151From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 17 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
Your kind Letters of 20 May and 4 June have been received together with others to my wife and the...
152From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 9 March 1807 (Adams Papers)
It is a long time my Dear Sister, since I have written to you; but I consider it a priviledge...
I was in hopes of receiving a Letter by yesterdays Mail from you—I was glad to see by the News...
154From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 12 August 1811 (Adams Papers)
Although I have not written since receiving your favors of July 12th., & August 2nd., yet my...
155From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 May 1818 (Adams Papers)
My health has been so indifferent and the City is so flat since the adjourment of Congress that I...
156From William Stephens Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 July 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your Letter of the 30th. of June, and enclose...
157From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 June 1812 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter yesterday, which informed me of yours, & Mrs Smith’s intended visit, & am...
After a pleasant although extremely fatiguing journey we have safely arrived at Mrs. Hellens were...
159From William Cranch to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 July 1811 (Adams Papers)
Upon receipt of your kind letter of the 17th. ulto. I was too deeply afflicted by the information...
160From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 May 1809 (Adams Papers)
It would be impossible for me to tell you how disappointed, grieved, vexed, & everything, I was,...
161From Mary Smith Gray Otis to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 April 1815 (Adams Papers)
I could not my dear Mrs Adams hear of the sudden death of your beloved Sister, without...
162From Julia Stockton Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
I want words to express the grateful feelings of my heart for your kind sympathy on our late...
163From William Stephens Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 April 1814 (Adams Papers)
I have your letter of the 22d. of march, and am much gratified that my enquiries and...
164From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 June 1809 (Adams Papers)
By last Friday mail, I received your very excellent Letter, wherein you observe, it was thought a...
I began to be quite uneasy at your long silence my and was much pleased to find by your Letter of...
My dearly beloved, & only Sister, for the “threefold silken Cord is broken ” To what an unusual...
167From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 4 July 1816 (Adams Papers)
We have been some time now without receiving Letters from you, although we have heard of you from...
168From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 November 1813 (Adams Papers)
If my last Letter should reach you before this, my ever dear and affectionate mother, you will...
169From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 12 January 1811 (Adams Papers)
The year eighteen hundred and ten according to Russian reckoning still exists—But as its last...
The arrival of Mr Bayard, & Galatin, my dear Madam, has made so little alteration in our...
I have delay’d answering your very kind letter owing to my Baby’s having been very seriously sick...
172From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 21 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
During the last two years, the unwelcome task has too often been allotted to you, to communicate...
173From Richard Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 23 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
It would have been a greatr gratification to me if I could have announced to you before this time...
174From 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...
For some time past I have been wishing to have the pleasure of writing to you, to express my...
10 Mr Adams attended the funeral of Mr Astor’s grandson on arriving at Mr Astors the old...
Your last Letter was indeed flattering to me. eminently as you are gifted with the talent of...
178From Richard Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 November 1816 (Adams Papers)
I find, from a conversation with Mr Monroe, that it is not the intention of government to send...
179From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 8 February 1816 (Adams Papers)
The receipt of your favour of 2. December was acknowledged in my last, dated the 9th. of...
180From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 November 1816 (Adams Papers)
Last week I sent you with a Letter from my wife the Newspaper containing the Account of the Lord...
181From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 May 1811 (Adams Papers)
The religious ceremony of which in my last Letter I gave you an account, began at Midnight and...
182From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 March 1813 (Adams Papers)
It is a sad misfortune to dear Connections when their Friends do not love to write—Some I know...
183From Julia Stockton Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 September 1817 (Adams Papers)
Will you permit me at this late period to come before you with my congratulations on the return...
Your very interesting Letter of last week in which you mention the departure of your dear...
185From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 3 December 1804 (Adams Papers)
I received some days since your kind letter of the 11th: of last month, and was delighted to find...
186From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 12 August 1811 (Adams Papers)
On the 10th: of August 1811. we received your favour of 22. September 1810 to my wife; not quite...
187From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 September 1815 (Adams Papers)
The Opportunities for writing to you are now so frequent, that it is impossible, to avail...
188From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 May 1808 (Adams Papers)
I had the happiness of receiving your excellent letter at Middleton, for which my heart is alive...
189From 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...
190From Henry Warren to Abigail Smith Adams, 4 November 1814 (Adams Papers)
Your letter of 22d Ulto: so marked with sensibility—so tender in expression, towards the...
191From William Cranch to Abigail Smith Adams, 22 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
I received yesterday your kind letter of 17th. instant, informing me of the death of my dear and...
192From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 12 July 1816 (Adams Papers)
Mr Tarbell informs me that he and his Lady have determined to return to the United States, and...
193From Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Smith Adams, November 1813 (Adams Papers)
I did not my dear Mrs. Adams, write by yr Son when last in Plymouth, because I wished to retain...
194From Richard Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 29 July 1817 (Adams Papers)
Your kind favor of the 14th of this month, was very gratifying to me. Nothing can be more...
195From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 November 1815 (Adams Papers)
After I had closed my last Letter to you dated 1st. October, I received on the same day your...
196From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 May 1810 (Adams Papers)
The River being open at length, and the Vessels preparing for their departure, I sieze the...
197From Richard Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 April 1817 (Adams Papers)
I am to thank you for the kind wishes contained in your favor of the 24. of last month. You have...
198From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 6 January 1815 (Adams Papers)
To day I re ceived your Letter with its contents all safe, & thank you for your care & for your...
199From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 March 1812 (Adams Papers)
Though the Season has returned when the genial warmth of the Sun, invigorated our chilled Blood,...
200From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 February 1816 (Adams Papers)
I have been prevented waiting you since my arrival in Connecticut by the increased weakness and...