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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1231 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 October 1775 | 1775-10-09 | I have not been composed enough to write you since Last Sabbeth when in the bitterness of my... |
1232 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 21 July 1776 | 1776-07-21 | I have no doubt but that my dearest Friend is anxious to know how his Portia does, and his little... |
1233 | Adams, Abigail | Thaxter, John | Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 9 December 1781 | 1781-12-09 | I do not take up my pen by way of reply to any Letter of yours— that is not in my power. 15... |
1234 | Adams, Abigail | Johnson, Catherine Nuth | Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 8 May 1801 | 1801-05-08 | It is now near three Months Since I left the city of Washington; in all which time I have not... |
1235 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 October 1782 | 1782-10-25 | The family are all retired to rest, the Busy scenes of the day are over, a day which I wished to... |
1236 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 5 March 1798 | 1798-03-05 | I received on saturday Evening the 3 d March Your kind Letter of 25 Feb’ ry. You estimate much... |
1237 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 23 June 1777 | 1777-06-23 | I have just retird to my Chamber, but an impulce seazes me to write you a few lines before I... |
1238 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Louisa Catherine | Abigail Adams to Louisa Catherine Adams, 21 May 1804 | 1804-05-21 | Altho I have not written to you Since the return of Your Husband to Quincy, I have had the... |
1239 | Adams, Abigail | Macaulay, Catharine Sawbridge | Abigail Adams to Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay, 1774 | ≈1774-01-01 | In the last Letter which Mr. Adams had the honour to receive from you, you express a Desire to... |
1240 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 24 April 1800 | 1800-04-24 | It is with great pleasure my dear sister that I can say to you, Your Son has recoverd from a... |
1241 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 June 1785 | 1785-06-26 | I have not written you a single line since you left me. Your sisters punctuality I saw would... |
1242 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 27 April 1800 | 1800-04-27 | I have been so much engaged that I have not been able to get time to write you a line this week.... |
1243 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 August 1790 | 1790-08-08 | I have the pleasure to inform you that last Night mrs Smith got to Bed with an other fine Boy. We... |
1244 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 1 February 1793 | 1793-02-01 | your last date, as yet received, was the 14 of Jan’ ry , I may have Letters in Town; but as the... |
1245 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, William | Abigail Adams to William Smith, 29 May 1798 | 1798-05-29 | yours of May 18 received on saturday. the President says, he will be obliged to you to chuse him... |
1246 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 21 October 1778 | 1778-10-21 | How dear to me was the Signature of my Friend this Evening received by the Boston a ship more... |
1247 | Adams, Abigail | Williamos, Charles | Abigail Adams to Charles Williamos, 1 July 1785 | 1785-07-01 | I received your favour last evening which is the first line we have had from you; I shall send to... |
1248 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 29 August 1790 | 1790-08-29 | I last Night received your Letter which I have long expected, dated 9 th of August, and thank you... |
1249 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 June 1798 | 1798-06-01 | I was indeed greatly afflicted by the contents of your last Letter. I received it yesterday, and... |
1250 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 December 1783 | 1783-12-26 | Your Letters by Mr. Thaxter I received; and was not a little pleased with them; if you do not... |
1251 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Abigail Adams | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 6 August 1788 | 1788-08-06 | It grieves me to think how little I have been able to write to you since my arrival here. I have... |
1252 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 8 February 1797 | 1797-02-08 | And may it prove an auspicious prelude to each ensuing Season. You have this Day to declare... |
1253 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 5 September 1782 | 1782-09-05 | Your kind favours of May 14th and June 16th came to Hand last Evening; and tho I have only just... |
1254 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 13 March 1802 | 1802-03-13 | I have received two Barrels of flower but no account of the price either from the Baker or You.... |
1255 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abigail Adams, with List of … | 1787-07-10 | When I wrote you last I did not know that petit had taken places in the Stage and paid for them.... |
1256 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 23 April 1781 | 1781-04-23 | You will wonder I suppose to what part of the world all the Letters you have written since the 25... |
1257 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 24 April 1786 | 1786-04-24 | Captain Cushing is arrived. Mr Adams this day received Some letters by the post, and Nabby got... |
1258 | Adams, Abigail | Saturday 17 of July. | 1784-07-17 | I have neglected my journal for a week. During that time we have had 3 calm days, some wet... | |
1259 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5 December 1795 | 1795-12-05 | As capt Scott has not yet saild, it gives me an opportunity of informing you that last Evening I... |
1260 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 8 June 1779 | 1779-06-08 | Six Months have already elapsed since I heard a syllable from you or my dear Son, and five since... |
1261 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 19 October 1785 | 1785-10-19 | Mr. Fox a young Gentleman from Philadelphia who came recommended by Dr. Rush to Mr. Adams, will... |
1262 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 May 1791 | 1791-05-12 | we have reachd this place this day, but whether I shall be able to travel tomorrow is uncertain,... |
1263 | Adams, Abigail | Washington, Martha | Abigail Adams to Martha Washington, 25 June 1791 | 1791-06-25 | I was honourd with your much esteemed favour on the 15 of this month. the state of my Health,... |
1264 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, William | Abigail Adams to William Smith, 15 April 1798 | 1798-04-15 | I inclose a Letter to you for Mrs Black. as there is but one post a week for Quincy, it may... |
1265 | Adams, Abigail | Welsh, Thomas | Abigail Adams to Thomas Welsh, 6 June 1797 | 1797-06-06 | We yesterday received the Centinal. I thank you for the vindication which I found in it. I well... |
1266 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 29 August 1776 | 1776-08-29 | I have this moment sent of a Letter to the post office when Mr. Bass came in to let me know that... |
1267 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 22 April 1798 | 1798-04-22 | By the post of yesterday I received yours of April 15 as the post will now go more frequently I... |
1268 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 25 October 1804 | 1804-10-25 | Sickness for three weeks past, has prevented my acknowledging the receipt of Your Letter of Sep’... |
1269 | Adams, Abigail | Tyler, Royall | Abigail Adams to Royall Tyler, 5 September 1784 | 1784-09-05 | I have scarcly toucht a pen since I came from London nor have I written a single Letter to a... |
1270 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 11 August 1786 | 1786-08-11 | Your papa and I wrote you from Harwich the morning we embarked for Helvoet, the wind was very... |
1271 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 16 July 1775 | 1775-07-16 | I have this afternoon had the pleasure of receiving your Letter by your Friends Mr. Collins and... |
1272 | Adams, Abigail | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 18 July … | 1800-07-18 | I received Your kind Letter by mr Peabody and thank You most Sincerely for it; I did not know... |
1273 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 23 April 1795 | 1795-04-23 | I did not receive any Letters from You when your Brother wrote last to me the 11 of Nov br . I... |
1274 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 April 1785 | 1785-04-15 | There is a Young Gentleman going from Passy in the pacquet for New York. His Name is Chaumont,... |
1275 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 27 June 1798 | 1798-06-27 | The reflections which this morning have occupied my mind previous to taking my pen, have been of... |
1276 | Adams, Abigail | Thaxter, John | Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 21 July 1783 | 1783-07-21 | I almost fear I shall be too late for the Vessel which is about to sail for England. I did not... |
1277 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 23 January 1796 | 1796-01-23 | I came to Town yesterday, and find a vessel going to sail for England tomorrow, and I would not... |
1278 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 22 December 1799 | 1799-12-22 | I wrote to You the Day after we received the account of the Death of Gen’ ll Washington. this... |
1279 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 April 1782 | 1782-04-25 | Whenever any difficulty encompasses me, my first thought is how would my Friend conduct in this... |
1280 | Adams, Abigail | Lowell, John | Abigail Adams to John Lowell, 27 December 1779 | 1779-12-27 | Your very polite reply to my Letter demands my acknowledgment. If I should find myself... |