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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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23501 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 24 … | 1820-06-24 | I was seriously concerned to hear of your illness and am still considerably uneasy of lest you... |
23502 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 3 … | 1820-07-03 | My intention was to write you tomorrow morning it being the anniversary of your birth and to... |
23503 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, George Washington | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George … | 1820-07-06 | Your Letters were both delivered to me yesterday the one by Dr Waterhouse and one by the Mail. I... |
23504 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, George Washington | From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 10 … | 1820-07-10 | In looking over my file of Letters received, I find that the latest date I have from you is of... |
23505 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 12 … | 1820-07-12 | I am afraid that Charles has been writing some nonsense concerning Harriet Welsh which has caused... |
23506 | Adams, John | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 13 … | 1820-07-13 | Extract. I was not able to accept the condescending invitation of the Government of the State and... |
23507 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | To John Adams from Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 13 … | 1820-07-13 | Having observed in the papers that the reason assigned for your declining to accept the... |
23508 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, John | From John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 17 July 1820 | 1820-07-17 | We were a long time without hearing from your brother George or you, at all, and when at last we... |
23509 | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Ward Nicholas Boylston, 17 July 1820 | 1820-07-17 | I have not been so much puzzled to find the Text, I quoted in my last letter, as I have been, to... |
23510 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, John | To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 19 July 1820 | 1820-07-19 | Your Subscription for the National Intelligencer is stopped, and the enclosed receipt is in full... |
23511 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, George Washington | From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 31 … | 1820-07-31 | If the twenty-five Volumes of the projected compilation of English Poetry, which were published... |
23512 | Adams, John Quincy | Quincy, Josiah, III | From John Quincy Adams to Josiah, III Quincy, 7 August … | 1820-08-07 | I accept with pleasure the proposal in your Letter of 27th ulto. respecting my library now... |
23513 | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Ward Nicholas Boylston, 7 August … | 1820-08-07 | My boasted convales’cense, did not continue but a few hours after Dr. Warren & Dr Gorham left me.... |
23514 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 8 … | 1820-08-08 | Harriet Welsh writes me that George and you intend to visit Mrs. de Wint during the vacation and... |
23515 | Adams, John | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 10 August … | 1820-08-10 | I have two kind letters from you to answer—the last—of August 7th.—has filled me with deep sorrow... |
23516 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, George Washington | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George … | 1820-08-10 | As I am much afraid that I shall not accomplish the plan proposed in my last Letter to John you... |
23517 | Adams, John Quincy | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 14 … | 1820-08-14 | I received with much concern your kind favour of the 8th instt. particularly as it mentions your... |
23518 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 18 … | 1820-08-18 | As I have already said every thing on the subject of your last which was necessary I will only... |
23519 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, George Washington | From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 21 … | 1820-08-21 | Your Letter of the 13th: instt. is received and gave me pleasure—It would have been still more... |
23520 | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Adams, John | From Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, 21 August … | 1820-08-21 | There is in Boston, a Lemmon-tree of a peculiar kind, called the Sweet Lemmon, Sent to your... |
23521 | Adams, John Quincy | Johnson, Thomas Baker | From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Baker Johnson, 26 … | 1820-08-26 | I am engaged in preparing by order of both Houses of Congress a Report upon the subject of... |
23522 | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Ward Nicholas Boylston, 26 August … | 1820-08-26 | Your affectionate Letter of the 10th. Instant, was rec’d while under a second, but more painfull... |
23523 | Adams, John | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 2 September … | 1820-09-02 | I have been as Civil to Mr Lane who brought me your letter of August 26th. as I could, he dined... |
23524 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, George Washington | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George … | 1820-09-03 | Your Letter has remained unanswered some time in consequence of the illness of Mary which has... |
23525 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 8 September 1820 | 1820-09-08 | Our George has gained the first prize—and bares his honour meekly—He is a dutiful Son, for he is... |
23526 | Adams, John | Treadway, Susanna Boylston Adams Clark | From John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark … | 1820-09-09 | The circle in which I move you know is very Contracted—and when I go round regularly like a hores... |
23527 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Thomas Boylston | From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 12 … | 1820-09-12 | I have to reply to at least three Letters to you, the reason of which I will tell you hereafter,... |
23528 | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Ward Nicholas Boylston, 12 September … | 1820-09-12 | Your kind Letters are more likely to renew a worn down constitution than the recipe you give, for... |
23529 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John Quincy | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy … | 1820-09-14 | We find ourselves so very comfortable here and Mr. & Mrs. Graham are so urgent for us to stay... |
23530 | Adams, John | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 15 September … | 1820-09-15 | O that I had the talent at description of a Homer a Milton or a Walter Scott I would give you a... |
23531 | Adams, John | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 16 September … | 1820-09-16 | O that I had the talent at discription, of a Homer a Milton or a Walter Scot—I would give you a... |
23532 | Adams, John | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 21 September … | 1820-09-21 | I have been as Civil to Mr Lane who brought me your letter of 26. As I could. He dined with me... |
23533 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, George Washington | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George … | 1820-09-22 | My absence from the City must plead My excuse for not sooner congratulating you on your success... |
23534 | Adams, John | Adams, Sarah Smith | From John Adams to Sarah Smith Adams, 2 October 1820 | 1820-10-02 | I thank you for your kind Letter of the 16th. I rejoice to hear of your comfortable health and... |
23535 | Adams, John | Adams, Sarah Smith | From John Adams to Sarah Smith Adams, 5 October 1820 | 1820-10-05 | I thank you for your kind letter of the 16th I rejoice to hear of your comfortable Health—and... |
23536 | Adams, John | Treadway, Susanna Boylston Adams Clark | From John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark … | 1820-10-10 | I am grieved at our disappointment, and at yours—and much more for the illness of my dear little... |
23537 | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | Adams, John Quincy | From Ward Nicholas Boylston to John Quincy Adams, 11 … | 1820-10-11 | I defer’d the acknowledgement of your very kind Letter of 14’ Augt untill I had completed the... |
23538 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | To John Adams from Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 15 … | 1820-10-15 | It is so long since I have written I feel that it is difficult to offer an apology for my silence... |
23539 | Adams, John | Treadway, Susanna Boylston Adams Clark | From John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark … | 1820-10-16 | Your favor of October 7th. has given me pleasure—by the information of your safe arrival at... |
23540 | Adams, John Quincy | Quincy, Josiah, III | From John Quincy Adams to Josiah, III Quincy, 16 … | 1820-10-16 | In answer to your obliging Letter of the 8th. instt I have only to renew the request that you... |
23541 | Adams, John | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 21 … | 1820-10-21 | My Eyes were delighted with your handwriting this Morning—And my heart Cheered with the Contents... |
23542 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 28 … | 1820-10-28 | An indisposition which confined me to my bed in the first instance and moving in the next into... |
23543 | Adams, John | Johnson, Alexander Bryan | From John Adams to Alexander Bryan Johnson, 5 November … | 1820-11-05 | I received with pleasure your favour of October 26th. A Seat in the Convention as it is the... |
23544 | Jones, Thomas | Smith, John Adams | From Thomas Jones to John Adams Smith, 8 November 1820 | 1820-11-08 | The whole of the Weights and measures Agreeable to the Instructions I have received from and... |
23545 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 14 … | 1820-11-14 | How grieved I am my dear John at the news we have just received you may concieve who knew what an... |
23546 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | To John Adams from Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 15 … | 1820-11-15 | I do not know if I ought to congratulate you or not on your acceptance of the trouble and anxiety... |
23547 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | To John Adams from Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 18 … | 1820-11-18 | 18th Received a number of visits and returned a few.—Mr Poletica passed the Evening with... |
23548 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | To John Adams from Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 22 … | 1820-11-22 | Novbr. 22 Spent the day at home excepting about an hour in which I paid a number of visits—Dr.... |
23549 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Coale, Eward J. | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Eward J. Coale … | 1820-11-24 | I enclose bills to the amount of five & forty Dollars in payment of the account of Messrs. Benson... |
23550 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 27 … | 1820-11-27 | I last evening received your Letter of the 20h with great delight and assure you I require... |