so much offendid...
95 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 27 December 1785 1785-12-27 I am this day honoured with your favor of the 20th. and an opportunity offering to acknolege it...
96 Jefferson, Thomas Adams, Abigail From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 27 December … 1785-12-27 I am this day honoured with your favor of the 20th. and an opportunity offering to acknolege it...
97 Adams, John Quincy Adams, Abigail John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 December 1785 1785-12-28 It is mortifying to me, to be again obliged to offer an excuse, for not having written more...
98 Smith, William Stephens Adams, Abigail William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams, 29 December … 1785-12-29 An anxiety to preserve a consistancy of Character in the opinion of Mrs. Adams (in whose...
99 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...
100 Smith, Elizabeth Storer Adams, Abigail Elizabeth Storer Smith to Abigail Adams, 3 January 1786 1786-01-03 Notwithstanding the unconquerable aversion I ever had to writing I cannot forbear taking up my...