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1 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 June 1778 | 1778-06-10 | Tis almost four Months since you left your Native land and Embarked upon the Mighty waters in... |
2 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 29 September 1778 | 1778-09-29 | Writing is not A la mode de Paris, I fancy or sure I should have heard from my son; or have you... |
3 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 15 December 1778 | 1778-12-15 | I have a very bad soar finger and it pains me to write, yet a few lines I must write to my dear... |
4 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 19 January 1780 | 1780-01-19 | I hope you have had no occasion either from Enemies or the Dangers of the Sea to repent your... |
5 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy and Charles Adams, 26 … | 1780-02-26 | I am happy to hear of your safe arrival tho not at the port, I wished to hear you were. You will... |
6 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 2 March 1780 | 1780-03-02 | I cannot close the packet, without acknowledging the recept of your Letter, and thanking you for... |
7 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 March 1780 | 1780-03-20 | Your Letter last evening received from Bilboa relieved me from much anxiety, for having a day or... |
8 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Charles | Abigail Adams to Charles and John Quincy Adams, 22 July … | 1780-07-22 | I must write you a few lines by this opportunity, altho tis a long time since I had the pleasure... |
9 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 21 January 1781 | 1781-01-21 | Tis a long time since I had the pleasure of a Letter from you. If you wrote to me by Capt. Davis... |
10 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams and Charles Adams, 8 … | 1781-02-08 | I fear you will think Mamma is unmindfull of you if she does not write you a few lines by so good... |
11 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 May 1781 | 1781-05-26 | I hope this Letter will be more fortunate than yours have been of late. I know you must have... |
12 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 November 1782 | 1782-11-13 | How is it my dear son? You who used to be so punctual in your returns to your Friends that I your... |
13 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 November 1783 | 1783-11-20 | This evening as I was Setting, with only your sister by my side, who was scribling at the table... |
14 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 December 1783 | 1783-12-26 | Your Letters by Mr. Thaxter I received; and was not a little pleased with them; if you do not... |
15 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 15 March 1784 | 1784-03-15 | As I did not write you by the last conveyance I will not omit the present. I supposed your sister... |
16 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 25 April 1784 | 1784-04-25 | I have been much dissapointed in not receiving any Letters from your Father or you by the late... |
17 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 June 1785 | 1785-06-26 | I have not written you a single line since you left me. Your sisters punctuality I saw would... |
18 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 11 August 1785 | 1785-08-11 | I went from my own little writing room below stairs just now into your Pappas; where Mr. Storer... |
19 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 23 August 1785 | 1785-08-23 | I hope this will find you upon terra firma, tho in vain I searcht the New York papers of july... |
20 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 6 September 1785 | 1785-09-06 | Yesterday being Sunday I went with your papa to the Foundling Church, Dr. Price whom we usually... |
21 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 September 1785 | 1785-09-12 | Mr. Storers departure is delayed from day to day so that I fear he will have a dissagreeable time... |
22 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5 October 1785 | 1785-10-05 | I began a Letter to you yesterday which I designd to have finishd last evening, but as we had a... |
23 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 16 February 1786 | 1786-02-16 | Captain Lyde is arrived to our no small joy and brought us a charming parcel of Letters, amongst... |
24 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 March 1786 | 1786-03-20 | Altho I have written you a very long Letter by way of Newyork, yet should one vessel go to Boston... |
25 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 24 April 1786 | 1786-04-24 | Your Father and Col Smith are gone to Night to Covent Garden theatre to See the School for... |
26 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 22 May 1786 | 1786-05-22 | I have time only to write you a line or two, not expecting captain Bigolow to Sail so Soon. I was... |
27 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 June 1786 | 1786-06-13 | And so my Dear son your sister is really and Bona fida married, as fast as the Bishop and a Clerk... |
28 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 21 July 1786 | 1786-07-21 | Altho afflicted to day with one of my bad headaches; I must write you, least the vessel should... |
29 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 September 1786 | 1786-09-27 | Since I wrote you last I have made two excursions one to Holland, and one of a Week to the Hyde... |
30 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 22 November 1786 | 1786-11-22 | It is a long time since I received a line from you, or any other of my Friends, nor have we... |
31 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 28 November 1786 | 1786-11-28 | Since I wrote you, the packet from N york has arrived after a passage of 43 days, and by that... |
32 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 17 January 1787 | 1787-01-17 | I wrote you so largly by the Newyork December packet, that a few lines must now suffice. I cannot... |
33 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 28 February 1787 | 1787-02-28 | Your Letter to me by captain Callihan came safe to hand, that to your Sister and others from my... |
34 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 March 1787 | 1787-03-20 | I have procured the Books for you, and Captain Folger not sailing quite so soon as I expected, I... |
35 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 6 May 1787 | 1787-05-06 | I would not omit writing you by captain Callihan, as your sister is unable to perform that office... |
36 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 18 July 1787 | 1787-07-18 | I give you joy of the day, as I presume it is commencment with you at Cambridge, and as it is... |
37 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 October 1787 | 1787-10-12 | I cannot begin my Letter by thanking you for yours. You write so seldom, that you, do not give me... |
38 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 December 1788 | 1788-12-13 | I begin to think I am not of that concequence at Home which I supposed myself, or that you think... |
39 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5–6 May 1789 | ≈1789-05-05 | Mrs Hay call’d, and left me your Letter. tho I have not written to you before I have had you... |
40 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 30 May 1789 | 1789-05-30 | I have sent you the Cloth the coat & Boots. the Glass I have not yet been able to find. inclosed... |
41 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 22 November 1789 | 1789-11-22 | one would suppose that the waters between N york and Road Island had produced the same effect... |
42 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 11 July 1790 | 1790-07-11 | I believe this is your Birth day, may you have many returns of this Period, encreasing in wisdom... |
43 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 August 1790 | 1790-08-20 | I congratulate you upon your having setled yourself thus far, and am pleasd to find you so well... |
44 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 September 1790 | 1790-09-09 | yesterday mr Howard arrived here and brought me Letters from your Brother Thomas, and one from... |
45 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 September 1790 | 1790-09-12 | I received by your Brother on fryday last your kind Letter; he did not get here, oweing to... |
46 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 7 November 1790 | 1790-11-07 | perhaps a few lines from my own Hand may serve to put you more at your ease than an account of my... |
47 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 December 1790 | 1790-12-26 | I have received two Letters from you, since my arrival in this city. the sickness of your Brother... |
48 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 18 April 1791 | 1791-04-18 | owing to an accident your Letter of April 1 t did not reach us till the 14 th I have got the... |
49 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 May 1791 | 1791-05-12 | we have reachd this place this day, but whether I shall be able to travel tomorrow is uncertain,... |
50 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 October 1791 | 1791-10-09 | I had not time to write to you before I left Braintree I was in so much trouble for your Aunt and... |