Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, June 26, 1787
London june 26 1787 dear sir I have to congratulate you upon the safe arrival of your Little daughter, whom I have only a few moments ago received. 1 She…
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.
London june 26 1787 dear sir I have to congratulate you upon the safe arrival of your Little daughter, whom I have only a few moments ago received. 1 She…
London june 27 1787 dear sir I had the Honour of addressing you yesterday and informing you of the safe arrival of your daughter. She was but just come when…
London july 20 [ 19 ] 1787— 1 my dear sister I will not plead in excuse that I have not by any of the late vessels received a Line…
London Sep br 10th [ 1787 ] Dear sir your obliging favours of july and August came safe to Hand. the first was brought during my absence on an excursion…
Sepbr 15 th [ 1787 ] Grosvenour Square my dear sister When I wrote you last, I was just going to Set out on a journey to the West of…
London october 20th 1787 Dear sister As captain Folger is not yet gone I write a few more lines by him, tho I have nothing new to acquaint you with,…
London Nov br 6 th 1787— Dear Sir Last week Captains Folger & Callihan arrived by whom we received all your Letters & Bills. 1 the Bills were imediatly accepted,…
London Grosvenour square December 5 th 1787— Mrs Adams presents her respectfull compliments to Mr Jefferson and asks the favour of him to permit petit to purchase for her ten…
[ ante 17 March 1788 ] Sir Mr Adams being absent upon publick Buisness in Holland when your Letter came to Hand I take the Liberty of replying to it,…
[ ante 30 March 1788 ] Sir your obliging favour of Feb ry 27 was brought me in the absence of mr Adams, who is gone to Holland upon publick…
London March 7 th 1788 my dear Friend Not a word have I heard of, or from you Since you left me this day week. I am anxious to know…
Grosvenour Square March 11 th 1788 My dearest Friend The Mail is this day arrived, but not a Line have I got from you, nor have I heard a word…
London Grosvenour Square April [ March? ] 22 178[ 8 ] 1 Madam Altho I have heithertoo felt a diffidence in addressing a Lady with whom I have not the…
Bath Hotell March 23 1788 my dearest Friend I received yours of the 14 th and ever Since thursday have been in Hourly expectation of seeing you I hope it…
[ 6 August 1788 ] 1 My dear Child It grieves me to think how little I have been able to write to you since my arrival here. I have…
Braintree August 23 1788 Will you be so kind as to wait upon the Govenour early on monday morning with the inclosed cards and take an answer from him; which…
Jamaica December 15 1788 my dear sister I thank you for your kind Letter of Nov br 30th Dec br 2d you judg’d rightly I was almost melancholy to be…
New york Jan ry 12 th 1788 [1789] my dearest Friend I last wednesday received yours of Dec br 28 and should have answerd by the post of thursday but…
Braintree Febry 20 th 1789 my dear madam When I left your Hospitable mansion, I did not design so many days should have elapsed, before I had express’d to you…
Braintree May 16 1789 My dearest Friend I yesterday received yours of May the 3 d by Captain Beal’s in which you request that I would come on imediatly Yours…
Braintree May 26 1789 my dearest Friend I hope Barnard has arrived with the things which I sent by him. if there is any person in the House they had…
Braintree May 30th 1789 my dear son I have sent you the Cloth the coat & Boots. the Glass I have not yet been able to find. inclosed is an…
Sunday May 31. 1789 my dearest Friend I received yesterday your Letter of May the 24 th and shall begin tomorrow to get such things in readiness as will enable…
Braintree June 7th 1789 my dearest Friend I this day received the Federal Gazzet, tho I got no Letter from you, I was in hopes to have heard this week…