1From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 22 March 1811 (Adams Papers)
...carousal of six hours long; swilling upon a mixture of madeira–wine and brandy.
2From Julia Stockton Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 23 June 1813 (Adams Papers)
...drinking from one to two glasses of good madeira wine every day, but after the cough became...