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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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Letters to Abigail Adams Smith
Abigail Adams Smith, nicknamed "Nabby", was a daughter of Abigail and John Adams, founding father and second President of the United States, and the older sister of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. She was named for her mother.
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19 letters
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William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams Smith, June 6, 1787
Aranjuez, June 6th, 1787. My Dear Friend: I was much pleased this morning by the receipt of yours of May 19th. 1 Look at the dates—May 5th, Paris, and Blois,…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, August 6, 1788
[ 6 August 1788 ] 1 My dear Child It grieves me to think how little I have been able to write to you since my arrival here. I have…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, November 20, 1790
Boston November 20. 1790 I have indeed, my dear Sister, been guilty of a neglect, in omitting so long to write to you, which I cannot upon any principle justify…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, November 21, 1790
Philadelphia, 21 November, 1790. My Dear, I suppose you wish to hear from me and from your little boy. He is very well, and very amusing, as usual; talks of…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, February 21, 1791
Philadelphia, 21 February, 1791. My Dear Child, I received yours of February 13th, and was happy to learn that you and your little ones were well. 1 I wrote to…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, February 28, 1793
Quincy February 28. 1793. My dear M rs Smith. I wrote to you by your brother making a proposal to you which you might not consider me in earnest about—…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, December 14, 1793
Philadelphia, December 14, 1793. My Dear Daughter: I thank you for your kind letter of the tenth of this month. 1 Mr. G. may well be shocked at the Message.…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, January 7, 1794
Philadelphia, January 7, 1794. My Dear Daughter: Colonel Smith spent the last evening with me, and presented me with your kind letter of the 29th of December. 1 I have…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, February 3, 1794
Quincy, 3 February, 1794. My Dear Mrs. Smith, I have not written to you since I received yours of January 5th. 1 I go from home but very little, yet…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, March 10, 1794
Quincy, 10 March, 1794. My Dear Mrs. Smith, Although the scenes in which I have been engaged for six weeks past, have been very different from those which you describe,…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, November 18, 1794
Philadelphia, November 18, 1794. My Dear Daughter: After a journey without any accident, I arrived here, in good health, the Friday night after I left you, and went into lodgings,…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, November 20, 1794
Amsterdam November 20. 1794. My dear Sister. About a month after I last took my leave of you in New York, I sailed from Boston, and after a passage of…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, January 2, 1795
Philadelphia, January 2, 1792 [ 1795 ]. 1 My Dear Daughter: I received this day your kind letter of the 30th ult. 2 With cordial affection and sincerity do I…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, January 1, 1796
Philadelphia, January 1, 1796. Dear Child: I have several letters from your mother, who, I thank God, appears to be in good health. Mr. Josiah Quincy is now in this…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, February 6, 1796
Philadelphia, February 6, 1796. Dear Mrs. Smith: I have received your kind letter of the first of this month. 1 Mr. Langworthy appears to me, as he does to you,…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, February 21, 1797
Philadelphia, Feb. 21st, 1797. Dear Child: I believe I have not acknowledged your favour of the 20th January, which I received in its season. I hope your apprehensions that “the…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, April 11, 1798
Philadelphia, April 11th, 1798. My Dear Child: I received your two letters of April 5th and 7th, yesterday, and I enclosed you two from the children, in a letter to…
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Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, July 19, 1798
July 19 th 1798 Philadelphia my dear Mrs Smith I received p r. post yours of the 17 th this day. I shall forward your Letter to the Children. 1…