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Thomas Boylston Adams to Abigail Adams, July 24, 1797
London 24 th: July 1797 My dear Mother. The journey which I made to Paris, towards the last of April was performed so hastily, that it was out of my…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, July 22, 1797
London 22. July 1797. My Dear Sir. Three or four days after the date of my last Letter, which was from Maassluys, and while I was yet wind bound there,…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, July 21, 1797
July 21 1797 my dear sister The weather is Hot as we can bear the whole city is like a Bake House. we have a House with large and airy…
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Abigail Adams to William Cranch, July 20, 1797
Philadelphia July 20 1797 my dear sir I received your Letter of July 12. I am inclined to think your last determination will prove a judicious one. I most sincerely…
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Joshua Johnson to John Quincy Adams, July 19, 1797
Coopers Row. 19 July 1797. Dear Sir In consequence of what M rs. Johnson tells me, had passed between you & her on Sunday, I am induced to believe that…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, July 19, 1797
Philadelphia July 19 1797— my dear sisters If the Compass by which my course is directed does not vary again through unavoidable necessity I shall sit out for Quincy next…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, July 16, 1797
Philadelphia July 16 1797 My dear son Thomas, Tis expectation that make a Blessing sweet, says the poet. 1 how sincerely sweet would it be to me to fold my…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, June 26, 1797
The Hague 26. June 1797. My dear Mother I have not written to you, since receiving your very kind Letter of 3 d: March. though I received it almost a…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, June 23, 1797
Philadelphia June 23 1797 my dear sister I received your Letter of June 13 th. and thank you for it. the account you give me respecting my House and the…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, June 23, 1797
Philadelphia June 23. 1797 my dear , Start deletion, son , End, The packet being detaind I write you a few Lines further to inform you that mr Marshal accepts…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, June 20, 1797
Philadelphia June 20 th 1797 my Dear Thomas Your Friend Quincy is married, truly married and to a Nyork Lady, by the Name of Morten, without Beauty and without Money,…
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Thomas Welsh to Abigail Adams, June 16, 1797
Boston June 16. 1797. Dear Madam Your’s of the 6 th Instant I received yesterday together with the Extracts from Bache’s Paper they have not yet found their way in…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, June 15, 1797
Philadelphia June 15 1797 my Dear Son, I have not written a line to you for a long time; yet scarcly an hour of the day passes in which you…
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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, June 14, 1797
Philadelphia June 14 th 1797 Dear sir I have felt every day as if I was conscience smit for neglecting to write to you. I have been some encumberd with…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, June 13, 1797
Quincy June 13th 1797 My dear Sister I had a mantua makaker & a Tailor last week which keept me so fully imploy’d that I had not time to write…
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William Smith to Abigail Adams, June 10, 1797
Boston. 10 th. June. 1797. Dear Madam. I was not more fortunate in the weather on my return, than I was in going to Phila a. 3 days out 5…
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Cotton Tufts to John Adams, May 25, 1797
Weymouth May 25. 1797— My Dear S r. I hope before this Time M rs. Adams has arriv’d at Philadelphia and recovered from the Fatigues of her Journey; of her…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, May 24, 1797
Philadelphia May 24 1797 my dear sister I keep up My old Habit of rising at an early hour. if I did not I should have little command of my…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, May 21, 1797
The Hague 21. May 1797. My dear Mother. The last Letter I have received from you is dated the 11 th: of last November. I know not whether since that…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, May 19, 1797
London May 19 th 1797 Although it is probable you will have quitted the Hague, e’re this can reach you, I cannot help answering your very kind letters, and flattering…