Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams to Elizabeth Palmer Cranch, January 1, 1779
Plymouth jan 1 1779 1 My Dear Friend I take my pen to perform my promice of writing to you and to wish you a happy new year may heaven…
Plymouth jan 1 1779 1 My Dear Friend I take my pen to perform my promice of writing to you and to wish you a happy new year may heaven…
October 20 1779 I have began too or three letters to you but have burnt them, all for reasons that you need not be inquisitive to know. If they had…
Braintree may 25 1781 My mamma has so often reminded me of a deficiency in politeness in not replying to your letter 1 which is now too long out of…
Saturday [ , Start insertion, April 1782 , End, ] Knowing your benevolent heart is ever gratified by hearing of the wellfare of your friends, and feeling a disposition to…
Braintree May 3d. 1782 I am conscious my dear Brother that I have appeared deficient in my duty and affection by neglecting to write you often. I have very little…
[ , Start insertion, post 2 October 1782 , End, ] 1 No Eliza 2 I do not believe your real affection has decreased for Amelia, 3 but a consiousness…
Sunday eve. [ , Start insertion, ca. 22 December 1782 , End, ] 1 Yesterday my Dear Eliza I returned from G [ermantown] and this morning, it being our usual…
Milton saturday Morning [ , Start insertion, ca. 4 Jan. 1783 , End, ] 1 Your wishes for my happiness, my Dear Eliza, demand my thanks. Wishing, this power of…
Saturday Morn [ , Start insertion, ca. 11 January 1783 , End, ] 1 Your letter 2 my Dear Eliza, was, sent me yesterday afternoon. By the bearer of it…
Saturday Evening [ , Start insertion, ca. 18 January 1783 , End, ] 1 Your letter 2 my Dear Eliza was this day handed me by your Mamma. I Love…
Cambridge july 17 1783 For these Two days my Dear Eliza, I have been in expectation of hearing from you. Mr. Shaw tells me he brought letters but I have…
Braintree [ , Start insertion, post 20 , End, ] July 1783 1 Amid the numberless letters that you receive from your various and numerous correspondents, can a few lines…
Auteaul 1 septem. 4th. 1784 Here my Dear Eliza is your friend placed in a little village two or three miles from Paris, unknowing and unknown to every person around…
Auteaul september 4th. 1784 Will you not think me very unmindfull of you my Dear Lucy that I have not ere this, written you. Be assured that it has not…
Paris December 10 1784 You can judge of my impatience my Dear Cousin, the last week when we heard from Mr. Storer who informed us that he had forwarded some…
London June 22d. 1785 The flattering mark of attention which I yesterday received from my Dear Aunt 1 demands my earliest acknowledgments. Be assured Madam it has not arrisen from…
[ , Start insertion, ca. 11 August 1785 , End, ] 1 Sir Herewith you receive your letters and miniature with my desire that you would return mine to my…
Grosvenor Sqr. October 1< , Start deletion, 4 , End, >8th [ , Start insertion, 1785 1 , End, ] Mr. James Jarvis called upon us yesterday but we were…
London April 25th 1786 Last night I Closed my Letter to you 1 and shall send it to Mr Jenks’s care this Morning. I determine not to delay writing from…
Grosvenor Square May 25th 1786 Yesterday my Dear Lucy I received your kind favour of the 9th of April, 1 and it was the only Letter for me, in Pappas…
July 22d 1786—Wimpole Street London I have also to sollicit your Pardon my Dear Brother for haveing so long delayd writing you. I know that you will overlook it and…
London September 1st 86 At length after long expectation your No 16 2 has arrived. Capt Cushing Called yesterday upon us, and delivered the Letters for Pappa, and amongst them…
London December 2d 1786 Mrs Smith presents her Compliments to Mr Jefferson and is very sorry to trouble him again upon the Subject of the Corsetts, but not having received…
Grosvenor Square London Jany 16 1787 Sir By a Letter to my Mother from you, I Learnt that you had in your Possession the Letters and Picture which I requested…