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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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6971 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 January 1797 | 1797-01-16 | I went Yesterday to hear D r Priestley, in the Philosophical Hall of the University and there I... |
6972 | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | Adams, John Quincy | Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, 17 … | 1797-01-17 | I have recieved your very decisive letter of 20 th December, which has astonished and mortified... |
6973 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 January 1797 | 1797-01-18 | I rec d , Yesterday by the Post, the inclosed Letter, which excites a hope of more by the Same... |
6974 | Adams, John | Smith, William Stephens | John Adams to William Stephens Smith, 18 January 1797 | 1797-01-18 | I Received yesterday your kind Letter of the 13 th and Return you and yours the Compliments of... |
6975 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 January 1797 | 1797-01-18 | A few days ago, I received a Letter from my father dated at Quincy the 28 th: of October, and... |
6976 | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | Adams, John Quincy | Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, 20 … | 1797-01-20 | Almost immediately after I had dispatched my last, I recieved yours of 31 st December, and was... |
6977 | Smith, Abigail Adams | Adams, John | Abigail Adams Smith to John Adams, 20 January 1797 | 1797-01-20 | I had the pleasure a few days since to receive your favour of the 11th inst. and was happy to... |
6978 | Adams, Charles | Adams, Abigail | Charles Adams to Abigail Adams, 21 January 1797 | 1797-01-21 | Permit me to congratulate you on the return of This Season and to offer my most earnest prayers... |
6979 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 22 January 1797 | 1797-01-22 | I have not received a Line from You of a later date than the 3 d Instant the last week is the... |
6980 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 23 January 1797 | 1797-01-23 | Our Newspapers have announced to us the Choice of a President of the United States and that it... |
6981 | Adams, John Quincy | Johnson, Joshua | John Quincy Adams to Joshua Johnson, 27 January 1797 | 1797-01-27 | I am to thank you for your obliging favour of the 30 th: of last month, which I received a few... |
6982 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 28 January 1797 | 1797-01-28 | I received by the post on thursday the whole Mail containing your Letters of the 5 th 9 th 11 th... |
6983 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 January 1797 | 1797-01-28 | It is now determined what the President has to depend on after the 4 th March. The Committee... |
6984 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 29 January 1797 | 1797-01-29 | Yes My Dear Friend I had seen and read the Tenth Muse, and I think she abuses our poor old... |
6985 | 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... |
6986 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 31 January 1797 | 1797-01-31 | I have rec d yours of January 22 d. I know not the reason you had not rec d Letters for a Week—... |
6987 | Adams, John Quincy | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson, 31 … | 1797-01-31 | The day after I wrote you my last Letter, which was on the 28 th: I received your Letter of the... |
6988 | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | Adams, John Quincy | Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, 31 … | 1797-01-31 | Yes, my beloved friend, my spirit is roused , and I am determined to bear with fortitude what it... |
6989 | Adams, Abigail | Briesler, John | Abigail Adams to John Briesler, 1 February 1797 | 1797-02-01 | I last Evening received a Letter from You in which You express an anxiety at the prospect of... |
6990 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 2 February 1797 | 1797-02-02 | I believe I have not directly & expressly Answered your Letter, inclosing the Memorandum from M r... |
6991 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 4 February 1797 | 1797-02-04 | I hope you will not communicate to any body the hints I give you about our Prospects: but they... |
6992 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Charles | Abigail Adams to Charles Adams, 5 February 1797 | 1797-02-05 | I received Your kind congratulatory Letter upon the new year. accept My thank for the filial... |
6993 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 6 February 1797 | 1797-02-06 | The heavey rain & thaw to day will prevent my getting my Letters to Town to go by the post, to... |
6994 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 February 1797 | 1797-02-07 | I rec d Yesterday together your Letters of the 28. 29. and 30 th of January. It is impossible for... |
6995 | Adams, John Quincy | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson, 7 … | 1797-02-07 | Your Letter of the 20 th: of last month, which I received a few days ago has taken from my bosom... |
6996 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 8 February 1797 | 1797-02-08 | And may it prove an auspicious prelude to each ensuing Season. You have this Day to declare... |
6997 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail | John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 8 February 1797 | 1797-02-08 | Though not many days have elapsed since I wrote you last, and I scarcely know what I can write... |
6998 | Otis, Mary Smith Gray | Adams, Abigail | Mary Smith Gray Otis to Abigail Adams, 8 February 1797 | 1797-02-08 | It gives me peculiar pleasure to hear from the Vice President, that you have enjoyed your health,... |
6999 | Adams, Abigail | Otis, Mary Smith Gray | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Gray Otis, [post 8 … | ≈1797-02-09 | I received last Evening Your kind Letter of Feb ry 8 th . I thank you for your congratulation,... |
7000 | Adams, Abigail | Washington, Martha | Abigail Adams to Martha Washington, [9 February 1797] | 1797-02-09 | Your retirement from publick Life excite in my mind many Sensations, Some of them of a nature... |
7001 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 9 February 1797 | 1797-02-09 | The Die is cast, and you must prepare yourself for honourable Tryals. I must wait to know whether... |
7002 | Adams, Abigail | Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 10 … | 1797-02-10 | What a Charming Letter have I received from my ever Dear and valued Sister, how repleat with... |
7003 | Adams, John Quincy | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson, 12 … | 1797-02-12 | I was reflecting this morning, with what peculiar force and propriety, I could make the... |
7004 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 13 February 1797 | 1797-02-13 | It is now the Middle of Feb’ ry it will be the 20 by the Time this reaches you. the whole Months... |
7005 | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | Adams, John Quincy | Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, 17 … | 1797-02-17 | I have recieved your letters of Jan ry. 28. and 31. which have afforded me more real... |
7006 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 19 February 1797 | 1797-02-19 | It was not till last Evening that I received Your Letters of Febry 2 d 4 & 7 th . the post did... |
7007 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 20 February 1797 | 1797-02-20 | just rc d yr s of 8. 9. 13 th. return sister Peabodys lovely Letter. John’s is gone to the P.— I... |
7008 | Adams, John Quincy | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson, 20 … | 1797-02-20 | I hope we shall never get into a habit of writing to one another angry and kind Letters... |
7009 | Washington, Martha | Adams, Abigail | Martha Washington to Abigail Adams, 20 February 1797 | 1797-02-20 | your kind and affectionate letter of the 9 th instant has been duly received.— For the favourable... |
7010 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 21 February … | 1797-02-21 | I fear to look back to the Date of my last Letter to You, least it should accuse me of omission.... |
7011 | Adams, John | Smith, Abigail Adams | John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 21 February 1797 | 1797-02-21 | I believe I have not acknowledged your favour of the 20th January, which I received in its... |
7012 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 February 1797 | 1797-02-24 | The Presbyterian Congregation have voted me the front Pew in their Church for my Family. It is an... |
7013 | Warren, Mercy Otis | Adams, Abigail | Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 27 February 1797 | 1797-02-27 | It Can be of little Consequence to you my dear Madam wither Your late adventure with me amounts... |
7014 | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | Adams, John Quincy | Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, 28 … | 1797-02-28 | Yes, my friend you have answered me as I deserve, and made me feel the striking difference... |
7015 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 1 March 1797 | 1797-03-01 | This is the first Day of March, and I have no Letters from you of a later date than the 11 th of... |
7016 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 3 March 1797 | 1797-03-03 | Two vessels are notified, one for England, the other for Hamburgh. I will write by both, but the... |
7017 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 March 1797 | 1797-03-03 | The Congress have passed the Law allowing 14,000 d to purchase furniture. The State Legislature... |
7018 | 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... |
7019 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 5 March 1797 | 1797-03-05 | your dearest Friend never had a more trying day than Yesterday. A Solenm Scene it was indeed and... |
7020 | Adams, John Quincy | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson, 6 March … | 1797-03-06 | Since writing my last Letter I have received yours of the 17 th: of February. It is kind: it is... |