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Index: Adams Family Correspondence, Volume 09

Adams, Abigail, 2d (1765–1813, Nabby, daughter of AA and JA, wife of William Stephens Smith, designated as AA2 in The Adams Papers)

81

Domestic Life

14

separation from WSS

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10

birth of children

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9

pregnancy of

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8

at Nassau Street

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8

finances

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5

children of

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5

miscarriage of

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4

WSS's family and

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4

education of children

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3

forwards WSS's mail

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3

possible move to Philadelphia

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2

at Cortlandt Street

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2

sends gifts

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1

dressmaking

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1

at Dye Street

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1

prefers remaining at home

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1

Cotton Tufts purchases items for

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67

Relationship with Parents

30

correspondence with AA

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21

separations from

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3

visits Adamses

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4

correspondence with JA

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2

relationship with AA

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1

on JA

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1

JA's public service and

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1

JA visits

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1

delivers books for JA

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1

protection offered by

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1

purchases china for

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1

as secretary for AA

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58

Travels

24

to England (1792)

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12

returns to U.S. (1793)

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6

to Braintree

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5

possible visit to Philadelphia

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4

possible visit to Braintree

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3

to Philadelphia

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1

to Devonshire and Bath

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2

returns to U.S. (1788)

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1

possible trip to England

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25

Relationship With Siblings

11

correspondence with JQA

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3

visits with JQA

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2

CA boards with

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3

advises JQA

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2

CA and SSA's relationship and

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1

JQA on

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1

JQA seeks book for

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1

on TBA

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1

requests copy of JQA's writings

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17

Letters To

1

AA (1790)

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1

AA (1791)

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3

AA (1792)

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1

AA (1793)

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1

Elizabeth Cranch Norton (1790)

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1

Elizabeth Cranch Norton (1791)

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1

Hannah Carter Smith (1793)

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1

JA (1791)

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1

JA (1792)

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2

JQA (1790)

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2

JQA (1792)

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1

Lucy Cranch (1790)

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1

Mary Smith Cranch (1791)

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18

Opinions and Beliefs

5

French Revolution

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2

Thomas Paine

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2

political appointments for WSS

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1

British parliamentary reform

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1

Mary De Peyster Charlton

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1

fear of future

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1

friendships

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1

Nancy Quincy Packard

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1

politics

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1

private interest versus public good

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1

schools

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1

William Short

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15

Character, Appearance, Habits

5

health of

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2

anxiety of

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2

as mother

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1

appearance of

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1

homesickness of

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1

political interests of

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1

seasickness of

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1

WSS on

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1

letter-writing of

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13

Letters From

2

AA (1790)

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3

AA (1791)

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1

AA (1792)

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2

AA (1793)

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1

JA (1790)

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2

JA (1792)

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1

JA (1793)

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1

JQA (1790)

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14

Mentioned

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10

Social Life

3

visits of

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2

during WSS's absence

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1

attends balloon flights

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1

attends review at Bagshot

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1

dines with Adamses

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1

friendship with Copleys

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1

in New York

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4

Writings

4

Journal and Correspondence

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1

Letter to, from, omitted

1

from JQA listed (1792)

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