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Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, October 11, 1785
Paris Oct. 11. 1785 Dear Madam Your favor of the 7th. was put into my hands the last night and as I received at the same time dispatches from Mr.…
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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, September 16, 1785
London Sepbr 16th. 1785 Dear sir I believe that Mr. Storer is going to leave Us in good earnest. He has so long and so many months been delay’d that…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, September 15, 1785
London Septr 15 1785 My Dear Sister Mr. Storer says the ship in which he is to embark will go down to day and that he shall go on Board…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, September 12, 1785
Sepbr 12th. 1785 My dear son Mr. Storers departure is delayed from day to day so that I fear he will have a dissagreeable time upon our Coast. It gives…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, September 11, 1785
London Septr 11th. 1785 My dear sister I have enjoyed very good Health ever since I came to London, untill ten days past. I had about a week since a…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, September 9, 1785
Grosvenor Square Westminster Septr. 9. 1785 My dear Son I have received your Letter by Mr. Church, 1 and am very happy to hear of your Safe Arrival, and kind…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, September 8, 1785
Haverhill September 8th. 1785 All this day has been employ’d in answering Questions respecting you, and all is not over yet. I must mention one Circumstance, although it may appear…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, September 7, 1785
Haverhill < , Start deletion, August , End, > September 7th. 1785 My Dear Sister The long looked for, the modest, the manly, the well accomplished Youth, is come at…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1785
London Sepbr 6 1785 Dear sir I cannot omit by this opportunity acquainting you that on sunday the August packet arrived in which came Mr. Church and brought us Letters…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, September 6, 1785
London Sepbr 6. 1785 Grosvenor Square My Dear Son Yesterday being Sunday I went with your papa to the Foundling Church, 1 Dr. Price whom we usually attend being absent…
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William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams, September 5, 1785
Berlin 5th. September 1785 My dear Madam Your benevolence I know will excuse the particularity of this address, when you confide in the assurance of its proceeding from a sincere…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, August 15, 1785
[ , Start insertion, ca. 15 Aug. 1785 , End, ] 1 My dear sister I have been situated here for near six weeks. It is one of the finest…
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Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, August 15, 1785
London Grosvenor Square August 15 1785 My dear sister When I wrote you by Captain Dashood, 1 I was obliged for want of time to break of before I had…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, August 14, 1785
Braintree August 14th. 1785 My dear Sister I have just Sent away one Letter 1 and shall now begin another to be ready for the next ship. Cousin John is…
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Abigail Adams to William Stephens Smith, August 13, 1785
London, Grosvenor Square August 13, 1785 Dear Sir Your letter from Harwich, dated August 10, 1 reached us upon the 11th. We were very glad to hear of your arrival…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, August 12, 1785
Grosvenor Square London August 12 1785 Dear sir I would not omit so good an opportunity as presents by Mr. Short, 1 of continuing the correspondence which you have done…
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Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams to Royall Tyler, August 11, 1785
[ , Start insertion, ca. 11 August 1785 , End, ] 1 Sir Herewith you receive your letters and miniature with my desire that you would return mine to my…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, August 11, 1785
London August 11th. 1785 Grosvenor Square My dear son I went from my own little writing room below stairs just now into your Pappas; where Mr. Storer was writing for…
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John Adams to Cotton Tufts, August 10, 1785
Errors Excepted Per Cotton Tufts
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Cotton Tufts to John Adams, August 10, 1785
Weymouth Aug. 10. 1785 Dear Sir The Want of a sufficient Power in Congress to regulate the national Concerns of the United States is now pretty generally seen and has…