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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 16 January 1803 | 1803-01-16 | It was with much pleasure I recognized the Hand writing of an old Friend, tho only in the... |
2 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 October 1799 | 1799-10-05 | The pleasing Emotions excited by the sight of a Letter, in Your Hand writing, were similar to... |
3 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 17 June 1798 | 1798-06-17 | You and I, my dear Madam have trod together, through one Gloomy scene, of war, havock and... |
4 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 25 April 1798 | 1798-04-25 | I received your obliging favour of April 7 th on the 18 of this Month, for which accept my... |
5 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 1 October 1797 | 1797-10-01 | I acknowledg myself indebted to you for two kind Letters, both of which found me in circumstances... |
6 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 4 March 1797 | 1797-03-04 | I received yesterday your obliging favour of Feb’ ry 27th. I have been so little a favorite of... |
7 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 14 May 1787 | 1787-05-14 | I have lately been reading Mrs Montague’s essays upon the Genious and writings of shakspear, and... |
8 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 24 May 1786 | 1786-05-24 | The affliction under which you are now labouring has been protracted to a much longer period,... |
9 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 10 May 1785 | 1785-05-10 | I cannot let my son return to America without a few lines to you, nor will I doubt their being... |
10 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 September 1784 | 1784-09-05 | Although I have not yet written to you, be assured Madam, you have been the subject of some of my... |
11 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 12 February 1783 | 1783-02-12 | Indeed my dear Madam my omiting writing to you by my son was not oweing to the abrupt manner of... |
12 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 March 1781 | 1781-03-05 | Your two sons did me the favour of calling upon me yesterday morning and Breakfasting with me.... |
13 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 8 January 1781 | 1781-01-08 | No, my dear Madam, not affronted I hope; you did not say so with a good grace, the only time I... |
14 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 1 September 1780 | 1780-09-01 | From your Hospitable Mansion of Benevolence and Friendship, I reachd my own Habitation, the day I... |
15 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 28 February 1780 | 1780-02-28 | How does my Dear Mrs. Warren through a long and tedious Winter? in which I have never been... |
16 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 22 January 1779 | 1779-01-22 | Your favour by Col. Henly was deliverd me by the Hand of that gentleman. I had been some time... |
17 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 10 December 1778 | 1778-12-10 | Nothing but a very bad soar finger has withheld my Hand from writing to my Friend, and telling... |
18 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 14 August 1777 | 1777-08-14 | This is the memorable fourteenth of August. This day 12 years the Stamp office was distroyd.... |
19 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, January 1777 | ≈1777-01-01 | Tis so long since I took a pen up to write a line that I fear you have thought me unmindfull of... |
20 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 8 May 1776 | 1776-05-08 | Mr. Morton has given me great pleasure this morning by acquainting me with the appointment of our... |
21 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 27 April 1776 | 1776-04-27 | I set myself down to comply with my Friends request, who I think seem’s rather low spiritted. I... |
22 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 13 April 1776 | 1776-04-13 | I Received a few lines from you more than a week ago, and determined to have replied immediately... |
23 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, January 1776 | ≈1776-01-01 | Our Country is as it were a Secondary God, and the first and greatest parent. It is to be... |
24 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 November 1775 | 1775-11-05 | I hope the Historick page will increase to a volume. Tis this hope that has kept me from... |
25 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 19 October 1775 | 1775-10-19 | I thank my Friends for their kind remembrance of me last week, the Letter enclosed was dated one... |
26 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 27 August 1775 | 1775-08-27 | It was with pleasure I received a line from my Friend to day informing me of her better Health. I... |
27 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 24 July 1775 | 1775-07-24 | I have been hoping every day since I received your obliging favour to get time to thank you for... |
28 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 2 May 1775 | 1775-05-02 | What a scene has opened upon us since I had the favour of your last! Such a scene as we never... |
29 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 3 February 1775 | 1775-02-03 | The die is cast. Yesterday brought us such a Speach from the Throne as will stain with... |
30 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 25 January 1775 | 1775-01-25 | I wrote you last Sabbeth evening in a good deal of pertubation of Spirits. I fear I did wrong in... |
31 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 27 February 1774 | 1774-02-27 | Your agreable favour of January 19 demands from me more than I am able to pay. My coin will have... |
32 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 December 1773 | 1773-12-05 | Do not my Worthy Friend tax me with either Breach of promise; or neglect towards you, the only... |
33 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 16 July 1773 | 1773-07-16 | The kind reception I met with at your House, and the Hospitality with which you entertained me,... |