251John Adams to Abigail Adams, 9 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
It is now a Year within a Day or two of my Departure from home. It is in vain for me to think of...
252John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
Yours of 15 Decr. was sent me Yesterday by the Marquiss whose Praises are celebrated in all the...
253John Adams to Abigail Adams, 19 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I have written three Answers to yours of January 4. This is the fourth. The Three first I have...
254John Adams to Abigail Adams, 20 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
March 25 June 10 June 18 May 18 Octr. 10 21 25 Decr. 2 15. Jany. 2 1779 4. In the Margin are the...
255John Adams to Abigail Adams, 20 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
A new Commission has arrived by which the Dr. is sole Minister. Mr. Lee continues Commissioner...
256John Adams to Abigail Adams, 21 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
Yours by Mr. Williams have received. The little Bill must be paid, but I confess it allarms me a...
257John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I have this day taken a long Ramble, with my son. The Weather is as delightfull as you can...
258John Adams to Abigail Adams, 27 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
The Weather continuing fine, I went to Saint Denis a little Village about Eight Miles from this...
259John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I suppose I must write every day, in order to keep or rather to restore good Humour, whether I...
260John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
This Day, the Chevalier D’Arcy, his Lady, and Niece, Mr. Le Roy and his Lady, dined here. These...
261John Adams to Abigail Adams, February 1779 (Adams Papers)
You are uneasy that I dont write enough. I understand you. You want me to unravel to you all the...
262John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 May 1779 (Adams Papers)
I left Paris on the Eighth of March, expecting to find the Alliance, at Nantes and embark...
263John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 May 1779 (Adams Papers)
When I left Paris, the 8 March, I expected to have been at Home before this Day and have done my...
264John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 May 1779 (Adams Papers)
I am taking an Opportunity by every Vessell that is going to inform you, that I am coming home as...
265John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 June 1779 (Adams Papers)
I have been often disappointed, and therefore cannot be perfectly sure now: but my Baggage is all...
266John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 November 1779 (Adams Papers)
I have just sent Mr. Thaxter, Johnny and Stephens with the Things on Board. I shall go with...
267John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 November 1779 (Adams Papers)
We got all on Board last night, and began to make our Arrangements. Mr. Thaxter and Johnny, slept...
268John Adams to Abigail Adams, 15 November 1779 (Adams Papers)
We have a fine Wind, and in the Course of this Afternoon and Night expect to be clear of Georges...
269John Adams to Abigail Adams, 20 November 1779 (Adams Papers)
A brave fellow from Boston Captn. Carr, gives me an Opportunity of writing one Line, to let you...
270John Adams to Abigail Adams, 11 December 1779 (Adams Papers)
We have had an Escape again: but are arrived safely in Spain. As the Frigate will probably not...
271John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 December 1779 (Adams Papers)
The french Consul had agreed to carry me, Mr. Dana, Mr. Allen, and my three Children and our...
272John Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 December 1779 (Adams Papers)
Last night We all arrived in this Place from Ferrol. The Distance is about twenty miles by Land...
273John Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 January 1780 (Adams Papers)
We arrived here, last night, all alive, but all very near sick with violent Colds taken on the...
274John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 February 1780 (Adams Papers)
On Wednesday, the 9th. of this Month, We all arrived in tolerable Health at the Hotel De Valois,...
275John Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 February 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to be lodged here with no less a Personage than the Prince of Hesse Castle...
276John Adams to Abigail Adams, 23 February 1780 (Adams Papers)
The Children made me a Visit to day, and went with me to dine with my old Friends the two Abbys,...
277John Adams to Abigail Adams, 27 February 1780 (Adams Papers)
The House of Joseph Guardoqui and Sons of Bilbao, have sent you some necessaries to the Amount of...
278John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 February 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have sent you, one yard of fine Cambrick, at 14 Livres an Ell, two of a coarser sort at 6...
279John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 February 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have already sent to the Marquis de la Fayette, a Number of Letters for you, and the Children,...
280John Adams to Abigail Adams, 15 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have sent you Things from Bilbao, by Captain Babson, and a small present by the M. de la...
281John Adams to Abigail Adams, 15 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Brown, whom I left at Passy, when I returned to you, and whom I found here, upon my return to...
282John Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have never answered your Letter of the 8th. of June, that I remember, and there is nothing in...
283John Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have not particularly answered your amiable Letter of 10 Decr. Your tender Anxiety distresses...
284John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
This goes by Colonel Fleury, whom you know, who desires to carry a Letter to you. My three Boys...
285John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Izard goes off, the day after tomorrow, and will carry this, and all the News there is. We...
286John Adams to Abigail Adams, 6 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
There is a great deal of hatred against the Govt. in England as you will see by the song...
287John Adams to Abigail Adams, April – May 1780 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday We went to see the Garden of the King, Jardin du Roi, and his Cabinet of natural...
288John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
Having just heard of a Small Brig bound directly from Nantes to Boston, I write you, one Line....
289John Adams to Abigail Adams, 5 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
By your Uncles Letter of 26 feb., he could not hear of any Letters from me by Trash. I certainly...
290John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Austin has at last arrived—he dined with me, Yesterday and today. He has been taken, and been...
291John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed Dialogue in the Shades was written by Mr. Edmund Jennings now residing at Brussells,...
292John Adams to Abigail Adams, 15 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
I inclose for your Amusement, a Publication, made here within a few days. Somebody has inserted...
293John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
This day I received yours of the first of March from Bilbao, with the Journals &c.—the Postage of...
294John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 June 1780 (Adams Papers)
I went a few days ago to see the Hotel de Monnoie or the Mint, the Building where all the Kings...
295John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 June 1780 (Adams Papers)
I yesterday received a Letter of 26 April from Brother Cranch, for which I thank him and will...
296John Adams to Abigail Adams, 23 June 1780 (Adams Papers)
We are very much affected with the Loss of Charlestown—it seems the most disagreable Affair, We...
297John Adams to Abigail Adams, 4 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have ordered the Things you desired for yourself and Mr. Tufts by Captain Edward Davis in the...
298John Adams to Abigail Adams, 15 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
I wish you to write me, by every Opportunity to this Place, as well as to France. It seems as if...
299John Adams to Abigail Adams, 25 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
The new Orders I have received from your side the Water, have determined me to stay here untill...
300John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 December 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have this morning sent Mr. Thaxter, with my two Sons to Leyden, there to take up their...