1From William Pinkney to John Quincy Adams, 27 January 1820 (Adams Papers)
Mr Pinkney presents his Complements to Mr & Mrs Adams and will have the Honour to wait on them at...
2From John Marshall to John Quincy Adams, 27 February 1826 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Marshall accepts with great pleasure the invitation of Mr and Mrs. Adams to dine with them on...
Your Journal No 7. to Janry 30th, Harriet brought me to day, just as we had sat down to dinner;...
Your Letter of May 2d was so long comeing, that I feared Sickness had arrested your pen—as...
The fine Sleighing has tempted So many visitors to make use of it, that we have had a Constant...
This extraordinary season has prevented all ideas of regular correspondence for few employments...
7From L. Caton to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 22 April 1817 (Adams Papers)
Will you, and Mr. Adams attend my marriage which is to be on Thursday Eve. at the Duke of...
Your Journals to the inclusive have been regularly received, and have become a sort of necessary...
This day two hundred years our adventurous Ancestors landed at Plymouth—and two years hence will...
10From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 14 February 1823 (Adams Papers)
Thanks for your Journal of the 26th. There is in human nature a germ of superstition, which has...
Your mother was pronounced so much better this morning that your father has resumed his book—or...
Meeting here Dr. Huntt, who informs us that he left you last Friday at Bordentown, and Charles...
il m’a été bien pénible Madame de partir sans vous revoir et sans scavoir si Je pouvois vous être...
I received your journal No 4. containing the drawing Room History, which amused us much. What...
I received last Evening your Letter of the 1st. instt. from New York—I now enclose to you the...
16From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 13 July 1826 (Adams Papers)
The President, and your son, arrived last night my dear Mrs. Adams; well, and not more fatigued...
Your Letters from Philadelphia of the 15th and 16th. have come to hand—From the last of them I...
I received your Letters written in the Steam Boat, and that from Philadelphia—The immediate...
19From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 15 February 1823 (Adams Papers)
Thanks for your Journal of the 26th. There is in human nature, a germe of superstition which has...
20From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 17 May 1821 (Adams Papers)
Last night I received and read your lovely Letter of the 11th: As the three Cantabridgeans were...
Your journal of the 24th. and 25th. has been received—The complaint of cold, and the want of...
Your excellent letter to me arrived at the close of the last week and was brought to me by John...
23From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 6 March 1823 (Adams Papers)
As I consider y’r ladyship as always imprison’d during a session of Congress I congratulate you...
All your journals have been duly received, and I should not have failed writing to you for the...
Instead of four 5 dollar bills, I enclose you a draft, payable to your order , on a Bank in...
26From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 15 November 1821 (Adams Papers)
I have to thank you for two amiable letters—the last is of too great importance for me to answer,...
Thomas Hellen was here last Evening and goes to–morrow Morning for Washington—I furnished him...
28From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 3 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
Mr Henry Warren, a Son of your late friend Dr John Warren—and a young lawyer of promising hopes...
Your Letter of the 3d. instt. only reached me yesterday—You reason exceedingly well both upon my...
I have received since I wrote you last two letters from you but cannot learn directly from either...
You will by this time (I hope), have obtained some days of rest after the fatigue of your...
The heated and violent temper of the public upon the question of politics renders it necessary to...
A long period has elapsed since I addrest a line to you—I have not taken my pen for three weeks—I...
Let me express to you my gratitude for your last note on reading which I had a foretaste of the...
By Marys last letter I am told that you are still suffering from illness and Harriet Welsh...
My correspondence has been much interrupted the last fortnight Susan has been So feeble and weak,...
37From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 29 November 1819 (Adams Papers)
one week more will effectually relieve you from your ennui which perhaps may be succeeded by...
38From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 25 December 1822 (Adams Papers)
Your Journal beginning the third of the month has given me great pleasure. You are much to be...
39From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 17 June 1820 (Adams Papers)
I have received your journal to the third of June—which is entertaining and Instructing as usual—...
I continue to receive your journals—that of the 29th. was the last; and they would continue to be...
41From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 13 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
If Nature in scattering her bounties had bestowed upon me the genius of a Poet or a Painter I...
I have received your Letters of the 9th and 10th. and am able now only to ask you not to be...
43From John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 10 July 1822 to 11 July 1822 (Adams Papers)
Receiving on Sunday your rebuke for the blank covers I had forwarded to you, I should have felt...
Your journals down to the 30th of August inclusive are received; and this day the memoirs of Lord...
A most unpleasant journey was completed by our arrival at Quincy last week where we had the...
46From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 23 December 1819 (Adams Papers)
As I take a great interest in your pleasures, and your troubles, your last Journal has given me a...
47From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 21 June 1820 (Adams Papers)
I have received your journal to the third of June—which is entertaining and Instructing as usual—...
We have an interesting question whether by the “middle of the week” which in your Journal of last...
I received yesterday your journal to the 21st of Jan’ry. Washington Seems to be in a whirpool of...
I have just received your Letter from Ballston, with the greater pleasure, as it gives a better...