Letters from Mercy Otis Warren

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 21 May 1777

Plimouth May 21 [ 1777 ] I this day Received a few lines 1 from my Friend, whose Long silence I have not been able to Account for but suppose…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 1 March 1777

Plimouth March 1st 1777 For once I have followed the Example of my Friend, and have Long delayed a Reply to her Letter. And though I Cannot Complain of my…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 1 December 1776

Plimouth Dec. 1st. 1776 It is A Long time since I had the Happiness of hearing from my Braintree Friends. Dos my dear Mrs. Adams think I am Indebted a…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 15 October 1776

October 15 1776 Nothing but the Greatest affection for my dear Mrs. Adams Would Induce me to Break over the Avocations of this busey Morning, and to quit the Conversation…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 4 September 1776

Plimouth Sept. 4th. 1776 Is my Dear Mrs. Adams too Much Engagd with Company, is her Family sick, or is she inattentive to What Gives pleasure to her Friend, that…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 3 July 1776

Plimouth July 3d 1776 A Lame Hand still prevents me the free use of Either the Nedle or the pen. Yet I take up the Latter and Attempt a Line…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 27 May 1776

Plimouth 27 May [ 1776 ] My dear Mrs. Adams will undoubtedly Wonder that she has not heard from me since I Left Braintree, but want of Health, a Variety…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 17 April 1776

Watertown April 17 1776 If my dear friend Required only a very Long Letter to make it agreable I Could Easily Gratify her but I know There must be many…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 7 February 1776

February 7 1776 Just Come to hand is A Letter from my very Worthy Friend 1 who I suppose is by this time arrived at Philadelphia and Another from his…

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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 11 December 1775

Plimouth Dec. 11 1775 My Dear Mrs. Adams has Disappointed Me so often that I think I will no more promise myself the pleasure of A Visit. But I think…

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