Adams Family Correspondence, volume 14
th.1799
I have yours of 26 by Brisler and that of the 28th. this Morning.1 Thomas is in Phyladelphia and
Brisler with his Family are going off this morning in the Stage. He will
write me this Evening or tomorrow.— I expect to hear from you when and where you intend to Set out, and
where you intend to be.— The offices of Treasury & State are gone to
Phyladelphia. War, Navy & Law remain here, for particular private
reasons.
I hope Soon to hear that our Envoys have Sailed from
Rhode Island, that there may be no longer room for impertinent Paragraphs
fabricated by busy bodies who are forever meddling with Things they
understand not.— I expect they will Sail by the 1st of November.
I am ever
RC (Adams Papers); internal address:
“Mrs A.”
AA’s letter to JA of 26 Oct. was written in reply to JA’s of 24 Oct., in which he reported that his cold had been cured under the care of Mary and Sarah Barnes: “The kind Family where I am covered me with a bed of down, the finest Thing in the World. It has kept me warm.” In her response of 26 Oct., AA voiced her pleasure at his recovery but chided, “a Wife should never suffer a rival in kindness or attention; and when I return to Quincy I expect to find a covering of the same kind for You.” She wrote to JA again on 28 Oct., updating him on the health of family members, summarizing her travel plans, and seeking news on the return of government offices to Philadelphia (all Adams Papers).