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46,149 lettersPlymouth Novr. 4th. 1814 Dear Madam Your letter of 22d Ulto: so marked with sensibility—so tender in expression, towards the offspring of the lovely friend, whose loss you so deeply…
Ghent 4. November 1814 My dearest wife. Your favour of 30. September is still the latest that I have received from you, and it has left me in a solicitude…
St Petersburg November 3 1814 My best Friend Although Mr. H.—has informed me that the Congress is dissolved, still I persevere in writing, as it is easy to have my…
Ghent 21. October 1814. My dearest Louisa. Nothing from you since your Letter of 13. September, from which I conclude that you ceased writing, after receiving mine of 23. August.…
Plymouth Oct. 19. 1814 My dear Madam The friendships of early youth never cease but with the dying breath.—“Tell my Dear Mrs: Adams to write me or see me very…
St Petersburg October 18 1814 My best Friend < , Start deletion, Some how or other , End, > By some mistake I think I misdated my last Letter to…
Ghent 18. October 1814. My dearest wife. First for the news from America. I had not closed my last Friday’s Letter to you, when the Times , of the 10th.…
Quincy october 18th 1814 My dear Son The john Adams arrived last week at Nyork, with mr dallas and brought me your Letters, which have been missing, viz No 57.…
St Petersburg October 16 1814 My best Friend I had left off writing entirely from the idea that you would have left < , Start deletion, England , End, >…
Quincy October 16. 1814 My dear Son I am happy to have recd. your No. 30. No. 33. and No. 34. It is impossible to express the pleasure I have…
Washington Octr. 14th. 1814. My dear madam— I have your letter of the 1st. inst. and yesterday visited Mr. Hellen & his family, they are all well and received no…
Ghent 14. October 1814. My dearest wife, Mr Boyd returned last Evening from Amsterdam, and is to proceed in the course of two or three days to Paris—As you are…
Ghent 11. October 1814. My dearest friend. No letter from you, since that of 10. September, which I received, this day week—The next Post-day was Saturday, when there came one…
Ghent 7. October 1814. My dearest friend. Captain Bates arrived here yesterday morning, from Amsterdam, and has lent me a number of American Newspapers, of the month of August, and…
St Petersburg October 6th 1814 Dear Papa As you desired I left off writing although I had prepared a letter. As Mama has just recieved your Letter of the 23…
Ghent 13. September 1814 My dear wife. Your Letters of 13 and 15 August, which I received both together on Saturday last have fully ascertained that the Post directly between…
Ghent 13. September 1814 My Dear Charles. It was so long since I had received a Letter from you that I began to be quite impatient; and then your Mama,…
Quincy Sepbr 13th 1814 True my dear Sister, “our Sweetest comforts have their alloy” my dear Caroline left me yesterday. no former separation from her equaled this. upon former occasions…
Sep 10th. [ , Start insertion, 1814 , End, ] My Dear Sister, I am sorry you did not find time to write me a line—reports are so various, &…
St Petersburg Sept 10 1814 My beloved Friend Your No 28 was deliver’d to me yesterday morning. Your fears of bad news from America in the autumn fill me with…