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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 10, 1818
Quincy November 10th. 1818 My ever dear, ever affectionate, ever dutiful and deserving Son, The bitterness of Death is past. The grim Specter So terrible to human Nature has no…
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Letters about Diplomacy
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, November 8, 1818
Washington 8 Novbr. 1818 My Dear John Your sudden silence after the affectionate and unremitted attention you shewed during your dear Grandmothers illness and the total want of information <…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, November 7, 1818
Washington 7 November 1818. Dear Sir, It is not for me to complain that the private correspondence between you and me has ceased—for I find upon my files letters from…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Harriet Welsh, November 4, 1818
Washington 4 Novbr 1818 Expecting constantly to hear from you my dear Harriet I have felt involuntarily inclined to procrastinate every effort to write on a subject which has filled…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, November 2, 1818
Washington 2. November 1818. My dear Son. Your Letter of the 28th. of last Month, has this day brought me the most distressing intelligence that I ever received; yet my…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, November 2, 1818
Washington 2. November 1818. My ever dear and revered Father. By a Letter from my Son John, I have this day been apprized, of that afflictive dispensation of Providence which…
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Harriet Welsh to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, November 1, 1818
The few first days after I came to Quincy namely 19th. 20th. & morning of 21st—She was very weak but we had hopes which did waver much till Dr Holbrook…
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James Monroe to Abigail Smith Adams, September 1, 1818
Highland, near Milton, Sepr 1. 1818 < , Start deletion, Dear , End, > Madam < , Start deletion, I declind answering your letter, untill I could obtain some details,…
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, August 25, 1818
Washington 25 August 1818 Dear Madam Tomorrow we leave this place with the intention of visiting you in Boston if nothing should intervene and force us back again to Washington.…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, August 21, 1818
Quincy August 21st 1818 dear daughter Since the 18th July, I have not received a Line from you or my Son, altho I have been in daily expectation of hearing…