Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, January 3, 1813
Quincy Janry 3d 1813 Dear Harriot I thank you for your care of my Letters those that I mist, which you put in the Book were found. Mr Beal deliverd…
Quincy Janry 3d 1813 Dear Harriot I thank you for your care of my Letters those that I mist, which you put in the Book were found. Mr Beal deliverd…
Saturday 8 Sep’ber 1814 dear Harriet I send you a Letter by mr Crufts this day received from Caroline. I had a few lines from her saying she was well,…
Quincy December 23 1814 Dear Harriet The black hair Ribbon is just what was wanted, I thank you for thinking of it. I Should like 8 yds I believe of…
[ , Start insertion, Feb. 1815 , End, ] Dear Harriet I inclose to you mr Adams’s Letter of Novbr 23. the peace was it seems as unexpected to him…
Quincy Feb’ry 8th 1815 Dear Harriet Your Theological queries, you must consult with your Learned minister. I am not able to solve them. there is certainly a difference in the…
Quincy Febry 17 1815 Dear Harriet I received the Silk and chalk this mor’g on Wednesday. I wrote you and inclosed to you mr Adams Letter of 25 Novbr to…
Quincy March 1st a Beautifull mor’g 1815 Dear Harriet I shall send George tomorrow by the stage and will be much obliged to your Father if he will go with…
Quincy March 3d 1815 Dear Harriet I beleive the post Man thinks us very importent correspondents, as we observed that it was well the P had the priviledge of Franking.…
Quincy March 5th 1815 Dear Harriet Last Evening I received your Letter with the inclosurs. I wrote to you on fryday, but the post did not go, and the Letters…
Sunday Evening 9 March [ , Start insertion, 1815 , End, ] Dear Harriet Louisa is just gone to Bed, She has not been So well to day. her flesh…
Quincy April 11th 1815. dear Harriet I would not have you expose yourself to go out in the rain, but when you do go out, John prays you not to…
Sunday May 4th Dear Harriet I received your note this morning. mr A forgot to leave it last Evening; I am not much disappointed that there were not any Letters…
June 6th 1815. Dear Harriet I return you Cs Letter, I think she will not be here untill the last of this month. I fear W’s situation an unpleasant one,…
Quincy August 6th 1815 Dear Harriet My Eyes have been very troublesome the week past, So that I have not used my pen. I thank you for Carolines Letter, was…
Quincy August 17th 1815 Dear Harriet I thank you for the pamphlet sent me and think the writer more sinned against than sining. I will keep it, so charge me…
Quincy Sepbr 5 1815 Dear Harriet My correspondents increase so fast, that it puts out my eyes to write to them all. I have employd all this rainy morning in…
Sunday Sepbr 8th 1815 Dear Harriet I have not committed burglary this time—Caroline haven written in the cover, all well the 9th of Sep’br no I did not tell her…
Quincy October 16th 1815 Dear Harriet Mr Adams call’d yesterday morning before six oclock, I rose before light in order to write to you, and waited only for the sun…
Quincy Wednesday 22. Novbr my Birthday 71. alass, how winged is time— Dear Harriet you do not know how much your company is desired at Quincy. these long Evening we…
Quincy Jan’ry 13th 1816 Dear Harriet I write again. I am yet among the Living, of which last Monday morning I had no expectation, but thanks to a kind providence…
23 Janry 1816 Dear Harriet I know you will be glad to see my handwriting, and more so, when I tell you that I have rode out to day as…
Quincy Feb’ry 25th 1816 dear Harriet I was very sick yesterday, and obliged to take an Emetic, to clear of a quantity of Bile, which the dr said was the…
fryday PM—March 8th 1816 Dear Harriet I must write you a few lines to day from a Night of Rest, I derive Strength, all lost again by a night of…
March 15 1816 Dear Harriet your Note I received and thank you for it, altho it gave me much anxiety upon your & mrs Bailey’s account. I fear you will…