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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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21 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Smith, 30 September 1764 | 1764-09-30 | I have this Evening been to see the Girl.—What Girl? Pray, what Right have you to go after... |
22 | Cranch, Mary Smith | Adams, Abigail | Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 15 January 1767 | 1767-01-15 | Your kind letter I receiv’d to day and am greatly rejoiced to hear you are all so well. I was... |
23 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 June 1769 | 1769-06-29 | I embrace with Joy, this Opportunity of writing you. Mr. Langdon, who is to be the Bearer, was so... |
24 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1 July 1769 | 1769-07-01 | We have lived thro the Heat, and Toil, and Confusion of this Week. We have tried three of the... |
25 | Smith, Isaac Jr. | Adams, Abigail | Isaac Smith Jr. to Abigail Adams, 21 February 1771 | 1771-02-21 | Your kindness to me in a former absence, requires some acknowledgment in this. I write to you,... |
26 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 September 1771 | 1771-09-17 | There is no Business here —And I presume as little at Braintree. The Pause in the English Trade,... |
27 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 1772 | ≈1772-05-01 | I take an opportunity by Mr. Kent, to let you know that I am at Plymouth, and pretty well. Shall... |
28 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 25 July 1773 | 1773-07-25 | I shall pass over in silence the Complementary introduction to your Letter, not because these... |
29 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 19 January 1774 | 1774-01-19 | I sincerely Congratulate my much Esteemed friend on the Restoration of the invaluable Blessing of... |
30 | Smith, Elizabeth (1750-1815) | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith to Abigail Adams, 8 February 1774 | 1774-02-08 | When I cast my Eyes backward; and take a general survey, of the great alterations which have been... |
31 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 February 1774 | 1774-02-24 | I was very glad to receive a Line from you, by Mr. French, tho the Account you give me of the... |
32 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 27 February 1774 | 1774-02-27 | The Confidence I have in the Candour and Friendship of Both Mr. and Mrs. Adams, together with her... |
33 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Enclosure: Poem on the Boston Tea Party, 27 February … | 1774-02-27 | Wrote at the Request of A Gentleman who described the Late Glorious Event of sacrificeing several... |
34 | Smith, Elizabeth (1750-1815) | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith to Abigail Adams, 7 March 1774 | 1774-03-07 | I had written to the Deacon before I had received Yours, wherein I have your Sanction for it, and... |
35 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 May 1774 | 1774-05-12 | I am extreamly afflicted with the Relation your Father gave me, of the Return of your Disorder. I... |
36 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, John | Mercy Otis Warren to John and Abigail Adams, 17 May … | 1774-05-17 | Mr. Warren being prevented by many Avocations from writing this Morning, has put the pen into the... |
37 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 23 June 1774 | 1774-06-23 | I had a tollerable Journey hither, but my Horse trotted too hard. I miss my own Mare—however I... |
38 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 June 1774 | 1774-06-29 | The Prophet of York has not prophecy’d in vain. There is in this Town and County a Laodiceanism... |
39 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 June 1774 | 1774-06-29 | This is the second day of the Term at York: very little Business--very hot weather. My... |
40 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 June 1774 | 1774-06-29 | I have a great Deal of Leisure, which I chiefly employ in Scribbling, that my Mind may not stand... |
41 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 30 June 1774 | 1774-06-30 | I have nothing to do here, but to take the Air, enquire for News, talk Politicks and write... |
42 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 30 June 1774 | 1774-06-30 | I have had a Curiosity to examine what could have been the Cause of Parson Lymans Affection to... |
43 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1 July 1774 | 1774-07-01 | I am so idle, that I have not an easy Moment, without my Pen in my Hand. My Time might have been... |
44 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 2 July 1774 | 1774-07-02 | I have concluded, to mount my Horse, tomorrow Morning at four, and ride to Wells to hear my old... |
45 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 July 1774 | 1774-07-03 | Mr. Winthrop, Mr. Quincy and I came this Morning from York, before Breakfast, 15 Miles, in order... |
46 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 5 July 1774 | 1774-07-05 | I cant be easy without my Pen in my Hand, yet I know not what to write. I have this Morning heard... |
47 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 6 July 1774 | 1774-07-06 | Mobs are the trite Topick of Declamation and Invective, among all the ministerial People, far and... |
48 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 6 July 1774 | 1774-07-06 | Our J ustic e H utchinso n is eternally giving his Political Hints. In a Cause, this Morning,... |
49 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 July 1774 | 1774-07-07 | Have you seen a List of the Addressers of the late Governor? There is one abroad, with the... |
50 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 9 July 1774 | 1774-07-09 | I never enjoyed better Health in any of my Journeys, but this has been the most tedious, the most... |
51 | Palmer, Elizabeth | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Palmer to Abigail Adams, 16 July 1774 | 1774-07-16 | I have this moment finished Copying The manuscript you was kind enough to Lend me, and must write... |
52 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 9 August 1774 | 1774-08-09 | I Returned yesterday from a Visit to my Venerable Father, and on our arival at our own Habitation... |
53 | Cranch, Mary Smith | Adams, Abigail | Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 20 August 1774 | 1774-08-20 | I thank you my dear Sister for all your kind offers. I have not been able yet to get Miss Dolly... |
54 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 August 1774 | 1774-08-28 | I received your kind Letter, at New York, and it is not easy for you to imagine the Pleasure it... |
55 | Tudor, William | Adams, Abigail | William Tudor to Abigail Adams, 3 September 1774 | 1774-09-03 | You may depend on my giving your Letter to Capt. Marston who sets out for Philadelphia on Monday.... |
56 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 8 September 1774 | 1774-09-08 | When or where this Letter will find you, I know not. In what Scenes of Distress and Terror, I... |
57 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 September 1774 | 1774-09-14 | I have written but once to you since I left you. This is to be imputed to a Variety of Causes,... |
58 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 September 1774 | 1774-09-16 | Having a Leisure Moment, while the Congress is assembling, I gladly embrace it to write you a... |
59 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 September 1774 | 1774-09-18 | I received your very agreable Letter, by Mr. Marston, and have received two others, which gave me... |
60 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 September 1774 | 1774-09-18 | In your last you inquire tenderly after my Health, and how we found the People upon our Journey,... |
61 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 20 September 1774 | 1774-09-20 | I am very well yet:—write to me as often as you can, and send your Letters to the Office in... |
62 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 25 September 1774 | 1774-09-25 | I would not loose the Opportunity of writing to you—tho I must be short. Tedious, indeed is our... |
63 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 September 1774 | 1774-09-29 | Sitting down to write to you, is a Scene almost too tender for my State of Nerves. It calls up to... |
64 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 October 1774 | 1774-10-07 | I thank you for all your kind favours. I wish I could write to you, much oftener than I do. I... |
65 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 9 October 1774 | 1774-10-09 | I am wearied to Death with the Life I lead. The Business of the Congress is tedious, beyond... |
66 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 28 January 1775 | 1775-01-28 | I think myself Doubly obligated to my amiable Friend that she has for once Layed aside that... |
67 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 25 February 1775 | 1775-02-25 | I had the pleasure of hearing Yesterday by a transient person that my much Esteemed friend Mrs.... |
68 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 30 April 1775 | 1775-04-30 | I arrived here, last Evening, and have attended Mr. Strongs Meeting all this Day. I rode alone,... |
69 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 30 April 1775 | 1775-04-30 | New York has appointed an ample Representation in our Congress, and have appointed a provincial... |
70 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 2 May 1775 | 1775-05-02 | Our Hearts are bleeding for the poor People of Boston. What will, or can be done for them I cant... |