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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, February 25, 1801
City of Washington Feb 25 th [ 1801 ] My dear Aunt I have had the pleasure to receive your very kind letter of the 14 th of Feb. at…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, February 21, 1801
[ 21 February 1801 ] 1 My Dear Sir I write You once More from this city. the Trenton River is impassable, and has prevented my Sitting out. we hope…
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William Cranch to Abigail Adams, February 20, 1801
City of Washington 20 th. feb. 1801 Madam I have a thousand times wish’d to express to you my gratitude for the attentions I received from you during your residence…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to William Smith Shaw, January 29, 1801
Philadelphia 29 th: Jan y 1801. Dear William I received the letter you enclosed me from my father on the 25 th: inst t: with a few names of members…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, January 29, 1801
Washington Jan’ ry 29 1801— my Dear Son Your Brother Thomas has performed the painfull office of announcing to You the Death of Your Brother Charles, with what a weight…
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John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 27, 1801
Washington January 27. 1801 Dear Sir You have it right in yours of 22 d. — A Rivalry between George Cabbot and Elbridge Gerry, for the Tittle of Excellency in…
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William Smith Shaw to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 25, 1801
City of Washington Jan 25 th 1801 Yourss of the 20 th & 21 st are received. 1 I also received this morning a compleat sett of the Port folio…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 25, 1801
Washington Jan ry 25 1801— Dear Thomas. I received Yours of the 20th Instant. 1 You will see how matters have gone in senate respecting the Convention. Dean Swift in…
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John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 24, 1801
Washington January 24 1801 Dear Son Yours of the 20 th. is before me.— The Senate I hear is perfectly Satisfied at length, by a Message and some papers I…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, January 22, 1801
Philadelphia 22 d: January 1801. Dear Sir. When I said, that I did not disagree with Manlius, in attributing the downfall of the federal cause, to the Mission to France,…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, January 20, 1801
Philadelphia 20 th: January 1801 Dear Sir. I have your favor of the 15 th: inst t: and am pleased to find in it an interpretation of the 6 th:…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, January 17, 1801
Washington Jan 17. 1801 My dear daughter I received yours of the 9 th and thank you for the excellent matter which it contained. 1 Mr Shaw has not sent…
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John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 16, 1801
Washington Jan. 16. 1801 Dear Sir In your Letter of the 9 th you Say, that you will not Say you disagree with Manlius, in his opinion “that the downfall…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Quincy Adams, January 15, 1801
Philadelphia 15 th: January 1801. My dear Brother Since the date of my last, I have received your whole series to Number 17 inclusive, with the single exception of N…
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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, January 15, 1801
Washington Jan ry 15 1801 my dear Sir I received Your kind and friendly Letter of December 15 and thank You for your sympathetic condolence upon an event severely afflicting…
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John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, December 17, 1800
Washington Dec r 17 th 1800. My dear Son I have rec d this Evening yours of the 14 th. — My little bark has been oversett in a ,…
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Susanna Lee to Abigail Adams, December 16, 1800
Boston. December—16 th: 1800 With the most timid respect do I address M rs: Adams on a subject so interesting to me that I tremble while I write from a…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Adams, December 15, 1800
December 15 th. 1800. Atkinson Not one word have I heard from my Dear Sister, since I left Boston, nor have I had any intelligence from Washington excepting what we…
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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, December 15, 1800
Washington December 15 1800 my dear sir I wrote to you not long since, and inclosed a Bill of a hundred dollors which I hope you received. 1 I inclose…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, December 14, 1800
Philadelphia 14 th: December 1800 Dear Sir— The letter from Gen l: Pinckney to Gen l: Marshall apprising him of the probable result of the South Carolina election, seems to…