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John Adams to Royall Tyler, April 3, 1784
The Hague April 3. 1784 Sir I Yesterday received your Letter of the thirteenth of January. The Subject of it has for some time been to me an Occasion of…
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John Adams to Richard Cranch, April 3, 1784
The Hague April 3. 1784 My dear Brother Your kind Letter of 20 Jany. I received Yesterday. Mr. Tylers Letter inclosed is here answered. 1 Your Opinion has great Weight…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, March 26, 1784
Haverhill March 26th. 1784 My Dear Sister The Roads have been so bad for several Weeks past, that there has been but little travelling, and it has been difficult to…
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Abigail Adams to Elbridge Gerry, March 19, 1784
Braintree March 19. 1784 Sir I received Letters dated about the middle of November from Mr. Adams, in which he was very urgent with me to come out early in…
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, March 15, 1784
[ , Start insertion, ca. 15 March 1784 , End, ] 1 My dear Son As I did not write you by the last conveyance I will not omit the…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, March 15, 1784
March 15 1784 My Dearest Friend I have not received a Line from you, nor heard a Syllable Since yours of November 18th, which I have allready acknowledged. 1 I…
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Charles Adams to William Cranch, March 14, 1784
Haverhill March 14th. 1784 Dear Cousin NB This is not performing the promise of writing to one another every week. I know you can write if you have a mind…
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Abigail Adams to Hannah Storer Green, February 28, 1784
Febry 28. 1784 Dear Mis Green 1 I inclose to you my sons Letters, 2 which you will be so kind as to return safe to me again; as they…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, February 11, 1784
Febry. 11th. 1784 Two days only are wanting to campleat six years since my dearest Friend first crost the Atlantick. But three months of the Six Years have been Spent…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, January 25, 1784
The Hague Jan. 25. 1784 1 My dearest Friend I was much disappointed, on the Arrival of Mr. Temple in London, at not finding a Letter from you, but last…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, November 11, 1783
Braintree November 11 1783 My dearest Friend Col. Trumble 1 has been so kind as to visit me, and request a Letter from me to you; I have promised him…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, November 8, 1783
London Nov. 8. 1783 My dearest Friend I have this Day, by Special Permission from their Majesties obtained by Mr. West the Painter who with Mr. Copely do so much…
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Elbridge Gerry to Abigail Adams, November 6, 1783
Princeton 6th. Novr. 1783 My dear Madam Since I had the Pleasure of addressing You, 1 nothing of Importance has occurred in the Concerns of our Friend excepting a Letter…
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Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, October 20, 1783
Braintree October 20. 1783 To you my young Friend upon whom the parential ties are strong and unbroken; who never yet knew the agonies which attend the loss of a…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, October 19, 1783
October 19 1783 1 My dearest Friend My last Letter to you was written in Sepbr. 2 I closed it, because I knew not how to think upon any other…
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Abigail Adams to Elbridge Gerry, October 15, 1783
Braintree october. 15 1783 Dear Sir Your obligeing favour was handed me from Mr. Guild, 1 at a time when I was engaged in the Melancholy office, of attending the…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, October 14, 1783
Auteuil 1 near Paris Oct. 14. 1783 My dearest Friend I have had another Fever, which brought me low, but as it has carried off certain Pains and Lamenesses the…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, September 20, 1783
Braintree Sepbr 20 1783 My dearest Friend Dearer if possible than ever; for all the parental props which once sustaind and supported me are fallen! My Father, my Father, where…
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Elbridge Gerry to Abigail Adams, July 22, 1783
July 22 1783 1 After declaring that neither the Letter from Mr. Marbois nor the conversation respecting the Fishery, Boundaries, Royalists and recommending Moderation in our Demands, are of Weight…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, July 29, 1783
Havre de Grace 29th. July 1783 Madam Mr. Adams having taken a Journey to Holland for three or four Weeks, and there being nothing of consequence to do in his…