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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 4, 1798
Philadelphia April 4 1798 my Dear Son I embrace this opportunity by mr Thornton Secretary to mr Liston the British Minister to write too you, and to Send you two…
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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 Thomas Boylston Adams, April 4, 1798
Philadelphia April 4 th 1798 my dear son To know that one Cannot freely say that Black, is Black; even tho it be “darkness visible,” or that white is white,…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 4, 1798
April 4 1798 dear sister The eastern post will go out this morning and I take my pen to thank you for your Letters of the 20 & 26th of…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 7, 1798
April 7 th 1798 my dear sister The senate on thursday voted to have the dispatches from our Envoys made publick, and orderd them Printed, but not the instructions. 1…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 9, 1798
Philadelphia April 9 th 1798 My Dear sister I wrote you on saturday that I would forward to you the Dispatches as soon as they were out. I accordingly inclose…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, April 11, 1798
Philadelphia, April 11th, 1798. My Dear Child: I received your two letters of April 5th and 7th, yesterday, and I enclosed you two from the children, in a letter to…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 13, 1798
Philadelphia April 13 th 1798 my dear son mr Thorntons stay has been protracted much beyond the time I expected, and it gives me an other opportunity of adding to…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 13, 1798
Philadelphia April 13 1798 my dear sister I inclose a Letter to cousin Betsy who has been very frank with me upon the subject of her approaching connection. I hope…
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Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, May 4, 1798
Philadelphia May 4 th 1798 my dear Madam I received two kind Letters from you since I had the pleasure of writing to you. 1 I regreet that both you,…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, May 7, 1798
Philadelphia May 7 th 1798 my dear sister mr Black got here on thursday night. I was rejoiced to see him. it seemd next to being at home. I yesterday…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, May 10, 1798
May 10 th 1798 Philadelphia my dear sister Rumour at a distance magnifies, and seldom reports truth. I have not written you a word upon a subject which I know…
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Abigail Adams to Lucy Cranch Greenleaf, May 13, 1798
Philadelphia May 13. 1798 My dear Neice If I have not written to you my dear Neice it is not because I have not frequently thought of you, through the…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, June 1, 1798
Philadelphia June 1 1798 My dear sister I was indeed greatly afflicted by the contents of your last Letter. 1 I received it yesterday, and having a large party of…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, June 2, 1798
June 2. Philadelphia 1798 my Dear sister Judge Blodget is here again, and offers to take Letters to you. he says he call’d and that you was not at home,…
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Abigail Adams to William Smith Shaw, June 2, 1798
Philadelphia June 2 d 1798 my dear Nephew I have duly received all your Letters, and thank you for them. your last of May 20 came on the 30th. the…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, June 4, 1798
Monday Philadelphia June 4 1798 my dear sister I received on saturday Yours of May 28 th I wrote you on saturday previous to my receiving yours I am very…
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Abigail Adams to William Smith, June 4, 1798
Philadelphia June 4 th 1798 My Dear sir I received your Letter yesterday of May the 28 th and the Sermons you were so kind as to send me, which…
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Abigail Adams to Jeremy Belknap, June 5, 1798
Philadelphia June 5 th 1798 Sir The President received yesterday your obliging favour of May 29 th: accompanied by two of your Fast Sermons. 1 permit me sir to be…
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Abigail Adams to George Cabot, June 17, 1798
June 17 1798 Dear sir I received yesterday your favour of June the 9 with its inclousure, as well as a former Letter, which I felt too much dissapointed to…
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Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, June 17, 1798
Philadelphia June 17 1798 You and I, my dear Madam have trod together, through one Gloomy scene, of war, havock and desolation; and we have Seen our Country rise superiour…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, June 19, 1798
Quincy 1 19 June 1798 my dear sister I expected to have heard from you on Saturday, but no Letter came and on Wedensday but still no Letter. I was…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, June 23, 1798
Philadelphia June 23 d 1798 my dear sister The weather has been so oppressively Hot for this week—and the streets of the City so nausious that I expect the concequences…
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Abigail Adams to William Cranch, July 12, 1798
Philadelphia July 12 th [ 1798 ] Dear sir It was with much anxiety and concern that I learnt from mrs Johnson the outrageous attack which was made upon you…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, July 13, 1798
Philadelphia July 13 1798 my dear sister I begin my Letter by saying that mr Cranch was so much better on the 7th, the date of mrs Johnsons last Letter,…