264

United States

179

Individuals

59

Miscellaneous

44

Europe

36

Mary Cranch assists with

31

Cotton Tufts and

25

accounts and finances of

25

William Smith as agent for

23

manages Adamses’ properties

20

servants of

19

construction at Peacefield and

15

manages tenants and farmhands

13

presidential household and

11

horses and carriages for

11

requests and receives reports on Peacefield

8

investments of

7

requests and receives money and supplies from JA

5

JA on

4

JA advises on farm management

4

painting at Peacefield and

3

Mary Cranch uses items from Peacefield

3

manages livestock

3

purchases lottery ticket

3

taxes on Adamses’ properties and

1

Adamses’ land purchases and

1

on churning butter

1

T. Welsh as agent for

136

JQA

53

TBA

50

AA2

20

CA

7

Miscellaneous

22

exchanges news and publications with Mary Cranch

20

welfare of A. Hall and

18

assists family and neighbors

18

gift giving of

17

Louisa Smith as secretary for

14

charity of

8

cares for Susanna Hall

8

exchanges news and publications with William Shaw

7

William Cranch and

7

gifts to

7

sends publications to William Smith

5

missed by Quincy friends and family

5

sends publications to Richard Cranch

4

exchanges news and publications with William Cranch

3

advises Elizabeth Peabody

3

attends funerals

3

friendships of

3

relationship with sisters

3

search for Quincy minister and

3

sends items to Mary Cranch

2

advises Mary Cranch

2

church attendance

2

condolences sent to

2

daily routine of

2

E. Gerry and

3

relationship with LCA

2

Hannah Carter Smith and

1

affection for Lucy Cranch Greenleaf

1

affection for Elizabeth Norton

1

concern for Elizabeth Smith (AA’s niece)

1

concern for Louisa Smith

1

requests information from Elizabeth Peabody

1

sends publications to E. E. Dana

1

sends publications to T. Welsh

1

William Shaw visits

60

newspapers

22

Bible

9

Edmund Burke

8

Milton

6

Edward Young

5

Shakespeare

4

Alexander Pope

3

Joseph Hopkinson

3

James Monroe

2

Charles Billinge

2

Robert Goodloe Harper

2

Francis Hopkinson

2

Thomas Paine

2

Laurence Sterne

2

Isaac Watts

1

Fanny Burney

1

Edward Church

1

Charles Churchill

1

John Dryden

1

Charles François Dumouriez

1

Thomas Erskine

1

Jean Antoine Joseph Fauchet

1

John Gifford

1

gifts of

1

Oliver Goldsmith

1

Isaac Bickerstaff

1

William King

1

lending of

1

William Melmoth

1

James Miller

1

Comte de Mirabeau

1

Edward Moore

1

Peter Porcupine

1

purchases books

1

Scipio

1

John Suckling

1

John Tillotson

1

Voltaire

1

Helen Maria Williams

1

Johan de Witt

21

JA and relocation to Philadelphia of

18

separation from JA

18

correspondence with JA

11

on JA’s presidency

12

JA’s reliance on

11

concern and affection for JA

7

on public perceptions of JA

6

JA forwards letters and publications to

5

on JA’s letter writing

5

on JA’s patronage

4

JA and correspondence of

4

on JA’s character

4

on JA’s public service

4

forwards letters to JA

3

JA on

3

JA reads letters sent to

4

defends JA

3

on JA’s fast day proclamation

2

endorses JA’s letters

2

quotes JA’s message to Congress

2

on respect shown to JA

2

seeks consolation from JA

1

JA requests items from

1

on JA’s farewell address to Senate

1

duty to JA

21

social responsibilities of

19

need for restraint as

18

attempts to influence press and public opinion

9

AA’s attitude toward

7

distributes printed XYZ dispatches and instructions

8

as intermediary for JA

7

public respect for

6

Mary Cranch on

5

duties and obligations of

5

patronage and

4

requests and receives reports on public response to JA’s administration

4

visits made to and by

4

Fourth of July and

3

G. Washington birthday celebrations and

3

wishes for retirement

1

AA2 and

1

TBA on

1

lack of respect shown to

1

letters of introduction to

1

J. McHenry and

1

Elizabeth Peabody on

1

promotes Federalism

1

Louisa Smith and

1

Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer on

1

Cotton Tufts on

1

JA’s election and

1

AA2 (1798)

1

Benjamin Franklin Bache (1798)

1

Catherine Nuth Johnson (1798)

4

Cotton Tufts (1797)

2

Cotton Tufts (1798)

2

Elizabeth Ellery Dana (1797)

3

Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody (1797)

1

Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody (1798)

2

Esther Duncan Black (1798)

1

Hannah Phillips Cushing (1798)

14

JA (1797)

8

JQA (1797)

5

JQA (1798)

1

John Fenno (1797)

1

Joshua Johnson (1797)

1

LCA (1797)

17

Mary Smith Cranch (1797)

19

Mary Smith Cranch (1798)

2

Mercy Otis Warren (1797)

1

Mercy Otis Warren (1798)

1

Robert Goodloe Harper (1798)

3

TBA (1797)

3

TBA (1798)

1

Thomas Welsh (1797)

4

William Cranch (1797)

7

William Smith (1797)

6

William Smith (1798)

1

William Smith (AA’s nephew) (1798)

1

William Smith Shaw (1797)

1

William Smith Shaw (1798)

39

health of

18

letter writing of

12

religious beliefs of

11

grief of

6

prefers private life

4

exercise of

4

handwriting of

3

frugality of

4

interest in politics of

2

aging of

3

clothing of

2

as mother

2

pride in New England heritage

1

William Cranch on

1

dreams of

1

M. Pinckney compared to

3

portrait of

1

scarred in carriage accident

1

WSS on

1

Ann Thompson Gerry (1797)

1

Charles Storer (1797)

2

Cotton Tufts (1797)

2

Cotton Tufts (1798)

1

Elbridge Gerry (1797)

5

Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody (1797)

1

Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody (1798)

1

Eunice Paine (1797)

1

Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer (1797)

1

Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer (1798)

17

JA (1797)

6

JQA (1797)

3

JQA (1798)

1

JQA and LCA (1797)

1

John Briesler Sr. (1797)

12

Mary Smith Cranch (1797)

11

Mary Smith Cranch (1798)

1

Mercy Otis Warren (1798)

2

Ruth Hooper Dalton (1797)

1

Ruth Hooper Dalton (1798)

4

TBA (1797)

1

TBA (1798)

1

Thankful White Adams Hobart (1797)

2

Thomas Welsh (1797)

1

WSS (1798)

4

William Cranch (1797)

1

William Cranch (1798)

2

William Smith (1797)

1

William Smith (1798)

2

William Smith Shaw (1798)

1

From Agnes Frances Lockyer Freire listed (1797)

1

From Ann Thompson Gerry listed (1798)

1

From Cotton Tufts listed (1797)

1

From Cotton Tufts listed (1798)

1

From Elizabeth Ellery Dana listed (1797)

1

From Hannah Phillips Cushing listed (1798)

1

From Hannah Storer Green listed (1797)

2

From JA listed (1797)

1

From Mary Smith Cranch listed (1797)

3

From Mary Smith Cranch listed (1798)

2

From Mercy Otis Warren listed (1797)

1

From Richard Cranch listed (1797)

1

From Richard Cranch listed (1798)

1

From Robert Goodloe Harper listed (1798)

1

From Rosanna Duncan Lamb listed (1797)

1

From Thomas Welsh listed (1797)

1

From Uriah Tracy listed (1798)

1

From William Cranch listed (1797)

1

From William Smith (AA’s nephew) listed (1798)

1

From William Smith listed (1797)

2

From William Smith listed (1798)

1

From William Walter listed (1797)

1

To Ann Thompson Gerry listed (1797)

1

To Catherine Nuth Johnson listed (1798)

1

To Charles Storer listed (1797)

2

To Cotton Tufts listed (1798)

1

To Elbridge Gerry listed (1797)

1

To Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody listed (1797)

1

To Esther Duncan Black listed (1797)

1

To Esther Duncan Black listed (1798)

1

To Francis Dana listed (1797)

1

To Hannah Carter Smith listed (1798)

1

To Hannah Quincy Lincoln Storer listed (1798)

2

To JA listed (1797)

2

To JQA listed (1798)

2

To Mary Smith Cranch listed (1797)

2

To Mary Smith Cranch listed (1798)

1

To Moses Black listed (1798)

1

To Norton Quincy listed (1798)

1

To Ruth Hooper Dalton listed (1797)

1

To William Cranch listed (1798)

1

To William Smith Shaw listed (1798)

2

To William Smith listed (1797)

3

To William Smith listed (1798)

23

in Philadelphia

11

visits made to and by

7

invitations to and from

5

attends theater

3

attends G. Washington’s birthday celebration

3

in Boston

3

in France

3

in Quincy

1

visits New York City

20

to Philadelphia (1797)

12

planned to Quincy

9

to Quincy (1797)

7

planned to Philadelphia

4

possible to Washington, D.C.

2

delayed by yellow fever

1

in France (1784–1785)

1

to Quincy (1798)

7

education of grandsons and

5

Caroline Smith and

4

financial assistance for grandsons

4

receives news of grandsons

3

Elizabeth Peabody and

3

on grandsons

1

on Susanna Boylston Adams

1

correspondence with grandsons

1

requests letters from grandsons

9

edits correspondence before sending

2

CFA notates correspondence of

4

correspondence published in newspapers

2

edits “Communication”

1

CFA edits papers of