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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 18 May 1786 | 1786-05-18 | I received this afternoon your No. 11 and I never received a letter which caused such a variety... |
| 2 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 12 – 17 May 1785 | ≈1785-05-12 | You will perhaps be surprised, to see that in less than 8 hours I have come 9 ½ posts. But the... |
| 3 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 April 1786 | 1786-04-01 | What shall I say to my sister? Indeed, I am quite at a loss. I spend much more time in thinking... |
| 4 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 27 September … | 1778-09-27 | it is some time since I wrote you a Letter & if I should neglect it a great while longer you... |
| 5 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 26 October 1785 | 1785-10-26 | We have had the most considerable freshet in the river that has ever been known. I mentioned in... |
| 6 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 25 April 1786 | 1786-04-25 | This is the eighth day it has rained and stormed without intermission, the weather is worse than... |
| 7 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 17 – 31 July … | ≈1785-07-17 | I went on shore upon Long Island with our Captain, and visited Monsr. de Marbois, who has taken a... |
| 8 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 9 – 19 August … | ≈1785-08-09 | Mr. Söderström, the Sweedish Consul, has been here about a fortnight. I went this morning about a... |
| 9 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 15 March 1786 | 1786-03-15 | What shall I say to justify the date of this letter, after so many fair promises to be punctual,... |
| 10 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 14 January … | 1787-01-14 | I determined about a fortnight agone, to sit down, and write you a letter, expressing my anxiety... |
| 11 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 – 8 August … | ≈1785-08-01 | In my last I just mentioned having been over upon Long Island, and paid a visit to Mrs. Smith,... |
| 12 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 19 September … | 1785-09-19 | I have been in a manner cheated out of this day by the library; for in looking over the books,... |
| 13 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 17 May 1785 | 1785-05-17 | Our winds are now contrary, and as they changed with the moon they may be three weeks as they... |
| 14 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 October 1785 | 1785-10-01 | I am now settled down for the Winter, and shall be obliged to pay an unremitting attention to my... |
| 15 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 20 August 1785 | 1785-08-20 | This morning we left Hartford New Haven, accompanied by Mr. Broome, and Mr. Brush, who wishing to... |
| 16 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 25 May – 17 July … | ≈1785-05-25 | You have doubtless received before this, my Letter by Mr. Barclay, and you will have my N:2 in a... |
| 17 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 29 August 1785 | 1785-08-29 | I came into Boston this morning, and shall probably spend the week here, in order to pay all my... |
| 18 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 8 September 1785 | 1785-09-08 | All this day has been employ’d in answering Questions respecting you, and all is not over yet. I... |
| 19 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 24 May 1781 | 1781-05-24 | And are you really determined my Dear Brother not to condescend to write to your Sister again... |
| 20 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 26 August 1785 | 1785-08-26 | Lyde sailed the 24th. with a long Letter for you from me, and I have now commenced N 6, which I... |
| 21 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 22 January 1786 | 1786-01-22 | I have taken my pen, to frame an appology to you my Dear Brother. There are so many that offer... |
| 22 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 18 October 1785 | 1785-10-18 | Mr. James Jarvis called upon us yesterday but we were not at home. To day he wrote to Pappa to... |
| 23 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 3 May 1782 | 1782-05-03 | I am conscious my dear Brother that I have appeared deficient in my duty and affection by... |
| 24 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 27 November 1785 | 1785-11-27 | Never was there a young Man who deserved more a severe punishment than yourself. I am so out of... |
| 25 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 5 December 1785 | 1785-12-05 | This Morning I wrote you that we were going to the play with Mrs. Church. At six oclock we called... |
| 26 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 24 September … | 1785-09-24 | Last fryday I closed my Last to you and Mr. Storer sailed on Monday from Graves End so that it is... |
| 27 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams Smith to John Quincy Adams, 22 July 1786 | 1786-07-22 | I have also to sollicit your Pardon my Dear Brother for haveing so long delayd writing you. I... |
| 28 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams Smith to John Quincy Adams, 27 July 1786 | 1786-07-27 | When I closed my last to you on Sundey last I promised to give you an account of the excursion we... |
| 29 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 9 February 1786 | 1786-02-09 | This my Brother is the day appropriated for the celebration of the Queens Birth day. It really... |
| 30 | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 10 May 1783 | 1783-05-10 | Where, or in what part of the world to address you, my dear brother, I do not at present know;... |