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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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51 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 5 July 1775 | 1775-07-05 | I have received a good deal of paper from you; I wish it had been more coverd; the writing is... |
52 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 12 July 1775 | 1775-07-12 | I have met with some abuse and very Ill treatment. I want you for my protector and justifier. In... |
53 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 16 July 1775 | 1775-07-16 | I have this afternoon had the pleasure of receiving your Letter by your Friends Mr. Collins and... |
54 | Cranch, Richard | Adams, John | Richard Cranch to John Adams, 24 July 1775 | 1775-07-24 | Sister Adams informs me that you complain that your Friends this way neglect writing to you. I... |
55 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 July 1775 | 1775-07-25 | I received yours of July 7 for which I heartily thank you, it was the longest and best Letter I... |
56 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 25 July 1775 | 1775-07-25 | Since my last to you, nothing very important has occurd. The Skirmish near Long Island, You have... |
57 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 26 July 1775 | 1775-07-26 | I forgot in my last epistle, to desire you to speak to the Phila. printer’s of the News paper’s... |
58 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 July 1775 | 1775-07-31 | I do not feel easy more than two days together without writing to you. If you abound you must lay... |
59 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 10 August 1775 | 1775-08-10 | Tis with a sad Heart I take my pen to write to you because I must be the bearer of what will... |
60 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 8 September 1775 | 1775-09-08 | Since you left me I have passed thro great distress both of Body and mind; and whether greater is... |
61 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 17 September 1775 | 1775-09-17 | I set myself down to write with a Heart depressed with the Melancholy Scenes arround me. My... |
62 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 September 1775 | 1775-09-25 | I set down with a heavy Heart to write to you. I have had no other since you left me. Woe follows... |
63 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 29 September 1775 | 1775-09-29 | I received your kind favour of the 17. It was a Cordial to my dejected Heart to see and hear of... |
64 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 1 October 1775 | 1775-10-01 | Have pitty upon me, have pitty upon me o! thou my beloved for the Hand of God presseth me soar.... |
65 | Thaxter, John | Adams, John | John Thaxter to John Adams, 4 October 1775 | 1775-10-04 | Since your absence your family has been visited with such a scene of sickness, as, I believe it... |
66 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 October 1775 | 1775-10-09 | I have not been composed enough to write you since Last Sabbeth when in the bitterness of my... |
67 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 21 October 1775 | 1775-10-21 | Tis ten Days since I have wrote you a line; I have received one Letter since dated 27 of Sepbr.... |
68 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 22 October 1775 | 1775-10-22 | Mr. Lorthorp call’d here this Evening and brought me yours of the 1 of October a day which will... |
69 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 October 1775 | 1775-10-25 | I have been highly favourd this week past. No less than 5 Letters I have received from you. It is... |
70 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 5 November 1775 | 1775-11-05 | I have been prevented writing you for more than a Week past by a Whitlow upon the fore finger of... |
71 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 12 November 1775 | 1775-11-12 | I received yours of October 23. I want to hear from you every day, and I always feel sorrow when... |
72 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 27 November 1775 | 1775-11-27 | Tis a fortnight to Night since I wrote you a line during which, I have been confined with the... |
73 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 10 December 1775 | 1775-12-10 | I received your obliging favour by Mrs. Morgan, with the papers, and the other articles you sent... |
74 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 2 January 1776 | 1776-01-02 | I wrote you sometime Ago, desireing you to inquire of the So. Carolina Gentlemen whether they... |
75 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, with Adams’ Letter of … | 1776-01-19 | I had wrote you several posts before my hearing you was returned. I should be very glad if you... |
76 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 21 February 1776 | 1776-02-21 | Tis a month this day since you left me, and this is the first time I have taken my pen to write... |
77 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 2 March 1776 | 1776-03-02 | I was greatly rejoiced at the return of your servant to find you had safely arrived, and that you... |
78 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 16 March 1776 | 1776-03-16 | I last Evening Received yours of March 8. I must confess my self in fault that I did not write... |
79 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 22 March 1776 | 1776-03-22 | You will by this itts likely have heard, of the departure of the Troops from Boston. I went in... |
80 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 27 March 1776 | 1776-03-27 | Sir I wrote you by last, to which refer you. I beleive the brigantine of Mr. Gearey is taken, a... |
81 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March 1776 | 1776-03-31 | I wish you would ever write me a Letter half as long as I write you; and tell me if you may where... |
82 | Adams, Peter Boylston | Adams, John | Peter Boylston Adams to John Adams, 4 April 1776 | 1776-04-04 | So far Sincable of my duty to Comply with your Dissier to write to you I now Take my pen in hand... |
83 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 6 April 1776 | 1776-04-06 | I wrote you a post or two Ago, of being informd Mr. Gearey had wrote his brother to procure a... |
84 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 April 1776 | 1776-04-07 | I Received two Letters from you this week one of the 13 and the other the 19 of March. I know not... |
85 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 April 1776 | 1776-04-14 | I have misst my Good Friend Col. W arre n from Watertown in the conveyance of my Letters; you... |
86 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 April 1776 | 1776-04-18 | I cannot omit so good an opportunity as offers by Mr. Church of telling you that we are all well.... |
87 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 21 April 1776 | 1776-04-21 | I have to acknowledg the Recept of a very few lines dated the 12 of April. You make no mention of... |
88 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 26 April 1776 | 1776-04-26 | Soon after the Removal of our Enemies from Boston, I sat myself down to write You the Proceedings... |
89 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 May 1776 | 1776-05-07 | How many are the solitary hours I spend, ruminating upon the past, and anticipating the future,... |
90 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 May 1776 | 1776-05-09 | I this day Received yours of the 20 of April accompanied with a Letter upon Goverment. Upon... |
91 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 May 1776 | 1776-05-14 | I set down to write you a Letter wholy Domestick without one word of politicks or any thing of... |
92 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 14 May 1776 | 1776-05-14 | I received last post a letter from Mr. Morris with referance to the fish I wrote to you about,... |
93 | Smith, Isaac Sr. | Adams, John | Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 22 May 1776 | 1776-05-22 | Your esteemed favors of the 29th. Ulto. and 6th Inst. now before and in Answer say I shall att... |
94 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 27 May 1776 | 1776-05-27 | What can be the reason I have not heard from you since the 20 of April, and now tis the 27 of... |
95 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 3 June 1776 | 1776-06-03 | I received by Mr. Church a few lines from you; I wish to hear from you every opportunity tho you... |
96 | Adams, Zabdiel | Adams, John | Zabdiel Adams to John Adams, 9 June 1776 | 1776-06-09 | Having a very Convenient opportunity of Conveying a Line to you, by the Revd. Mr. Whitney (who... |
97 | Palmer, Mary | Adams, John | Mary Palmer to John Adams, 15 June 1776 | 1776-06-15 | You will wonder at recieving a Letter from one who is very far from being Sufficiently qualified... |
98 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 17 June 1776 | 1776-06-17 | I this day Received by the Hands of our Worthy Friend a large packet, which has refreshed and... |
99 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 17 June 1776 | 1776-06-17 | Our vast Extent of Territory requires a great Land Forrce to defend it. The Spirit of Commerce... |
100 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 5 July 1776 | 1776-07-05 | I wrote to You about the 17 or 18th. of last Month which suppose You have received. Yesterday... |