Adams Family Correspondence, volume 3

John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams to John Adams

John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 16 January 1780 JQA Adams, Thomas Boylston

1780-01-16

John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 16 January 1780 Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Boylston
John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams
My Dear Brother Bilbao Jay. the 16th 1780

I am always happy to find an opportunity of conversing with you, as we cannot verbally do this it is our duty to do it by writing. I now have a good opportunity to write a few lines to you by Captn. Lovett in a Ship belonging to Mr. Cobet of Beverly, but I can write but a few lines to you for I must write to all my Freinds. We have had the worst 3 Weeks that ever I pass'd in my life. Bad roads, worse accomodations, no Chimneys in the houses which look more like hogs penns than houses, and in Short it is past my art to give a description of what I have seen Since I left Ferrol. But I must conclude in subscribing myself your affectionate brother,

John Quincy Adams

RC (Adams Papers); addressed: “To Mr. Thomas Adams Braintree near Boston—To be sunk in case of Captivity”; erroneously docketed in AA's later hand: “J Q Adams to C A. 16 Jan 1780”; but correctly, at head of text, in CFA's hand: “JQA to his brother Thomas.”