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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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151 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Abigail Adams | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 14 August 1795 | 1795-08-14 | I quitted you with a heavy heart with many reflections upon my mind known only to myself. You ask... |
152 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 November 1794 | 1794-11-26 | This day compleats Ten weeks, since you sailed and I have had no opportunity before this, by... |
153 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 5 October 1787 | 1787-10-05 | Your obliging favour by captain Folger came safe to Hand, and brought me the agreeable... |
154 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 15 September … | 1785-09-15 | Mr. Storer says the ship in which he is to embark will go down to day and that he shall go on... |
155 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 18 March 1798 | 1798-03-18 | When I have written to your Brother I feel as if I had exhausted all the subjects which it is... |
156 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 12 October 1787 | 1787-10-12 | Your obliging Letter was handed me, on my return from a journey into Devonshire. it was one of... |
157 | 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... |
158 | Adams, Abigail | Boudinot, Elias | Abigail Adams to Elias Boudinot, post 15 June 1801 | ≈1801-06-16 | My Son having Sent me a coppy of your valuable Book, the President has read it with great... |
159 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Sr., 12 March 1787 | 1787-03-12 | I have sent by Captain Scott the Books you wrote for, and if there is any thing else in which I... |
160 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 – 30 July 1784 | ≈1784-07-06 | I have been 16 days at sea, and have not attempted to write a single Letter; tis true I have kept... |
161 | Adams, Abigail | Dilly, Edward | Abigail Adams to Edward Dilly, 22 May 1775 | 1775-05-22 | Just before Mr. Adams set off upon his journey to Philadelphia he had the pleasure of receiving a... |
162 | 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... |
163 | Adams, Abigail | Malcom, Samuel B. | Abigail Adams to Samuel B. Malcom, 18 May 1800 | 1800-05-18 | I received Yesterday your kind and Friendly Letter for which accept my thanks. the interest you... |
164 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 September 1790 | 1790-09-12 | I received by your Brother on fryday last your kind Letter; he did not get here, oweing to... |
165 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 16 July 1780 | 1780-07-16 | I had just retired to my Chamber and taken up my pen to congratulate you upon the arrival of the... |
166 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 May 1777 | 1777-05-18 | I think myself very happy that not a week passes but what I receive a Letter or two, some times... |
167 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, William | Abigail Adams to William Smith, 9 June 1798 | 1798-06-09 | I inclose you a Bill of Lading of some flower a cask trunk and an Iron dripping pan, which I have... |
168 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abigail Adams, 23 July 1786 | 1786-07-23 | Mr. Trumble will have the honour of delivering this to you. The knowledge you have of him, and... |
169 | 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... |
170 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, James | Abigail Adams to James Warren, 7 June 1778 | 1778-06-07 | Your Billit was deliverd to me a Day or two ago. I am much obliged to you for your kind offer but... |
171 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 24 February 1804 | 1804-02-24 | We have this Day quite and old fashiond Snow Storm, after an unusual pleasent Feb’ ry . the Snow... |
172 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 September 1774 | 1774-09-14 | Five Weeks have past and not one line have I received. I had rather give a dollar for a letter by... |
173 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 15 March 1800 | 1800-03-15 | Last Sunday the tenth, we had a deep snow here and as I know we usually have our proportion at... |
174 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 12 February 1777 | 1777-02-12 | Mr. Bromfield was so obliging as to write me Word that he designd a journey to the Southern... |
175 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 23 May 1802 | 1802-05-23 | William Shaw was here to spend the Sabbeth, and brought with him his Letters from you; he shew me... |
176 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 22 May 1786 | 1786-05-22 | I have time only to write you a line or two, not expecting captain Bigolow to Sail so Soon. I was... |
177 | Adams, Abigail | Tyler, Royall | Abigail Adams to Royall Tyler?, 14 June 1783 | 1783-06-14 | You wish me to devote half an hour to you in your absence; you requested and I comply, to shew... |
178 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 October 1775 | 1775-10-25 | I have been highly favourd this week past. No less than 5 Letters I have received from you. It is... |
179 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 21 November 1800 | 1800-11-21 | I arrived here on Sunday last, and without meeting with any accident worth noticing, except... |
180 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, William Smith | Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 25 January 1799 | 1799-01-25 | I thank you my dear Nephew for your last agreable Letter. you have too sensible and feeling a... |
181 | 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... |
182 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 15 June 1797 | 1797-06-15 | I have not written a line to you for a long time; yet scarcly an hour of the day passes in which... |
183 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 20 September 1776 | 1776-09-20 | I sit down this Evening to write you, but I hardly know what to think about your going to... |
184 | Adams, Abigail | Otis, Mary Smith Gray | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Gray Otis, post 15 December … | ≈1801-12-16 | I received with great pleasure your kind Letter of December 15. I regreeted that I had not the... |
185 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 6 July 1787 | 1787-07-06 | If I had thought you would so soon have Sent for your dear little Girl, I should have been... |
186 | 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... |
187 | 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... |
188 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 July 1775 | 1775-07-31 | I do not feel easy more than two days together without writing to you. If you abound you must lay... |
189 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March 1797 | 1797-03-31 | With my borrowed Money I have just paid the collector my tax Bill. I have the satisfaction to... |
190 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Abigail Adams | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 25 January 1791 | 1791-01-25 | You must not flatter yourself with the expectation of hearing from Colonel Smith until the... |
191 | 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... |
192 | Adams, Abigail | Thaxter, John | Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 19 August 1778 | 1778-08-19 | I really began to feel very uneasy at your long Silence and feared Sickness or some disaster had... |
193 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 15 June 1795 | 1795-06-15 | I have regularly received Your Letters and thank you for them. I have read the pamphlets. the... |
194 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 28 March 1796 | 1796-03-28 | Captain Beal was in Boston on Saturday and he prevaild on the post master to let him take up the... |
195 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Elizabeth | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Cranch, 8 May 1785 | 1785-05-08 | Yes my dear Neice, it was a Ceremony that one must study Some time to find out either utility or... |
196 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 15 July 1799 | 1799-07-15 | I know not how it is, but I always feel more spirits when I take my pen to write to you, than to... |
197 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 18 April 1790 | 1790-04-18 | Your kind favour of the 5 th Instant came safe to Hand. I know our interest at Braintree can be... |
198 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 2 February 1794 | 1794-02-02 | I last Evening received your kind Letters of Jan’ry 18, 21 & 22 d accompanied with the... |
199 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 25 December 1792 | 1792-12-25 | Prince will bring this to you; the inclosed Letters I wish you to direct, the thin Paper, to your... |
200 | 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... |