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William Smith Shaw to John Adams, December 19, 1814
Boston 19 Dec 1814 Dear Sir I had promised my friend George Ticknor Esqr who will hand this letter to you, that I would accompany him to Quincy and have…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 2, 1814
St Petersburg Decbr. 2d 1814 My best Friend Yours of the eighth is come not to fill me with doubts because that was already effected but to make those doubts…
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John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, December 2, 1814
Ghent 2. December 1814. My beloved wife. Yesterday morning your Letter of 6. November, which I mark number 41 was delivered to me—Why it had been so long on the…
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John Adams to William Stephens Smith, December 2, 1814
Quincy December 2d 1814 Dear Sir I thank you for your favour of the 23d.— Gerry is gone to joine his Copatriots in lamentations over the degeneracy of his Country;…
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John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, November 29, 1814
Ghent 29 November 1814 My dearest wife. My letter of Friday last informed you of the arrival of the Fingal at Havre, and of the dispatches from the Government, brought…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Richard Rush, November 29, 1814
Quincy Novbr 29th 1814 Dear Sir As my Husband has thought it proper to inclose a Letter, received from our Son to the president, which I presume you may read,…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 29, 1814
Quincy Nov’br 29th 1814 my Dear Son My last Letter to you, was dated 17th of October 1814 which supposing the negotiation had ended in Sep’br I directed It to…
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John Adams to Alexander Bryan Johnson, November 28, 1814
Quincy Nov 28 1814 Dear Sir Your favour of the 23d gave Us all great Joy. We heard of your return to Boston, from twenty quarters: and though there was…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 26, 1814
St Petersburg Novbr: 26 1814 My best Friend I did not mean to offend you, in what I wrote you concerning the information you gave. but I was so much…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 25, 1814
St Petersburg Novbr. 25. 1814. My best and Dearest Friend Your charming letter only reached me last night the roads being very bad but it came time enough to put…
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John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, November 25, 1814
Ghent 25. November 1814. My dear wife. The Evening before last Coll: Milligan arrived here from England. He had left London on Saturday Morning the 19th: and came by the…
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Antoine Claude Juste de Noailles to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, November 24, 1814
St. Petersbourg le 24/12. 9bre. 1814. Le soussigné reconnait avoir reçu de Madame Adams deux malles renfermant des papiers de l’ambassade française à St. Petersbourg, qui avaient été déposées chez…
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Antoine Claude Juste de Noailles to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, November 23, 1814
11/23 novembre 1814 J’ai appris, Madame, qu’une malle renfermant des papiers appertenants à l’ambassade Française avoit été deposée chez vous par le Genéral Loriston lors de son départ de Petersbourg.…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, November 23, 1814
Ghent 23. November. 1814. My dear Mother. In my Letter of 22. of last Month, I mentioned to you my disappointment at having received no Letters from Quincy or from…
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John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, November 11, 1814
Ghent 11. November 1814. My dear Son. After I had written you in my last Letter that you needed not to answer it, because I expected to be half way…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 8, 1814
St: Petersburg Novbr: 8th 1814 My best Friend Your Letters arrive so regularly that it is scarcely necessary to acknowledge the receipt of them. by your last I find you…
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John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, November 8, 1814
Ghent 8. November 1814. My dearest friend. The Evening before last, Mr Russell received, enclosed in a letter from Mr Beasley a scrap of an English Newspaper, containing the President’s…
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William Stephens Smith to John Adams, November 7, 1814
Washington Novr. 7th. 1814 Respected Sir— When I was in the woods, I could write you freely, and venture my opinions upon men, measures and passing scenes; but now, on…
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William Stephens Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, November 7, 1814
Washington Novr. 7th. 1814 Very Dear and Respected Madam. On Saturday the 5th. I received your Letter of the 28th. ulto: the introduction you have given to the Revd. Edward…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 6, 1814
St Petersburg Novbr: 6 1814 My Dearest Friend Bad news still keeps pouring on us and your prophecies are too fatally accomplished It is to day announced in the Papers…