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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Thaxter, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Thaxter to Abigail Adams 2d, 25 August 1781 | 1781-08-25 | I was yesterday honoured with a Letter from Braintree dated the 25th of May last, and tho’ an... |
| 12 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 26 September 1782 | 1782-09-26 | I have received your charming letter, which you forgot to date, by Mrs. Rogers. Your proposal of... |
| 13 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 16 October 1782 | 1782-10-16 | Your obliging letter of 3d September, I have received, and read with all the tenderness of a... |
| 14 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 4 December 1782 | 1782-12-04 | Your Solicitude for your Papa is charming: But he is afraid to trust you to the uncertain... |
| 15 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 14 April 1783 | 1783-04-14 | By this time, I hope, your inclination to travel has abated, and the prospect of peace has made... |
| 16 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 14 August 1783 | 1783-08-14 | I have received your affectionate letter of the 10th of May, with great pleasure, and another... |
| 17 | Paine, Eunice | Adams, Abigail | Eunice Paine to Abigail Adams and Abigail Adams 2d, 7 … | 1784-07-07 | It is now the 7th. of July, the 18th. day Since we Saw You Quit our shores to seek a happier... |
| 18 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 27 July 1784 | 1784-07-27 | With the tenderest emotions of a father’s heart, I congratulate you on your agreeable voyage, and... |
| 19 | Storer, Charles | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Charles Storer to Abigail Adams 2d, 5 November 1784 | 1784-11-05 | Monitor, Amelia? I don’t know whether the idea is more flattering or affronting. What an old... |
| 20 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 12 – 17 May 1785 | ≈1785-05-12 | You will perhaps be surprised, to see that in less than 8 hours I have come 9 ½ posts. But the... |
| 21 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 17 May 1785 | 1785-05-17 | Our winds are now contrary, and as they changed with the moon they may be three weeks as they... |
| 22 | Storer, Charles | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Charles Storer to Abigail Adams 2d, 24 May 1785 | 1785-05-24 | I wrote you this, Amelia, in answer to yours, No. 8, received a day or two ago, for which accept... |
| 23 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 25 May – 17 July … | ≈1785-05-25 | You have doubtless received before this, my Letter by Mr. Barclay, and you will have my N:2 in a... |
| 24 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 17 – 31 July … | ≈1785-07-17 | I went on shore upon Long Island with our Captain, and visited Monsr. de Marbois, who has taken a... |
| 25 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 – 8 August … | ≈1785-08-01 | In my last I just mentioned having been over upon Long Island, and paid a visit to Mrs. Smith,... |
| 26 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 9 – 19 August … | ≈1785-08-09 | Mr. Söderström, the Sweedish Consul, has been here about a fortnight. I went this morning about a... |
| 27 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 20 August 1785 | 1785-08-20 | This morning we left Hartford New Haven, accompanied by Mr. Broome, and Mr. Brush, who wishing to... |
| 28 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 29 August 1785 | 1785-08-29 | I came into Boston this morning, and shall probably spend the week here, in order to pay all my... |
| 29 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 8 September 1785 | 1785-09-08 | All this day has been employ’d in answering Questions respecting you, and all is not over yet. I... |
| 30 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 19 September … | 1785-09-19 | I have been in a manner cheated out of this day by the library; for in looking over the books,... |
| 31 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 October 1785 | 1785-10-01 | I am now settled down for the Winter, and shall be obliged to pay an unremitting attention to my... |
| 32 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 26 October 1785 | 1785-10-26 | We have had the most considerable freshet in the river that has ever been known. I mentioned in... |
| 33 | 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... |
| 34 | Storer, Charles | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Charles Storer to Abigail Adams 2d, 21 November 1785 | 1785-11-21 | My word I mean always to keep, Amelia, so I write you from this place, though my letter may be... |
| 35 | Storer, Charles | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Charles Storer to Abigail Adams 2d, 29 December 1785 | 1785-12-29 | I join fully with you, Amelia, that whatever is, is right. Yet I cannot but regret that the winds... |
| 36 | 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... |
| 37 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 15 March 1786 | 1786-03-15 | What shall I say to justify the date of this letter, after so many fair promises to be punctual,... |
| 38 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 April 1786 | 1786-04-01 | What shall I say to my sister? Indeed, I am quite at a loss. I spend much more time in thinking... |
| 39 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 25 April 1786 | 1786-04-25 | This is the eighth day it has rained and stormed without intermission, the weather is worse than... |
| 40 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 18 May 1786 | 1786-05-18 | I received this afternoon your No. 11 and I never received a letter which caused such a variety... |