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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1611 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 17 March … | 1817-03-17 | I write you a few lines in addition to what I have already written, and inclose you the Copy of a... |
1612 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 29 … | 1818-01-29 | I write but seldom to you, least you should feel as tho’ you were obliged to replie, when you... |
1613 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Cushing, Hannah Phillips | From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, 1 … | 1812-09-01 | Your kind invitation would be joyfully accepted by my young Ladies, but at present they have with... |
1614 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Ann Frances Harrod | From Abigail Smith Adams to Ann Frances Harrod Adams … | 1806-02-16 | I expected to have heard from you by Mr Beal, but his comeing to dine yesterday with the club I... |
1615 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 30 January … | 1818-01-30 | I received the articles this morning cloth Nankeen Ribbon Letter covers &c altho the Gospel... |
1616 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Cushing, Hannah Phillips | From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, 17 … | 1812-02-17 | I have been contemplating writing to you for Several weeks past to inquire after your health &... |
1617 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 8 April … | 1811-04-08 | Your Letter of december No 6—/17 came Safe to hand yesterday, the last No was 8. So that two... |
1618 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, John Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams Smith, 26 … | 1809-11-26 | I received your Letter of the 19th. I had written you a few hasty lines by mr Beals in which I... |
1619 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 11 … | 1804-11-11 | I am desirious of writing you a few lines just to assure you that I am able to hold a pen, and... |
1620 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams, 10 May 1815 | 1815-05-10 | pray how did you succeed with your new commission? I heard you was made Commander-in chief of the... |
1621 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Cushing, Hannah Phillips | From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, 18 … | 1813-02-18 | I have been contemplating writing to you for Several weeks past; to inquire after your health,... |
1622 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 23 June … | 1818-06-23 | enclosed is a Letter which you will see contains a request to me; and through me to you. the... |
1623 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 16 August … | 1816-08-16 | I yesterday thursday the 15 received your communications of the 9th. you see it was not possible... |
1624 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, John Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams Smith, 1808 | ≈1808-01-01 | I always feel most disposed to write when I have just received a Letter. Yet that is not the case... |
1625 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 15 September … | 1814-09-15 | What a Sad time our good Friends have for their journey. I think they will not travel in such... |
1626 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Thomas Boylston | From Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 7 … | 1810-08-07 | Received Quincy August 7th: 1810 of Thomas B Adams the sum of twenty-five Dollars and fifty Cents... |
1627 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 May … | 1806-05-13 | When Mr. Hall was here your Father told him that he would leave to you the adjustment of the... |
1628 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Warren, Mercy Otis | From Abigail Smith Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 1 … | 1813-11-01 | I was so highly gratified with the visit from your Grandaughter that I could not leave her to... |
1629 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 8 September … | 1815-09-08 | By your note last Evening I conclude you had not received my Letter by the post of fryday which I... |
1630 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson … | 1818-04-15 | My correspondence has been much interrupted the last fortnight Susan has been So feeble and weak,... |
1631 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Greenleaf, Lucy Cranch | From Abigail Smith Adams to Lucy Cranch Greenleaf, 30 … | 1811-06-30 | I promised to write you what I considerd the State of Your Dear Mother. She has appeard since you... |
1632 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, William Stephens | From Abigail Smith Adams to William Stephens Smith, 22 … | 1814-03-22 | I received your Letter of March the 12th in replie to mine, of the 2d ult. the method you took to... |
1633 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Peabody, Stephen | From Abigail Smith Adams to Stephen Peabody, 11 April … | 1815-04-11 | By the Agony of your own Bosoms you can judge of the affliction of mine, at the Sudden, and... |
1634 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, Elizabeth | From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith, 26 January … | 1805-01-26 | My mind is so anxiously engaged for you my Dear Friend, and your Family that I cannot think of... |
1635 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Greenleaf, Lucy Cranch | From Abigail Smith Adams to Lucy Cranch Greenleaf … | ≈1811-09-01 | in replie to your inquiries I answer mrs Adams had a very bad night. at 2 oclock Nancy came to my... |
1636 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 May … | 1817-05-10 | I will write to you again, and untill I learn from you, that you have taken your passage home.—I... |
1637 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Cranch, William | From Abigail Smith Adams to William Cranch, 17 October … | 1811-10-17 | Your dear Father has joind the Spirits of the Blessed made perfect, on saturday last he was taken... |
1638 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 30 June … | 1816-06-30 | The east wind of this day, will prevent the Sailing of the Galen, and it gives me the opportunity... |
1639 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 1808 | ≈1808-01-01 | Those of the family who could not attend yesterday at Cambridge yesterday as well as those who... |
1640 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Johnson, Catherine Nuth | From Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 29 … | 1810-12-29 | I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of december 15th. and the pleasure of... |
1641 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, Hannah Carter | From Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Carter Smith, 14 … | 1806-02-14 | If the sympathy of Friends could alleviate the sorrow of an afflicted Heart, deeply wounded by... |
1642 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, Abigail Amelia Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith … | 1810-04-14 | I wrote to you last week. Our election is over, and Mr. Gerry and Gray undoubtedly elected by a... |
1643 | Adams, Abigail Smith | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De … | 1818-01-29 | As Dean Swift says, “eyes with writing almost blind,” I commence a letter to you, near ten... |
1644 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, William Stephens | From Abigail Smith Adams to William Stephens Smith, 6 … | 1812-09-06 | Your Letter of Decbr 30 1811 has Slept in my in my Beaurous untill your prophesys have become... |
1645 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Sarah Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Sarah Smith Adams, 20 May … | 1816-05-20 | I have hoped to hear from you by every post, and to learn how your Health is. I have not heard... |
1646 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw … | 1810-04-23 | I this day received your kind Letter of the 17th. I know not any thing which would give me more... |
1647 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, George Washington | From Abigail Smith Adams to George Washington Adams, 12 … | 1815-07-12 | This is the House that Jack built And this is the curse that lay in the House &c Now George, I... |
1648 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Johnson, Adelaide | From Abigail Smith Adams to Adelaide Johnson, 26 … | 1812-02-26 | I received your Letter with the inclosures and have written and forwarded them by a vessel just... |
1649 | Adams, Abigail Smith | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De … | 1809-12-09 | Thursday the 30th of November was our thanksgiving day. I was not able to go to meeting owing to... |
1650 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 … | 1813-02-27 | Before I closed my Letter to you, I received this morning your Letter sent by mr Harris, of... |
1651 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Rush, Richard | From Abigail Smith Adams to Richard Rush, 21 August … | 1816-08-21 | I take the Liberty of introducing to you and your good Lady, Leiut Clark, who is on his way to... |
1652 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Tufts, Cotton | From Abigail Smith Adams to Cotton Tufts, 17 January … | 1809-01-17 | my Son J Q Adams has an opportunity of employing the Sum I have which is payd of Eight pr Cent... |
1653 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Shaw, William Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 13 … | 1817-09-13 | By a Letter which I received from Caroline dated 1st Sepbr She acquaints me that a mr Verplanck... |
1654 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 7 July 1818 | 1818-07-07 | I expected you home. that is the reason I did not write. beside I have melted away and very, very... |
1655 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw … | 1811-12-29 | A very droll accident happend to the inclosed Letter, as you will See by the address; I wrote two... |
1656 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 … | 1816-08-27 | I yesterday received some Letters from the Children dated 26 June. as I had some weeks before... |
1657 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 12 April … | 1818-04-12 | I have Sent the Shoe & Shall have a pr by Saturday—it is a folly to keep the Boots I Send—charles... |
1658 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | From Abigail Smith Adams to François Adriaan Van der … | 1818-04-28 | You justly appreciate the Sympathy of your Quincy Friends under the heavey affliction you have... |
1659 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 21 … | 1805-11-21 | Your trusty driver took such care of your Letter that he kept it close in his pocket for a whole... |
1660 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Rush, Julia Stockton | From Abigail Smith Adams to Julia Stockton Rush, 7 July … | 1813-07-07 | “The Chamber where the good Man meets his fate is privileged beyond the common walk of virtuous... |