Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer to Abigail Adams, December 12, 1789

Boston Dec m th 12 1789

Will My good and worthy friend M rs. Adams, give Me leave to
request her acceptance of a Small Tub of Butter? Such as we think very good, and I hope
it will not come a miss, as we hear it is a Scarce Article in Newyork—

What think you dear Madam of the Match going on in Our family? do you think My Sister
Nancy calculated for a Ministers Wife ? a M r. Packard of Marlborough is the
selected PARSON . 1

After offering My best regards to your fireside, I leave you My friend with the Same
Sentiments of esteem I ever entertained for you when our intercourse was freer than it
can be Now, Your at Such a remove from Me— I Now often wish you was Near enough for me
to injoy in your Company what Gives Me delight, to think of— And what I again hope to
injoy Tho’ when our friends are Separated from us, it is Never Certain that they will
Meet again—as the late Accounts from abroad of My only Brothers Death Convinces Me— 2 the particulars of which have Not yet come
to hand—

I fear I have tresspas’d upon your patiance & Shall only add that I am Sincerly
your / Affectionate

H Storer

N— B— the Butter was put a board Barnard & directed to Gorge’s care