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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, April 24, 1786
London April 24th 1786 My Dear sister Mr jenks is suddenly obliged to return to America and I have only time to write you a few lines, to inform you…
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Letters from Abigail Adams
B. 1744 · D. 1818
Abigail Adams was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. She is widely considered to be an influential figure in the founding of the United States, and was both the first second lady and second first lady of the United States, although such titles were not used at the time. She and Barbara Bush are the only two women in American history who were both married to a U.S. president and the mother of a U.S. president.
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571 letters
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Abigail Adams to Isaac, Sr Smith, May 27, 1786
London May 27 1786 Dear sir Dr Gordon call’d upon us this morning and deliverd me a letter from mr Storer. The dr is very mild, looks as if he…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, June 13, 1786
Grosvenour Square London June 13 1786 And so my Dear son your sister is really and Bona fida married, as fast as the Bishop and a Clerk could tie them,…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, June 13, 1786
four oclock morg Grosvenour Square London june 13. 1786 My Dear Sister Any agitation of mind, either painfull or pleasureable always drives slumber from my Eyes. Such was my Situation…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, July 19, 1786
London july 19th 1786 My dear sister Accept my thanks for your kind Letter of March 18th and for the pleasing favourable account you have given of your Nephews. May…
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Abigail Adams to Lucy Cranch, July 20, 1786
London july 20th 1786 My Dear Neice My fourth Letter I begin to you. 1 I dare not reckon the Number I have to write; least I should feel discouraged…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, July 21, 1786
july 21 1786 London My Dear Son Altho afflicted to day with one of my bad headaches; I must write you, least the vessel should Sail in my absence with…
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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, July 22, 1786
London july 22 1786 My Dear sir I inclose to you the papers which contain the correspondence between Lord George Gordon and mr Tufts. 1 As I suppose it will…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Welsh, July 22, 1786
july 22d 1786 Dear sir I have to thank you for your very inteligent Letter of May 4, 1 and am glad to find one writer who is not in…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Palmer Cranch, July 23, 1786
London, 23 July, 1786 My Dear Girls I bought me a blue sarcenet 1 coat not long since; after making it up I found it was hardly wide enough to…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, August 23, 1786
Amsterdam 23d. August 1786 My dear Mr S. and Mr Blount set off tomorrow for London and have engaged to call this Evening for Letters. We have not received a…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, September 12, 1786
London Sepbr 12th 1786 My Dear Sister I am again safe arrived in this city after an absence of five weeks. By the last vessels I wrote Some of my…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, September 27, 1786
London Sepbr 27. 1786 My Dear son Since I wrote you last I have made two excursions one to Holland, and one of a Week to the Hyde the seat…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, November 21, 1786
London November 21 1786 My Dear sister Mr Sparhawk calld upon us a Day or two ago, and deliverd me your kind Letter of: july the 20th. It was of…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 22, 1786
London November 22 1786 My dear Son It is a long time since I received a line from you, or any other of my Friends, nor have we learnt with…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 28, 1786
November 28 1786 My dear Son Since I wrote you, the packet from N york has arrived after a passage of 43 days, and by that your Letter of August…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, January 17, 1787
London Janry 17 1787 My dear Son I wrote you so largly by the Newyork December packet, that a few lines must now suffice. I cannot let a vessel sail…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, January 20, 1787
London Janry 20th 1787 Mr dear sister Since the Sailing of captain Folger by whom I wrote you, I have received Letters from you of the following dates, Sepbr 24…
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Abigail Adams to Isaac, Sr Smith, March 12, 1787
London March 12th 1787 My dear sir I have sent by Captain Scott the Books you wrote for, 1 and if there is any thing else in which I can…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, March 15, 1787
London March 15th 1787 Dear Tommy I would not omit writing you, because you seem to think you have been agrieved. I do not recollect what I wrote you, but…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, March 20, 1787
London March th 20th 1787 My dear Son I have procured the Books for you, and Captain Folger not sailing quite so soon as I expected, I have sent them…
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Abigail Adams to Lucy Cranch, April 26, 1787
London April 26 1787— my dear Neice I write you a few lines my dear Lucy to thank you for your kind Letter, and to inform you that I am…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 28, 1787
London April 28th 1787 My dear sister I have now to acknowledge your kind favour of April 7th 1 by Captain Folger— I have already written to my Neices 2…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, June 7, 1787
London june 7 th 1787 My Dearest Friend I expected to have heard from you by the last post, but was dissapointed, only a few lines from Mr Cutting have…