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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1971 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, Elizabeth | From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith, 22 January … | 1805-01-22 | Words cannot describe to you how Sincerely I participate in your trouble? can I in any way render... |
1972 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, Abigail Amelia Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith … | 1813-04-27 | You will, I know, share with your father and me, in lamenting the death of our ancient friend,... |
1973 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 22 March … | 1814-03-22 | I received your note of Monday I believe, as well as a very kind and friendly Letter previous to... |
1974 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 11 April … | 1815-04-11 | "String after String, is severed from the Heart" The parting with my dear Boys the final parting,... |
1975 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson … | 1805-01-27 | Inclosed you have a Letter, to mr Rutledge which you may if you like send to your Brother if you... |
1976 | Adams, Abigail Smith | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De … | 1813-05-03 | I inclose you a volm from Harriot, and I have written to your Mother so late, that I have not a... |
1977 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, Abigail Amelia Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith … | 1809-05-23 | Yesterday your father brought me the much–desired packet. You mention General Eaton’s... |
1978 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 30 October … | 1814-10-30 | I have read your Letter, and see nothing to amend or alter, thank you for the communication. I... |
1979 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Shaw, William Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, 18 … | 1811-10-18 | Your good uncle Cranch is gone. heaven has Saved him the greatest anguish he could experience in... |
1980 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, John Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams Smith, 8 … | 1813-11-08 | If your Sister had not been So constant & punctual a correspondent with you, I Should have been... |
1981 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 23 … | 1815-10-23 | The vessels which I have already written by have been detaind: by contrary winds, and give me an... |
1982 | Adams, Abigail Smith | 1810-1812 Abigail Adams, Rules for Disposing of the … | ≈1810-01-01 | Rules for disposing of the Day Rise by Six. if any time before Breakfast to walk out a little way... | |
1983 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 1 March 1815 | 1815-03-01 | I shall send George tomorrow by the stage and will be much obliged to your Father if he will go... |
1984 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson … | 1806-02-15 | I shall begin my Letter by putting your mind at ease respecting your children, who are both very... |
1985 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 30 … | 1813-08-30 | your Sons are well. your Parents are still living. your Brother is well— O my full Heart, shall I... |
1986 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 July … | 1815-07-13 | I again take my pen, not to find any fault with you, that I do not hear from you, because I know... |
1987 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Warren, Mercy Otis | From Abigail Smith Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 9 March … | 1807-03-09 | To your kind and friendly Letter I fully designd an immediate replie, but a Severe attack of a... |
1988 | Adams, Abigail Smith | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De … | 1809-12-09 | Thursday, 30th November, was our Thanksgiving Day; I was not able to attend church, owing to my... |
1989 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 29 … | 1814-11-29 | My last Letter to you, was dated 17th of October 1814 which supposing the negotiation had ended... |
1990 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 8 … | 1813-11-08 | At Length after an intermission of Seven Months your Letters of June 21st arrived, in a swedish... |
1991 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, April … | ≈1808-04-01 | A1tho I have not so frequently written to you It has not been oweing to Your having been less... |
1992 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Charles Francis | From Abigail Smith Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 28 … | 1816-03-28 | I must write you a short Letter, least you Should think yourself neglected, as I have written to... |
1993 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 7 July 1813 | 1813-07-07 | I inclose you two Letters received yesterday I do hope that John will be able to comply with and... |
1994 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 8 … | 1817-01-08 | I must begin my Letter by wishing you and yours, many returns of the Season, as pleasent, as... |
1995 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson … | ≈1816-03-01 | I always like to send to every one some token of remembrance by writing to each, altho, I á derth... |
1996 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 14 January … | 1817-01-14 | I know dear H. that you will be glad to learn that S. received a Letter last Evening from mr C.... |
1997 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | From Abigail Smith Adams to François Adriaan Van der … | ≈1817-01-01 | ever Since your last Letter to the president I have had a great inclination to address a Letter... |
1998 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, Abigail Amelia Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith … | 1809-05-13 | I have not had a line from you for many weeks. Your Father visits the post office every post day... |
1999 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 11 April … | 1815-04-11 | I would not have you expose yourself to go out in the rain, but when you do go out, John prays... |
2000 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw … | 1813-05-05 | I have made up packets of Letters for this mornings post, to Wiscasset, to N york, to the Valley... |
2001 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw … | 1809-06-05 | I was unable to replie to my dear sisters Letter of May 19th. being visited by St Anthony who... |
2002 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 3 November … | 1814-11-03 | This is a strange world, or rather strange folks make it so, to render the drama compleat.... |
2003 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson … | 1811-02-28 | your Letter of Novbr 16th was an unexpected pleasure, for after yours of october the 13th, I had... |
2004 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 13 April … | 1815-04-13 | I did not think of your not returning again the next day when you left me, altho we miss you,... |
2005 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Warren, Mercy Otis | From Abigail Smith Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 30 … | 1812-12-30 | I will not Suffer the year to close upon me without noticeing your repeated favours and thanking... |
2006 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 30 May 1817 | 1817-05-30 | The Books have come, and never were in the Custom house as I beleive. it was not a Box, but a... |
2007 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 3 March 1815 | 1815-03-03 | I beleive the post Man thinks us very importent correspondents, as we observed that it was well... |
2008 | Adams, Abigail Smith | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De … | 1808-01-24 | To-morrow will be a fortnight since you left me; I have watched the weather with much solicitude,... |
2009 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Johnson, Catherine Nuth | From Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 4 … | 1810-05-04 | I am indebted to you my dear Madam for three Letters. I have made two attempts before to... |
2010 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Ann Frances Harrod | From Abigail Smith Adams to Ann Frances Harrod Adams … | 1812-09-20 | I received your Letter of 17th of the last Evening and rejoiced with trembling. Dr Hoolbrook... |
2011 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Warren, Mercy Otis | From Abigail Smith Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 … | 1813-09-05 | Your kind and Sympathetic Letter demands my thanks, and receives my gratitude. My own loss is not... |
2012 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From Abigail Smith Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 30 … | 1817-03-30 | We promise ourselves the pleasure of visiting you on fryday next, and hope that a Severe Cold now... |
2013 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Felt, Abigal Adams Shaw | From Abigail Smith Adams to Abigal Adams Shaw Felt, 10 … | 1818-02-10 | Why my dear Neice so loth to use your pen? But I do not hear from it twice in a year? Altho you... |
2014 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 18 … | 1816-01-18 | Having been attacked this morning with a dangerous Complaint, I have requested Louisa to write... |
2015 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Johnson, Catherine Nuth | From Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 19 … | 1809-12-19 | Since I had the pleasure of writing to you, I have received further accounts from our Children,... |
2016 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Rush, Richard | From Abigail Smith Adams to Richard Rush, 14 May 1815 | 1815-05-14 | My Grandson William Stuben Smith, having returnd from Russia, where he has resided with his uncle... |
2017 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Greenleaf, Lucy Cranch | From Abigail Smith Adams to Lucy Cranch Greenleaf … | ≈1811-04-01 | I thank you for your kind inquiries. I am better to day. I had the Rheumatism in my head, and was... |
2018 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 May … | 1815-05-20 | This day compleats five weeks since my dear Boys embarked for Liverpool, and now I anticipate... |
2019 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5 … | 1814-02-05 | I was most unfortnate in not hearing, untill two Days before the Cartel from N york sailed, that... |
2020 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson … | 1817-09-18 | I heard of you at Providence from mr Fearno , and I was yesterday informd that the News paper... |