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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 10 March 1787 | 1787-03-10 | Tho I have already acknowledged all your Letters, I will not let captain Scoet sail without a few... |
2 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 27 September … | 1789-09-27 | I write to you my dear sister, not from the disputed Banks of the Potowmac, the Susquehanna or... |
3 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 15 September … | 1785-09-15 | Mr. Storer says the ship in which he is to embark will go down to day and that he shall go on... |
4 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 12 October 1787 | 1787-10-12 | Your obliging Letter was handed me, on my return from a journey into Devonshire. it was one of... |
5 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 11 July 1784 | 1784-07-11 | This day 3 weeks I came on Board this Ship; and Heaven be praised, have hietherto had a... |
6 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 28 – 30 July … | ≈1784-07-28 | I think when I finishd the last page I was rubbing myself up on Board Ship. But this was not the... |
7 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 15 October 1786 | 1786-10-15 | And so my dear Sister all your Nephews have quitted your Hospitable Mansion for the university of... |
8 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 2 May 1787 | 1787-05-02 | mr Blodget is going passenger in Captain Callihan and has offerd to take a Letter to you, who are... |
9 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 20 January 1787 | 1787-01-20 | You will see by the inclosed that I wrote you a long Letter, and that it has lain some time... |
10 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 11 January 1785 | 1785-01-11 | I was doubly rejoiced to receive a Letter from you not only on account of the pleasure which I... |
11 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 20 March 1791 | 1791-03-20 | I received, by Dr. W——, your kind letter of February 14th. He was very punctual to his... |
12 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 24 April 1786 | 1786-04-24 | Mr jenks is suddenly obliged to return to America and I have only time to write you a few lines,... |
13 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, March 1778 | ≈1778-03-01 | I was meditating a Letter to my dear Sister when her agreable favour reachd my Hands. Tho my own... |
14 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 4 March 1786 | 1786-03-04 | I seldom feel a sufficient stimulous for writing untill I hear that a vessel is just about to... |
15 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, February – March … | ≈1782-02-01 | I yesterday received a congratulatory Letter from you, upon the safe arrival of my dear Charles,... |
16 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 8 May 1785 | 1785-05-08 | I do not expect to date you any more letters from this place. Delighfull and blooming Garden, how... |
17 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 19 July 1786 | 1786-07-19 | Accept my thanks for your kind Letter of March 18th and for the pleasing favourable account you... |
18 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 14 December 1784 | 1784-12-14 | I know your good will to have written to me if you had been able. It gives me pain to hear that... |
19 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 17 September … | 1783-09-17 | It will not be in my power to get Beaf. Bisquit I can procure, I shall prepaire a dinner here and... |
20 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 19 July 1787 | 1787-07-19 | I will not plead in excuse that I have not by any of the late vessels received a Line from my... |
21 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 15 August 1785 | 1785-08-15 | I have been situated here for near six weeks. It is one of the finest squares in London. The air... |
22 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 21 November 1786 | 1786-11-21 | Mr Sparhawk calld upon us a Day or two ago, and deliverd me your kind Letter of: july the 20th.... |
23 | Adams, John Quincy | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 8 July 1795 | 1795-07-08 | About three months have elapsed since I received information by Letters from America, of the... |
24 | Adams, John Quincy | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 29 March … | 1786-03-29 | I should, certainly have written before this, at least to show how gratefull a Sense, I retain,... |
25 | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Thomas Boylston Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 17 March … | 1791-03-17 | A few days since I received your kind letter of Feb ry : 18 th: and its being handed by a... |
26 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 5 December 1784 | 1784-12-05 | I have not seen your Letter to Sister Cranch as yet, and cannot tell how you like your present... |
27 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 1 October 1786 | 1786-10-01 | This Day is the Aniversary of Eleven Years since our dear Mother left us poor Pilgrims, to... |
28 | 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... |
29 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 26 March 1784 | 1784-03-26 | The Roads have been so bad for several Weeks past, that there has been but little travelling, and... |
30 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 18 March 1786 | 1786-03-18 | Should I my Dear Sister, too much alarm the Heart of an affectionate Mother, solicitous for the... |
31 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 20 July 1786 | 1786-07-20 | Here I am, all alone for a great rarity. There is nothing more agreeable to me for a little while... |
32 | 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... |
33 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 2 January 1786 | 1786-01-02 | Yes! My Dear Sister, Mr. and Mrs Allen are just gone from here, and carried away my Betsy Smith... |
34 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 5 April 1778 | 1778-04-05 | Your kind Letter by Cousin Tufts was a pleasing and fresh proof of your Goodsense, Piety of... |
35 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 8 February 1787 | 1787-02-08 | My Uncle Smith has been so kind as to send me word this Morning, that a Nephew of Mr Gill’s was... |
36 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 1 November 1786 | 1786-11-01 | Two Vessels arrived from London while I was upon my little southern Tour. It was in vain that I... |
37 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 12 June 1785 | 1785-06-12 | I have but just returned, my much loved Sister, from my Southern Excursion. You know how... |
38 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 23 July 1786 | 1786-07-23 | Mr Sparhawk called for my Letter Just as I was giving you an account of my Aunt Smith’s Death. I... |
39 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams Smith, 27 … | 1786-11-27 | I must frankly acknowledge to my Dear Niece that I could not but wonder at her long Silence. I... |
40 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams 2d, 4 June 1786 | 1786-06-04 | Pray Madam, are you married? Nay then the wonder ceases. No matter now how loose your affections... |
41 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 April 1781 | 1781-04-06 | When I received your last kind, and daily Remembrance of me, I felt doubly obliged, for I knew I... |
42 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 25 April 1785 | 1785-04-25 | Not to hear one word from Novem. to April seemed a very long space of Time, to One solicitous for... |
43 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams 2d, 14 February … | 1786-02-14 | Yours My Dear Niece, of October 2d came safe to hand, and as I read, I could not but admire the... |
44 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 6 November 1785 | 1785-11-06 | Your Son, My Dear Sister has been a Member of our Family for these five Weeks, almost three of... |
45 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 26 June 1784 | 1784-06-26 | Mr. Dodge has just informed me of his design to go to Boston tomorrow, and has kindly offered to... |
46 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 7 September 1785 | 1785-09-07 | The long looked for, the modest, the manly, the well accomplished Youth, is come at last. And had... |
47 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams 2d, 19 November … | 1785-11-19 | Tuesday the first of November, I received from you, my ever dear Neice, a Letter dated the 3d. of... |
48 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 15 October 1784 | 1784-10-15 | Permit me to congratulate both you and my dear Neice upon your safe and happy arrival upon the... |
49 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Cranch, Mary Smith | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith Cranch, 10 January … | 1778-01-10 | I am very sorry I lost the Opportunity of conveying a Letter to Braintree by Mr. Thayer last... |
50 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, John | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 6 May 1784 | 1784-05-06 | I am glad to hear that my Cousins got home well. Poor Boys I believe that they had their Coats... |