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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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231 | Adams, Abigail | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 12 … | 1797-08-12 | I arrived here this day week, but have been so constantly occupied in seeing company that I have... |
232 | Adams, Abigail | Storer, Charles | Abigail Adams to Charles Storer, 22 May 1786 | 1786-05-22 | It is a very pleasent morning Sir, and I have risen a little after five, that I might have the... |
233 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 20 June 1783 | 1783-06-20 | If I was certain I should welcome you to your native Land in the course of the summer, I should... |
234 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Smith to John Adams, 19 April 1764 | 1764-04-19 | Why my good Man, thou hast the curiosity of a Girl. Who could have believed that only a slight... |
235 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 December 1796 | 1796-12-09 | Captain Beal who is always attentive to the post office for me in your absence, brought Me on the... |
236 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 28 November 1800 | 1800-11-28 | I feel as tho I was much further removed from all my Friends and connections in at the State of... |
237 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 5 November 1775 | 1775-11-05 | I have been prevented writing you for more than a Week past by a Whitlow upon the fore finger of... |
238 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 6 May 1777 | 1777-05-06 | Tis ten days I believe since I wrote you a Line, yet not ten minuts passes without thinking of... |
239 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 27 December … | 1801-12-27 | I have not written you a Letter for a long time, yet I have not been unthoughtfull of you. my... |
240 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 13 November 1798 | 1798-11-13 | Mrs Smith appeard so anxious and unhappy tho She Said nothing, that seeing it, I advised her to... |
241 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 29 September 1776 | 1776-09-29 | Not since the 5th of Sepbr. have I had one line from you which makes me very uneasy. Are you all... |
242 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 6 February 1798 | 1798-02-06 | I have not had the pleasure of receiving a Line from you for some time. I laughd at my Friend not... |
243 | Adams, Abigail | Dalton, Ruth Hooper | Abigail Adams to Ruth Hooper Dalton, [ca. 24 September … | 1796-09-24 | I received Your kind Letter of Sep br 5 and was very happy to learn from it, that You enjoyed So... |
244 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 February 1798 | 1798-02-10 | I hope long before this time you have arrived Safe at Berlin. The first intelligence which I... |
245 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 October 1786 | 1786-10-12 | I wrote you some days ago, and mr Gardner comeing in just as I had closed my Letter I inquired of... |
246 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 17 September 1775 | 1775-09-17 | I set myself down to write with a Heart depressed with the Melancholy Scenes arround me. My... |
247 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Sr., 16 October 1786 | 1786-10-16 | Your favour of july 20th repeated to me the melancholy tidings of my dear Aunts Death. The first... |
248 | Adams, Abigail | Thaxter, John | Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 26 August 1778 | 1778-08-26 | Your favour of the 5th instant is just come to hand. I should like very well to see the Speach... |
249 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 June 1795 | 1795-06-18 | I received yours of the 12 th. I wish congress may rise by the time you mention. a Gentleman... |
250 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Sr., 8 May 1785 | 1785-05-08 | Your Letter by way of Bilboa dated February 25, did not reach me until the 2d. of this Month, yet... |
251 | Adams, Abigail | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 19 July … | 1799-07-19 | I had the pleasure of seeing mr Peabody here, yesterday mor’g he got here the night before, but... |
252 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 16 May 1789 | 1789-05-16 | I yesterday received yours of May the 3 d by Captain Beal’s in which you request that I would... |
253 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 April 1790 | 1790-04-21 | I received your two kind Letters of April 1 & 5 I am extreemly sorry to hear that mrs Norten is... |
254 | Adams, Abigail | Thaxter, John | Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 2 September 1778 | 1778-09-02 | I was much surprized to Night upon receiving a Letter from you, in which you say you have not... |
255 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 26 May 1789 | 1789-05-26 | I hope Barnard has arrived with the things which I sent by him. if there is any person in the... |
256 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 8 May 1803 | 1803-05-08 | Your Letter of April 30th put me into good Spirits. I had felt more upon your account. I can... |
257 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 23 March 1788 | 1788-03-23 | I received yours of the 14 th and ever Since thursday have been in Hourly expectation of seeing... |
258 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 2 December 1797 | 1797-12-02 | I have the pleasure of informing you and Mrs Adams of the safe arrival of mr Johnson and Family... |
259 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 17 April 1777 | 1777-04-17 | Your obliging favours of March 14, 16 and 22, have received, and most sincerely thank you for... |
260 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Abigail Adams | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 2 April 1788 | 1788-04-02 | April the 2 d: and the anniversary of the birth of my dear Grandson whom I am half distracted to... |
261 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abigail Adams, 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... |
262 | Adams, Abigail | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 12 … | 1796-02-12 | I last Evening received your kind Letter of the 6 th and was most sincerely rejoiced to find you... |
263 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Hannah Carter | Abigail Adams to Hannah Carter Smith, 17 January 1800 | 1800-01-17 | I thank You my Dear Mrs Smith for your obliging Letter, and for Your care of mine & mrs smiths... |
264 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 April 1776 | 1776-04-14 | I have misst my Good Friend Col. W arre n from Watertown in the conveyance of my Letters; you... |
265 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 March 1786 | 1786-03-20 | Altho I have written you a very long Letter by way of Newyork, yet should one vessel go to Boston... |
266 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 20 February 1796 | 1796-02-20 | Yours of the 6 8 th and 10 th came to me by the last Post. I too sometimes get dissapointed but I... |
267 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 January 1800 | 1800-01-28 | I yesterday received Your Letter of the 19 th . I think You have testified Your proportion of... |
268 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 April 1776 | 1776-04-18 | I cannot omit so good an opportunity as offers by Mr. Church of telling you that we are all well.... |
269 | Adams, Abigail | Storer, Charles | Abigail Adams to Charles Storer, 23 March 1786 | 1786-03-23 | Your kind Letter of came to hand by captain Lyde. I had chid you for not writing by way of... |
270 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 30 November … | 1794-11-30 | Well my Dear Son, how did the watery world agree with you? I hope it was propitious to your... |
271 | Adams, Abigail | Thursday [24 June]. | 1784-06-24 | A fine wind and clear air but the Ship going before the wind rolls sadly. Dr. Clark has been well... | |
272 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, William Smith | Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 23 December 1798 | 1798-12-23 | I was much obliged to you for sending me the answer to Barlows Letter. our Printers in Boston are... |
273 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 October 1785 | 1785-10-01 | I told you in my last, that I was going to dine with my Friend Mrs. Rogers. You must know that... |
274 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, William | Abigail Adams to William Smith, 30 March 1798 | 1798-03-30 | I fully unite with you in sentiment, that much ill Blood and warmth of Passion is excited by Town... |
275 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 11 July 1784 | 1784-07-11 | This day 3 weeks I came on Board this Ship; and Heaven be praised, have hietherto had a... |
276 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 12 August 1776 | 1776-08-12 | Yours 30 of July reachd me by Saturdays post, and found me with Johnny and Tommy quite Recoverd... |
277 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 17 March 1782 | 1782-03-17 | Altho I know not of a single opportunity by which I can convey to You my constant anxiety and... |
278 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 28 April 1787 | 1787-04-28 | I have now to acknowledge your kind favour of April 7th by Captain Folger— I have already written... |
279 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 28 – 30 July … | ≈1784-07-28 | I think when I finishd the last page I was rubbing myself up on Board Ship. But this was not the... |
280 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 22 May 1800 | 1800-05-22 | The rain comeing on the morning I left Bristol, I reachd Vantilburys about noon & remaind there... |