John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, May 4, 1798
Berlin 4 May. 1798. My dear Mother. I have a day or two since received your favour of 10. Feb y: by which I perceive that my last Letters from…
Berlin 4 May. 1798. My dear Mother. I have a day or two since received your favour of 10. Feb y: by which I perceive that my last Letters from…
Philadelphia May 4 th 1798 my dear Madam I received two kind Letters from you since I had the pleasure of writing to you. 1 I regreet that both you,…
Weymouth May. the 2 d. 1798 Dear S r. Your Favour of the 22 d. Ult o. I received the 1 t. Ins t. 1 After a long & severe…
Philadelphia April 13 1798 my dear sister I inclose a Letter to cousin Betsy who has been very frank with me upon the subject of her approaching connection. I hope…
Philadelphia April 13 th 1798 my dear son mr Thorntons stay has been protracted much beyond the time I expected, and it gives me an other opportunity of adding to…
Philadelphia, April 11th, 1798. My Dear Child: I received your two letters of April 5th and 7th, yesterday, and I enclosed you two from the children, in a letter to…
Plimouth April 9 th 1798 Have I my dear madam appeared negligent in not answering your last friendly letter jest before you left this state.— low health through the winter…
Philadelphia April 9 th 1798 My Dear sister I wrote you on saturday that I would forward to you the Dispatches as soon as they were out. I accordingly inclose…
April 7 th 1798 my dear sister The senate on thursday voted to have the dispatches from our Envoys made publick, and orderd them Printed, but not the instructions. 1…
Quincy April 5th 1798 My dear Sister I last week had to inform you of the Sudden death of my much value’d Freind Mrs Quincy I Now have to acquaint…