Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, May 5, 1812
Middletown May 5th. 1812
Accept my Dear Friend of my sympathy for the loss of your lovely grand Daughter. For Mrs Charles Adams I can most sensibly feel for her bereavment, having so recently like her been deprived of a good Mother. May we all apply to the Great Physician of Soul & body, to pour the balm of consolation—into our wounded bosoms. I desire to rejoice greatly that you my Friend have escaped a seated Fever, & hope your valuable life may still be prolonged, as a great blessing to all your Relatives, & Friends. Indeed while I am permitted to tabernacle in flesh it would be a sore trial to me to be deprived of the society of one in whom I have for many years taken the greatest delight; not only when present but absent & bowed down by afflictions, by your letters I have been consoled. This is really a life of joy, & sorrow; two days since after passing some week in great anxiety for Mrs Wetmores situation, our hearts were overjoyed by the birth of a Son, & that both Mother & Child are in a favorable way. I expect to leave here next week, but must defer the happiness of seeing you, & family, till after setting my House < , Start deletion, in , End, > & garden in some order as the Spring is so far advanced. I must return through Providence to see my Sister Johnston, & Niece Mrs Hoppen. Mrs Emily Phillips requests to be remembered respectfully to you, & Family in which Sister Bowers unites. We have just returned from Church, having witnessed the solemnities of Marthas, union with Mr Holmnes. They set of immediately for Boston, & intend to pay their respects to you, on their way to Plymouth next week. My Love to Mrs Adams & offer my condolence to her, & Mr Adams.
My < , Start deletion, res , End, > best respects are always due to the President, & love to each member of the Family, I hope to see Mrs Smith before She returns home My good wishes always attend her, & you my dear Friend for Heavens Blessings
H Cushing
Tuesday is favourite day with me for Matrimony, it being mine, & may it prove as happy a day for the Niece as it did for the Aunt.
H C
Miss Lord just call’d & requests Love &c to all the Family She was so much gratified at Church this morg that she sais DD Kewley must Marry her, if she comes 100 miles for it.