Thomas Boylston Adams to Ebenezer Francis Thayer, September 28, 1812
Quincy September 28th 1812. Dear Sir. Your friendly note of this day is not unexpected. I am ready to meet my antagonist, on my own element. But as a brave…
Quincy September 28th 1812. Dear Sir. Your friendly note of this day is not unexpected. I am ready to meet my antagonist, on my own element. But as a brave…
St: Petersburg 28. September 1812. My dear Son. Since I wrote you last, which was on the 23d: of June, we have received your letter to your mother, dated 2.…
St: Petersburg 27. September 1812 My Dear Son. I wrote a few days ago to your Grandmama, and desired her to inform you, and your brother John, of the heavy…
Quincy September. 22. 1812. I am very sorry I was < not > absent, when your excellent Mother left me your Letter of the 12th of this mongth, Had I…
St: Petersburg 21. September 1812 My dearly beloved Mother. During the last two years, the unwelcome task has too often been allotted to you, to communicate to my dear wife…
Quincy Sunday Noon 20th Sepbr 1812 my Dear Child I received your Letter of 17th of the last Evening and rejoiced with trembling. [Dr Hoolbrook] thought if [. . .]…
Sunday Quincy Sep’br 13th. 1812 my Dear Daughter It was not untill Saturday morning when I went to See my poor old domestic Pheby, that I learnt a word respecting…
Newton, Septr, 12th 1812. Sir Some few months since, you were kind enough, at the intercession of my mother, to give me a letter of introduction to his honor William…
St: Petersburg 29. July 1812 My dear Aunt— I received with the liveliest pleasure your kind favour of 26. February, as independent of the joy which it always gives me…
Quincy July 29th 1812. my dear son Mr Benjamin Beal jun’r Who has long resided in France, returnd last Winter upon a visit to his Family here as he connected…