John Adams to Abigail Smith, 30 September 1764
Septr. 30th. 1764 My dear Diana I have this Evening been to see the Girl.–What Girl? Pray, what Right have you to go after Girls?–Why, my Dear, the Girl I…
Septr. 30th. 1764 My dear Diana I have this Evening been to see the Girl.–What Girl? Pray, what Right have you to go after Girls?–Why, my Dear, the Girl I…
Weymouth May. th 9 1764 Welcome, Welcome thrice welcome is Lysander to Braintree, but ten times more so would he be at Weymouth, whither you are afraid to come.–Once it…
May 8th. 1764 Dr. Diana This Morning received yours by Mr. Ayers. 1 I can say nothing to the Contents at present, being obliged to employ all my Time in…
Boston May 7th. 1764 I promised you, Sometime agone, a Catalogue of your Faults, Imperfections, Defects, or whatever you please to call them. I feel at present, pretty much at…
Weymouth May th 4: 1764 My –– Your desire that I would write every Opportunity is punctually observed by me, And I comply with your request, altho I have nothing…
Four O Clock afternoon May 4th. 1764 Returned from a Ramble in Town which began at 10 in the Morning. Dined with my Friend S. Adams 1 and Wm. Checkley,…
Weymouth April 30. 1764 Dear Lysander Your Friendly Epistle reach–d me a fryday morning, it came like an Infernal Mesenger, thro fire and Brimstone, Yet it brought me tidings of…
Boston April 26th. 1764 Many have been the particular Reasons against my Writing for several days past, but one general Reason has prevailed with me more than any other Thing,…
[ Boston, 19? April 1764 1 ] My Dear It was not forgetfulness, that prevented my writing. You must not ascribe to forgetfulness my not writing to You for some…
Thursday Eve.–Weymouth April th 19 1764 Why my good Man, thou hast the curiosity of a Girl. Who could have believed that only a slight hint would have set thy…