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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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801 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 July 1777 | 1777-07-09 | I sit down to write you this post, and from my present feelings tis the last I shall be able to... |
802 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 October 1787 | 1787-10-12 | I cannot begin my Letter by thanking you for yours. You write so seldom, that you, do not give me... |
803 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 30 April 1797 | 1797-04-30 | Thus far am I on my journey. I hope to reach East Chester on thursday Evening, and one day I must... |
804 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 1 August 1776 | 1776-08-01 | I wrote you by Capt. Cazneau a wedensday, but as the post will go to day I will not omit telling... |
805 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 12 June 1801 | 1801-06-12 | William Shaw brought me your Letter the day before Yesterday. I had learnt before, by the public... |
806 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, William | Abigail Adams to William Smith, 20 March 1798 | 1798-03-20 | I yesterday received your Letter of March 11 th it would give the President great satisfaction to... |
807 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 10 March 1787 | 1787-03-10 | your Letters by Captain Callihan did not come to hand untill the 7 th ult. and I embrace the... |
808 | Adams, Abigail | Jefferson, Thomas | Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 1 July 1804 | 1804-07-01 | Your Letter of June 13 th came duly to hand; if it had contained no other Sentiments and opinions... |
809 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 1 May 1796 | 1796-05-01 | I last Evening received Your favours of April 21, 23, 24 & 26 th . I think an other week will... |
810 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 12 May 1800 | 1800-05-12 | Mr Smith called upon me a few moments this forenoon & brought me your letter of May 9 th: . I... |
811 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 12 – 23 November 1778 | ≈1778-11-12 | I have taken up my pen again to relieve the anxiety of a Heart too susceptable for its own... |
812 | Adams, Abigail | Johnson, Catherine Nuth | Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 18 May 1800 | 1800-05-18 | you judged right My Dear Madam, I do most sincerely rejoice in your prosperity and returning... |
813 | Adams, Abigail | Shippen, Alice Lee | Abigail Adams to Alice Lee Shippen, 30 June 1781 | 1781-06-30 | Your favour of june 17 was put into my Hands last Evening, and tho not realy intended for me, I... |
814 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 September 1790 | 1790-09-09 | yesterday mr Howard arrived here and brought me Letters from your Brother Thomas, and one from... |
815 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 22 February 1793 | 1793-02-22 | my Last Letter was written to you in Bed I write this from my chair, my fever is leaving me and I... |
816 | Adams, Abigail | Johnson, Catherine Nuth | Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 9 June 1798 | 1798-06-09 | I received on Saturday the 7 th your Letter of June 4 th , inclosing those from, our Children,... |
817 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 February 1795 | 1795-02-10 | It was with great pleasure that I received by Captain Perkings from Rotterdam your Letter of the... |
818 | Adams, Abigail | Green, Hannah Storer | Abigail Adams to Hannah Storer Green, 28 February 1784 | 1784-02-28 | I inclose to you my sons Letters, which you will be so kind as to return safe to me again; as... |
819 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 January 1780 | 1780-01-18 | It is now a little more than two months since you left me. I have many hopes that you had a... |
820 | Adams, Abigail | Gerry, Elbridge | Abigail Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 19 March 1784 | 1784-03-19 | I received Letters dated about the middle of November from Mr. Adams, in which he was very urgent... |
821 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 15 March 1800 | 1800-03-15 | I find the best time for writing, is to rise about an hour earlier than the rest of the family;... |
822 | Adams, Abigail | Johnson, Catherine Nuth | Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 20 May 1802 | 1802-05-20 | My Sympathizing Heart has borne a part in your Sorrows. altho my Hand has been by Sickness... |
823 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 20 December 1795 | 1795-12-20 | The Day I wrote you last, I received Your Letter written at Nyork. neither of my Neighbours Black... |
824 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Smith to John Adams, 16 April 1764 | 1764-04-16 | I think I write to you every Day. Shall not I make my Letters very cheep; don’t you light your... |
825 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 October 1780 | 1780-10-18 | The vessel by which I mean to send this is bound for Amsterdam and had very nigh given me the... |
826 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 December 1796 | 1796-12-07 | on the desicions of this Day, hangs perhaps the Destiny of America, and May those into whose... |
827 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 21 November 1800 | 1800-11-21 | I arrived in this city on Sunday the 16 th ult— having lost my way in the woods on saturday in... |
828 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 October 1791 | 1791-10-09 | I had not time to write to you before I left Braintree I was in so much trouble for your Aunt and... |
829 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 January 1799 | 1799-01-25 | I Received yours of the 16th on wedensday, and participated in the Joy and pleasure you must have... |
830 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 14 June 1797 | 1797-06-14 | I have felt every day as if I was conscience smit for neglecting to write to you. I have been... |
831 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 September 1776 | 1776-09-07 | Last monday I left the Town of Boston, underwent the operation of a smoaking at the lines and... |
832 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 April 1783 | 1783-04-07 | Tis a long a very long time since I had an opportunity of conveying a single line to you. I have... |
833 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 July 1775 | 1775-07-25 | I received yours of July 7 for which I heartily thank you, it was the longest and best Letter I... |
834 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 23 March 1797 | 1797-03-23 | I received by this Days post your Letters of the 9 th 11 th and 13 th , that of the 13 th I hoped... |
835 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 22 March 1801 | 1801-03-22 | I have not written you a line since my return to Quincy. I have found full employ to get my House... |
836 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 9 January 1791 | 1791-01-09 | I received your kind Letter of December 12th with one from my Nephew inclosing 4 Portraits I... |
837 | Adams, Abigail | Smith, William | Abigail Adams to William Smith, 7 July 1798 | 1798-07-07 | I have received your two kind favours this week of June 29 & July 2d as Hot a day as I ever... |
838 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 10 June 1795 | 1795-06-10 | I yesterday received yours of June 8 th , and am happy to learn that there was like to be no... |
839 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, William | Abigail Adams to William Cranch, 12 July 1798 | 1798-07-12 | It was with much anxiety and concern that I learnt from mrs Johnson the outrageous attack which... |
840 | Adams, Abigail | Lovell, James | Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 19 August 1778 | 1778-08-19 | This Moment your favour of August the 6 is come to hand. My Heart reproaches me that I have not... |
841 | Adams, Abigail | Tufts, Cotton | Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, 22 March 1800 | 1800-03-22 | I received Yours yesterday. it should have been two Days earlier, but the Roads are at the worst,... |
842 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 January 1794 | 1794-01-31 | We have had a severe Snowstorm but attended with such a voilent wind that half the Ground is... |
843 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 23 December 1792 | 1792-12-23 | I congratulate my Country upon the uninimnity exhibited in the Nine states whose votes are made... |
844 | Adams, Abigail | Fenno, John | Abigail Adams to John Fenno, 18 November 1797 | 1797-11-18 | On 16 November 1797 the Philadelphia Aurora General Advertiser printed the following squib: “His... |
845 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 15 January 1797 | 1797-01-15 | The Cold has been more severe than I can ever before recollect. it has frozen the ink in My pen,... |
846 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 February 1796 | 1796-02-09 | I suppose some obstruction of Ice in the North river, prevented the southern post from arriving... |
847 | Adams, Abigail | Warren, Mercy Otis | Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 5 December 1773 | 1773-12-05 | Do not my Worthy Friend tax me with either Breach of promise; or neglect towards you, the only... |
848 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 April 1776 | 1776-04-07 | I Received two Letters from you this week one of the 13 and the other the 19 of March. I know not... |
849 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 20 June 1797 | 1797-06-20 | Your Friend Quincy is married, truly married and to a Nyork Lady, by the Name of Morten, without... |
850 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 17 September … | 1795-09-17 | This very Day twelve month You lost sight of your native Land. Your Native Land is not I trust... |