Abigail Adams to Charles Adams, May 26, 1781
May 26 1781 My dear Charles I am sometimes affraid my dear Boy that you will be spoilt by being a favorite. Praise is a Dangerous Sweet unless properly tempered.…
May 26 1781 My dear Charles I am sometimes affraid my dear Boy that you will be spoilt by being a favorite. Praise is a Dangerous Sweet unless properly tempered.…
INVOICE of Sundries Shipped on board the Juno William Haydon Commander, bound for Boston. Consign’d to Mr. Isaac Smith Mercht. there, on order, and for Account of the honorable Lady…
Amsterdam 25th May 1781 Madam We are honor’d with your Ladyship’s letter of the 15th Jany. last, 1 and deem ourselves peculiarly unfortunate, not to have been more happy in…
Braintree may 25 1781 My mamma has so often reminded me of a deficiency in politeness in not replying to your letter 1 which is now too long out of…
Leyden May 13th 1781 Honour’d Sir As you may possibly not come here before the 18th I write to know, if I must leave these lodgings at that time, as…
May 13th [ , Start insertion, 1781 , End, ] 1 I wrote you by the last post 2 with a freedom which perhaps you may think I had no…
[ , Start insertion, Braintree, 10 May 1781 , End, ] 1 Upon opening your favour of April 17 my Heart Beat a double stroke when I found that the…
Bilbao the 2d. May 1781 Madam Your much respected and highly Esteemed favour of the 4th of Septr. last 1 we duelly received and after a due acknowledgment for its…
Amsterdam April 28. 1781 My dearest Friend Congress have been pleased to give me so much other Business to do, that I have not Time to write either to Congress,…
Apr. 13. [ , Start insertion, i.e. 23 , End, ] 1781 1 Not receiving any Line from you by this day’s post, I recur to your favor of April…