661John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 1772 (Adams Papers)
I take an opportunity by Mr. Kent, to let you know that I am at Plymouth, and pretty well. Shall...
662John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 September 1771 (Adams Papers)
There is no Business here —And I presume as little at Braintree. The Pause in the English Trade,...
663John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1 July 1769 (Adams Papers)
We have lived thro the Heat, and Toil, and Confusion of this Week. We have tried three of the...
664John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 June 1769 (Adams Papers)
I embrace with Joy, this Opportunity of writing you. Mr. Langdon, who is to be the Bearer, was so...
665John Adams to Abigail Smith, 30 September 1764 (Adams Papers)
I have this Evening been to see the Girl.—What Girl? Pray, what Right have you to go after...
666John Adams to Abigail Smith, 8 May 1764 (Adams Papers)
This Morning received yours by Mr. Ayers. I can say nothing to the Contents at present, being...
667John Adams to Abigail Smith, 7 May 1764 (Adams Papers)
I promised you, Sometime agone, a Catalogue of your Faults, Imperfections, Defects, or whatever...
668John Adams to Abigail Smith, 4 May 1764 (Adams Papers)
Returned from a Ramble in Town which began at 10 in the Morning. Dined with my Friend S. Adams...
669John Adams to Abigail Smith, 26 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
Many have been the particular Reasons against my Writing for several days past, but one general...
670John Adams to Abigail Smith, 18 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
Three of our Company, have now the Small Pox upon them, Wheat, Badger, and Elderkin. We have seen...
671John Adams to Abigail Smith, 17 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
Yours of April 15th. this moment received. I thank You for it—and for your offer of Milk, but We...
672John Adams to Abigail Smith, 14 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
The Deacon and his Three Children are arrivd and the Operation has been performed, and all well....
673John Adams to Abigail Smith, 13 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
We arrived at Captn. Cunninghams, about Twelve O’Clock and sent our Compliments to Dr. Perkins....
674John Adams to Abigail Smith, 12 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
I have Thoughts of sending you a Nest of Letters like a nest of Basketts; tho I suspect the...
675John Adams to Abigail Smith, 11 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
The Room which I thought would have been an Hospital or a Musaeum, has really proved a Den of...
676John Adams to Abigail Smith, 11 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
This is the last Opportunity I shall have to write you from Braintree for some Weeks. You may...
677John Adams to Abigail Smith, 7 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
For many Years past, I have not felt more serenely than I do this Evening. My Head is clear, and...
678John Adams to Abigail Smith, 1762 – 1763 (Adams Papers)
I have taken the best Advice, on the subject of your Billet, and I find you cannot compell me to...
679John Adams to Abigail Smith, August 1763 (Adams Papers)
Germantown is at a great Distance from Weymouth Meeting-House, you know; The No. of Yards indeed...
680John Adams to Abigail Smith, 15 August 1763 (Adams Papers)
The Disappointment you mention was not intended, but quite accidental. A Gentleman, for whom I...
681John Adams to Abigail Smith, 20 April 1763 (Adams Papers)
Love sweetens Life, and Life sometimes destroys Love. Beauty is desirable and Deformity...
682John Adams to Abigail Smith, 14 February 1763 (Adams Papers)
Accidents are often more Friendly to us, than our own Prudence.—I intended to have been at...
683John Adams to Abigail Smith, 4 October 1762 (Adams Papers)
By the same Token that the Bearer hereof satt up with you last night I hereby order you to give...