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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, July 19, 1810
St Petersburg July 19th 1810 As another opportunity offers my dear Mother which I am told is a very safe one I cannot refrain from writing a few lines to…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, July 13, 1810
Quincy July 13th 18010 you will Smile my dear Madam when I tell you, that I began a Letter to you, wrote two pages, and was then call’d down to…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, July 11, 1810
Quincy July 11th Your Birthday 18010 My dear Son God bless it— mr Jones was so obligeing as to come this morning to Quincy, to inform us that he was…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, May 13, 1810
St Petersburg May 13 1810 My dear Mother The River being open at length, and the Vessels preparing for their departure, I sieze the earliest opportunity of writing, to assure…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, May 7, 1810
[ 7 May 1810 ] Received Quincy 7th. May 1810 of Thomas B. Adams the sum of Twenty-five Dollars: fifty Cents in full for one quarter’s interest due on John…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, May 7, 1810
Quincy May 7th 1810 My dear Son Captain Smith, a Brother of Mrs Charles Millars call’d here to let us know that he should sail for Gottenburgh in a day…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, May 4, 1810
Quincy May 4th 1810 I am indebted to you my dear Madam for three Letters. I have made two attempts before to acknowledge two of them; but was unable to…
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James Madison to William Steuben Smith, May 2, 1810
[ , Start insertion, 2 May 1810 , End, ] Greeting Reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Integrity, Prudence and Ability I do appoint you the said William Steuben…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, April 30, 1810
St: Petersburg 30. April 1810. My Dear Sir. Since my departure from the United States, I have had the pleasure of receiving two letters from by brother and one from…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, April 23, 1810
Quincy, April 23 18010 My dear Sister I this day received your kind Letter of the 17th. I know not any thing which would give me more pleasure than accepting…
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John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, April 21, 1810
St: Petersburg 21. April 1810. I have already drawn for three hundred pounds Sterling, of the credit, for which Mr: Gray gave me a letter upon his correspondents here. He…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, April 17, 1810
Atkinson April 17th. 1810 My Dearest Sister, A Day since I saw Mrs Harrod & she informed me that you had thoughts of making us a visit, & to take…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to William Smith Shaw, April 15, 1810
Quincy 15th: April 1810. Dear William I enclose you two advertisements, which will thank you to have printed in the Palladium of Tuesday, and the Patriot of Wednesday; and if…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, April 14, 1810
Quincy, April 14th, 1810. MY DEAR DAUGHTER: I wrote to you last week. Our election is over, and Mr. Gerry and Gray undoubtedly elected by a majority of more than…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, January 12, 1810
Quincy Janry 12 18010 my dear daughter I congratulate you upon your safe arrival in the cold Regions of the North: to which I hope your constitution will get enured:…
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le Commandeur de Maisonneuve to Abigail Smith Adams, January 12, 1810
Mercredi 12. Janvier 1810.— Le Commandr. de Maisonneuve a l’honneur d’annoncer à Madame Adams qu’elle est inviteé au Bal de Sa Majesté l’Impératrice Mère, demain 13. Janvier, à 7. heures…
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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Smith Adams, January 9, 1810
Plymouth Ms. January 9th; 1810. I never received a Letter from my dear Mrs. Adams but that an emotion was awakened which is not felt in every epistolary intercourse.—When I…
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John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 8, 1810
[ 8 Jan. 1810 ] The cypher consists of two parts—a Lock and a Key. The Lock is a sheet of paper, with four columns of letters at the left,…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, January 7, 1810
St Petersberg Janry 7th 1810 My dear Mother An occasion now offering to write you I sieze it with the utmost pleasure to inform you of our health which has…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, January 1, 1809
March 5th. To Mrs. Smith. Yesterday your father received a letter from William. We rejoice to learn that you are well; and I have the pleasure to inform that we…