“Delightful praise, like summer rose, That brighter in the dew-drop glows.” They were sweet drops...
As Dean Swift says, “eyes with writing almost blind,” I commence a letter to you, near ten...
This year compleats a Century Since my Uncle Boylston introduced the practise of Inoculation into...
Your letter of the 5th November gave us all great pleasure and certainly none more than me. I was...
Your kind letter of the 14th. has given me great pleasure, I congratulate you on the Birth of...
6From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 19 May 1819 (Adams Papers)
Thank Mr De Wint for his Box of New york Cider Grove champaigne—Accept my thanks for the two...
I wish you a happy New year, and as many new-years as your Nature can bear, in health Peace and...
your letter of the 6th. of January gave me much pleasure, to which was added was that of your...
I have been informed that you have read Mr Locks Essays on the human Understanding it would also...
10From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 8 July 1822 (Adams Papers)
I am as much delighted with answering your pritty Letter, of June 3d. as you was with writing it,...
11From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 13 July 1820 (Adams Papers)
Extract. I was not able to accept the condescending invitation of the Government of the State and...
12From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 16 October 1821 (Adams Papers)
I have received your very kind letter of 7th. october—the friendly conspiricy between your Aunt...
I return the enclosed letter according to your desire, painfully regretting, that I can not...
The Executors of the last Will and Testament of John Adams, late of Quincy deceased, enclose...
I gave the Portrait of my beloved and lamented Sister your dear Mother, to mine, without reserve...
The Executors of the last Will and Testament of John Adams deceased, have proceeded to the...
There is but one copy of the “Epistle to my Mother” extant, and that is an unfinished fragment—I...
18From François Adriaan Van der Kemp to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 25 February 1820 (Adams Papers)
I must acknowledge that some time ago, I fostered the expectation of being gratified with a few...
The few first days after I came to Quincy namely 19th. 20th. & morning of 21st—She was very weak...