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William Stephens Smith to John Adams, January 1, 1812
[ , Start insertion, 1812 , End, ] Sir: We the subscribers take the liberty of recommending to your notice and through you to the President of the United States,…
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Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, December 31, 1812
Atkinson Dec. 31st 1812 Every Day, & Week since my return, I have thought I would devote some time to write to my Dear Sister, but some intervening circumstance has…
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John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, December 31, 1812
St: Petersburg 31. December 1812 As another Year is closing upon time, and joining “the years beyond the flood,” I cannot employ its last moments more satisfactorily to myself, or…
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John Adams to William G Smith, December 30, 1812
Quincy December 30th 1812 Sir It is a serious thing to engage in War: and another very Serious thing to Recommend any Gentleman to the Government for any Employment in…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, December 30, 1812
December 30th 1812 my dear Madam I will not Suffer the year to close upon me without noticeing your repeated favours and thanking you for them—so long as we inhabit…
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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Smith Adams, October 13, 1812
October 13th. 1812— The with in I prepared with design to forward by your Son on his return from Barnstable Court, but he passed with out calling upon me. Since…
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William Steuben Smith to Abigail Smith Adams, October 5, 1812
Lebanon County of Madison Octr. 5th. 1812 My dear Madam— I received your very complimentary letter of the 6th of September, I rejoice with you at the splendid victory obtained…
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John Quincy Adams to Walter Hellen, October 5, 1812
St. Petersburg, 5. October 1812. My Dear Sir, I received so early, early as last January your obliging favour of 18. Novr. to which Notwithstanding the difficulty amounting almost to…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, October 4, 1812
St: Petersburg 4 October 1812 My Dear Sir “Why was that fair flower blasted so soon”?—The last letter which I have had the consolation of receiving from you, in mentioning…
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John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, September 29, 1812
St: Petersburg 29. September 1812 My dear Brother. A War between the United States and Great-Britain, and a War between France and Russia, having commenced on the same Week in…