Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, September 10, 1801

Quincy Sepbr 10 th 1801—

Dear Thomas

Inclosed is a Letter for your Brother should he arrive as we
expect in Philadelphia; I am told by mr Welch who was yesterday to see us that you
have Letters from Hamburgh from your Brother dated in july— 1 if He & family should arrive in health, as
I pray God they may, there first visit will be I presume to Washington, I think as
they will be so near, it ought to be—tho I can scarcly give up the pleasure of being seeing them as soon as they arrive— Yet I know
both duty and inclination must lead Your Sister to visit her Parents as soon as
possible after there her arrival. I would however
enjoin it upon them, to come on here early in Nov br both
the doctor Tufts and I have [thou]ght it best that Mrs Whitwell should give up the
House she occupies in october when her year Ends, that Your Brother might have it to
go into [for] a temporary residence this winter; 2 She has it at a much smaller Rent than he can
possibly hire even a poorer one for—and he can let it upon better terms whenever he
chooses to quit it— Here at Quincy both he and his Family
shall have a Home, untill he can be accom[od]ated in Boston.—

We have had some of the hottest weather for this fortnight that
we have experienced through the Summer. the Glassess have stood at 90 in Boston, at 88
here for the four last days. it has debilitated me a good deal and given me a return
of the old intermitting together with some Rhumatism. I find the best remedy a warm
Bath— how do you sustain the Heat?

Sally went to Boston last week in order to return to Nyork, much
against my advice and opinion, but the weather has been so intence that she is still
there, and as I learnt yesterday very unwell. I have sent for her to return again
here, and wait till october 3

I hope you deliverd Brislers Letter to our Baker, as it is now so
late in the Season I Should like to have new flower and four Barrels instead of
two. 4 when it is shiped he may give
you a Bill of laiden, and his Bill which you will forward to me, and I will make the
remittance through you— Your Father received a Letters from you last week. miss Brecks
[was] sent to her— 5

It is really so Hot I cannot add an other word, but that I am
Your ever affectionate Mother

A Adams

I have a pr of half Boots at your se[rv]ice here, when ever you
can send an order for them; or I get an opportunity of sending [them]—