I am going to Quincy with your Sister this forenoon—& shall be in Town on monday A—M—to attend Mr...
your good Aunt Adams has made us a most agreeable visit—I wish you could accompanied her—She says...
3Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 April 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have but a moments time to write you a Line, and send you by Mr. Allen the measure of Charles...
I was very much gratified to find that it was not the Presidents, your own, or your family’s...
I hope my dear Sister, & family are well, though I have not heard from her for three last...
I too my Dear Sister, have to address you from the Bed of Sickness— The wednesday night after I...
The peircing cold air of this Month has made me quiver so that I could not quit the fire side...
When you were here, I lent a great Coat, a small one—to Mrs Harrod, to keep of the rain, which...
Yesterday as soon as the mail arrived I sent to the Office full of expectation of receiving a...
I have but just received your very Sisterly Letter, by Mrs Adams, handed me this morning. I...
I am sorry you did not find time to write me a line—reports are so various, & calamitous that it...
will be so good as to send the enclosed to Dr Tufts, & she will oblige me—I have not time now...
I have the pleasure to inform you, that your dear Grandchildren reached here Friday noon, safe, &...
I feel much obliged my Dear Sister, to the Christian Desciple for the mild, & pacific Principles,...
By yesterday mail I received your kind letter. It is indeed a great while since we have heard...
A Day since I saw Mrs Harrod & she informed me that you had thoughts of making us a visit, & to...
It is a long time my Dear Sister, since I have written to you; but I consider it a priviledge...
I was in hopes of receiving a Letter by yesterdays Mail from you—I was glad to see by the News...
I received your letter yesterday, which informed me of yours, & Mrs Smith’s intended visit, & am...
By last Friday mail, I received your very excellent Letter, wherein you observe, it was thought a...
It is a sad misfortune to dear Connections when their Friends do not love to write—Some I know...
Your very interesting Letter of last week in which you mention the departure of your dear...
To day I re ceived your Letter with its contents all safe, & thank you for your care & for your...
Last Tuesday the Horn blew to announce the Departure of the Mail an Hour sooner than the usual...
25From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Mary Smith Cranch, January 1808 (Adams Papers)
Abby was indeed very happy to receive a letter from so worthy, beloved, & good an Aunt—& it gives...
Mr Lion and his intended I suppose so , as the modern phrase is, called here last Wednesday—I was...
To tell you that I am exceedingly grieved , to hear that you have been very sick, would be to...
your good grandchildren are just gone to repose in the arms of sweet Sleep, soothed by the...
You will now have no occasion to wish for more Snow, if at Quincy you are favoured with as much...
It has been a cold backward Spring, & Abby could not get abroad as I wished, she has a great deal...