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Abigail Adams to John Adams, December 31, 1796
Dec br 31. 1796 Quincy my Dearest Friend I received by the last post, Your Letters of the 14 th. 16 th 18 th & 19 th . 1 The…
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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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Abigail Adams to Elbridge Gerry, December 31, 1796
Quincy Dec br 31 1796 Dear Sir Your obliging favour of December 28 th , I received by the Hand of Dr. Welch. I thank you Sir, for your Congratulations,…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, January 1, 1797
Quincy Jan’ y 1 1797 “O Blindness to the future kindly given That each may fill the circle mark’d by Heaven[”] 1 The new year opens upon us with new…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, January 22, 1797
Quincy Jan’ ry 22. 1797 my Dearest Friend I have not received a Line from You of a later date than the 3 d Instant the last week is the…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, January 28, 1797
Quincy Jan ry 28 th 1797 my Dearest Friend I received by the post on thursday the whole Mail containing your Letters of the 5 th 9 th 11 th…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, January 29, 1797
29. Jan ry 1797. Yes My Dear Friend I had seen and read the Tenth Muse, and I think she abuses our poor old Govenour who tho quite in his…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, January 30, 1797
Quincy Jan’ ry 30 1797. my Dearest Friend Inclosed is a Letter for our Daughter which you will be so good as to cover and address. it is in reply…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, February 13, 1797
Quincy Feb’ ry 13. 1797 my Dearest Friend It is now the Middle of Feb’ ry it will be the 20 by the Time this reaches you. the whole Months…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, February 19, 1797
Quincy Feb’ ry 19 th 1797 my Dearest Friend It was not till last Evening that I received Your Letters of Febry 2 d 4 & 7 th . the…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, February 21, 1797
Quincy Feb’ ry 21 1797 Dear Thomas I fear to look back to the Date of my last Letter to You, least it should accuse me of omission. There have…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, March 15, 1797
Quincy March 15 1797. my Dear Son The vessel which was up for Hamburgh by which I promised to write has changed her Voyage, and the vessel for London is…
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Abigail Adams to Joshua Johnson, March 15, 1797
Quincy March 15 1797 Sir I inclose to you a pamphlet, The correspondence between the Secretary of state, and the French Minister, for my son J Q Adams. if upon…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, March 18, 1797
Quincy March 18 th 1797 my Dearest Friend I received by the post yours of March 3 d & 5 th I had previously received the speach which I think…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, April 17, 1797
Quincy April 17 th 1797 My Dearest Friend Tho I have not heard from you since I wrote you last, and have nothing new to say, unless it be a…
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Abigail Adams to William Smith, April 21, 1797
Quincy April 21 1797 Dear sir The Death of my Mother which took place this afternoon very suddenly, will prevent my Sitting out on my journey as I had intended…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, May 16, 1797
Philadelphia May 16 1797 My Dear sister most cordially welcome to me was your kind Letter of May the 4 th , yet I have not found time since my…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, May 24, 1797
Philadelphia May 24 1797 my dear sister I keep up My old Habit of rising at an early hour. if I did not I should have little command of my…
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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, June 14, 1797
Philadelphia June 14 th 1797 Dear sir I have felt every day as if I was conscience smit for neglecting to write to you. I have been some encumberd with…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, June 15, 1797
Philadelphia June 15 1797 my Dear Son, I have not written a line to you for a long time; yet scarcly an hour of the day passes in which you…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, June 20, 1797
Philadelphia June 20 th 1797 my Dear Thomas Your Friend Quincy is married, truly married and to a Nyork Lady, by the Name of Morten, without Beauty and without Money,…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, June 23, 1797
Philadelphia June 23. 1797 my dear , Start deletion, son , End, The packet being detaind I write you a few Lines further to inform you that mr Marshal accepts…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, June 23, 1797
Philadelphia June 23 1797 my dear sister I received your Letter of June 13 th. and thank you for it. the account you give me respecting my House and the…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, July 16, 1797
Philadelphia July 16 1797 My dear son Thomas, Tis expectation that make a Blessing sweet, says the poet. 1 how sincerely sweet would it be to me to fold my…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, July 19, 1797
Philadelphia July 19 1797— my dear sisters If the Compass by which my course is directed does not vary again through unavoidable necessity I shall sit out for Quincy next…