William (1755-1816) Smith to Abigail Adams, October 1, 1778
Boston 1st. Octr. 1778 Madam I have received your Letter, respecting the Bill for £50. 1 The way that you propose is as agreable to us as any. The Credit…
Boston 1st. Octr. 1778 Madam I have received your Letter, respecting the Bill for £50. 1 The way that you propose is as agreable to us as any. The Credit…
Passi August 27. 1778 I shall inc [l] ose by this Opportunity, by Mr. Ingersol, Son of Mr. Ingersol of Connecticut, the late Judge of Admiralty at Philadelphia, but very…
August 26 1778 Dear Sir Your favour of the 5th instant is just come to hand. 1 I should like very well to see the Speach you mention and the…
Passi August 21. 1778 My dearest Friend If I knew of any more endearing Title I should certainly give it. But this appears to me to express the Truth, the…
Braintree August 19 1778 Dear Sir I really began to feel very uneasy at your long Silence and feared Sickness or some disaster had befallen you. I have been a…
[ , Start insertion, Braintree, 19 August 1778 , End, ] 1 My dear Sir This Moment your favour of August the 6 2 is come to hand. My Heart…
Philadelphia Augst: 15th. 1778 Madam I set down with great pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from Mr. Adams dated February 8th, with a poscript from you, which…
Paris august ye 14 1778 My Dear Cousin by your desire I now sit down to write a few lines to you and not yet having wrote to you I…
Passi Aug. 14. 1778 I have neither Time, nor Confidence enough in the Opportunity, to write you any Thing more, than an Assurance that We are all well, anxiously wishing…
Paris august ye 11 1778 Hond. Mamma you will pardon me if I do not write to you very often for you know how I used to teaze you to…