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John Adams to Abigail Adams, August 25, 1776
Philadelphia August 25. 1776 The day before Yesterday and Yesterday, We expected Letters and Papers by the Post, but by some Accident, or Mismanagement of the Riders, no Post is…
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Letters from 1776
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, August 25, 1776
Boston August 25 1776 I sent Johnny last Evening to the Post office for Letters. He soon returnd and pulling one from under his Gown gave it me, the young…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, August 22, 1776
Boston August 22 1776 Yours of August 12 came to hand by last Nights post. 1 Mr. A [dams] and Coll. W [hipple] are not yet returnd so that I…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, August 21, 1776
Philadelphia August 21. 1776 Yesterday Morning I took a Walk, into Arch Street, to see Mr. Peele’s Painters Room. Peele is from Maryland, a tender, soft, affectionate Creature. . .…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, August 20, 1776
Philadelphia August 20. 1776 Yours without a Date, but written, as I suppose about the Twelfth of August came by the Post this Morning. I wish Mrs. Nabby Joy that…
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Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, August 20, 1776
Boston August 20 1776 Dear Sir My Little Charles has been so ill that I have not had leisure to day to thank you for your obliging favour 1 nor…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, August 19, 1776
Monday August 18 [ i.e. 19 ], 1776 1 I set down to write you a few lines by the post, because I would not omit one opportunity. I received…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, August 18, 1776
Philadelphia August 18. 1776 My Letters to you are an odd Mixture. They would appear to a Stranger, like the Dish which is sometimes called Omnium Gatherum. This is the…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, August 17, 1776
Boston, August 17 1776 Tho I wrote you two Letters yesterday 1 one by the Post and one by Mr. Smith, yet I will not omit this by your Worthy…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, August 14, 1776
Philadelphia 14. August 1776 This is the Anniversary of a memorable day, in the History of America: a day when the Principle of American Resistance and Independence, was first asserted,…