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William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams Smith, April 26, 1787
York House, Dover, April 26th, 1787. 1 I dare say, my friend, when you receive this, you will think I have moved with great rapidity. There have but two things…
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Abigail Adams to Lucy Cranch, April 26, 1787
London April 26 1787— my dear Neice I write you a few lines my dear Lucy to thank you for your kind Letter, and to inform you that I am…
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John Brown Cutting to Abigail Adams, April 25, 1787
Wednesday Evening 25. April 1787. Portsmouth Dear Madam It may perhaps afford you satisfaction to learn that M r Adams and his secretary pro tempore 1 arrived at the Crown…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, April 22, 1787
Braintree April 22d 1787 My Dear Sister Captain Cushing arriv’d last Monday after a tedious Passage It was so long since I receiv’d any Letters from you that I began…
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Mary Rutledge Smith to Abigail Adams, April 12, 1787
Charleston April the 12 th. 87 My dear Madam I have the happiness to inform you that we are again settled, in Charleston, we had a Passage of seven weeks,…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, March 20, 1787
London March th 20th 1787 My dear Son I have procured the Books for you, and Captain Folger not sailing quite so soon as I expected, I have sent them…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, March 15, 1787
London March 15th 1787 Dear Tommy I would not omit writing you, because you seem to think you have been agrieved. I do not recollect what I wrote you, but…
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Abigail Adams to Isaac, Sr Smith, March 12, 1787
London March 12th 1787 My dear sir I have sent by Captain Scott the Books you wrote for, 1 and if there is any thing else in which I can…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, January 20, 1787
London Janry 20th 1787 Mr dear sister Since the Sailing of captain Folger by whom I wrote you, I have received Letters from you of the following dates, Sepbr 24…
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Thomas Welsh to Abigail Adams, January 17, 1787
Boston Jany 17th 1787 Dear Madam Being without any of your Favors unanswered I take the Liberty to write this in Advance. The State of some Counties having been tumultuous…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, January 17, 1787
London Janry 17 1787 My dear Son I wrote you so largly by the Newyork December packet, that a few lines must now suffice. I cannot let a vessel sail…
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Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams to Cotton Tufts, January 16, 1787
Grosvenor Square London Jany 16 1787 Sir By a Letter to my Mother from you, I Learnt that you had in your Possession the Letters and Picture which I requested…
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Thomas Jefferson to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, January 15, 1787
Paris Jan. 15. 1787 Mr. Jefferson has the honour to present his compliments to [Mrs.] Smith and to send her the two pair of Corsets she desired. He wishes they…
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John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, January 15, 1787
Jany. 15. 1787 My dr. Thomas I am glad to find by your Letter 1 that you are so well situated, at Mr. Sewalls, make my Compliments to that Gent.…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, January 14, 1787
Cambridge January 14th: 1787 I determined about a fortnight agone, to sit down, and write you a letter, expressing my anxiety and surprize, that for three months I had not…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, January 10, 1787
[ , Start insertion, post 10 January 1787 , End, ] 1 There is another vessel up which will sail soon. What I may have omited by this I shall…
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Lucy Cranch to Abigail Adams, December 7, 1786
Braintree. Decr. 7. 1786 My dear Aunt Your obligeing Letter of July th’ 20, was duly recieved—those repeated attentions to me deserve my earliest acknowledgments. Grateful indeed to my heart…
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Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 2, 1786
London December 2d 1786 Mrs Smith presents her Compliments to Mr Jefferson and is very sorry to trouble him again upon the Subject of the Corsetts, but not having received…
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Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, November 1, 1786
Paris [ , Start insertion, November 1786 1 , End, ] Dear Madam I am never happier than when I am performing good offices for good people; and the most…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 28, 1786
November 28 1786 My dear Son Since I wrote you, the packet from N york has arrived after a passage of 43 days, and by that your Letter of August…