I return the enclosed letter according to your desire, painfully regretting, that I can not...
After a year’s absence I came yesterday to make a visit to my friends for three days. Our anxiety...
Your Apology for not having written before was accepted by your grandmother. To be attentive to...
This year compleats a Century Since my Uncle Boylston introduced the practise of Inoculation into...
last Saturday my Dear Children and grandsons viz William your Brother, and little Charles Adams...
Your neat, pretty letter, looking small, but containing much, reached me this day. I have a good...
I received your letter this day, written from Springfield; this has been a relief to us to hear...
“Delightful praise, like summer rose, That brighter in the dew-drop glows.” They were sweet drops...
I was made very happy by the receipt of your letter of the 7th. I have enclosed two papers to...
Yesterday was our Thanksgiving day. In our own way, and with tempers suited to the occasion, we...
11From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 22 November 1824 (Adams Papers)
Your letter of the 5th November gave us all great pleasure and certainly none more than me. I was...
As Dean Swift says, “eyes with writing almost blind,” I commence a letter to you, near ten...
Thursday the 30th of November was our thanksgiving day. I was not able to go to meeting owing to...
14From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 18 December 1823 (Adams Papers)
Your kind letter of the 14th. has given me great pleasure, I congratulate you on the Birth of...
I do not know how our account stands, whether I am indebted for a letter or you, but I shall not...
16From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 19 May 1819 (Adams Papers)
Thank Mr De Wint for his Box of New york Cider Grove champaigne—Accept my thanks for the two...
Your Letter, my dear Caroline, gave me pleasure. As all your’s are calculated to enliven the...
18From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 1 January 1820 (Adams Papers)
I wish you a happy New year, and as many new-years as your Nature can bear, in health Peace and...
I gave the Portrait of my beloved and lamented Sister your dear Mother, to mine, without reserve...
This morning’s post brought me your letter of the 20th. We were all delighted; grandfather’s...
Your letter of May the 8th, your grandpapa brought home with him from church, on Sunday the 20th;...
There is but one copy of the “Epistle to my Mother” extant, and that is an unfinished fragment—I...
23From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 25 January 1825 (Adams Papers)
your letter of the 6th. of January gave me much pleasure, to which was added was that of your...
my dear Caroline must be informd that her Grand mothers Eyes are so much afflicted as to oblige...
25From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 11 February 1820 (Adams Papers)
I have been informed that you have read Mr Locks Essays on the human Understanding it would also...
I can scarcly belive that I have not written to my dear Girl for so long a time as two months,...
If you find as many joyful faces to receive you, as you have left sorrowful hearts behind you,...
It was with a heavy heart and trembling hand, that I yesterday broke the seal of your letter to...
29From François Adriaan Van der Kemp to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 25 February 1820 (Adams Papers)
I must acknowledge that some time ago, I fostered the expectation of being gratified with a few...
delightfull praise! like summer Rose that brighter in the dew drop glows— they were Sweet Drops...
The few first days after I came to Quincy namely 19th. 20th. & morning of 21st—She was very weak...
I write you a few lines just to say that I send your mother a century Sermon, preached in this...
33From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 8 July 1822 (Adams Papers)
I am as much delighted with answering your pritty Letter, of June 3d. as you was with writing it,...
I inclose you a volm from Harriot, and I have written to your Mother so late, that I have not a...
Thursday, 30th November, was our Thanksgiving Day; I was not able to attend church, owing to my...
To-morrow will be a fortnight since you left me; I have watched the weather with much solicitude,...
37From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 13 July 1820 (Adams Papers)
Extract. I was not able to accept the condescending invitation of the Government of the State and...
I have not written to you this year! and this is the second month of it, and let us ask the...
39From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 16 October 1821 (Adams Papers)
I have received your very kind letter of 7th. october—the friendly conspiricy between your Aunt...
The Executors of the last Will and Testament of John Adams, late of Quincy deceased, enclose...
I hope you received the letters safe which I inclosed to you from your brother. I wish I could...
The Executors of the last Will and Testament of John Adams deceased, have proceeded to the...