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John Adams to George Washington Adams, May 6, 1815
Quincy May 6th 1815 Dear George and dear John I know not where your Father is, or I Should write directly to him. As Soon as you See him, pray…
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William Steuben Smith to James Monroe, May 4, 1815
New York 4th. May 1815. Sir, I have the honour to state my arrival at this place on the 2nd. instant, returning from St. Petersburg in Russia, where I have…
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Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway to Sarah Smith Adams, May 4, 1815
Quincy May 4th 1815 My Dear Mother I have this moment received your letter, and hasten to inform you that the things are all ready. Mr Dexter procured a hogshead,…
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John Adams to George Washington Adams, May 3, 1815
Quincy. May 3rd. 1815 Dear George and John I adress myself to both of you as equally dear to me and because the difficulty with which I write, will not…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, May 1, 1815
Quincy May 1. 1815 My dear Son We are at our Wits ends for News from you. We know not whether you are at Ghent, gone to Paris, returned to…
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John Adams to John Adams Smith, April 12, 1815
Quincy April 12th. 1815. Dear Sir As I am not able to be punctual as [Smith] , in the payment of my debts; I fear I owe you a Letter,…
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William Stephens Smith to John Adams, April 11, 1815
New York april 11th. 1815 Dear Sir, I am honoured with your letter of the 4th. inst., I am sorry your friends work you so hard—I will endeavour in the…
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Mary Smith Gray Otis to Abigail Smith Adams, April 11, 1815
Boston April 11th. 1815. I could not my dear Mrs Adams hear of the sudden death of your beloved Sister, without sympathizing in your sorrows; you like myself, have recently…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, April 11, 1815
Quincy April 11th 1815. dear Harriet I would not have you expose yourself to go out in the rain, but when you do go out, John prays you not to…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 11, 1815
Quincy April 11th 1815 my dear Son “String after String, is severed from the Heart” The parting with my dear Boys the final parting, as I consider it, has excited…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Stephen Peabody, April 11, 1815
Quincy April 11th 1815 My dear afflicted Friends By the Agony of your own Bosoms you can judge of the affliction of mine, at the Sudden, and unexpected Stroke, which…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, April 10, 1815
Quincy April 10th 1815 My Dear Sister I am going to ask you a curious question Nothing less, than the Name of the Gentleman who visited us on Saturday week?…
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Stephen Peabody to John Adams, April 9, 1815
Sunday morning April 9th. 1815 Hond. Sir, With a trembling hand, I inform you of the removal of my dear Companion and best friend, by the stroke of death, this…
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Julia Stockton Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, April 8, 1815
Philadelphia April 8th 1815 My dear Madam I am at a loss how to express my obligations for your kind remembrance after the long interruption to our correspondance. Be assured…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 8, 1815
Quincy April 8. 1815 My Dear Son. I inclose a Slip with an Essay in it, Signed Richlieu The Editor has poisoned it, with a Silly introduction; but that will…
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John Adams to William Stephens Smith, April 4, 1815
Quincy April 4th 1815 Dear Smith Washington used to say Sometimes “They work me hard” Sam. Allen Otis said a day or two before his Death “They work me two…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, March 9, 1815
Sunday Evening 9 March [ , Start insertion, 1815 , End, ] Dear Harriet Louisa is just gone to Bed, She has not been So well to day. her flesh…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, March 8, 1815
Quincy March 8th 1815 My Dear Son yesterdays Mail brought us the Nomination [s] to foreign Courts, yours of course, was to England. altho no event could have been so…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy Adams, March 5, 1815
Berlin March 5 1815 My Best friend After a very troublesome and tedious journey we have happily arrived at Berlin where I expected to have found Letters from you but…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, March 5, 1815
Quincy March 5th 1815 Dear Harriet Last Evening I received your Letter with the inclosurs. I wrote to you on fryday, but the post did not go, and the Letters…