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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, February 19, 1819
Quincy Feb’y 19th 1819— My dear Son I thank you for the noble pacquets of documents you send me, for though I cannot read them it is convenient to have…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, February 18, 1819
[ , Start insertion, 18-26 Feb 1819 , End, ] Feby. 18th The Evening brought my expected guests or rather a small part of them and on the whole the…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Harriet Welsh, February 17, 1819
Washington 17 Feby 1819 My Dear Harriet In the midst of bustle and preparation for a small party of 400 and some person’s I cannot refrain from writing you a…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, February 14, 1819
Washington 14. Feby 1819. My dear Sir. I have received you kind Letter of the 3d: instant, full of good counsel, of which I hope at the proper time to…
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John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway, February 14, 1819
Quincy Feby. 14th. 1819. Dear Susan Our friend John lends me his hand to write you a line to acknowledge your favour of the 7th of this month. I sympathize…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, February 13, 1819
[ 13 Feb.—6 Mar 1819 ] Feby 13—A very bad cold—The day very stormy which prevented my going out—Mr. Bailey passed the evening with us—The question on Genl. Jackson’s affairs…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, February 11, 1819
[ , Start insertion, 11-26 Feb 1819 , End, ] Feby 11 Mr Bailey called this morning and informed us that Mr Pinckney was to speak at the Supreme Court…
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Ann Frances Harrod Adams to John Adams, February 8, 1819
Quincy February 8th 1819 My dear Sir I have heard, with some surprize, your proposition to Mr Adams that we should once more take up our residence with you. It…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, February 8, 1819
Feby 8th 1819— Dr: Sir. I have reflected with mingled emotions of filial tenderness and respect upon the proposal you made me, yesterday, to take up my abode with you…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, February 8, 1819
Quincy Feby: 8th: 1819. My dear Son, I have been employed for a month or six weeks in hard labour to save you trouble. I have ransacked chests, trunks, boxes,…
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John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway, February 4, 1819
Quincy 4th Feby. 1819 My dear Susan The practice of borrowing hands to write for me is so modern & my skill in dictating so little familliar that I forgot…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Charles Francis Adams, February 3, 1819
Washington 3d February 1819 Dear Charles I was delighted with your Letter and was only sorry you did not mention your health, which I understand has been very indifferent, and…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to Alicia Darrow Boylston, January 3, 1819
Jan 3. [ , Start insertion, 1819 , End, ] Mr and Mrs Adams, Miss Cartwright, with Miss Adams & Brother accept with pleasure the polite invitation of Mrs Boylston,…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, January 2, 1819
[ January 2–7, 1819 ] I must begin this Sheet by observing that I have touched rather more largely upon political occurrences than is perhaps prudent considering how little I…
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John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, December 29, 1818
Quincy Decr. 29 1818 My dear Daugher Your Journal to the 20th has Sett me on fire. Give my respectfull Compliments to Mr Clay and tell him that I Sincerely…
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John Quincy Adams to Thomas Baker Johnson, December 27, 1818
Washington 27. Decr. 1818 My Dear Sir. Your kind Letter of 28. November condoling with me, on the distressing event of the decease of my beloved mother, is entitled to…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, December 25, 1818
[ , Start insertion, December 25, 1818—January 4, 1819 , End, ] 25 This being Xmas day received visits as usual from Mr. & Madame de Neuville—As I have just…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 24, 1818
Quincy Decr 24. 1818 My dear Son Your favour of the 14th. found me deeply immersed in researches, not astromical or mineralogical or metaphisical; but after old Papers, Trunks Boxes…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, December 22, 1818
Washington 22 Decbr. 1818 Dear John I yesterday received your Letter of the 15 instt. and really can scarcely find an excuse for my long silence both to you and…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Charles Francis Adams, December 22, 1818
Washington 22 Decr. 1818 My Dear Charles As I hear there has been a great fall of snow during the last week or two in Boston I suppose you have…