31From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 17 November 1805 (Adams Papers)
We embarked at Providence on Tuesday morning, as I wrote you we purposed to do; and after a...
I have delayed writing dear Madam longer than I intended, in the hope of giving you a more...
I received your two kind letters a few days since and was much affected by the account of poor...
You my beloved Sisters, whose time is ever filled , with the various duties of Life, can more...
I had anticipated a visit from Mrs Adams, & both her Children, for a few days at least, when she...
I will not, I dare not, stop to think how long it is, since I have written to my Dear Sister, but...
37From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 9 May 1808 (Adams Papers)
Last Wednesday Miss Livermore was conducted by her Brother, from this House, as far as Haverhill,...
I received your kind letter, with the sum enclosed for Mr Little. Butter has, since yours was...
39From Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 July 1807 (Adams Papers)
Though your last Letter was not immediately answered, I offer no apology but my own frequent...
40From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 24 February 1808 (Adams Papers)
I have just received your affectionate letter of the 15th:— and do not a moment delay to answer...
41From Eliza Susan Morton Quincy to Abigail Smith Adams, 6 April 1806 (Adams Papers)
By the last mail, I had the honour, and the pleasure, to receive your most acceptable letter—To...
42From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 25 January 1806 (Adams Papers)
The first thing I look for in all the letters I receive from Quincy, is that which relates to our...
43From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 14 March 1806 (Adams Papers)
It is so long since I have had one hour of leisure that I could appropriate to correspondence...
44From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 3 December 1805 (Adams Papers)
This morning I had the satisfaction of receiving your kind letter of the 21st: ulto: which partly...
45From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 30 December 1805 (Adams Papers)
Your kind letter of the 17th: instt:—together with that of my brother dated the day before has...
46From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 3 February 1807 (Adams Papers)
I have hardly been able to reconcile it to my own conscience for some weeks that so much time had...
47From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 17 March 1808 (Adams Papers)
We were blessed with fine weather & roads from Providence to Phila., where we staid a fortnight;...
48From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 December 1804 (Adams Papers)
I do not exactly recollect the date of my last Letter to you; but if it went safely you must have...
49From Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Smith Adams, 28 December 1806 (Adams Papers)
It is a long time since I have had a line from a friend who for many years I have cordially...
50From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 20 April 1808 (Adams Papers)
My wife received a few days since a letter from you, and I had the happiness of receiving one...
51From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 25 April 1807 (Adams Papers)
If my hands could have obeyed the dictates of my heart I should have written to you long before...
52From Thomas Jefferson to John Quincy Adams, 31 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favour of Mr. & Mrs. Adams. to dine with him on Saturday the 4th. Jany....