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1 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 July 1766 | 1766-07-15 | Tomorrow being Commencment, suppose this will not fail thro want of a conveyance. I therefore... |
2 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 October 1766 | 1766-10-06 | I wrote to you a week ago, and sent my Letter part of the way, but like a bad penny it returnd,... |
3 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 October 1766 | 1766-10-13 | I heard to Day that the Doctor had a Letter from Mr. Cranch, and that he was still very Ill, poor... |
4 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail and John Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 January … | 1767-01-12 | Mr. Etter was so good as to come this morning and inform me that his Sons would go to Salem... |
5 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 31 January 1767 | 1767-01-31 | I have just returnd from Weymouth, where I have been for a week past. It seems lonesome here, for... |
6 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1774 | ≈1774-01-01 | I was yesterday at Weymouth where I received your Letter, and the saffron risbands &c. I thank... |
7 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 – 30 July 1784 | ≈1784-07-06 | I have been 16 days at sea, and have not attempted to write a single Letter; tis true I have kept... |
8 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 2 August 1784 | 1784-08-02 | Before Mr. Smith went away I had no opportunity to ask Master John a Question but in company. I... |
9 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 5 September 1784 | 1784-09-05 | It is now the 5th of September, and I have been at this place more than a fortnight, but I have... |
10 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 9 December 1784 | 1784-12-09 | Your Letter by way of Amsterdam had a quick passage and was matter of great pleasure to me. I... |
11 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 7 January 1785 | 1785-01-07 | Your kind Letter of November 6, I received the 4 of Jan’ry. I hope you have received my September... |
12 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 20 February 1785 | 1785-02-20 | Your last favour which was dated in December came to hand in Febry. If Capt. Young has arrived... |
13 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 April 1785 | 1785-04-15 | There is a Young Gentleman going from Passy in the pacquet for New York. His Name is Chaumont,... |
14 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 May 1785 | 1785-05-08 | Can my dear sister realize that tis near eleven Months since I left her. To me it seems... |
15 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 24 June 1785 | 1785-06-24 | Captain Lyde is arrived and I have 3 Letters by him, one from Doctor Tufts one from Dr. Welch and... |
16 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch?, July – August 1785 | ≈1785-07-01 | I wrote you by Captain Dashood just when I was about removeing from the Bath Hotel to Grovsnor... |
17 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 August 1785 | 1785-08-15 | When I wrote you by Captain Dashood, I was obliged for want of time to break of before I had... |
18 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 11 September 1785 | 1785-09-11 | I have enjoyed very good Health ever since I came to London, untill ten days past. I had about a... |
19 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 September 1785 | 1785-09-30 | Your kind Letters of July and August are before me. I thank you most sincerely for the particular... |
20 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 October 1785 | 1785-10-01 | I told you in my last, that I was going to dine with my Friend Mrs. Rogers. You must know that... |
21 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 26 January 1786 | 1786-01-26 | A mr Anstey who is appointed by the British Goverment to visit the different States; for the... |
22 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 26 February 1786 | 1786-02-26 | To you I am largely indebted for domestick intelligence and many valuable Letters. I have not... |
23 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 March 1786 | 1786-03-15 | Mrs Hay call’d upon me a sunday whilst I was gone to meeting to let me know that She expected to... |
24 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 March 1786 | 1786-03-21 | I have just returnd from a visit to Moor Place Moor feilds, Where I have been to take leave of my... |
25 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 April 1786 | 1786-04-06 | Altho I was at a stupid Route at the sweedish ministers last Evening, I got home about 12 and... |
26 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 24 April 1786 | 1786-04-24 | Captain Cushing is arrived. Mr Adams this day received Some letters by the post, and Nabby got... |
27 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 May 1786 | 1786-05-21 | Your kind Letter of Feb’ry came safe to hand, and proved my assertion, that I was sure you had... |
28 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 25 May 1786 | 1786-05-25 | Captain Callihan arrived yesterday at Portsmouth and to day your letter came safe to hand. A... |
29 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 25 May 1786 | 1786-05-25 | After I had closed my letter to you of yesterday I went into the city four mils distant I am from... |
30 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 June 1786 | 1786-06-13 | Any agitation of mind, either painfull or pleasureable always drives slumber from my Eyes. Such... |
31 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 4 July 1786 | 1786-07-04 | Your two Letters of May 7th and 15th reachd me yesterday, and I was puzzeld a long time to find... |
32 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 September 1786 | 1786-09-12 | I am again safe arrived in this city after an absence of five weeks. By the last vessels I wrote... |
33 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 October 1786 | 1786-10-12 | I wrote you some days ago, and mr Gardner comeing in just as I had closed my Letter I inquired of... |
34 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 20 January 1787 | 1787-01-20 | Since the Sailing of captain Folger by whom I wrote you, I have received Letters from you of the... |
35 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 25 February 1787 | 1787-02-25 | Captain Davis called yesterday to let me know that he should sail in the course of the week.... |
36 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 March 1787 | 1787-03-08 | It was not untill yesterday that captain Callihan brought us the bundle containing Newspapers and... |
37 | 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... |
38 | 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... |
39 | 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... |
40 | 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... |
41 | 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... |
42 | 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... |
43 | 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... |
44 | 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... |
45 | 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... |
46 | 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... |
47 | 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... |
48 | 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.... |
49 | 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... |
50 | 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... |