Adams Family Correspondence, volume 4

John Adams to Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams to James Lovell

Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to Abigail Adams, 2 May 1781 Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons (business) AA

1781-05-02

Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to Abigail Adams, 2 May 1781 Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons (business) Adams, Abigail
Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to Abigail Adams
Madam Bilbao the 2d. May 1781

Your much respected and highly Esteemed favour of the 4th of Septr. last1 we duelly received and after a due acknowledgment for its agreable Contents are not a little sorry to Informe you that it was not in our power to comply with your desire of shipping the articles you are pleased to order by our freind Mr. Smiths Vessell as she putt in at Ferrol and proceeded from thence back to America. However haveing at present the opportunity of the Armed ship Commerce Capt. Ignatius Webber have Taken the freedome of shipping in her directted to the care of Isaac Smith Esqr. a packadge that containes the goods you was pleased to order as you will see by the within Invoice which very cordially wish safe to your hands after a prosperous and pleasing Navigation and that they may merritt your Kind approvation. The bills you was pleased to Inclose have been placed to the Creditt of our very worthy freind the Hble. Mr. Adams Account who have the pleasing satisfaction to hear Enjoys a perfectt Scane of health at Amsterdam on which sincerely congratulate you and beg your Commanding on all occations those who respectfully Subscrive.

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Dupl RC (Adams Papers); at head of text: “Mrs. Abigail Adams Braintree.” Text of Dupl precedes text of another letter, in a different hand, from the Gardoqui firm to AA, 14 Oct. 1781, q.v. below under that date. Enclosed invoice not found.

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