1Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 20 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received your Letter of Jan’ry 23 d and was gratified to find your Hand writing improving. I...
2Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 25 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
I thank you my dear Nephew for your last agreable Letter. you have too sensible and feeling a...
3Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 23 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
I was much obliged to you for sending me the answer to Barlows Letter. our Printers in Boston are...
4Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 2 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
Is there no method my child you can persue to escape the constant colds to which you are subject...
5Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 6 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received yesterday mor’g by Plimouth stage, your Letter of 28th december, together with the...
6Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 9 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
Last Evening was marrid at the Seat of the President of the united states, by the Revd mr Weld mr...
7Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 14 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
your Aunt Cranch received a Letter from your Mother of Jan ry 1st in which she makes mention of...
8Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 14 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received this week as many packets by the Mail as a minister of state. they however containd...
9Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 20 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
you are very good dear William in your attentions towards me, and I receive the papers regularly...
10Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 28 October 1799 (Adams Papers)
what can you expect me to write you from this village; where I hear & know no more what is...
11Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 6 September 1800 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter by Mr Rogers did not reach Me untill the last week. The Crisis which I have long...
12Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 18 November 1798 (Adams Papers)
when this reaches you I presume you will have arivd to the end of your journey, and have taken...
13Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 26 December 1797 (Adams Papers)
I received by the last post your kind Letter and the Poem of Mrs Mortens which the President had...
14Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 3 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
Rejoice o young Man in thy youth, and let thy Heart Cheer thee. this is the language of Soloman....
15Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 14 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
Altho I was much fatigued last Evening, I wrote a few lines to the President to let him know we...
16Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 2 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have duly received all your Letters, and thank you for them. your last of May 20 came on the...
17Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 16 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received yesterday your Letter of Jan’ry 6th, with the News papers to the 7th Clapole excepted;...
18Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 21 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of three Letters from you since my last. your punctuality and...
19From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 13 September 1817 (Adams Papers)
By a Letter which I received from Caroline dated 1st Sepbr She acquaints me that a mr Verplanck...
20From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 23 January 1811 (Adams Papers)
I desired Louissa to call and See you, and to tell you that I would Send for you to Quincy if you...
21From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 1 October 1808 (Adams Papers)
Shall we ever have the pleasure of a visit from you at Quincy. I can Scarcly credit that you...
22From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, October 1810 (Adams Papers)
To know that your Mother has been Sick of a dangerous fever, and that She is Still in a low weaks...
23From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 19 April 1806 (Adams Papers)
The Bill which Our Tennant has presented must I presume be allowd him: the repairs were necessary...
24From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 11 February 1811 (Adams Papers)
I wish you was as far recoverd from your Sickness as I am from mine, altho I have not yet left my...
25From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 26 October 1813 (Adams Papers)
Mr Cutter is very desirious that you and any person we may agree upon Should go to medford and...
26From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 18 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
Your good uncle Cranch is gone. heaven has Saved him the greatest anguish he could experience in...
27From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 26 February 1806 (Adams Papers)
I have found the account and inclose it to you. I wish you to inquire of our Tennant whether the...
28From George Washington Adams to William Smith Shaw, 10 November 1821 (Adams Papers)
For your favour of the 23rd October I am greatly indebted; it should have been acknowledged...
29From George Washington Adams to William Smith Shaw, 3 January 1822 (Adams Papers)
I am directed by my Father to congratulate you upon the handsome acquisition you have lately made...
30From George Washington Adams to William Smith Shaw, 18 October 1821 (Adams Papers)
My Father has desired me to request you to send on with his law books a large Ainsworths Latin...
31From George Washington Adams to William Smith Shaw, 27 October 1821 (Adams Papers)
I am directed by my Father to inform you that he has received your letter with the Bill of lading...
32From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 10 June 1819 (Adams Papers)
I thank you kindly for sending me Cen the Centinel containing the pieces upon Neutrality signed...
33From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 26 June 1825 (Adams Papers)
Dr Jarvis with great truth and propriety observes that “the Religion of the Indians has not been...
34From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 9 April 1811 (Adams Papers)
The former leaf you may insert in your Silva if you please. If you do not, please to return it to...
35From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 22 August 1821 (Adams Papers)
Have you the laws of Congress from 1797 to 1801-3 or the journals of the senate for that period?...
36From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 16 June 1821 (Adams Papers)
I believe I have related to you, for Shaw told the Story 100 times, of a very vulgar dialogue...
37From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 3 January 1820 (Adams Papers)
In presenting the Compliments of the Season I wish you a happy New Year—as many as human Nature...
38From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 10 July 1808 (Adams Papers)
I request the favour of you to insert the foregoing Letter in the next Anthology. It is a...
39From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 21 June 1821 (Adams Papers)
Dr Jarvis in his Seventh page has truely observed that “the Indians can not communication in...
40From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 9 June 1819 (Adams Papers)
I thank you kindly for sending me the Centinel containing the peices upon neutrality signed by...
41From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 20 June 1825 (Adams Papers)
Dr Jarvis with great truth and propriety observes that “the Religion of the Indians has not be...
42From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 17 March 1807 (Adams Papers)
I have advised Messrs. Perkins to print Mr. Cremeres Letter literatim. But it ought to be...
43From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 20 June 1821 (Adams Papers)
Dr Jarvis with great truth and propriety asserts that the Religion of the Indians, has not been...
44From John Adams to William Smith Shaw, 13 March 1805 (Adams Papers)
“The catastrophe of Leyden is to me a most affecting event; a beautiful city where I resided with...
45From John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, 27 December 1805 (Adams Papers)
I have to thank you for the receipt of your letter of the 14th: instt: and for the last number of...
46From John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, 17 October 1807 (Adams Papers)
We arrived safe at Providence on the Evening of the day when we took leave of you in Boston; and...
47From John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, 7 March 1808 (Adams Papers)
I will thank you to pay to my father, for me, on or before the 22d: of this month eleven hundred...
48From John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, 5 February 1807 (Adams Papers)
I received some days since your favour of the 19. January, and thank you for the information it...
49From John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, 10 July 1806 (Adams Papers)
I have received an invitation from Mr: Boylston, to dine with him to-morrow—If you see him in...
50From John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, 25 March 1808 (Adams Papers)
Your favour of the 5th: instt: never came to my hands untill yesterday—I have long noticed the...