I have just received your little and your big Letter, and return you many thanks for both, which...
152From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 13 August 1826 (Adams Papers)
I received in due time your Letter of the 1st. instt. from New–York; since which Letters from...
During my long absence from home my Dear Charles I could not write to you as it was difficult to...
I was much pleased to observe that you had taken more pains with the writing of your last Letter...
155James Madison to Charles Francis Adams, 12 October 1835 (Madison Papers)
private I have received your letter of Sepr. 30th. with a copy of "An Appeal from the new to the...
We yesterday went fishing for the first time and to my great astonishment on looking up our...
The easy manner in which you appear to take your College studies is diverting to me I confess but...
How I wish I could divide myself and fly to nurse you my poor Boy—If your Uncle had not still to...
159From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 4 December 1824 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 25th. ulto. and very cheerfully comply with your desire to...
Poor Mariano is dead. On Sunday Even’—he was sitting reading the new Tragedy of Lord Byron when...
I am very sorry my dear Charles that any thing in my last Letter should have wounded your...
Your two last Letters would have given me much pleasure if they had been more easy to decypher...
You Letter was brought two days since, and I should have received it with the same pleasure your...
I received your Letter my Dear Charles yesterday Eveng. and hasten to answer it from the...
165From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 18 May 1822 (Adams Papers)
I have learnt from some of the Letters which you have lately written to your Mother and your...
Your Letter full of complaints my dear Charles reached me yesterday and I am sorry to see you...
Your Shandean Letter is received with all its apologies and few amendments I will only say that...
168From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 28 October 1822 (Adams Papers)
In replying to your Letter of the 12th. instt. I might begin, by asking an explanation if its...
Eh b’en Mon petit Caporal honours seem to thicken so fast on Adams race we can scarce find time...
170From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 6 May 1818 (Adams Papers)
Is it because I have not answered your last Letter my dear Charles that you have not written to...
171From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 3 December 1825 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your two letters—and I wish you would continue to write to me twice a week—my...
172From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 12 June 1824 (Adams Papers)
Your Letters of 21. February and 6. April, have remained long unanswered—They are both upon...
Your papa was much pleased with your Letter as it was very prettily written and the style was...
Your brother my Dear Charles is much better and his arm doing well though it will probably be a...
Your Letter is this moment brought to me and would certainly have afforded me more pleasure could...
Why what is the matter my Son? surely when you wrote your last Letter you must have been...
The perpetual trouble and occupation we have found in getting into our new residence has...
At length I feel well enough to write you again though I have no reason to hope that my...
179From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 12 January 1820 (Adams Papers)
I am much pleased with your frankness in relating the manners and customs of your School—talking...
I am very sorry my Dear Charles to find by your last Letter that your health is not good but am...
Your Letter is this moment brought me and I really cannot conceive what you mean my Dear Charles...
I am very anxious about you my dear Boy as the time approaches for your visit and I pray both you...
I am much gratified to learn that you have made an agreeable acquaintance, and still more that...
I wrote you a very few lines yesterday my dear Charles, with a promise to write to you again...
You are right my Dear Charles to go Quincy for a few days to restore your health a little before...
Yours of the 30th. came to hand yesterday and I feel very uneasy concerning the fever you...
Your Letter my Dear Charles would cause me considerable uneasiness did I not know that you have...
Your two Cousins and John having left me at home and gone to pass the evening at Mrs. J Monro’s I...
I know why it is but I write with so much difficulty and feel so much averse to undertake it I am...
Just returned from Virginia about 2 hours ago, I hasten to answer your Letter which your father...
191From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 19 January 1818 (Adams Papers)
Your new-years day Letter was received with much pleasure. I had heard something before, about...
192From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 15 September 1826 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 9th. instt. and now enclose a Check on the Branch Bank for 500...
I yesterday received your Letter and could not help smiling at poor Shaws distress though I...
I have again received a Letter from you my Dear Charles which I hasten to answer at least to...
Your Letter came yesterday and was received with even more pleasure than they generally are from...
Your Letter gave me much pleasure though I thought I perceived some few marks of carelessness and...
I could almost wish your Letters were filled with observations on any other books than Novels...
Your two last Letters have come safely to hand and I am much pleased at your steadiness and...
Keep up your spirits my dear Son and do let the outrageous slanders and misrepresentations of the...
In answer to your last Letter I can only say that I regret as much as you do the precipitation...