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John Adams to Abigail Adams, February 27, 1779
Feb. 27. 1779 The Weather continuing fine, I went to Saint Denis a little Village about Eight Miles from this Place, where are the Tombs of all the Kings and…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, February 26, 1779
Feb. 26.1779 I have this day taken a long Ramble, with my son. The Weather is as delightfull as you can imagine. There is not in the Month of May,…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, February 21, 1779
Passy Feb. 21. 1779 My dear Yours by Mr. Williams have received. 1 The little Bill must be paid, but I confess it allarms me a little. The Expence of…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, February 20, 1779
Passy Feby. 20th. 1779 Hond. Mamma I last night had the honour of reading a letter from you to my Pappa dated Jany. 4th. 1 in which you complain much…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, February 20, 1779
Feb. 20. 1779 A new Commission has arrived by which the Dr. is sole Minister. Mr. Lee continues Commissioner for Spain, but I am reduced to the Condition of a…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, January 19, 1779
Passy Jany. 19. 1779 My dearest I can only tell you that I am not well. A bad Cold only. The others are all well. Not a Word of News…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, January 18, 1779
Passy Jany. 18. 1779 My dearest Friend A Gentleman, Mr. Boardman of Newbury Port, 1 is going, and by him I send you a few Lines. In England nothing is…
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Abigail Adams to James Lovell, January 4, 1779
Janry. 4 1779 Dear Sir May I be permitted to call of your attention from the important and weighty concerns of State to answer me a Question in which I…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, January 2, 1779
Janry. 2 1779 My Dearest Friend You have directed me to draw Bills upon you for what Money I want, and add, that if my Bills are scrupled, to get…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, January 1, 1779
Passy Jany. 1. 1779 I wish you an happy new Year, and many happy Years—and all the Blessings of Life. Who knows but this Year may be more prosperous for…
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Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams to Elizabeth Palmer Cranch, January 1, 1779
Plymouth jan 1 1779 1 My Dear Friend I take my pen to perform my promice of writing to you and to wish you a happy new year may heaven…
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William (1755-1816) Smith to Abigail Adams, December 31, 1778
Boston 31st Decr. 1778 I have inclos’d two hundred & thirty six Dollars. The amount of the bills was £100. 16. The Cask of Wine gaug’d 30 Gallons. Deducting the…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 30, 1778
Passy Decr. 30 1778 My dearest Friend We wait and wait and wait forever, without any News from America. We get nothing but what comes from England and to other…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 27, 1778
Passy Decr. 27 1 1778 My dearest Friend Mr. Greenleaf is about to set off, towards Nantes and from thence to Boston. Last Night, I walked to Paris and saw…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, December 27, 1778
Sunday Evening December 27 1778 How lonely are my days? How solitary are my Nights? Secluded from all Society but my two Little Boys, and my domesticks, by the Mountains…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, December 26, 1778
Passy Decr. 26 1778 Hon’d Mamma it is now with Great Pleasure that I now sit down to write to you & many a time since I came here I…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 18, 1778
Passy Decr. 18 1778 This Moment I had, what shall I say? the Pleasure or the pain of your Letter of 25 of Octr. As a Letter from my dearest…
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Cotton Tufts to John Adams, November 2, 1778
Weymouth Nov. 2. 1778 Dear Sr. I wrote to You the latter End of last July 1 which I hope You have received before this Time, by what Vessel it…
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John Eliot to Abigail Adams, October 1, 1778
Boston October 1778 1 Dear Madam You did not see fit to send the letter you proposed for the conveyance of Mr. Ingram. Perhaps it was owing to the supposition…
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M. de Garcin to Abigail Adams, October 29, 1778
Octr. 29th. 1778 Madam Give me leave to present you my Most Sincear and respectful thanks of having been so kind as to Recommend me to Mr. Smith. As we…