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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, January 23, 1798
Atkinson Jan 23 d 1798. My Dear aunt Your kind attention to my last emboldens me again to interrupt your more important pursuits, & offer my warmest acknowledgement for your…
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Letters from William Smith Shaw
William Smith Shaw was an American librarian. He was a founder of the Boston Athenæum as well as the Athenæum's first librarian.
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18 letters
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, July 20, 1798
Atkinson July 20 th 1798. My dear aunt O how happy should I be, were I to sit down to write you of my dear sisters better health, but alas…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, December 12, 1798
Philadelphia Dec 12 th 1798 Wednesday morn. My dear Aunt The president received two letters the latest dated 3 d of Dec from you last Evening with a letter inclosed…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, December 30, 1798
Philadelphia Dec 30 th 1798 Sunday Evening My dear Aunt. ’Though I have been writing a very long letter, to my wild, random, laughter loving Walter and have made it…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, January 6, 1799
Philadelphia Jan 6 th 1798 [ 1799 ] Sunday Eve. My dear Aunt I have seldom known it to be colder at the Eastward than it is here at present.…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, February 26, 1799
Philadelphia Feb 26 th 1799 My dear Aunt I received your letter of the 14 th of Feb. yesterday— I enclosed to you this morning Browns paper containing the report…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, November 24, 1799
Union Camp, Nov. 24th, 1799. I had the pleasure, my dear, of receiving your favour of the 20th yesterday. 1 * * * * * * * * You say…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, January 14, 1800
Brunswick, January 14th, 1800. I am, my dear, here at General White’s in company with Mrs. and Judge Cushing, Mrs., Miss, and Judge Paterson, &c. 1 I thank you for…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, May 25, 1800
Philadelphia May 25 th 1800 My dear Aunt By Major Toussard, we had the pleasure to hear of your being at Scotch plains in health, and of your being escorted…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, June 1, 1800
Fredericktown Maryland June 1 st Sunday, 150 miles from Philadel a. My dear Aunt. Before I left Philadelphia, I wrote you, expecting the letter would overtake you at Brookfield. 1…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, June 8, 1800
Washington City June 8 th 1800 My dear Aunt The last letter I wrote you was from Frederick Town. 1 I should have written to you more frequently, while on…
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William Smith Shaw to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 25, 1801
City of Washington Jan 25 th 1801 Yourss of the 20 th & 21 st are received. 1 I also received this morning a compleat sett of the Port folio…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, February 25, 1801
City of Washington Feb 25 th [ 1801 ] My dear Aunt I have had the pleasure to receive your very kind letter of the 14 th of Feb. at…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, March 2, 1801
City of Washington March 2 d [ 1801 ] My dear Aunt For a few days past, every moment of my time has been so compleatly occupied in official duties,…
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William Smith Shaw to John Quincy Adams, November 5, 1804
Boston 5 Nov. 1804 Dear Sir I hope by this time, you have safely arrived at Washington and found Mrs. Adams family and friends in good health—I send by the…
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William Smith Shaw to John Adams, December 19, 1814
Boston 19 Dec 1814 Dear Sir I had promised my friend George Ticknor Esqr who will hand this letter to you, that I would accompany him to Quincy and have…
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William Smith Shaw to John Quincy Adams, October 19, 1815
Thursday Morning 19th. Octr. 1815 68 Chancery Lane— May it please your Excellency, Actions of little import, can demonstrate the Man of Magnanimity. I exult Sir, as an American Citizen,…
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William Smith Shaw to Abigal Adams Shaw Felt, January 27, 1816
Boston 27 Jan 1816 My dear Abbey I have received your letter of the 3 Jan and should have written you an answer before but thinking that it would be…