1From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, February 1809 (Adams Papers)
The Saturday after you left Boston, I went to Town, and brought up George. he went the next week...
I will write you a line the first I have attempted, to tell you I am getting better I hope tho...
I have not written to you this year! and this is the second month of it, and let us ask the...
4From Abigail Smith Adams to Cotton Tufts, 17 January 1809 (Adams Papers)
my Son J Q Adams has an opportunity of employing the Sum I have which is payd of Eight pr Cent...
5From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 1808 (Adams Papers)
Those of the family who could not attend yesterday at Cambridge yesterday as well as those who...
6From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams Smith, 1808 (Adams Papers)
I always feel most disposed to write when I have just received a Letter. Yet that is not the case...
What is the reason I do not get a Letter from my Mother I think I hear you say? Why I will tell...
I am indebted to you for two Letters one of the last bearing date Novbr 20th. & 24th. I am always...
I can scarcly belive that I have not written to my dear Girl for so long a time as two months,...
Your Letter of Sepbr 25 together with Carolines came safe to hand, but I have been in a kind of...
I began a Letter to you on Sunday last in which I informed you that your Sister S. Adams and Abbe...
12From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 1 October 1808 (Adams Papers)
Shall we ever have the pleasure of a visit from you at Quincy. I can Scarcly credit that you...
Your Apology for not having written before was accepted by your grandmother. To be attentive to...
Do you know how long a time has elapsed since you wrote a single line to your Mother? You did not...
15From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, 31 July 1808 (Adams Papers)
Do you know my Dear Daughter that the date of your last Letter was the 3 of June, since which I...
16From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, 19 June 1808 (Adams Papers)
Here we are Sitting by a good fire in the parlour, and wearing, our winter coats to meeting,...
Your letter of May the 8th, your grandpapa brought home with him from church, on Sunday the 20th;...
18From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, 20 May 1808 (Adams Papers)
When confined to my Chamber as I am at present by indisposition, I get more leisure for writing...
19From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, 8 May 1808 (Adams Papers)
I took my pen to write to you this morning in a placid temper of mind; the news papers of...
20From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 1808 (Adams Papers)
A1tho I have not so frequently written to you It has not been oweing to Your having been less...
It is So long since I received a Letter from you; that I am anxious to hear from you. I have...
It is a long time since I wrote you, or rather since I sent a Letter, for an unfinished one has...
23From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, March 1808 (Adams Papers)
your Letter begun at wWashington and finishd at Baltimore I received a few days since read and...
William left us on thursday, and on fryday set his face towards you. we parted with him, with...
William has been so punctual in writing to you every week, that I have been more remiss. I cannot...
26From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 15 February 1808 (Adams Papers)
I take it for granted that you will neither in public or private Life do any thing which you are...
27From Abigail Smith Adams to Sarah Smith Adams, January 1808 (Adams Papers)
I will not delay a single hour to replie to your Letter of Jan’ry 8th just recived, and to...
To-morrow will be a fortnight since you left me; I have watched the weather with much solicitude,...
29From Abigail Smith Adams to Sarah Smith Adams, 20 January 1808 (Adams Papers)
I will not delay a Single hour to replie to your Letter of Jan’ry 8th just received, and to...
I received your favour of Novbr 20th and rejoiced to learn that you reachd Washington in safety...
I address you jointly and congratulate you upon the fine weather we have had since you commenced...
If I had written to you my dear sister half as often as I have thought of you and contemplated...
33From Abigail Smith Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 9 March 1807 (Adams Papers)
To your kind and friendly Letter I fully designd an immediate replie, but a Severe attack of a...
34From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 February 1807 (Adams Papers)
I fully designd writing to you so that my Letter should have reachd you at Washington, but ten...
35From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 29 January 1807 (Adams Papers)
We have had in the Week past the coldest Weather that has been through the winter, yet we have...
36From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 16 January 1807 (Adams Papers)
I think it is full time to take my pen and inquire after your Health, and to assure you that I...
37From Abigail Smith Adams to Ann Frances Harrod Adams, 1806 (Adams Papers)
we have not washd this week. I hope mr Adams has things enough. if the weather Should be good I...
Having finishd my Farm House avocations I sit down to inquire how you are, and how my dear little...
39From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 7 July 1806 (Adams Papers)
I sympathize with you in the loss you have sustained, and rejoice that the event did not prove...
40From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 May 1806 (Adams Papers)
When Mr. Hall was here your Father told him that he would leave to you the adjustment of the...
41From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 19 April 1806 (Adams Papers)
The Bill which Our Tennant has presented must I presume be allowd him: the repairs were necessary...
42From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 24 March 1806 (Adams Papers)
I was much pleased at receiving your Letter of March 14th. It was a much longer interval than had...
43From Abigail Smith Adams to Eliza Susan Morton Quincy, 24 March 1806 (Adams Papers)
I have contemplated writing to you for some time, and thanking you for the information which I...
44From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5 March 1806 (Adams Papers)
I fear your Father may have given you unnecessary anxiety; I told him at the time it was not best...
45From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 26 February 1806 (Adams Papers)
I have found the account and inclose it to you. I wish you to inquire of our Tennant whether the...
46From Abigail Smith Adams to Sarah Smith Adams, 23 February 1806 (Adams Papers)
your Letter of Feb’ry I duly recived, and Should Sooner have replied to it, but I wished to...
I expected to have heard from you by Mr Beal, but his comeing to dine yesterday with the club I...
I shall begin my Letter by putting your mind at ease respecting your children, who are both very...
49From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Carter Smith, 14 February 1806 (Adams Papers)
If the sympathy of Friends could alleviate the sorrow of an afflicted Heart, deeply wounded by...
50From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 February 1806 (Adams Papers)
I begin my Letter by announcing the Health of your Children, that your mind and that of their...