1981From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 31 January 1814 (Adams Papers)
I feel much obliged my Dear Sister, to the Christian Desciple for the mild, & pacific Principles,...
1982Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 15 May 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letters, dear Madam, are always welcome, and your requests are commands to me. I only regret...
1983From Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Smith Adams, 6 November 1813 (Adams Papers)
With the same glow of affection which has for many years been cherished in my bosom, I received...
1984From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 18 August 1814 (Adams Papers)
The John Adams is to sail from the Texel on the 25th: of this Month, and Mr Dallas, who is to be...
1985From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 25 August 1810 (Adams Papers)
By yesterday mail I received your kind letter. It is indeed a great while since we have heard...
1986From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 January 1817 (Adams Papers)
I owe you, dear Madam, a thousand thanks for the letters communicated in your favor of Dec. 15....
1987From Elizabeth Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, 23 January 1805 (Adams Papers)
In behalf of the kindest and best of Brothers I thank you my most respected Cousin for your kind...
1988From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 18 May 1817 (Adams Papers)
As we are on the point of departure and much engaged I can only write to mention that we are all...
1989From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
I received your kind Letters yesterday by mail, & though I ought soon to have expected such an...
1990From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 31 December 1812 (Adams Papers)
Every Day, & Week since my return, I have thought I would devote some time to write to my Dear...
1991From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 17 April 1810 (Adams Papers)
A Day since I saw Mrs Harrod & she informed me that you had thoughts of making us a visit, & to...
1992From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 8 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
My thanks are due to you My Dear Friend for a letter of the 1st. & it would afford me much...
1993From William Stephens Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, 31 December 1814 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter enclosing one addressed to Mr. Adams, and presented it to the Secretary of...
1994From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 17 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
Your kind Letters of 20 May and 4 June have been received together with others to my wife and the...
1995From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 9 March 1807 (Adams Papers)
It is a long time my Dear Sister, since I have written to you; but I consider it a priviledge...
1996From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 10 February 1814 (Adams Papers)
I was in hopes of receiving a Letter by yesterdays Mail from you—I was glad to see by the News...
1997From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 12 August 1811 (Adams Papers)
Although I have not written since receiving your favors of July 12th., & August 2nd., yet my...
1998From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 May 1818 (Adams Papers)
My health has been so indifferent and the City is so flat since the adjourment of Congress that I...
1999From William Stephens Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 July 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your Letter of the 30th. of June, and enclose...
2000From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 June 1812 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter yesterday, which informed me of yours, & Mrs Smith’s intended visit, & am...
2001From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 6 December 1805 (Adams Papers)
After a pleasant although extremely fatiguing journey we have safely arrived at Mrs. Hellens were...
2002From William Cranch to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 July 1811 (Adams Papers)
Upon receipt of your kind letter of the 17th. ulto. I was too deeply afflicted by the information...
2003From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 May 1809 (Adams Papers)
It would be impossible for me to tell you how disappointed, grieved, vexed, & everything, I was,...
2004From Mary Smith Gray Otis to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 April 1815 (Adams Papers)
I could not my dear Mrs Adams hear of the sudden death of your beloved Sister, without...
2005From Julia Stockton Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
I want words to express the grateful feelings of my heart for your kind sympathy on our late...
2006From William Stephens Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 April 1814 (Adams Papers)
I have your letter of the 22d. of march, and am much gratified that my enquiries and...
2007From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 June 1809 (Adams Papers)
By last Friday mail, I received your very excellent Letter, wherein you observe, it was thought a...
2008From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 18 November 1817 (Adams Papers)
I began to be quite uneasy at your long silence my and was much pleased to find by your Letter of...
2009From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 21 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
My dearly beloved, & only Sister, for the “threefold silken Cord is broken ” To what an unusual...
2010From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 4 July 1816 (Adams Papers)
We have been some time now without receiving Letters from you, although we have heard of you from...
2011From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 November 1813 (Adams Papers)
If my last Letter should reach you before this, my ever dear and affectionate mother, you will...
2012From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 12 January 1811 (Adams Papers)
The year eighteen hundred and ten according to Russian reckoning still exists—But as its last...
2013From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 September 1813 (Adams Papers)
The arrival of Mr Bayard, & Galatin, my dear Madam, has made so little alteration in our...
2014From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 24 January 1808 (Adams Papers)
I have delay’d answering your very kind letter owing to my Baby’s having been very seriously sick...
2015From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 21 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
During the last two years, the unwelcome task has too often been allotted to you, to communicate...
2016From Richard Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 23 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
It would have been a greatr gratification to me if I could have announced to you before this time...
2017From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 14 March 1806 (Adams Papers)
It is so long since I have had one hour of leisure that I could appropriate to correspondence...
2018From Catherine Elizabeth Murray Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 30 March 1817 (Adams Papers)
For some time past I have been wishing to have the pleasure of writing to you, to express my...
2019From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 10 February 1818 (Adams Papers)
10 Mr Adams attended the funeral of Mr Astor’s grandson on arriving at Mr Astors the old...
2020From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 21 January 1816 (Adams Papers)
Your last Letter was indeed flattering to me. eminently as you are gifted with the talent of...
2021From Richard Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 November 1816 (Adams Papers)
I find, from a conversation with Mr Monroe, that it is not the intention of government to send...
2022From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 8 February 1816 (Adams Papers)
The receipt of your favour of 2. December was acknowledged in my last, dated the 9th. of...
2023From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 November 1816 (Adams Papers)
Last week I sent you with a Letter from my wife the Newspaper containing the Account of the Lord...
2024From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 2 May 1811 (Adams Papers)
The religious ceremony of which in my last Letter I gave you an account, began at Midnight and...
2025From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 March 1813 (Adams Papers)
It is a sad misfortune to dear Connections when their Friends do not love to write—Some I know...
2026From Julia Stockton Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 19 September 1817 (Adams Papers)
Will you permit me at this late period to come before you with my congratulations on the return...
2027From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 24 September 1814 (Adams Papers)
Your very interesting Letter of last week in which you mention the departure of your dear...
2028From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 3 December 1804 (Adams Papers)
I received some days since your kind letter of the 11th: of last month, and was delighted to find...
2029From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 12 August 1811 (Adams Papers)
On the 10th: of August 1811. we received your favour of 22. September 1810 to my wife; not quite...
2030From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 11 September 1815 (Adams Papers)
The Opportunities for writing to you are now so frequent, that it is impossible, to avail...