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1 Adams, Abigail Sunday June 20 1784. 1784-06-20 Embarked on Board the ship Active Capt. Lyde commander, with my daughter and 2 servants for...
2 Adams, Abigail Wedensday [23 June]. 1784-06-23 Our ship dirty, ourselves sick. Went upon deck and sent the servants down to clean her up: very...
3 Adams, Abigail Thursday [24 June]. 1784-06-24 A fine wind and clear air but the Ship going before the wind rolls sadly. Dr. Clark has been well...
4 Adams, Abigail Sunday June 27. 1784-06-27 I have been so sick that I could not be regular in my journal. We have had two days calm since we...
5 Adams, Abigail Monday Mor’g 28 June. 1784-06-28 A very dissagreeable Night. Wind at the southard near the Banks of Newfoundland. The morning...
6 Adams, Abigail Thursday July 1 1784. 1784-07-01 I have not been able to write a line since Monday when a North east Storm came on and held till...
7 Adams, Abigail Fryday 2 of July. 1784-07-02 A fine wind and a pleasent day. Our sea sickness has left us in a great measure. Went all of us...
8 Adams, Abigail Saturday 3 July. 1784-07-03 A fine morning. Rose by six o clock. Went upon deck. None of the Gentlemen up; our Second Mate, a...
9 Adams, Abigail Sunday July 4th 1784. 1784-07-04 This is the Anniversary of our Glorious Independance. Whilst the Nations of Europe are enveloped...
10 Adams, Abigail Tuesday July 6th. 1784-07-06 I was not able to write yesterday the wind blew so fresh; and not very fair, so that there was...
11 Adams, Abigail Thursday July 8th. 1784-07-08 If I did not write I should lose the Days of the Weeks. Yesterday a cold wet day. Could not go...
12 Adams, Abigail Fryday July 9. 1784-07-09 A fine day; but little wind; have been upon Deck the chief of the Day, engaged in reading...
13 Adams, Abigail Saturday 17 of July. 1784-07-17 I have neglected my journal for a week. During that time we have had 3 calm days, some wet...
14 Adams, Abigail Sunday July 18th. 1784-07-18 This Day about 2 oclock made land. It is almost a Calm, so that we shall gain but little. We hope...
15 Adams, Abigail Monday Morning July 19th. 1784-07-19 A calm. The vessel rolling: the wind freshning towards Night. We hope for a speedy passage up the...
16 Adams, Abigail Wedensday [i.e. Tuesday, 20 July.] 1784-07-20 Early in the morning a pilot Boat came of to us from Deal. The wind blew very high and the Sea...
17 Adams, Abigail Fryday July 20 1787 London. 1787-07-20 This day three years I landed at Deal. Since that time I have travelld to France, to Holland and...
18 Adams, Abigail 21. 1787-07-21 We set out about 9 in the morning, stoped and baited at Farnham, dinned at Alton and reached...
19 Adams, Abigail Sunday 23 [i.e. 22 July.] 1787-07-22 Went to the Cathedral Church at Winchester. It is a very curious structure. It is said to have...
20 Adams, Abigail 24 [i.e. 23] July. 1787-07-23 We dinned at South hampton and set out after dinner for Salsbury 22 miles, where we meant to have...
21 Adams, Abigail July [24–]25 1787-07-24 We left this village and proceeded on our way to Blanford where we put up for the Night. Saw...
22 Adams, Abigail July 26[–27] 1787-07-26 Our next Stage was Bridport a small Sea port but a very bad harbour. No trade only in coal which...
23 Adams, Abigail 28th 1787-07-28 We left Axminster and proceeded to Exeter. Here we put up at the Hotell in the Church yard and...
24 Adams, Abigail Abigail Adams’ Diary of her Return Voyage to America … 1788-03-30 Sunday London March 30. We took our departure from the Bath Hotell where I had been a Fortnight,...
25 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...
26 Adams, Abigail Adams, John Abigail Adams to John Adams, 20 September 1783 1783-09-20 Dearer if possible than ever; for all the parental props which once sustaind and supported me are...
27 Adams, Abigail Gerry, Elbridge Abigail Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 15 October 1783 1783-10-15 Your obligeing favour was handed me from Mr. Guild, at a time when I was engaged in the...
28 Adams, Abigail Adams, John Abigail Adams to John Adams, 19 October 1783 1783-10-19 My last Letter to you was written in Sepbr. I closed it, because I knew not how to think upon any...
29 Adams, Abigail Thaxter, John Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 20 October 1783 1783-10-20 To you my young Friend upon whom the parential ties are strong and unbroken; who never yet knew...
30 Adams, Abigail Adams, John Abigail Adams to John Adams, 11 November 1783 1783-11-11 Col. Trumble has been so kind as to visit me, and request a Letter from me to you; I have...