William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams Smith, April 26, 1787
York House, Dover, April 26th, 1787. 1 I dare say, my friend, when you receive this, you will think I have moved with great rapidity. There have but two things…
York House, Dover, April 26th, 1787. 1 I dare say, my friend, when you receive this, you will think I have moved with great rapidity. There have but two things…
London April 26 1787— my dear Neice I write you a few lines my dear Lucy to thank you for your kind Letter, and to inform you that I am…
Wednesday Evening 25. April 1787. Portsmouth Dear Madam It may perhaps afford you satisfaction to learn that M r Adams and his secretary pro tempore 1 arrived at the Crown…
Braintree April 22d 1787 My Dear Sister Captain Cushing arriv’d last Monday after a tedious Passage It was so long since I receiv’d any Letters from you that I began…
Charleston April the 12 th. 87 My dear Madam I have the happiness to inform you that we are again settled, in Charleston, we had a Passage of seven weeks,…
London March th 20th 1787 My dear Son I have procured the Books for you, and Captain Folger not sailing quite so soon as I expected, I have sent them…
London March 15th 1787 Dear Tommy I would not omit writing you, because you seem to think you have been agrieved. I do not recollect what I wrote you, but…
London March 12th 1787 My dear sir I have sent by Captain Scott the Books you wrote for, 1 and if there is any thing else in which I can…
London Janry 20th 1787 Mr dear sister Since the Sailing of captain Folger by whom I wrote you, I have received Letters from you of the following dates, Sepbr 24…
Boston Jany 17th 1787 Dear Madam Being without any of your Favors unanswered I take the Liberty to write this in Advance. The State of some Counties having been tumultuous…