Adams Family Correspondence, volume 10

Thomas Welsh to John Adams

John Adams to Abigail Adams

307 Abigail Adams to John Adams, 16 December 1794 Adams, Abigail Adams, John
Abigail Adams to John Adams
my Dearest Friend Quincy December 16. 1789 [1794]

Tomorrow will compleat three Months Since our dear sons saild, and this moment I have received a Letter from Town with this agreable intellegence, β€œon Sunday Evening the 14 Captain Joy arrived from England. just before he saild from the Downs, a ship came too about 2 miles a head, of him. the Pilot who came on Board Captain Joy told him she was the ship Alfred in 32 days from Boston.[”]1 tho I have no letters; yet to know that the vessel is safe arrived, has given me a pleasure which you will easily conceive and participate, and I seazd my pen instantly to communicate it to you. I pray God our dear Children may be safe and well.

I expect Letters from you tomorrow. mr Brislers Letter came to day inclosing a Bill of Laiding2 our people have compleated covering the Medow with sea weed, which is all that can be obtaind untill a North East wind replenishs our shores again. mr Brisler mentions a case & tells me it must not be brought up in a cart, but Does not say what the contents are. adieu I am / most sincerly & affectionatly yours

A Adams

RC (Adams Papers); notation: β€œN. B. This date should be 1794.”

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