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Abigail Adams to Cotton Tufts, February 21, 1786
London Febry 21 1786 My Dear sir Captain Lyde arrived a week ago, and yesterday, he and mr Jenks dinned with us. By the latter we received your kind favour…
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Letters about Diplomacy
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Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, February 16, 1786
London Febry 16 1786 My Dear Son Captain Lyde is arrived to our no small joy and brought us a charming parcel of Letters, amongst which I found one from…
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Abigail Adams to Charles Adams, February 16, 1786
[ , Start insertion, ca. 16 February 1786 , End, ] 1 Dear Charles Your Letters of october 23 and your last by capt Lyde 2 gave me great pleasure,…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) Adams, February 14, 1786
Haverhill February 14th 1786 Yours My Dear Niece, of October 2d came safe to hand, 1 and as I read, I could not but admire the justness of Thought, and…
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William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams, December 29, 1785
Thursday Decr. 29th. 1785 An anxiety to preserve a consistancy of Character in the opinion of Mrs. Adams (in whose favourable sentiments I feel myself more and more interested) induces…
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Richard Cranch to John Adams, December 29, 1785
Boston Decr. 29th. 1785 Dear Bror. When the Senate was last sitting I desired the Honble. Mr. Goodhue≠ of Salem, to answer your Request to me about the Cod-Fishery, and…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, December 28, 1785
Haverhill December 28th. 1785 Dear Madam It is mortifying to me, to be again obliged to offer an excuse, for not having written more frequently to you, and to my…
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Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, December 27, 1785
Paris Dec. 27. 1785 Dear Madam I am this day honoured with your favor of the 20th. and an opportunity offering to acknolege it immediately, I do not fail to…
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Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, December 23, 1785
Braintree December 23d. 1785 My Dear Sister I wonder whether Mr. Shaw ever wrote you an account of the good woman who was so much offendid that you were not…
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Charles Storer to Abigail Adams, December 21, 1785
Boston. 21st. December. 1785 Dear Madam I am persuaded you will be pleased with this letter, if you were not ever before with one from me, because in the first…