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Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, August 29, 1808
Quincy August 29 1808 My dear Daughter Do you know how long a time has elapsed since you wrote a single line to your Mother? You did not use to…
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Letters from Abigail Smith Adams
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 Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, August 30, 1808
Quincy, August 30th, 1808. My dear Caroline: Your Apology for not having written before was accepted by your grandmother. To be attentive to our guests is not only true kindness,…
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Abigail Smith Adams to William Smith Shaw, October 1, 1808
Quincy october 1st 1808 Dear Sir Shall we ever have the pleasure of a visit from you at Quincy. I can Scarcly credit that you Should be so intirely weaned…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Storer Green, January 1, 1809
[ , Start insertion, 1809 , End, ] my dear Friend I know not how to acknowledge the date of your last Letter to me. one thing I know, that…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, January 1, 1809
March 5th. To Mrs. Smith. Yesterday your father received a letter from William. We rejoice to learn that you are well; and I have the pleasure to inform that we…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Cotton Tufts, January 17, 1809
1809. Jany. 17. Dear Sir my Son J Q Adams has an opportunity of employing the Sum I have which is payd of Eight pr Cent Stock. will you be…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, February 2, 1809
Quincy, Feb. 2d, 1809. my dear caroline: I have not written to you this year! and this is the second month of it, and let us ask the rising year,…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, April 10, 1809
Quincy, April 10th, 1809. my dear daughter: Your two last letters of March 10th and 23d, came safe to hand. They gave me great pleasure, not only from learning by…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, August 5, 1809
Quincy August 5th 1809 my dear Children I would not come to Town to day because I knew I should only add to yours, and my own agony, my Heart…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, August 12, 1809
Quincy < , Start deletion, july , End, > August 12 1809 my Dear Caroline last Saturday my Dear Children and grandsons viz William your Brother, and little Charles Adams…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Anonymous, August 25, 1809
Quincy, August 25th, 1809. My Dear Madam,— Inclosed is a Letter which came under cover to the president. I take an early opportunity to forward it to you. I presume…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, August 27, 1809
August 27th [ , Start insertion, ca. 1809 , End, ] My dear Sister your Letter of july 26th has lain by me unanswerd untill now. your own mind will…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, September 3, 1809
Sunday, September 3d, 1809. my dear daughter: To cheer the gloom which, in despite of my efforts to dispel, will hang about my heart upon the return of this day,…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 31, 1809
Quincy December 31 1809 my dear son This is the last Day of the year 1809, and almost 4 Months Since you left us. we have been fortunate in hearing…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, December 31, 1809
Quincy December 31st 1809 Dear Madam Standing as we do upon the confines of the other world, you at the age of four-score, and I at three score and near…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, January 12, 1810
Quincy Janry 12 18010 my dear daughter I congratulate you upon your safe arrival in the cold Regions of the North: to which I hope your constitution will get enured:…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, April 14, 1810
Quincy, April 14th, 1810. MY DEAR DAUGHTER: I wrote to you last week. Our election is over, and Mr. Gerry and Gray undoubtedly elected by a majority of more than…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, April 23, 1810
Quincy, April 23 18010 My dear Sister I this day received your kind Letter of the 17th. I know not any thing which would give me more pleasure than accepting…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, May 4, 1810
Quincy May 4th 1810 I am indebted to you my dear Madam for three Letters. I have made two attempts before to acknowledge two of them; but was unable to…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, May 7, 1810
Quincy May 7th 1810 My dear Son Captain Smith, a Brother of Mrs Charles Millars call’d here to let us know that he should sail for Gottenburgh in a day…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, May 7, 1810
[ 7 May 1810 ] Received Quincy 7th. May 1810 of Thomas B. Adams the sum of Twenty-five Dollars: fifty Cents in full for one quarter’s interest due on John…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, July 11, 1810
Quincy July 11th Your Birthday 18010 My dear Son God bless it— mr Jones was so obligeing as to come this morning to Quincy, to inform us that he was…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, July 13, 1810
Quincy July 13th 18010 you will Smile my dear Madam when I tell you, that I began a Letter to you, wrote two pages, and was then call’d down to…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, July 25, 1810
Quincy July 25th 18010 my Dear Son Mr Gray had a vessel which Sailed last week direct for St Petersburgh. I was mortified that I did not know of it…