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William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, January 23, 1798
Atkinson Jan 23 d 1798. My Dear aunt Your kind attention to my last emboldens me again to interrupt your more important pursuits, & offer my warmest acknowledgement for your…
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Letters to Abigail Adams
B. 1744 · D. 1818
Abigail Adams was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. She is widely considered to be an influential figure in the founding of the United States, and was both the first second lady and second first lady of the United States, although such titles were not used at the time. She and Barbara Bush are the only two women in American history who were both married to a U.S. president and the mother of a U.S. president.
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Adams, January 28, 1798
Atkinson Jan. 28 th 1798 My Dear Sister I have thought day after day, that another should not pass without writing to my much loved Sister; that tomorrow I should…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, February 5, 1798
Berlin 5. February 1798. I had scarcely closed my last Letter to you my dear mother, acknowledging the receipt of your favours of Dec r: 2. and Nov r: 23.…
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Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer to Abigail Adams, March 4, 1798
Boston March 4 th. 1798 I presume Dear Madam that I Shall receive Your pardon by Complying with the request of M r. Charles Bulfinch, to be the bearer of…
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William Cranch to Abigail Adams, March 12, 1798
Washington March 12 th. 1798 Dear Madam After a most fatigueing journey I arrived on friday Evening. I travel’d all the first night, & arrived in Baltimore the next night…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, April 5, 1798
Quincy April 5th 1798 My dear Sister I last week had to inform you of the Sudden death of my much value’d Freind Mrs Quincy I Now have to acquaint…
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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, April 9, 1798
Plimouth April 9 th 1798 Have I my dear madam appeared negligent in not answering your last friendly letter jest before you left this state.— low health through the winter…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, May 4, 1798
Berlin 4 May. 1798. My dear Mother. I have a day or two since received your favour of 10. Feb y: by which I perceive that my last Letters from…
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Esther Duncan Black to Abigail Adams, May 7, 1798
Willowgrove May the 7 1798 Dear Madam I am unable to find language to express my Gratitude and thankfullness to you—for your maternal Care of the Dear little orphan whose…
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William Cranch to Abigail Adams, May 8, 1798
Annapolis May 8 th. 1798 My dear Madam It has not been from want of the most affectionate Respect that I have suffer’d your kind letter by M r. White…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, May 10, 1798
Quincy May 10th 1798 My dear Sister I can never sufficiently thank you for your Letters & the communications you so frequently Supply me with I am considered as the…
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George Cabot to Abigail Adams, May 11, 1798
Brookline May 11 th. 1798— Dear Madam I feel too sensibly the obligations you have laid me under by the letters you had the goodness to write on the 3…
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Hannah Adams to Abigail Adams, May 12, 1798
Medfield May 12 th — 1798. Madam My knowledge of your condescension and goodness emboldens me to address you at present. I have at length prepared my History of New-England…
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Cotton Tufts to Abigail Adams, May 12, 1798
Weymouth May. 12 1798 Since the last Letter I rec d from you dated April 12 th 1 poor Sukey compleated the Journey of Life and is gone to the…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, May 30, 1798
30. May 1798. I have received within these few days your letters of the 17 th: and 29 th: of March, together with the books and pamphlets mentioned in the…
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Jeremy Belknap to Abigail Adams, May 30, 1798
Boston May 30 1798 Dear Madam Yesterday morning I had the honour of writing to the President & enclosing my fast Sermon. 1 At noon, I had the very great…
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Stephen Peabody to Abigail Adams, May 30, 1798
Atkinson May 30 th. 1798 Dear Madam Your letters of the 18 th. of last December, and the 4 th. of March following, with the contents, came safe to my…
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William Cranch to Abigail Adams, June 4, 1798
Georgetown June 4 th. 1798.— My dear Madam I should have answer’d your kind letter of 16 th. ult o. before this time, but I have only this morning return’d…
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Jeremy Belknap to Abigail Adams, June 14, 1798
B o June 14 1798 Dear Madam As the extract which you marked in y r Son’s letter was too long for one paper I divided it & gave one…
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William Cranch to Abigail Adams, June 14, 1798
Georgetown June 14 th. 1798.— My dear Madam— I have just closed a letter to the Pres t. on the subject of my Bro r. Greenleaf.— 1 I do not…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, June 15, 1798
Quincy [ 15 ] June 1798 1 Dear Sister I have been at hard work this morning & my hands tremble So, I can Scarcly hold my Pen, but if…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, June 22, 1798
22. June 1798. Since the date of my last I have received your favour of 8. April, with the pamphlets mentioned in it.— 1 The communications of the American Commissioners…
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George Cabot to Abigail Adams, June 22, 1798
Brookline June 22 d. 1798.— Dear Madam.— I did not indulge the expectation that I Shoud wholly escape reproach when I had the honor to write you on the 11…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, June 22, 1798
Quincy June 22 d 1798 My dear Sister I have had the House full of company for a week & have not been able to Steal a moments to write…