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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, May 7, 1798
Philadelphia May 7 th 1798 my dear sister mr Black got here on thursday night. I was rejoiced to see him. it seemd next to being at home. I yesterday…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, May 4, 1798
Berlin 4 May. 1798. My dear Mother. I have a day or two since received your favour of 10. Feb y: by which I perceive that my last Letters from…
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Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, May 4, 1798
Philadelphia May 4 th 1798 my dear Madam I received two kind Letters from you since I had the pleasure of writing to you. 1 I regreet that both you,…
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Cotton Tufts to John Adams, May 2, 1798
Weymouth May. the 2 d. 1798 Dear S r. Your Favour of the 22 d. Ult o. I received the 1 t. Ins t. 1 After a long & severe…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 13, 1798
Philadelphia April 13 1798 my dear sister I inclose a Letter to cousin Betsy who has been very frank with me upon the subject of her approaching connection. I hope…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 13, 1798
Philadelphia April 13 th 1798 my dear son mr Thorntons stay has been protracted much beyond the time I expected, and it gives me an other opportunity of adding to…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, April 11, 1798
Philadelphia, April 11th, 1798. My Dear Child: I received your two letters of April 5th and 7th, yesterday, and I enclosed you two from the children, in a letter to…
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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, April 9, 1798
Plimouth April 9 th 1798 Have I my dear madam appeared negligent in not answering your last friendly letter jest before you left this state.— low health through the winter…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 9, 1798
Philadelphia April 9 th 1798 My Dear sister I wrote you on saturday that I would forward to you the Dispatches as soon as they were out. I accordingly inclose…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 7, 1798
April 7 th 1798 my dear sister The senate on thursday voted to have the dispatches from our Envoys made publick, and orderd them Printed, but not the instructions. 1…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, April 5, 1798
Quincy April 5th 1798 My dear Sister I last week had to inform you of the Sudden death of my much value’d Freind Mrs Quincy I Now have to acquaint…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, April 4, 1798
April 4 1798 dear sister The eastern post will go out this morning and I take my pen to thank you for your Letters of the 20 & 26th of…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, April 4, 1798
Philadelphia April 4 th 1798 my dear son To know that one Cannot freely say that Black, is Black; even tho it be “darkness visible,” or that white is white,…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, April 4, 1798
Philadelphia April 4 1798 my Dear Son I embrace this opportunity by mr Thornton Secretary to mr Liston the British Minister to write too you, and to Send you two…
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William Cranch to Abigail Adams, March 12, 1798
Washington March 12 th. 1798 Dear Madam After a most fatigueing journey I arrived on friday Evening. I travel’d all the first night, & arrived in Baltimore the next night…
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Abigail Adams to Hannah Phillips Cushing, March 9, 1798
Philadelphia March 9 th 1798 my dear Madam I yesterday received your kind Letter of March 5 th 1 and congratulate you and the Judge upon your safe arrival at…
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William Cranch to John Quincy Adams, March 5, 1798
Philadelphia March 5 th. 1798. I do not know what was the date of my last to you, nor of yours to me, nor is it material to decide on…
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Abigail Adams to William Smith, March 5, 1798
March 5 th 1798 Dear sir I received your kind favour of Feb ry 25 this morning. 1 the badness of the roads I suppose was the reason it did…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, March 5, 1798
Philadelphia march 5 th 1798 my dear sister I received on saturday Evening the 3 d March Your kind Letter of 25 Feb’ ry. 1 You estimate much too highly…
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Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer to Abigail Adams, March 4, 1798
Boston March 4 th. 1798 I presume Dear Madam that I Shall receive Your pardon by Complying with the request of M r. Charles Bulfinch, to be the bearer of…