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1 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 October 1787 | 1787-10-08 | I have just sent some Letters to go by Captain Folger, but find he does not sail so soon as... |
2 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 20 October 1787 | 1787-10-20 | As captain Folger is not yet gone I write a few more lines by him, tho I have nothing new to... |
3 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 April 1800 | 1800-04-15 | I received a few lines from You Yesterday. in replie to mr Bates queries, I would have the Room... |
4 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 October 1766 | 1766-10-13 | I heard to Day that the Doctor had a Letter from Mr. Cranch, and that he was still very Ill, poor... |
5 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1774 | ≈1774-01-01 | I was yesterday at Weymouth where I received your Letter, and the saffron risbands &c. I thank... |
6 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 19 July 1797 | 1797-07-19 | If the Compass by which my course is directed does not vary again through unavoidable necessity I... |
7 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 October 1799 | 1799-10-13 | I got to Westown on Wednesday by four oclock and was met two miles from Town by Mrs otis,... |
8 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 February 1790 | 1790-02-28 | on the 17 of this Month cousin William wrote his uncle, that he had carried his cousin Tom Home... |
9 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 31 October 1797 | 1797-10-31 | I have received but one Letter from you Since I left Quincy now near a Month; I have been here... |
10 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 5 June 1798 | 1798-06-05 | I write you this Morning just to say that there are dispatches from our Envoys up to April by... |
11 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 29 July 1797 | 1797-07-29 | We leave this place this morning & hope to reach Home on fryday of the next week. I have written... |
12 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 17 October 1791 | 1791-10-17 | I arrived here last Night. my first inquiry was for a Letter from you, which I was happy enough... |
13 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 July 1798 | 1798-07-03 | The extreem heat of yesterday & the no less prospet of it this day, is beyond any thing I ever... |
14 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 October 1787 | 1787-10-08 | I inclose a pamphlet upon darying which when you have read, be so good as to give to Pheby... |
15 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 May 1790 | 1790-05-08 | I wrote to you ten days ago and informd you that my Family were very sick. I did not then... |
16 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 24 November 1788 | 1788-11-24 | I know you will rejoice with me that all was happily over & mrs Smith safely abed before I reachd... |
17 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 4 November 1799 | 1799-11-04 | Tomorow morning I expect to leave this place, and proceed on my way to Philadelphia—where I hope... |
18 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 5 May 1797 | 1797-05-05 | we reachd here yesterday being thursday the 7 th day from leaving home. we had very bad Roads,... |
19 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 31 March 1798 | 1798-03-31 | I write you a few lines this morning merely to inclose a Letter which I will thank you to cover... |
20 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 December 1800 | 1800-12-08 | I know My Much loved Sister that you will mingle in my Sorrow, and weep With me over the Grave of... |
21 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 October 1797 | 1797-10-13 | we arrived here on twesday Evening on the 11 th , after a pleasent journey in which we met with... |
22 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 29 July 1798 | 1798-07-29 | we left Philadelphia on Wedensday last. the day preceeding was very Hot a partial Rain had waterd... |
23 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 June 1790 | 1790-06-13 | I received your Letter of May 16. and was very happy to find that you were all upon the recovery.... |
24 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 2 August 1784 | 1784-08-02 | Before Mr. Smith went away I had no opportunity to ask Master John a Question but in company. I... |
25 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, ca. 18 October 1800 | 1800-10-18 | It is a great Grief to me my dear sister that I can do so little for you in your trouble when I... |
26 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 18 April 1791 | 1791-04-18 | This day fortnight the 2 of May we propose to set out on our journey to Braintree. it will be the... |
27 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 July 1797 | 1797-07-21 | The weather is Hot as we can bear the whole city is like a Bake House. we have a House with large... |
28 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 29 April 1792 | 1792-04-29 | I left Philadelphia on twesday Noon the 24 of April. my first stage was only twenty miles. I bore... |
29 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 February 1798 | 1798-02-01 | your kind Letter of Jan’ ry 14 th I received last week. I Shall not be dissatisfied with mr... |
30 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 April 1790 | 1790-04-03 | I congratulate you and my dear Neice upon the late happy event in your Family. can you really... |
31 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 March 1786 | 1786-03-15 | Mrs Hay call’d upon me a sunday whilst I was gone to meeting to let me know that She expected to... |
32 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 April 1797 | 1797-04-30 | I know you will rejoice to hear that we are so far on our journey without meeting any accident my... |
33 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch?, July – August 1785 | ≈1785-07-01 | I wrote you by Captain Dashood just when I was about removeing from the Bath Hotel to Grovsnor... |
34 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 9 December 1784 | 1784-12-09 | Your Letter by way of Amsterdam had a quick passage and was matter of great pleasure to me. I... |
35 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 October 1791 | 1791-10-30 | I wrote to you upon my journey whilst I was at Brookfield the sunday after I left you and was... |
36 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 4 October 1789 | 1789-10-04 | I wrote you a Letter last week, but as it did not get to the Post office, I have detaind it with... |
37 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 February 1798 | 1798-02-06 | I was very anxious to receive a Letter from you this morning, and Betsy was wishing yet dreading... |
38 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 July 1798 | 1798-07-13 | I begin my Letter by saying that mr Cranch was so much better on the 7th, the date of mrs... |
39 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 10 May 1798 | 1798-05-10 | Rumour at a distance magnifies, and seldom reports truth. I have not written you a word upon a... |
40 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 March 1786 | 1786-03-21 | I have just returnd from a visit to Moor Place Moor feilds, Where I have been to take leave of my... |
41 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 October 1786 | 1786-10-12 | I wrote you some days ago, and mr Gardner comeing in just as I had closed my Letter I inquired of... |
42 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 April 1790 | 1790-04-21 | I received your two kind Letters of April 1 & 5 I am extreemly sorry to hear that mrs Norten is... |
43 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 January 1800 | 1800-01-28 | I yesterday received Your Letter of the 19 th . I think You have testified Your proportion of... |
44 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 October 1785 | 1785-10-01 | I told you in my last, that I was going to dine with my Friend Mrs. Rogers. You must know that... |
45 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 April 1787 | 1787-04-28 | I have now to acknowledge your kind favour of April 7th by Captain Folger— I have already written... |
46 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 26 May 1800 | 1800-05-26 | detained here by a cold North East rain, I write to inform You I am thus far on My journey to... |
47 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 3 October 1790 | 1790-10-03 | do you not pitty me my dear sister to be so soon all in a Bustle? and wary of Removing again, as... |
48 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 13 June 1798 | 1798-06-13 | but I was thinking so much of Quincy, that I mechanically dated from thence; when I sent Letters... |
49 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 18 December 1791 | 1791-12-18 | I wrote to you on the 27 of Nov br but company comeing in call’d me from my pen, and I have not... |
50 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 30 May 1790 | 1790-05-30 | your kind Letter of various dates came safe to Hand. I was allarmed at not hearing from you, &... |