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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George Washington Adams, July 10, 1826
Washington 10 July 1826 Your Letter with that of Hariet Welsh was received by me a few hours after your father and John had left the City on their way…
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Charles Francis Adams to Peter Force, July 10, 1826
Monday Morg [ , Start insertion, July 10th, 1826 , End, ] Dr Sir: In answer to your note, I herewith send you a letter from my brother, George W.…
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Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway to Abigail Louisa Smith Adams Johnson, July 9, 1826
Quincy July 9th 1826 I will endeavour my Dear Sister, to compose myself as far as to give you the particulars of the afflictive event, which I communicated to your…
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John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, July 9, 1826
Baltimore 9. July 1826. Sunday 2–O’Clock P. M. My dearest Louisa It was as I had apprehended—On our arrival this morning at Merrill’s, we were informed by him that my…
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Josiah, III Quincy to John Quincy Adams, July 8, 1826
Boston 8 July. 1826. My dear Sir As I know you will be desirous to know the circumstances of your father’s funeral and the principles which were adopted in relation…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Samuel L Southard, July 8, 1826
[ , Start insertion, ante 8 July 1826 , End, ] Mrs. Adams presents her best respects to Mr Southard as Mr Adams has with the greatest Kindness and liberality…
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Thomas S Winthrop to Thomas Boylston Adams, July 5, 1826
Boston July 5th. 1826. Sir, Your Letter of this Morning, announcing the death of your venerable Father, was just now delivered to me. I beg leave to offer to you,…
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Josiah, III Quincy to John Quincy Adams, July 5, 1826
Boston 5th. July 1826 My dear Sir. You will have heard before this reaches you of the fate of your revered father. He has died full of years and of…
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Levi Lincoln to Thomas Boylston Adams, July 5, 1826
Boston Wednesday July 5. 1826 Dear Sir I have received, with deep sympathy of feeling, the melancholly intelligence of the decease of your venerated Father, and beg to offer my…
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Charles Francis Adams to John Adams, April 23, 1826
Washington City. April 23d 1826. My dear Grandfather. My last letter I believe, evinced a degree of excitement very uncommon for me. But the transactions of that week were of…
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Ward Nicholas Boylston to John Adams, April 22, 1826
Saturday Evg: 22d: Apr 1826— My ever Dear Cousin I have from day, to day, for the last fortnight flatter’d myself with an improvement, so far as to enable me…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George Washington Adams, April 16, 1826
Washington 16 April 1826 I am so uneasy about your state of health my dear George that I beg and entreat you to write me very particularly what is the…
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Ward Nicholas Boylston to John Adams, April 13, 1826
Hermitage Jamaicaplan 13’ Apr 1826— My ever Dear Cousin I was made very happy in hearing by Mr G W. Adams (who was so kind as to Take his birth…
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John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, April 13, 1826
Washington 13. April 1826. My dear Son. I have received your Letter of the 1st. instt. and am expecting another with your quarterly account—From your account of the projected Railway…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, April 13, 1826
Quincy 13 Ap 1826 A thousand thanks to my ever dear Cousin, for his unbounded benevolence to me. The barrel of cider will last three of my lives, & the…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George Washington Adams, April 10, 1826
[ , Start insertion, April 10, 1826 , End, ] Dear George I enclose you some lines I wrote if you like you may publish them but do not say…
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Charles Francis Adams to John Adams, April 9, 1826
Washington City. April 9th 1826— My dear Grandfather. I have even less than usual of interest to relate today, since Tuesday last, I have been entirely at home owing to…
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Ward Nicholas Boylston to John Adams, March 27, 1826
27th March 1826— My ever Dear & beloved Cousin Your kind concern for me, fills me with deep feelings of gratitude—I am as yet confined to my Room, where I…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, March 27, 1826
March 27th. 1826. My ever dear Cousin My anxiety for you is greater than, that for myself, I long to know the state of your Health, and I cannot longer…
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John Quincy Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, March 26, 1826
Washington 26 March 1826— My dear Niece I return the enclosed letter according to your desire, painfully regretting, that I can not consistently with my sense of my duties, comply…