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John Quincy Adams to Walter Hellen, June 13, 1811
St: Petersburg 1/13 June 1811 My Dear Sir. I received a few days since, your kind letter of 11. January, containing the distressful intelligence of the heavy misfortune which had…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, June 11, 1811
St: Petersburg 11. June 1811. Your letter of 15. Feby: which was brought by Captain Brown, of the Washington, and which I received on the 23d: of last Month, gave…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, June 10, 1811
Petersburg June 10th 1811 With a mind sorely depressed by the late afflicting intelligence from America and the many additional circumstances which are hourly occurring to encrease the difficulties of…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, June 8, 1811
Quincy June 8th 1811 I Sit down to write to my dear daughter, almost without a hope, or wish that She Should receive it at St. Petersburgh. for as Letters…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, May 30, 1811
St: Petersburg 30. May 1811. My dear Sir. I had the pleasure of writing you last, on the 9th of November, since which I had not enjoyed that of hearing…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, May 28, 1811
Quincy May 28th 1811 my Dear Son I Shall continue to write to you altho you may determine to leave St Petersburgh before my Letters can reach you. There may…
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John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, May 27, 1811
St: Petersburg 15/27. May. 1811. The Washington, Capt. Brown, has at length arrived at cronstadt, and we have received the letters by her, which we had so earnestly expected, and…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, May 22, 1811
[ , Start insertion, Quincy, May 22, 1811 , End, ] . . . Judge Dana is removed, and no man seemeth to lay it to heart. If my absent…
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John Quincy Adams to Josiah, III Quincy, May 21, 1811
St: Petersburg 21 May 1811. Dear Sir. I received in September last, your favour of 11. July preceding, which was brought by Mr: Jones, together with the second part of…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, May 19, 1811
Quincy May 19th 1811 My Dear Madam I received your favour dated at Baltimore of April 28th, with the Letter inclosed for Mrs Adams, which I had an opportunity of…
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John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, April 10, 1811
St: Petersburg 10 April 1811. You observe in your letter of 24 September last, that my Son George was losing much of his french conversation idiom, that is, precisely one…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 10, 1811
Quincy April 10. 1811 My dear Son Yesterday Mr Pope of The House of Boardman and Pope, No. 37. India Wharf, was so obliging as to call upon Us to…
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John Adams to William Smith Shaw, April 9, 1811
Quincy April 9: 1811 My dear Nephew The former leaf you may insert in your Silva if you please. If you do not, please to return it to me and…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 8, 1811
Quincy April 8. 1811 My dear Son The Public Mind Seems decided that Gerry and Gray are elected, and a Majority of Senators their Friends. Our Friend P. will not…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 8, 1811
Quincy April 8th 1811 my dear Son Your Letter of december No 6—/17 came Safe to hand yesterday, the last No was 8. So that two others must be upon…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 7, 1811
Quincy April 7th 1811 My Dear Brother. The departure of the Ship Horace, the same in which you sailed, for St Petersburg, was as sudden as her actual destination was…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, April 6, 1811
Atkinson April 6th. 1811. My Dear Sister— I have but just received your very Sisterly Letter, by Mrs Adams, handed me this morning. I immediately sat down & wrote to…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, April 2, 1811
Quincy April 2d 1811 My Dear Sister An inflamation in one of my Eyes, will prevent me from writing more than to thank you for your last very flattering Letter;…
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Madame Colombi to John Quincy Adams, April 1, 1811
[ , Start insertion, 1 April 1811 , End, ] Leurs Excellences Monsieur & Madame de Adams Sont invitées de la part de Mme Colombi et de celle de Mr.…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, March 30, 1811
Quincy March 30 1811 my dear Madam The Letters you forwarded to me, for Saint Petersburgh, I had an opportunity of Sending immediatly through the Russian Consul. mr Gray has…