From Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 11 August 1811
Quincy, Aug. 11th, 1811.
My Dear Caroline:
I do not know how our account stands, whether I am indebted for a letter or you, but I shall not be very strict with you; I am always delighted with your letters, whether to me or to Susan; we talk daily of you, and wish for you, and when I think how far you all are from me, I am ready to sit down and weep.
We go on much in the old way here—now and then a large party, then a few friends.
A. A.
Printed Source--Journal and correspondence of Miss Adams. Edited by Caroline A. S. De Windt (New York, 1841-1842)..