John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, October 12, 1803

Newark 12. October 1803. Wednesday.

My dear Brother.

We have been detained here since Sunday the 9 th: inst t: by the severe illness of my wife— We
think however to go on this day, as far as Elizabeth-town, and to proceed by easy Stages
to-morrow as far as Princeton, and the next day, (God willing) to Frankfort, where we
hope to find you— 1 If you can procure for
us in that place, or on the other side of the City, towards Baltimore, convenient
lodgings in a private house, my wife will be more quiet and have a better prospect of
rest than at an open Inn— And I should be glad of an opportunity to stop and give her a
good day’s rest— But I presume this will not easily be obtained, as the neighbourhood of
Philadelphia, must doubtless be as much crowded as that of New-York— To meet you
therefore at Frankfort is all I can flatter myself with— And if you cannot do better,
engage us two chambers with two beds in each, at the best public House in Frankfort, for
Friday Night.

Your’s ever.

J. Q. Adams.