I am going to ask you a curious question Nothing less, than the Name of the Gentleman who visited...
Your Letter my dear Sister lies yet unnoticed, or rather I Should Say unreplied too The...
your Letter of Feb’ry 15th, lies yet unacknowledged My Spirits have been in a whirl, the...
We availed ourselves of the good Sleighing to visit our friends here, and it would have given us...
I mentiond to mr D. Greenleaf the money which was to have been Sent to the Young Cranchs for...
How have your Lungs borne this severe cold weather? mine have hitherto sustaind it better than...
your Letter of Novbr 12 I received. you was not more amazed at the news of the sudden match that...
True my dear Sister, “our Sweetest comforts have their alloy” my dear Caroline left me yesterday....
I took a ride to Weymouth on Tuesday, and carried the letter received from Atkinson to the Dr.,...
I realy ought to have written to you and have inclosed the few Lines to Cousin Abbe which were...
I received this morning your Letter of the 10th and I have the pleasure to inclose to you a...
with the middle finger of my right hand bound up with a , which you know is very soar, I attempt...
I received this morning your Letter of 10th I feard that you were Sick, not hearing from you by...
I received your Letter of June 22d and rejoiced to find your Spirits So good. The Scriptures tell...
15From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 5 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have made up packets of Letters for this mornings post, to Wiscasset, to N york, to the Valley...
Yesterdays post brought us heavey tydings tidings from Philadelphia. our Friend, our Physician,...
My daily care and visits for a fortnight past have been to the sick and dyeing Bed of our good...
Inclosed are two Letters for you & family or to Speak more correctly one for you, and one for Mrs...
19From John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 29 July 1812 (Adams Papers)
I received with the liveliest pleasure your kind favour of 26. February, as independent of the...
I received your Letter written upon the Birth-day of my only daughter, and memorable to me for...
21From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 5 May 1812 (Adams Papers)
I received by the last Mail your Letter of the 26th of April. the Severe weather of this week has...
I had got comfortably through the cold of the winter, but the chilling winds of March have laid...
A very droll accident happend to the inclosed Letter, as you will See by the address; I wrote two...
I hear that Cousin Abbe is to return tomorrow to Atkinson. I Send by her two pr Socks for George...
I recieved your Letter by the last Mail inclosing one for your daughter, who left me last week,...
I wrote to you upon fryday, but I do not now recollect what I have written. I know that my heart...
Truly my dear sister I blush and am asshamed that I have not written to you in replie to your...
Not having Wholy dissolved by the intense heat of the last week, I am enabled from a change of...
An inflamation in one of my Eyes, will prevent me from writing more than to thank you for your...
I received your Letters by the Mail of yesterday, and by the return of it to day I write to give...
I received your Letter by the Mail of yesterday, and by the return of it to day I write you a few...
I was much gratified at receiving a Letter from you, as well as at the play of fancy, and the...
We have lost an excellent Neighbour and Friend in the death of Mr Black, for more than a Year he...
Your Letter of August 25th I received, and have felt very anxious for you and your family ever...
I ought to have written to you before this day and have informed you of my Safe return home....
I this day received your kind Letter of the 17th. I know not any thing which would give me more...
your Letter of july 26th has lain by me unanswerd untill now. your own mind will easily suggest...
It looks like a want of those gratefull feelings which I am sure are inmates of my Heart, that...
I was unable to replie to my dear Sisters Letter of May 19th when I received it, being visited by...
I was unable to replie to my dear sisters Letter of May 19th. being visited by St Anthony who...
If I had written to you my dear sister half as often as I have thought of you and contemplated...
42Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 19 May 1801 (Adams Papers)
This will be deliverd to you by the children who leave me this day. I hope they will return to...
43Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 18 July 1800 (Adams Papers)
I received Your kind Letter by mr Peabody and thank You most Sincerely for it; I did not know...
44Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 16 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I have received two Charming Letters from my much loved sister since my last to her. they demand...
45Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 4 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I cannot but lament that the cares and avocations of Your Family should so fully occupy your...
46Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 5 October 1799 (Adams Papers)
I sent by the stage to Haverhill some cloaths for the Children, a suit of their Grandfathers...
47Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 19 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure of seeing mr Peabody here, yesterday mor’g he got here the night before, but...
48Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 14 May 1799 (Adams Papers)
I am much mortified and dissapointed that I cannot have the pleasure which I anticipated of...
49Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 7 April 1799 (Adams Papers)
This Letter will be deliverd to you by your son whom you will find improved in his Health,...
50Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, 30 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have not written to you for a long time it was my intention to have written by miss Palmer, but...