As I hear there has been a great fall of snow during the last week or two in Boston I suppose you...
I have been so sick with the Influenza it has not been possible to write independent of which the...
The Mail is this moment arrived and as I am at leisure I hasten to answer your Letter which is a...
I enclose you a Letter from one of your young correspondents which was received a few days after...
35From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 3 October 1822 (Adams Papers)
It is long since I had the pleasure of writing to you or of receiving a Letter from you; yet...
I have just received your little and your big Letter, and return you many thanks for both, which...
37From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 13 August 1826 (Adams Papers)
I received in due time your Letter of the 1st. instt. from New–York; since which Letters from...
38From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 13 September 1814 (Adams Papers)
It was so long since I had received a Letter from you that I began to be quite impatient; and...
During my long absence from home my Dear Charles I could not write to you as it was difficult to...
I was much pleased to observe that you had taken more pains with the writing of your last Letter...
41James Madison to Charles Francis Adams, 12 October 1835 (Madison Papers)
private I have received your letter of Sepr. 30th. with a copy of "An Appeal from the new to the...
We yesterday went fishing for the first time and to my great astonishment on looking up our...
The easy manner in which you appear to take your College studies is diverting to me I confess but...
44From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 11 September 1815 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your kind Letter of July 26. Your Visit to Mr Clarksons must have been very...
How I wish I could divide myself and fly to nurse you my poor Boy—If your Uncle had not still to...
46From Abigail Smith Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 12 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
A seperate Letter my dear Child is due to you, not only as a reply, to one which you have written...
Poor Mariano is dead. On Sunday Even’—he was sitting reading the new Tragedy of Lord Byron when...
I am very sorry my dear Charles that any thing in my last Letter should have wounded your...
Your two last Letters would have given me much pleasure if they had been more easy to decypher...
You Letter was brought two days since, and I should have received it with the same pleasure your...
51From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 28 August 1816 (Adams Papers)
This is Commencement Day, at Harvard Colledge or in more magnificent Language at The University...
I received your Letter my Dear Charles yesterday Eveng. and hasten to answer it from the...
53From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 31 May 1814 (Adams Papers)
I was very glad to receive your Letter of 8. May, and was on the whole well satisfied with the...
Your Letter full of complaints my dear Charles reached me yesterday and I am sorry to see you...
Your Shandean Letter is received with all its apologies and few amendments I will only say that...
56From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 28 October 1822 (Adams Papers)
In replying to your Letter of the 12th. instt. I might begin, by asking an explanation if its...
57From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 6 December 1814 (Adams Papers)
A few days ago, I received your Letter with two dates—the first of 4th: September; and the second...
Eh b’en Mon petit Caporal honours seem to thicken so fast on Adams race we can scarce find time...
Is it because I have not answered your last Letter my dear Charles that you have not written to...
60From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 3 December 1825 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your two letters—and I wish you would continue to write to me twice a week—my...