1From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Richard Cranch, June 1811 (Adams Papers)
To receive a Letter from you My Dear Brother, & to be assured that a beloved Sister is recovering from a dangerous Fever is a balm to my Heart—The Tears of Affection, & the earnest Prayers of the Faithful, through the mediation of Him, who ever liveth to make Intercession, have we trust been graciously answered—And though the Sun has not “gone back upon the Dial,” yet we humbly hope, her...