51From Abigail Smith Adams to Mary Smith Gray Otis, 13 May 1814 (Adams Papers)
Next to the Supports of religion; is the sympathy of Friends in affliction, of the first you have...
52From Abigail Smith Adams to William Stephens Smith, 23 July 1811 (Adams Papers)
I hope you will not impute my not writing to you by your son to want of attention to you, or a...
I yesterday received your Letter, and at the Same time, the President received the one inclosed...
54From Abigail Smith Adams to William Stephens Smith, 22 March 1814 (Adams Papers)
I received your Letter of March the 12th in replie to mine, of the 2d ult. the method you took to...
55From Abigail Smith Adams to William Stephens Smith, 6 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of Decbr 30 1811 has Slept in my in my Beaurous untill your prophesys have become...
56From Abigail Smith Adams to Sarah Smith Adams, 20 May 1816 (Adams Papers)
I have hoped to hear from you by every post, and to learn how your Health is. I have not heard...
Your Letter of August 25th I received, and have felt very anxious for you and your family ever...
Your Letter, my dear Caroline, gave me pleasure. As all your’s are calculated to enliven the...
My daily care and visits for a fortnight past have been to the sick and dyeing Bed of our good...
I took a ride to Weymouth on Tuesday, and carried the letter received from Atkinson to the Dr.,...
This morning’s post brought me your letter of the 20th. We were all delighted; grandfather’s...
62From Abigail Smith Adams to William Stephens Smith, 1 October 1814 (Adams Papers)
It is already three weeks since you left us; I have not any knowledge of your progress farther...
63From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Carter Smith, 7 April 1816 (Adams Papers)
For Several Months past, I little thought my Dear Friend, that I Should have been the Sunium to...
64From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 23 January 1811 (Adams Papers)
I desired Louissa to call and See you, and to tell you that I would Send for you to Quincy if you...
We have lost an excellent Neighbour and Friend in the death of Mr Black, for more than a Year he...
How have your Lungs borne this severe cold weather? mine have hitherto sustaind it better than...
67From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams Smith, 11 February 1810 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your Letter by your Aunt. altho you have not written to me before, I know you...
I ought to have written to you before this day and have informed you of my Safe return home....
69From Abigail Smith Adams to William Steuben Smith, 30 August 1815 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed are two Letters which I received last evening with a Letter from your Brother Uncle ,...
70From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith, 12 September 1811 (Adams Papers)
Altho I cannot personally be with you, oweing to the Sickness in my own Family, to pay the last...
71From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, October 1810 (Adams Papers)
To know that your Mother has been Sick of a dangerous fever, and that She is Still in a low weaks...
I received your Letter written upon the Birth-day of my only daughter, and memorable to me for...
your Letter of july 26th has lain by me unanswerd untill now. your own mind will easily suggest...
74From Abigail Smith Adams to William Stephens Smith, 18 February 1813 (Adams Papers)
While I am writing the loud Roar of the cannon announce the landing of comodore Bainbriddge from...
75From Abigail Smith Adams to William Steuben Smith, 24 March 1816 (Adams Papers)
I embrace the earliest opportunity to congratulate you upon the Birth of a son, and to rejoice...
76From Abigail Smith Adams to William Steuben Smith, 1816 (Adams Papers)
I have not been able to answer a very pleasant Letter from your Father, which I received after I...
If you find as many joyful faces to receive you, as you have left sorrowful hearts behind you,...
78From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 11 February 1811 (Adams Papers)
I wish you was as far recoverd from your Sickness as I am from mine, altho I have not yet left my...
It was with a heavy heart and trembling hand, that I yesterday broke the seal of your letter to...
delightfull praise! like summer Rose that brighter in the dew drop glows— they were Sweet Drops...
81From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 26 October 1813 (Adams Papers)
Mr Cutter is very desirious that you and any person we may agree upon Should go to medford and...
I write you a few lines just to say that I send your mother a century Sermon, preached in this...
83From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 18 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
Your good uncle Cranch is gone. heaven has Saved him the greatest anguish he could experience in...
84From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams Smith, 8 November 1813 (Adams Papers)
If your Sister had not been So constant & punctual a correspondent with you, I Should have been...
85From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 5 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have made up packets of Letters for this mornings post, to Wiscasset, to N york, to the Valley...
I will not let my dear Boys leave me without taking a few lines to you, my Heart and hands have...
87From Abigail Smith Adams to William Steuben Smith, 20 February 1816 (Adams Papers)
I am very anxious to learn whether mrs Smith is confined? I expected the post of this day would...
I hope you received the letters safe which I inclosed to you from your brother. I wish I could...
89From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith, 5 January 1813 (Adams Papers)
Thanks my Dear cousin for the Ring which containing a memorial of my Ever dear Aunt your Mother...
90From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith, 18 September 1813 (Adams Papers)
I cannot refrain from addressing a few lines to you, to intreat of you, to calm your agitated...
91From Abigail Smith Adams to James Monroe, 3 April 1813 (Adams Papers)
upon the 23d of Feb’ry mr Adams addrest a Letter to you, and inclosed a private Letter from my...
92From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 6 October 1815 (Adams Papers)
Last week I Sent Letters to Newyork for you Mrs Adams, and the children. I write now to Say that...
93From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 24 April 1815 (Adams Papers)
you always collect some comfort or consolation for your Friends—your information respecting the...
94From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 24 December 1813 (Adams Papers)
Altho I have already written to you by this opportunity, and my Letters are now quite old, I know...
95From Abigail Smith Adams to Julia Stockton Rush, 25 September 1813 (Adams Papers)
Since my last Letter to you I have been call’d to drink deep of the bitter cup of affliction—my...
96From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 25 February 1816 (Adams Papers)
I was very sick yesterday, and obliged to take an Emetic, to clear of a quantity of Bile, which...
97From Abigail Smith Adams to Richard Rush, 5 December 1816 (Adams Papers)
My good Friend’s when they are going to make a visit to Washington, wish an introduction to the...
98From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 4 June 1815 (Adams Papers)
I must abide by the rule I have establishd, which is not to let any opportunity of writing to...
99From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, 22 May 1811 (Adams Papers)
. . . Judge Dana is removed, and no man seemeth to lay it to heart. If my absent son had been in...
100From Abigail Smith Adams to Richard Rush, 24 April 1816 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for the information transmitted me in your Last Letter. I have Sent an extract to my...