John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, June 18, 1780
Paris 18th. June 1780 About a fortnight since Mr. Hutchinson, formerly Governor of the Massachusetts Bay, dropped down dead in England. The Reflection made by some one in the English…
Paris 18th. June 1780 About a fortnight since Mr. Hutchinson, formerly Governor of the Massachusetts Bay, dropped down dead in England. The Reflection made by some one in the English…
June 17. 1780 My dear Portia I yesterday received a Letter of 26 April from Brother Cranch, for which I thank him and will answer as soon as possible. He…
June 13 1780 Dear Madam I will not omit to acknowledge by this Post the Receipt of your Letter of the 24th. Ulto. because I can in some measure afford…
May 14th. 1780 Madam The inclosed Papers will show you how the Business of Mr. A’s Accounts has been conducted—with indecent Delay. I presume the Treasury will draw a Bill…
Paris 12th. May 1780 Madam On the 10th. of this Month I had the pleasure of recieving Letters from Hingham dated in February, which informed me of the Health of…
[ , Start insertion, Paris, post 12 May 1780 , End, ] 1 My dear Portia The inclosed Dialogue in the Shades was written by Mr. Edmund Jennings now residing…
May 5. 1780 My dear Portia By your Uncles Letter of 26 feb., he could not hear of any Letters from me by Trash. I certainly wrote by him from…
May 3. 1780 My dear Portia Having just heard of a Small Brig bound directly from Nantes to Boston, I write you, one Line. The day before Yesterday, I had…
May 1 1780 My Dearest Friend Last week arrived at Boston the Marquis de la Fayette to the universal joy of all who know the Merit and Worth of that…
[ , Start insertion, Paris, April–May 1780 , End, ] 1 My dear Portia Yesterday We went to see the Garden of the King, Jardin du Roi, and his Cabinet…