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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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51 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 April 1787 | 1787-04-28 | I have now to acknowledge your kind favour of April 7th by Captain Folger— I have already written... |
52 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 11 May 1787 | 1787-05-11 | Captain Callihans delay gives me an other opportunity of writing you, tho I have nothing material... |
53 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 16 July 1787 | 1787-07-16 | If as the poet says, expectation makes the blessing sweet, your last Letter was peculiarly so, as... |
54 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 September 1787 | 1787-09-15 | When I wrote you last, I was just going to Set out on a journey to the West of England. I... |
55 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 October 1787 | 1787-10-08 | I inclose a pamphlet upon darying which when you have read, be so good as to give to Pheby... |
56 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 October 1787 | 1787-10-08 | I have just sent some Letters to go by Captain Folger, but find he does not sail so soon as... |
57 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, [before 18] October … | ≈1787-10-01 | I have already written you a long letter giving you an account, of my journey, this must relate... |
58 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 20 October 1787 | 1787-10-20 | As captain Folger is not yet gone I write a few more lines by him, tho I have nothing new to... |
59 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 10 February 1788 | 1788-02-10 | Since I have had any opportunity of conveyence to my dear Sister, I have received from her... |
60 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 17 February … | 1788-02-17 | I hear Judge Seargant is to go to Boston tomorrow, & I will not defer writing a few Lines to my... |
61 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 May 1788 | 1788-05-08 | You cannot think how anxious I have been to hear from my Sister Adams, & you. Two Vessels I saw... |
62 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 24 November 1788 | 1788-11-24 | I know you will rejoice with me that all was happily over & mrs Smith safely abed before I reachd... |
63 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 26 November … | 1788-11-26 | I do not know whether you have heard a word from me since I left you, if you have not, I presume... |
64 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15–18 December 1788 | ≈1788-12-15 | I thank you for your kind Letter of Nov br 30th Dec br 2d you judg’d rightly I was almost... |
65 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 19 June 1789 | 1789-06-19 | This day is the Aniversary of my Landing in Boston and Tomorrow that of my departure from it.... |
66 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 June 1789 | 1789-06-28 | I wrote you from Providence some account of my polite reception there & closed my Letter just as... |
67 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 July 1789 | 1789-07-12 | I received your kind Letter by mr Brisler who reachd here on the 4th of july, Since which you... |
68 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 9 August 1789 | 1789-08-09 | If I should ask why I have not heard from my sister or Friends, for several weeks past, would she... |
69 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 September 1789 | 1789-09-01 | I Received your kind Letters and meant sooner to have replied to them, but many avocations have... |
70 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 4 October 1789 | 1789-10-04 | I wrote you a Letter last week, but as it did not get to the Post office, I have detaind it with... |
71 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 11 October 1789 | 1789-10-11 | Mr Adams Sets of tomorrow morning on a visit to Braintree. I would gladly have accompanied him,... |
72 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 November 1789 | 1789-11-01 | A strange phenomanan has happend in our Family. I believe I wrote you that Louissa and John were... |
73 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 November 1789 | 1789-11-03 | I did not receive your Letter dated 25 untill sunday Evening which made it too late to write by... |
74 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 5 January 1790 | 1790-01-05 | I begin my Letter with the congratulations of the season, to you and all my other Friends & for... |
75 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 24 January 1790 | 1790-01-24 | I embrace this opportunity By my Brother to write you a few lines tho it is only to tell you what... |
76 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 20 February 1790 | 1790-02-20 | I yesterday received a Letter from dr Tufts and an other from Thomas informing me of the death of... |
77 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 February 1790 | 1790-02-28 | on the 17 of this Month cousin William wrote his uncle, that he had carried his cousin Tom Home... |
78 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 March 1790 | 1790-03-15 | I last Evening received your Letter of 28 th of Febry which relieved my mind from a great weight... |
79 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 March 1790 | 1790-03-21 | I was in hopes of hearing from you by last Nights post, as I am solicitious to learn how mrs... |
80 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 April 1790 | 1790-04-03 | I congratulate you and my dear Neice upon the late happy event in your Family. can you really... |
81 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 April 1790 | 1790-04-21 | I received your two kind Letters of April 1 & 5 I am extreemly sorry to hear that mrs Norten is... |
82 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 April 1790 | 1790-04-28 | I designd to have written to you by the Monday Post, but I was so very ill on Sunday that I could... |
83 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 May 1790 | 1790-05-08 | I wrote to you ten days ago and informd you that my Family were very sick. I did not then... |
84 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 May 1790 | 1790-05-30 | your kind Letter of various dates came safe to Hand. I was allarmed at not hearing from you, &... |
85 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 June 1790 | 1790-06-13 | I received your Letter of May 16. and was very happy to find that you were all upon the recovery.... |
86 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 4 July 1790 | 1790-07-04 | A Memorable day in our calender a Church beloning to the dutch congregation is this day to be... |
87 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 27 July 1790 | 1790-07-27 | I received your kind Letter of july 4 th the articles sent by captain Barnard all arrived in good... |
88 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 August 1790 | 1790-08-08 | I have the pleasure to inform you that last Night mrs Smith got to Bed with an other fine Boy. We... |
89 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 29 August 1790 | 1790-08-29 | I last Night received your Letter which I have long expected, dated 9 th of August, and thank you... |
90 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 October 1790 | 1790-10-03 | do you not pitty me my dear sister to be so soon all in a Bustle? and wary of Removing again, as... |
91 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 10 October 1790 | 1790-10-10 | I wrote to you last Sunday, and on Wednesday received your kind Letter. we have begun to pack up... |
92 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 25 October 1790 | 1790-10-25 | After I had closed my Letter to you this day fortnight, I retired to my chamber, and was taken... |
93 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12–14 December 1790 | ≈1790-12-12 | I have received your two kind Letters one dated in october the 30 day I think & the 14 of Nov br... |
94 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 9 January 1791 | 1791-01-09 | I received your kind Letter of December 12th with one from my Nephew inclosing 4 Portraits I... |
95 | Smith, Abigail Adams | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams Smith to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 February … | 1791-02-08 | your kind attention my Dear Aunt demands an early acknowledgement, you judge very right that it... |
96 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 March 1791 | 1791-03-12 | I was just going to set down to write to you, when I received your Letter of I am sensible I was... |
97 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 18 April 1791 | 1791-04-18 | This day fortnight the 2 of May we propose to set out on our journey to Braintree. it will be the... |
98 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 17 October 1791 | 1791-10-17 | I arrived here last Night. my first inquiry was for a Letter from you, which I was happy enough... |
99 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 October 1791 | 1791-10-30 | I wrote to you upon my journey whilst I was at Brookfield the sunday after I left you and was... |
100 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 18 December 1791 | 1791-12-18 | I wrote to you on the 27 of Nov br but company comeing in call’d me from my pen, and I have not... |