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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams and Mary Smith … | 1795-09-24 | Justice & judgment are the habitation of thy throne, O my God! but thy mercy endureth forever— In... |
2 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams and Mary Smith … | 1795-04-04 | I believe in one of my Letters I told you I had troubles of various kinds— I need to be possessed... |
3 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams and Mary Smith … | 1783-03-15 | If I had received your Letter an hour sooner, I could have sent you an answer the same day, viz.... |
4 | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | Adams, Abigail Smith | From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith … | 1808-11-18 | You my beloved Sisters, whose time is ever filled , with the various duties of Life, can more... |
5 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 February 1798 | 1798-02-01 | your kind Letter of Jan’ ry 14 th I received last week. I Shall not be dissatisfied with mr... |
6 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 April … | 1785-04-30 | I have but a moments time to write you a Line, and send you by Mr. Allen the measure of Charles... |
7 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 April 1790 | 1790-04-03 | I congratulate you and my dear Neice upon the late happy event in your Family. can you really... |
8 | 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... |
9 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 April 1797 | 1797-04-30 | I know you will rejoice to hear that we are so far on our journey without meeting any accident my... |
10 | 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... |
11 | 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... |
12 | 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... |
13 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, January … | ≈1811-01-01 | It is a great grief to me my dear sister that I can do So little for you in your trouble when I... |
14 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 October 1791 | 1791-10-30 | I wrote to you upon my journey whilst I was at Brookfield the sunday after I left you and was... |
15 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 4 October 1789 | 1789-10-04 | I wrote you a Letter last week, but as it did not get to the Post office, I have detaind it with... |
16 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 February 1798 | 1798-02-06 | I was very anxious to receive a Letter from you this morning, and Betsy was wishing yet dreading... |
17 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 July 1798 | 1798-07-13 | I begin my Letter by saying that mr Cranch was so much better on the 7th, the date of mrs... |
18 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 10 May 1798 | 1798-05-10 | Rumour at a distance magnifies, and seldom reports truth. I have not written you a word upon a... |
19 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, January … | ≈1811-01-01 | Mr Lincoln our Carpenter came this morning from Weymouth he saw mrs Humphries who watchd last... |
20 | 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... |
21 | 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... |
22 | 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... |
23 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 April … | 1793-04-21 | I have been exceedingly grieved at hearing of our dear Sister Adams’s Illness— She was so well in... |
24 | Adams, John Quincy | Cranch, Mary Smith | John Quincy Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 December … | 1784-12-12 | My Mamma has desired me, My dear Aunt, to give a Copy of a few cursory minutes, that I took at... |
25 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Cranch, Mary Smith | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Mary Smith … | 1807-11-03 | Having at length recover’d from the fatigue of a very unpleasant journey I take the liberty my... |
26 | 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... |
27 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 March … | 1780-03-28 | It is so long since the enclosed was written that I am almost ashamed to send it. However I wish... |
28 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 April 1790 | 1790-04-21 | I received your two kind Letters of April 1 & 5 I am extreemly sorry to hear that mrs Norten is... |
29 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 January 1800 | 1800-01-28 | I yesterday received Your Letter of the 19 th . I think You have testified Your proportion of... |
30 | 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... |
31 | Smith, Abigail Adams | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams Smith to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 February … | 1791-02-08 | your kind attention my Dear Aunt demands an early acknowledgement, you judge very right that it... |
32 | 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... |
33 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 26 May 1800 | 1800-05-26 | detained here by a cold North East rain, I write to inform You I am thus far on My journey to... |
34 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 October 1790 | 1790-10-03 | do you not pitty me my dear sister to be so soon all in a Bustle? and wary of Removing again, as... |
35 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 June 1798 | 1798-06-13 | but I was thinking so much of Quincy, that I mechanically dated from thence; when I sent Letters... |
36 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 26 November … | 1788-11-26 | I do not know whether you have heard a word from me since I left you, if you have not, I presume... |
37 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 18 December 1791 | 1791-12-18 | I wrote to you on the 27 of Nov br but company comeing in call’d me from my pen, and I have not... |
38 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 May 1790 | 1790-05-30 | your kind Letter of various dates came safe to Hand. I was allarmed at not hearing from you, &... |
39 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 November 1797 | 1797-11-28 | I received your kind Letter of Nov’ br. 19 th by this days post. I had previously received two... |
40 | 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... |
41 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 10 October 1790 | 1790-10-10 | I wrote to you last Sunday, and on Wednesday received your kind Letter. we have begun to pack up... |
42 | 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... |
43 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Cranch, Mary Smith | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Mary Smith … | 1807-12-13 | I recieved your very kind Letter for which I return many thanks I hope you will pardon the... |
44 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 February 1798 | 1798-02-15 | I have not received a Line from Since the last of Jan’ ry Betsy is much distresst to hear from... |
45 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 December 1797 | 1797-12-12 | I receied yesterday your kind favour of 29 Nov’ br and 8 th December. I had a few lines from you... |
46 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 7 February 1801 | 1801-02-07 | I Suppose the reason why I have not had a Letter from You for a long time, arrises from Your... |
47 | Adams, John Quincy | Cranch, Mary Smith | John Quincy Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 October 1785 | 1785-10-08 | Mr. Thaxter will want a horse in a short time, to go a journey, and I should be glad, if mine is... |
48 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 19 June 1798 | 1798-06-19 | I expected to have heard from you on Saturday, but no Letter came and on Wedensday but still no... |
49 | 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... |
50 | 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... |