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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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371 | Adams, Abigail | Green, Hannah Storer | Abigail Adams to Hannah Storer Green, 14 July 1765 | 1765-07-14 | How many months have passed away since I have either written or received a line from my Dear... |
372 | Adams, Abigail | Wendell, Oliver | Abigail Adams to Oliver Wendell, 29 November 1779 | 1779-11-29 | My dear Mr. Adams when he left me recommended Mr. Wendle to me as one of those Friends he had... |
373 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5 February 1792 | 1792-02-05 | Tis a very long time since I wrote to you, or heard from you I have been more engaged in company... |
374 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 10 December 1778 | 1778-12-10 | Nothing but a very bad soar finger has withheld my Hand from writing to my Friend, and telling... |
375 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 20 October 1789 | 1789-10-20 | I yesterday received your kind favour dated at Fairfield and am happy to find that you had... |
376 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 10 September 1777 | 1777-09-10 | The accounts you give of the Heat of the weather, gives me great uneasiness upon account of your... |
377 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 6 April 1797 | 1797-04-06 | I received an hour ago your Letters of the 22 d and 27th. I have been anxious enough for you... |
378 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 February 1798 | 1798-02-15 | I have not received a Line from Since the last of Jan’ ry Betsy is much distresst to hear from... |
379 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 April 1797 | 1797-04-09 | I sent last Evening to the post office in hopes that I might get a Letter of a late Date. I... |
380 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 26 September … | 1800-09-26 | I received Yours of Sep’ br 18 th . I have Melancholy intelligence to communicate to you... |
381 | Adams, Abigail | Lovell, James | Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 15 November 1781 | 1781-11-15 | Do you know a Man by the Name of More What is his character? I have never replied to your favour... |
382 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 30 December 1793 | 1793-12-30 | I inclose to you your Brothers Letter I should have Sent for you last saturday but I expected a... |
383 | Adams, Abigail | Cushing, Hannah Phillips | Abigail Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, 4 April 1800 | 1800-04-04 | I received Your obliging favour dated march 28 th upon the 2 of this Month. it gave me great... |
384 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 June 1795 | 1795-06-25 | I received yours of 23 d . it is reported here that 19 Senators are for a ratification of all but... |
385 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 May 1789 | 1789-05-31 | I received yesterday your Letter of May the 24 th and shall begin tomorrow to get such things in... |
386 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 February 1794 | 1794-02-14 | I received last Evening by my obliging Neighbour captain Beals your kind Letters of Fe bry 4th,... |
387 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 8 January 1795 | 1795-01-08 | yours of 25 December reachd me with the Book for Louissa. through the Month of December the... |
388 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abigail Adams, 11 February … | 1786-02-11 | Col. Humphries talks of leaving us on Monday. It is with regret, I assure you, Sir, that we part... |
389 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, William | Abigail Adams to William Cranch, 23 February 1794 | 1794-02-23 | I received your kind Letter last evening. I should be glad of two shares if you would part with... |
390 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 December 1797 | 1797-12-12 | I receied yesterday your kind favour of 29 Nov’ br and 8 th December. I had a few lines from you... |
391 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abigail Adams, 21 August 1785 | 1785-08-21 | The Gentleman who is so kind as to convey this to you is from Carolina, his name is Smith. He is... |
392 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 January 1795 | 1795-01-10 | I wrote to you by Captain Scott Some time in December. on the 14 of the Month Captain Joy arrived... |
393 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, William Smith | Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, 2 February 1799 | 1799-02-02 | Is there no method my child you can persue to escape the constant colds to which you are subject... |
394 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, Abigail Adams | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 9 April 1788 | 1788-04-09 | It is now ten days since we left London, and have been waiting at Portsmouth and here for the... |
395 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 30 January 1797 | 1797-01-30 | Inclosed is a Letter for our Daughter which you will be so good as to cover and address. it is in... |
396 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 7 February 1801 | 1801-02-07 | I Suppose the reason why I have not had a Letter from You for a long time, arrises from Your... |
397 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 December 1798 | 1798-12-31 | I cannot give you any account of Thomas I have sought for him by capt Jenkins. the Barbara which... |
398 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abigail Adams, 7 October … | 1785-10-07 | Your very polite favour was handed me by Colo. Franks. I am much obliged to you for the execution... |
399 | Adams, Abigail | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 5 … | 1799-10-05 | I sent by the stage to Haverhill some cloaths for the Children, a suit of their Grandfathers... |
400 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abigail Adams, 20 May 1804 | 1804-05-20 | Had you been no other than the private inhabitant of Montecello, I should e’er this time have... |
401 | Adams, Abigail | Thursday July 1 1784. | 1784-07-01 | I have not been able to write a line since Monday when a North east Storm came on and held till... | |
402 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Enclosure: List of Articles, 17 July 1782 | 1782-07-17 | 6 lb. best Hyson Tea 2 China Cooffee Pots 1 doz: handled Cups & Saucers—China 2 doz Soup Plates &... |
403 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, William Stephens | Abigail Adams to William Stephens Smith, 16 March 1791 | 1791-03-16 | Although we have reason to expect, and hope for your speedy return, yet I would not let so good... |
404 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 August 1776 | 1776-08-14 | Mr. Smith call’d upon me to day and told me he should set out tomorrow for Philadelphia, desired... |
405 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 20 January 1787 | 1787-01-20 | You will see by the inclosed that I wrote you a long Letter, and that it has lain some time... |
406 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Richard | Abigail Adams to Richard Cranch, 10 May 1787 | 1787-05-10 | Inclosed Sir I send you the Review of the defence of the American constitution, which if you... |
407 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Elizabeth | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Cranch, 1 August 1784 | 1784-08-01 | Enclosed is a tasty ribbon for you, I do not mean to forget my other dear cousin, but could not... |
408 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 September 1801 | 1801-09-13 | Welcome, Welcome, my dear Son to your native Land after a seven years absence from it, God be... |
409 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 5 August 1777 | 1777-08-05 | If allarming half a dozen places at the same time is an act of Generalship How may boast of his... |
410 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 June 1789 | 1789-06-07 | I this day received the Federal Gazzet, tho I got no Letter from you, I was in hopes to have... |
411 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 16 June 1775 | 1775-06-16 | I set down to write to you a monday, but really could not compose myself sufficently: the anxiety... |
412 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 4 March 1797 | 1797-03-04 | I received yesterday your obliging favour of Feb’ ry 27th. I have been so little a favorite of... |
413 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Elizabeth | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth and Lucy Cranch, 23 July … | 1786-07-23 | I bought me a blue sarcenet coat not long since; after making it up I found it was hardly wide... |
414 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 23 August 1785 | 1785-08-23 | I hope this will find you upon terra firma, tho in vain I searcht the New York papers of july... |
415 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 12 June 1800 | 1800-06-12 | I have not taken my pen to write you a line before since my return, tho I have daily intended it.... |
416 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 7 November 1790 | 1790-11-07 | perhaps a few lines from my own Hand may serve to put you more at your ease than an account of my... |
417 | Adams, Abigail | Rogers, Abigail Bromfield | Abigail Adams to Abigail Bromfield Rogers, 30 July 1786 | 1786-07-30 | When I returnd yesterday from a litle excursion which we had made for a week into the Country of... |
418 | Adams, Abigail | Thaxter, John | Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 12 June 1778 | 1778-06-12 | My spirits are rather low, I do not feel in any great moode for useing my pen, yet I cannot let... |
419 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 11 January 1785 | 1785-01-11 | I was doubly rejoiced to receive a Letter from you not only on account of the pleasure which I... |
420 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 19 June 1798 | 1798-06-19 | I expected to have heard from you on Saturday, but no Letter came and on Wedensday but still no... |