1Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 August 1804 (Adams Papers)
Since your favor of the twenty third I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you and I suffer the most dreadful anxiety lest illness should be the cause of your not writing. Oh God of Heaven forbid I cannot support the idea of your being sick and I so far from you the thought is torture and I shall know no peace untill I hear Oh this separation life is not worth having on such terms rather...
2Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 24 April 1804 (Adams Papers)
I recieved your letter my best friend the day before yesterday which afforded me much pleasure as it assured me of your safe arval at home I know not but it appear’d to me that you r letter were not in good spirits when you last wrote you do not say you are well and I fear the fatigue of your journey has proved injurious rather than serviceable beneficial I had 20 Cents to pay Postage for your...
3Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 16 September 1804 (Adams Papers)
I last night had the satisfaction of recieving your kind favour of the 10 th. my beloved friend and am inclined to believe it has been as efficasious as any remedy Weems could have offer’d for my recovery. as my indisposition the last two days has been chiefly on the spirits. you know your power and must exert it I suffer a degree of weakness and languor I scarsely ever experienced before and...
4Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 6 May 1804 (Adams Papers)
I recieved your kind favour of the 24 th Yesterday morning never did a letter prove more welcome as I had suffer’d a great degree of anxiety at not hearing from you it is three weeks since the date of your last and I was very apprehensive you had been prevented from writing by indisposition I am wretched if you do not write me once a week at least to inform of your health— It is perhaps fancy...
5Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 May 1804 (Adams Papers)
I sieze the earliest opportunity of answering your very kind letter of the 9 th which I did not recieve untill friday evening owing to a violent of Storm of Thunder and Lightning and the heaviest Rain ever known in this part of the Country by which the roads have been so much injured that the mail was delayed one day I never witness any thing like it M rs. Hellen who continues in a very weak...
6Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 4 October 1801 (Adams Papers)
I recieved your very kind letter late last night and hasten to answer it although I have already written by this post. You need be under no apprehension about your dear Boy as it is impossible for a child to be in better health and the terrible eruption proved to be nothing more than bug bites he has taken his weaning like a little hero and continues to grow very stout and hearty I talk to him...
7Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 6 June 1804 (Adams Papers)
I send you enclosed a couple of Profiles one of which I wish you to present to M rs: Adams if you think they it will prove acceptable I am told mine is a very fine likeness and Caroline who likewise takes this opportunity of offering one to your mother has I think been equally fortunate the other you can keep or give to M rs. Whitcomb if you do not want it they were taken by a M r. Todd. a...
8Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 June 1804 (Adams Papers)
I recieved your kind favor of the 31 st on Friday Evening with the Bill enclosed for which I return you many thanks I am rejoiced to hear that your Garden affords you so much amusement and hope to find it in high order against next summer I think if you intend to make any alterations in the House as there is nobody at present residing there it would be better to have them done this Summer We...
9Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 4 July 1804 (Adams Papers)
I recieved your last very kind letter two days since and return you many thanks for your verses the idea is extremely beautiful and I should be much delighted to see it dressed in some other form by you I do not admire the versification at precent whatever you do write must be more grateful to me than the best piece that ever was pened— I followed the multitude to day and went to pay my...
10Louisa Catherine Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 July 1804 (Adams Papers)
I recieved yours of the fourth only two days since & cannot concieve the reason of your letters being so long on the road I scarcely ever get one under a fortnight your last I believe was owing to your not having sent it to the post office untill eight four days after it was written I know nothing that adds so cruelly to the bitterness of separation as a want of punctuality in writing— Since...