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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, January 15, 1767
Salem Jany. 15 1767 Dear Sister Your kind letter I receiv’d to day and am greatly rejoiced to [hear] 1 you are all so well. I was very uneasy at…
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Letters from Mary Smith Cranch
B. 1769 · D. 1855
William Cranch was a United States circuit judge and chief judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. A staunch Federalist and nephew of First Lady Abigail Adams, Cranch moved his legal practice from Massachusetts to the new national capital, where he became one of three city land commissioners for Washington, D.C., and during his judicial service also was the 2nd Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States and a professor of law at Columbian College.
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44 letters
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, August 20, 1774
Boston August 20 1774 Dear Sister I thank you my dear Sister for all your kind offers. I have not been able yet to get Miss Dolly Read. I expected…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Isaac, Jr Smith, October 15, 1774
Boston October 15 1774 Dear Cousin It has been with inexpressable pleasure that I have beheld you usher’d into the world with such deserved approbation and it has been no…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, August 7, 1784
Braintree August 7th. 1784 Long e’er this time I hope my dear Sister and Cousin have sat their Feet upon the British shore, and been made happy by the sight…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, December 6, 1784
Braintree December 6th 1784 Dear Sister I yet do not know that you have receiv’d one of the many Letters I have sent you but hope you have all. I…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, April 25, 1785
Braintree April 25th 1785 My Dear Sister I reciv’d your September Letters a little while after I sent off my November ones, and a Feast they were to me. Mr.…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, June 4, 1785
Boston June 4th. 1785 My dear Sister I have just heard that Scot is to sail tomorrow. I cannot let a vessel go without a few Lines when I know…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, August 14, 1785
Braintree August 14th. 1785 My dear Sister I have just Sent away one Letter 1 and shall now begin another to be ready for the next ship. Cousin John is…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, October 23, 1785
Braintree [ , Start insertion, ca. 23 , End, ] october 1785 1 My dear Sister I hope my dear Sister you have receiv’d the Letter You was looking for…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, December 18, 1785
Braintree December 18th 1785 My dear sister I did not design to write another line till I could get my pen mendid but not a creature can I get to…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, December 23, 1785
Braintree December 23d. 1785 My Dear Sister I wonder whether Mr. Shaw ever wrote you an account of the good woman who was so much offendid that you were not…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, September 24, 1786
Braintree September 24th 1786 My dear sister In my last I told you I suppos’d your Son Thomas would enter college at the end of the vacancy. He did so,…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, September 28, 1786
Braintree Sep 28th 1786 My dear Sister In the begining of this month I made a visit to Haverhill found them all well. Mr Duncan married to a maiden Lady…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, October 8, 1786
Braintree october 8th 1786 Dear Sister I last evening receiv’d your kind Letter by the Way of new york and most heartily congratulate you upon the marriage of your only…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, November 26, 1786
Braintree November 26th 1786 My dear sister Come home my Sister, that Braintree may have some of its old inhabitants residing in it. Could you look in upon it, you…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, January 10, 1787
[ , Start insertion, post 10 January 1787 , End, ] 1 There is another vessel up which will sail soon. What I may have omited by this I shall…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, April 22, 1787
Braintree April 22d 1787 My Dear Sister Captain Cushing arriv’d last Monday after a tedious Passage It was so long since I receiv’d any Letters from you that I began…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, July 21, 1787
Boston July 21 d 1778 [ 1787 ] My Dear Sister The Day—the mighty Day is over, & our Sons have perform’d their Parts—& receiv’d the Honour of the college…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, October 21, 1787
Braintree october. 21 d 1787 My dear Sister To hear that our dear good uncle Smith is added to the number of the Friends who have departed this Life since…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, September 8, 1789
Braintree September 8th 1789 My dear Sister I am quite discourag’d writing by the Post I know not if you have ever receiv’d one Letter Which I have sent by…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, October 15, 1789
Braintree october 1[5?]th 1789 My dear Sister I have at last receiv’d your Letter but never was poor creature more dissapointed I thought to be sure that it contain’d orders…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, April 1, 1790
Weymouth April 1 d 1790 My dear Sister I last Week receiv’d your Letter date 15 th. of March in which you mention writing me three weeks successivly. I have…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, August 9, 1790
Braintree August 9 th 1790 My dear Sister It is so long since I have heard from you that I begin to be very uneasy I am the more so…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, December 12, 1790
Braintree December 12 th 1790 My dear Sister I have been waiting with impatience to hear of your arrival in Philedelphia, your health was so poor that I want to…