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Cotton Tufts to John Adams, November 27, 1797
Weymouth Nov r. 27. 1797 Dear S r. Since my last to you, Porter has finishd ploughing the Meadow on the back of your House, the lucky Moment was embraced…
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Cotton Tufts to Abigail Adams, November 24, 1797
Weymouth Nov r. 24. 1797— Dear Mad m. I received Your Favour of Octob r. 17. last, and have agreably to your Request consulted Deac n Pierce, respecting an Addition…
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Abigail Adams to Louisa Catherine Adams, November 24, 1797
Philadelphia November 24 1797 my Dear Daughter Thus has my son given me a legal right to address you. I feel also, that I have an affectionate right devolved to…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 23, 1797
Philadelphia Nov br 23 d 1797 my Dear Son I am under obligations to you my dear son, for keeping up so regularly, and so constantly your correspondence with me;…
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William Cranch to Abigail Adams, November 21, 1797
Washington Nov r. 21. 1797 My dear Madam.— I am not only highly gratified, but extremely grateful for your kind communication of 15 th. inst t , with it’s important…
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Abigail Adams to William Smith, November 21, 1797
Philadelphia Nov br 21. 1797 Dear sir I received your obliging favour of Nov br 8 th the day after I last wrote you. I inclose the amount of your…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, November 19, 1797
Quincy November 19th 1797 Dear Sister That you have reciev’d but one Letter from me my dear Sister is not because I have not written I cannot think where they…
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Abigail Adams to William Smith, October 23, 1797
East Chester october 23. 1797 Dear sir As you was absent when I left home I was unable to pay you for some articles which you had purchased for me,…
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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, October 17, 1797
East Chester october 17 th 1797 Dear sir I was in hopes to have seen you, and had some more conversation with you upon the subject of finishing the Room…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, October 15, 1797
Quincy october 15th 1797 Dear Sister I thank you for your Letter from worcester since that I have heard by the papers you have arriv’d in new-york. 1 I hope…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, October 13, 1797
East Chester october 13 1797 my dear sister we arrived here on twesday Evening on the 11 th , after a pleasent journey in which we met with but few…
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John Quincy Adams to Joshua Johnson, October 11, 1797
London 11. October 1797. Dear Sir. I received your obliging letter dated in Margate Roads just before your departure. I had indeed long observed your distress and that of your…
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John Adams to Charles Adams, October 11, 1797
East Chester Oct. 11. 1797 Dear Sir I arrived here this Evening with your Mother and Cozen all in good health, and was Sorry to hear that you went from…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, October 7, 1797
London 7. October 1797. My Dear Mother. It is but a few days since I received your kind letter of 14. July, brought to Holland by Gen l: Marshall, and…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Adams, October 6, 1797
Atkinson Oct. 6 th 1797 My Dear Sister— Since my last my time has been cheifly occupied, in attending to those services, which were due to our late worthy Nephew—…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, October 3, 1797
London 3. October 1797. My dear Sir. Since I came to this Country, two of your kind letters have reached me; one dated in June & the other in July;…
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Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, October 1, 1797
Quincy october 1 st 1797 my dear Madam I acknowledg myself indebted to you for two kind Letters, 1 both of which found me in circumstances of distress; the first…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, July 29, 1797
Saturday Mor g. East Chester 29 July 1797. My Dear sister We leave this place this morning & hope to reach Home on fryday of the next week. I have…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, July 28, 1797
London 28 July 1797. My dear and Honoured Parents. I have now the happiness of presenting to you another daughter, worthy as I fully believe of adding one to the…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, July 26, 1797
Quincy July 26th 1797 Dear Sister we have made every thing as ready for your reception as we can. but alass I fear we Shall not see you. I think…