I hope my dear Sister, & family are well, though I have not heard from her for three last...
Yesterdays mail conveyed me your kind Letter, which convinced me you had experienced those solid...
I received your letter yesterday, which informed me of yours, & Mrs Smith’s intended visit, & am...
I have the pleasure to inform you, that your dear Grandchildren reached here Friday noon, safe, &...
35From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 5 May 1812 (Adams Papers)
The Calender informs me it is the month of May, my Dear Sister—I should not suppose it, by the...
The human Pores have been so long obstructed by the late severe Season, & peircing winds of...
37From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, March 1812 (Adams Papers)
I have been for several Days waiting, & hoping I should find leisure to write to my Dear Sister,...
Often in this Vale of Tears, My Dear Nephew, & Niece, are we called to sympathize with each...
By your Letter I was glad to find it was only the agitation occasioned by extraordinary, &...
Though the Season has returned when the genial warmth of the Sun, invigorated our chilled Blood,...