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John Adams to Abigail Adams, January 4, 1782
Amsterdam Jan. 4. 1782 My dearest Friend I hope, Charles is at home by this time or that he will be in a few days. I presume he sailed from…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, December 23, 1781
December 23. 1781 My Dearest Friend I knew not untill half an hour ago that Mr. Guile intended for Europe, he did not know it himself, it was a suden…
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John Thaxter to John Quincy Adams, December 22, 1781
Amsterdam ce 22. Decembre 1781 Mon cher Ami J’ai bien-recu les Lettres que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire de Francfort et de Berlin. 1 Votre Lettre de St. Petersbourg…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, December 19, 1781
Amsterdam Decr. 19th. 1781 Madam By the last Mails came the King’s Speech, the Address of the two Houses in answer, and the debates in Parliament. His most gracious Majesty…
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John Adams to Richard Cranch, December 18, 1781
Amsterdam Decr. 18 1781 My dear Brother I send you a Volume of Politics. A Second Volume will be ready in 6 or 7 Weeks.—You will hear more about this…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 18, 1781
Amsterdam Decr. 18 1781 My dearest friend I have Letters from Mr. Dana and his young Attendant, at St. Petersbourg. Both well and in good Spirits. Letters to Mrs. D.…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 15, 1781
Amsterdam Decr. 15. 1781 My dear Child This day Mr. Sayre arrived, 1 with your Letter of the 12/23 of October. Yours of August I answered, Yesterday. You have not…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 14, 1781
Amsterdam Decr. 14. 1781 My dear Son Your Letter of 21 Aug. O.S. 1 the first I have received, reached me only two or three days ago. I am pleased…
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William L. Jackson to John Adams, October 26, 1781
Bilboa October 26. 1781 Dear Sir I had the honor to address your Excellency from Corunna on the 26 of last month, in which letter I promised myself the pleasure…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, October 23, 1781
St. Petersbourg October 12/23 1781 Honoured Sir I wrote you just after I arrived here, 1 and gave you a short sketch of my Journey from Amsterdam to this Place,…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, October 23, 1781
St. Petersbourg October 12 Old Style [ October ] 23 N.S. 1781 Honoured Mamma I am afraid you will think I was negligent in not writing more than I did…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, October 21, 1781
Amsterdam Oct. 21. 1781 My dearest Friend I have not yet seen the Work from whence the inclosed Extracts were made. A set is on the Road, a Present from…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, October 21, 1781
October 21. 1781 My dearest Friend It is now four weeks since Capt. Newman arrived in the Brig Gates and brought me your Letter of the 22d of May. It…
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John Adams to William L. Jackson, October 20, 1781
Amsterdam Oct. 20. 1781 Your Letter, Sir, of the 26 Ult. I received last night, and should have [been] astonished at its date and Contents if I had not seen…
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Joseph, & Sons (business) Gardoqui to Abigail Adams, October 14, 1781
the 14th. Octovr. 1781 Madam Since the above duplicatte of our last Respectts to you 1 has Kissed our hands your allways obliging Esteemed favour of the 18th. Jully 2…
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James Lovell to Abigail Adams, October 9, 1781
Philada. Octr. 9th [ , Start insertion, 1781 , End, ] Yesterday’s Post brought me your Favour of Sepr. 26th. 1 Your dear Boy Charles should most certainly have had…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, October 9, 1781
Amsterdam October 9. 1781 My dearest Friend This is the first Time, I have been able to write you, since my Sickness.—Soon after my Return from Paris, I was seized…
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James Lovell to Abigail Adams, October 5, 1781
Octr. 5. 1781 I doubt not Madam, you have Letters from Mr. Adams of later Date than what we have received but that Fact will not prevent your Expectations of…
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James Lovell to Abigail Adams, August 24, 1781
August 24, 1781 After giving a few Lines for you yesterday to the Commissary General of Prisoners who was going for Boston; I held Conversation with a Capt. Mason who…
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James Lovell to Abigail Adams, August 23, 1781
Aug. 23. 1781 I feared moths—have opened your Goods—aired and shook the Wollens—added good Tobacco leaves and again secured them for Transportation. I shall put Clamps to the Chest and…