Adams Family Correspondence, volume 14

John Adams to Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch

Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 7 November 1800 Cranch, Mary Smith Adams, Abigail
Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams
Quincy Nov. 7 1800

welcome thou best of women thou best of Sisters thou kindest of Friends the Soother of ever human woe to the city of Washington.1 welome to the best of men welcome to a Nephew & neice who Love honor, & respects you take their Sweet ofspring to your benevolent Bosom & say to thus would your Grandmama do if she could hold you in her arms.— I tremble I can scarcly hold my pen other must tell you how I am afflected with Boils 40 upon my backe many of them 434 Break more would if I had strength to fill them out but if wine Wey [& caling pleantifully] will do I shall soon get it Love to every one

I can no More

yours affectionatly

M C2

RC (Adams Papers).

1.

Cranch wrote “Wash” and Richard Cranch finished the word by interlining “ington.”

2.

At the bottom of the page Richard Cranch appended a note to AA of the same date: “The above effort of your gratefull Sister is all that she can write at present” (Adams Papers).