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Abigail Adams Smith to Abigail Adams, August 21, 1801
New-York, Aug. 21, 1801. My Dear Mamma: Our city has sustained a very great loss in the death of Dr. Bailey. As health officer, he was obliged to reside upon…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, May 19, 1801
Quincy May the 19 th 1801 my dear Sister This will be deliverd to you by the children who leave me this day. I hope they will return to their…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, May 16, 1801
Berlin 16. May 1801. My dear Sir. M r: Welsh proposes to return home by the way of Amsterdam, and will be the bearer of this letter— With it, I…
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Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, May 16, 1801
Quincy May 16 1801— my dear Thomas I have received two Letters from you since I wrote to you, one 26 April, the last 2 d May—inclosing one from Your…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to William Smith Shaw, May 14, 1801
Philadelphia 14 th: May 1801. Dear William I enclose you a paper, which contains the Sentence referred to in my last, passed upon the troopers who flogged Duane. 1 You…
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Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, May 8, 1801
Quincy May 8 th 1801— my dear Madam It is now near three Months Since I left the city of Washington; in all which time I have not received a…
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Abigail Adams to William Stephens Smith, May 3, 1801
Quincy, 3 May, 1801. Dear Sir, I have to acknowledge the receipt of the raspberry bushes, and the pot of strawberry vines, for which accept my thanks. I have had…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to Abigail Adams, May 2, 1801
Philadelphia 2 d: May 1801. Dear Mother Your favor of the 22 d: ult o: has been a few days in hand. I thank you kindly for “the word intended…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, May 1, 1801
1. May 1801. My dear Sir. I have received, and communicated to this Government, my recall from the mission here— 1 I shall hasten my departure as much as possible;…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to William Smith Shaw, April 27, 1801
Philadelphia 27 th: April 1801 Dear William I have your letter of the 17 th: , which travelled, from Boston hither, in very agreeable company. 1 I can readily conceive,…