William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams, September 5, 1785
Berlin 5th. September 1785 My dear Madam Your benevolence I know will excuse the particularity of this address, when you confide in the assurance of its proceeding from a sincere…
Berlin 5th. September 1785 My dear Madam Your benevolence I know will excuse the particularity of this address, when you confide in the assurance of its proceeding from a sincere…
[ , Start insertion, ca. 15 Aug. 1785 , End, ] 1 My dear sister I have been situated here for near six weeks. It is one of the finest…
London Grosvenor Square August 15 1785 My dear sister When I wrote you by Captain Dashood, 1 I was obliged for want of time to break of before I had…
Braintree August 14th. 1785 My dear Sister I have just Sent away one Letter 1 and shall now begin another to be ready for the next ship. Cousin John is…
London, Grosvenor Square August 13, 1785 Dear Sir Your letter from Harwich, dated August 10, 1 reached us upon the 11th. We were very glad to hear of your arrival…
Grosvenor Square London August 12 1785 Dear sir I would not omit so good an opportunity as presents by Mr. Short, 1 of continuing the correspondence which you have done…
[ , Start insertion, ca. 11 August 1785 , End, ] 1 Sir Herewith you receive your letters and miniature with my desire that you would return mine to my…
London August 11th. 1785 Grosvenor Square My dear son I went from my own little writing room below stairs just now into your Pappas; where Mr. Storer was writing for…
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Weymouth Aug. 10. 1785 Dear Sir The Want of a sufficient Power in Congress to regulate the national Concerns of the United States is now pretty generally seen and has…