John Adams to Abigail Adams, July 7, 1776
Philadelphia July 7. 1776 It is worth the while of a Person, obliged to write as much as I do, to consider the Varieties of Style. . . . 1…
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.
Philadelphia July 7. 1776 It is worth the while of a Person, obliged to write as much as I do, to consider the Varieties of Style. . . . 1…
Philadelphia July 15. 1776 My very deserving Friend, Mr. Gerry, setts off, tomorrow, for Boston, worn out of Health, by the Fatigues of this station. He is an excellent Man,…
Philadelphia July 16. 1776 In a Letter from your Uncle Smith, and in another from Mr. Mason which I received by this days Post 1 I am informed that you…
Philadelphia July 20. 1776 This has been a dull day to me: I waited the Arrival of the Post with much Solicitude and Impatience, but his Arrival made me more…
July 23. 1776 This Mornings Post brought me yours of July 13 and 14 and has relieved me from an huge Load of Anxiety.—Am happy to hear that you are…
Philadelphia July 27. 1776 Disappointed again.—The Post brought me no Letter from you, which I dont wonder at much, nor any Intelligence concerning you, which surprizes me, a good deal.…
Ticonderoga. July 27th. 1776 Mrs. Adams When I reflect on that Tranquil State, and agreable Scituation which I was in, while I had the Honour of being one of your…
Philadelphia July 29. 1776 How are you all this Morning? Sick, weak, faint, in Pain; or pretty well recovered? By this Time, you are well acquainted with the Small Pox.…
Philadelphia July 30. 1776 Tuesday This is one of my fortunate days. The Post brought me, a Letter from you and another from my Friend and Brother. 1 The particular…
Aug. 3. 1776 The Post was later than usual to day, so that I had not yours of July 24 till this Evening. You have made me very happy, by…
Aug. 12 76 Mr. A. and Coll. Whipple, are at length gone. Coll. Tudor went off with them. They went away, about Three o Clock this afternoon. I wrote by…
Philadelphia Aug 13. 1776 Geography is a Branch of Knowledge, not only very usefull, but absolutely necessary, to every Person of public Character whether in civil or military Life. Nay…
Philadelphia 14. August 1776 This is the Anniversary of a memorable day, in the History of America: a day when the Principle of American Resistance and Independence, was first asserted,…
Philadelphia August 18. 1776 My Letters to you are an odd Mixture. They would appear to a Stranger, like the Dish which is sometimes called Omnium Gatherum. This is the…
Philadelphia August 20. 1776 Yours without a Date, but written, as I suppose about the Twelfth of August came by the Post this Morning. I wish Mrs. Nabby Joy that…
Philadelphia August 21. 1776 Yesterday Morning I took a Walk, into Arch Street, to see Mr. Peele’s Painters Room. Peele is from Maryland, a tender, soft, affectionate Creature. . .…
Philadelphia August 25. 1776 The day before Yesterday and Yesterday, We expected Letters and Papers by the Post, but by some Accident, or Mismanagement of the Riders, no Post is…
Philadelphia August 27. 1776 Within this half Hour, I received yours of the 18 by the Post. I have only Time before the Post goes out again to thank you…
Philadelphia August 28. 1776 Mr. Benjamin Smith of S. Carolina, was kind enough to send forward from New York, 1 your Favour of August 14 and it came safely to…
Phil. Aug. 30. 1776 The two Armies, on Long Island have been shooting at each other, for this whole Week past, but We have no particular Account of the Advantages…
Septr. 21. 1776 Yours of Septr. 9. 1 I have received. Septr. 5. I sent you another Cannister by Mr. Hare. I have only Time to tell you I am…
22 Sept. 1776 We have at last agreed upon a Plan, for forming a regular Army. We have offered 20 dollars, and 100 Acres of Land to every Man, who…
Septr. 25. 1776 I have only Time to say, by Mr. Taylor, that I am not worse than I have been—that however, I think, the G [eneral] C [our] t…
Boston Octob. 3. 76 Mr. Samuel Adams sends his affectionate Regards to Mrs. Adams (in which his own Mrs. Adams heartily joyns) and acquaints her that he shall sett off…