Adams Family Correspondence Volume 4, October 1780 – September 1782 Front Matter Title Page Copyright Page Contents Descriptive List of Illustrations Documents 6 October 1780Fleury to Abigail AdamsMadame I had the honor of forwarding to you two months ago, some Letters of your husband, deliver'd to me at Paris; and two small pack's that I suppo... 8 October 1780Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend My unkle who is very attentive to acquaint me with every opportunity of conveyance, last Evening let me know of a vessel going to S... 13 October 1780Edward Wigglesworth to Abigail AdamsMadam I am directed by the Corporation to advise you, that the Hon. Mr. Adams, in his Letter favoured by the Hon. A. Lee, informed them, “that you wo... 15 October 1780Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend I closed a long Letter to you only two days ago and sent it to Cales, but as no opportunity is omitted by me, I embrace this, as Co... 16 October 1780John Bishop to Abigail AdamsMrs. Adams I received yours of the 14th. ultmo., should not have defer'd answering it so long had I been able to have wrote you, but have had a lame ... 18 October 1780Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend The vessel by which I mean to send this is bound for Amsterdam and had very nigh given me the slip. I have been writing to you when... 18 October 1780John Adams to the Rector and Preceptor of the Latin School at Amsterdam Mr. Adams presents his Compliments to the Rector and the Preceptor, and acquaints them that his eldest Son is thirteen Years of Age: that he has made... 20 October 1780Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Friend A Promiss made to my son to spend a week with our Friends at Braintree is readily Caught at nor Can I Receed had I inclination. I hope... 10 November 1780Rector Verheyk to John AdamsMonsieur La Desobeissance et L'impertinence de Monsieur votre Fils ainé, qui fait de son mieux pour corrompre son aimable Frere, n'etant plus a soufr... 10 November 1780John Adams to Rector VerheykSir I have this moment received, with Surprise and Grief, your Billet. I pray you Sir, to send my Children to me this Evening and your Account, toget... Abigail Adams to John Adams, with a List of Articles wanted from Holland 13 November 1780Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend How long is the space since I heard from my dear absent Friends? Most feelingly do I experience that sentiment of Rousseaus' “that ... 13 November 1780Enclosure: List of Articles26 yards of Dutch bed tick 2 Gray muffs and tippets 2 Bundles of english pins 2 sets of House Brushes 1 doz. of blew and white china tea cups and saus... 20 November 1780William Smith to Abigail AdamsMrs. Adams Cap. Davis arrived here last Thursday, by him Mr. Adams had sent a number of Letters, and was order'd to throw them over in case he was ch... 27 November 1780James Lovell to Abigail Adams The enclosed is from no new Admirer. But it will not be less wellcome on that Score to a Female devoid of Coquetry. It came under Cover to the hon. M... 27 November 1780Cotton Tufts to John Adams, with a Copy of a Letter from Daniel LittleDear Sir I wrote to You last March also in June, the former by Capt. McNeil who had the Misfortune to be taken, the Latter by the Ship Mars Capt. Sam... 6 December 1780John Adams to Isaac Smith Sr.Sir Your Favours of August 21. and Sept. 9. I have received and am much obliged to you for them. I hope you will be so good as to write me, by every ... 8 December 1780Abigail Adams to John ThaxterMy dear Sir I have been all impatience for several Months looking and longing to hear from abroad. From June to december would be many Eternitys in t... 9 December 1780John Adams to Cotton TuftsDear Sir Your Favour of July 25th was received in Paris in my Absence, and I have never had opportunity, to acknowledge it, till now. You are now I h... 13 December 1780Benjamin Waterhouse to John AdamsRespected Sir It so happened that I could not see the persons of whom I wished to enquire concerning the Schools, mode of education &c. untill yester... 18 December 1780John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Portia I have this morning sent Mr. Thaxter, with my two Sons to Leyden, there to take up their Residence for some time, and there to purs... 19 December 1780James Lovell to Abigail Adams As you are entitled to a Wife's Portion of Mr. A's Honors and Satisfactions I inclose for your Reading some Papers to be afterwards forwarded to Holl... 19 December 1780John Thaxter to John AdamsSir We arrived here last Evening at six oClock. This Morning We have a Sky and Air truly in the American Style. We have been to a Lecture, where many... 20 December 1780John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy Son You are now at an University, where many of the greatest Men have received their Education. Many of the most famous Characters, which England ... 20 December 1780John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear John I have just received a Letter from Mr. Thaxter and another from your Brother, and should have been equally pleased with one from you. Wr... 21 December 1780John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir Mr. Thaxter and brother Charles wrote both to you the day before yesterday and as I had no subject to write upon, I did not write But I ... 21 December 1780Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Mrs. Adams I should have wrote before according to promiss, but have been prevented the use of my Eyes by a Cold fixing there and Even now be... 21 December 1780Benjamin Waterhouse to John AdamsRespected Sir I have the satisfaction of informing you that Mr. Thaxter and your Sons are now settled in their lodgings in the same house with me. I ... 22 December 1780John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir I have this day received two letters from you of the 20th. in one of which you say you would have me attend all the lectures in which Ex... 22 December 1780John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I had the Honour of your favour of the 20th this Morning. I am happy to hear that your Eyes are better. Altho' I have not as yet been able to obt... 23 December 1780John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I last night received yours of 21st. I have written twice to Mr. Thaxter and inclosed in each Letter, one for you and another for Charles... 23 December 1780John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son Yours of the 22d came to hand this Morning. I shall leave it wholly to Mr. Thaxters Judgment, what Lectures you are to attend, as at this... 25 December 1780Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend How much is comprised in that short sentance? How fondly can I call you mine, bound by every tie, which consecrates the most inviol... 26 December 1780John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I had the Honour of your favour of the 24th. instant this morning. The Master has been here twice this day and given for the first time Lessons i... 26 December 1780Benjamin Waterhouse to John AdamsRespected Sir I was glad to find by your letter of the 23d. inst. that what we have hitherto done meets with your approbation, and it is with no smal... 28 December 1780John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy Son The Ice is so universal now that I suppose you spend some Time in Skaiting every day. It is a fine Exercise for young Persons, and therefore I... 1 January 1781John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I have the Honour to inclose You “Les fondemons de la Jurisprudence Naturelle” by Professor Pestel. It was originally wrote in Latin; but the fre... 3 January 1781Abigail Adams to James LovellMy dear sir Your favour of december 19 was deliverd me this day. I would not omit by this post to thank you for it, and for your confidential communi... 4 January 1781Abigail Adams to Nathaniel Willis?Dear Sir Your favour of december 21 was deliverd me enclosing the extract relative to Mr. Hutchinson. As you were pleased to express an approbation o... 8 January 1781Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren No, my dear Madam, not affronted I hope; you did not say so with a good grace, the only time I ever knew you miss it in my life. Yet by recalling you... 8 January 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams Yes I will try it. To one of the most sensible, virtuous and consequently most lovely of the Loveliest Sex, it will drop its Ink in Paragraphs of cal... 15 January 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend Capt. Caznew is now just about to sail. I wrote large packets to go by him a month ago, but hearing Capt. Trash was going from Newb... 18 January 1781Richard Cranch to John AdamsMy dear Friend and Bror. As there is a Vessell now here bound for Holland by which (if not sooner) you will doubtless hear various accounts of the Af... 21 January 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend The vessel is not yet gone, and I find I have a towns man going in her. He came this evening to let me know it, and to take Letters... 21 January 1781Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son Tis a long time since I had the pleasure of a Letter from you. If you wrote to me by Capt. Davis as I suppose you did, your Letters were ... 23 January 1781John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I had the Honour of your Note and the inclosed Extracts yesterday Morning; I waited on Mr. Luzac immediately with the Paper and shewed him the Ex... 25 January 1781John Thaxter to John AdamsSir Your favour of yesterday was recieved this morning. I suspect it was opened before it came to my hands. The Seal appeared to have been good at fi... 28 January 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend Last Evening General Lincoln call'd here introducing to me a Gentleman by the Name of Col. Laurence the Son as I suppose, of your m... 31 January 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Boy I have received, by the Way of Bilboa, a Letter from your Mamma, of the 8th of October, in which She presents her tender Affection to you... 1 February 1781John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I have waited on Mr. Luzac with the Crisis, who is much obliged to You for it, and will either translate it into Dutch or French, as shall be mos... 3 February 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHond. Sir I yesterday received your's of the 31st of Jany. in whic you desir'd me to write you a few lines now and then to inform you of my progress ... 5 February 1781Abigail Adams to John ThaxterMy dear Sir I have not had the pleasure of a line from you since your arrival in Holland. I fear I have lost Letters by a missing vessel call'd the F... 8 February 1781Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams and Charles AdamsMy dear sons I fear you will think Mamma is unmindfull of you if she does not write you a few lines by so good an opportunity. I wrote to both of you... 11 February 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir I received a day or two agone the vocabulary which I desir'd you to send, for which I am much obliged to you. Last Thursday I went to he... 11 February 1781John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I have the Honour to inform You that Charles was matriculated the 29th. of last Month, by the Consent of the Curators, to whom the Matter was pro... 12 February 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I received to day, your Favour of 11. You may purchase L'Art Dramatique, alone if you please. But I know nothing of the Dramatick Charact... 18 February 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir The other day I received your letter, of the 12th of this month, in which you ask me whether my Master would choose that I should have T... 27 February 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams Your Effects, expected in the Alliance, came in the Ariel. Yesterday two Cases were brought to my Chamber, the Size of which I give on the other Side... 27 February 1781Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams I wrote you a few days since by a ship which goes in Company with this of the success under Genl. Morgan in the Caralinions Over the famous Tarleton.... 1 March 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams In my last I told you that the Case which was brought to my Lodgings for your Benefit did not appear full according to the common Mode of Packing for... 5 March 1781Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis WarrenMy dear Madam Your two sons did me the favour of calling upon me yesterday morning and Breakfasting with me. The bad roads prevented their lodgeing h... 5 March 1781James Lovell to Abigail AdamsDr. Madam Doctr. Winship left this City Today and has been so kind as to take into his Care two small Packages. I could not impose more on his Goodne... 6 March 1781Elizabeth Ellery Dana to Abigail AdamsMy dear Madam Your favor of the 5th gave me sensible pain. Had I had the least doubt that you was not so happy as to have heard from Mr. Adams by the... 11 March 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dear Portia My Letters by Davis, Mr. Guild &c. are lost.—Pray did you get the Goods by Davis? This goes by Mr. De L'Etombe Consul of France, a wor... 11 March 1781John Adams to Isaac Smith Sr.Sir Your favour of the 18th. of Decr. reached me to day. I lament the Loss of my Letters by Davis, but I hope Mrs. Adams did not lose her Present, wh... 17 March 1781Abigail Adams to James LovellMy dear Sir It was not till the last week in Febry. that your favour of Janry. 8th reachd me. I had waited the arrival of each post with impatience b... 19 March 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend It was only an hour ago that I was informd of a vessel just ready to sail for Amsterdam; by forgetfullness in the Messenger I have ... 1 April 1781John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam I have been duly honoured with your two favours of the 18th. of Novr. and 8th. of December. I am much obliged by the particular Account You hav... 5 April 1781John Thaxter to John AdamsSir Knowing that the Fever of your dear Charles is a Source of continual Anxiety to You, any thing tending to decrease or remove it cannot fail to be... 6 April 1781Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Mary Smith CranchMy dear Sister When I received your last kind, and daily Remembrance of me, I felt doubly obliged, for I knew I was in the arrears, and had not deser... 8 April 1781John Quincy Adams to Abigail AdamsHonour'd Mamma I have been wanting to write to you this sometime but there has been nothing worth writing, and even now I know not what to write. We ... 17 April 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams By your Letter of the 3d. received this day I find that I have lost the Pleasure of having what you and Mr. Cranch wrote some Time ago respecting you... 23 April 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend You will wonder I suppose to what part of the world all the Letters you have written since the 25 of Sepbr. are gone, that not a li... 23 April 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams Not receiving any Line from you by this day's post, I recur to your favor of April 3d. already answered in part. I wrote to Col. Hughes to endeavor t... 28 April 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend Congress have been pleased to give me so much other Business to do, that I have not Time to write either to Congress, or to private... 2 May 1781Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to Abigail AdamsMadam Your much respected and highly Esteemed favour of the 4th of Septr. last we duelly received and after a due acknowledgment for its agreable Con... 10 May 1781Abigail Adams to James Lovell Upon opening your favour of April 17 my Heart Beat a double stroke when I found that the Letter which I supposed had reachd you was the one captured ... 13 May 1781Abigail Adams to James Lovell I wrote you by the last post with a freedom which perhaps you may think I had no right to make use of. I was stimulated to it by many severe speaches... 13 May 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonour'd Sir As you may possibly not come here before the 18th I write to know, if I must leave these lodgings at that time, as the month will then b... 14 May 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I received yours of 13 this morning. If you have not found a convenient Place to remove into, you may continue in your present Lodgings a... 14 May 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams By a Letter of the 1st., this Moment received, I find that my amiable and respected Friend is under the mistake of supposing the Enemy in Possession ... 16 May 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend I am now settled at Amsterdam on the Keysers Gragt near the Spiegel Straat. Charles is with me to recover his Health after his feve... 17 May 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir I reciev'd this morning your letter of the 14th. in which you speak of Poetry, and although I have not read much of it, yet I always adm... 18 May 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I have this Morning received yours inclosing a Letter from the Duke de la Vauguion. Please to inform me in your next, when the Vacation b... 19 May 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonour'd Sir I reciev'd this morning your yesterday's favour, in which you say, you want to hear of my beginning in Sallust; I have not begun yet but... 21 May 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonour'd Sir Inclosed are some numbers of the lettres Hollandoises.I took them out of thier covers, because I knew they were nothing else, and I coul... 21 May 1781Hugh Hughes to Abigail AdamsMadam I do myself the Honour, at the Request of the Honble. James Lovel Esq; Member of Congress, to address two Packages, that were left here by Doct... 21 May 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams I hope you are not still without later Dates from Mr. A's Hand than what we have—Oct. 24. I conclude he was well about the last of Febry., because Mr... 21 May 1781Benjamin Waterhouse to John AdamsSir Almost every body here is preparing for the fair which opens next Thursday, and as this is Leyden-'Lection I was saying to my companion that it w... 22 May 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend I Yesterday received your Letters by Captain Cazneau and Mr. De Neufville received his, and will accordingly send the Things you wr... 23 May 1781Abigail Adams to John ThaxterMy dear Sir The sight of your old Friend Mr. Storer will give you sensible pleasure, he means to be the Bearer of this to you. I wish him safe. I nee... 23 May 1781Isaac Smith Sr. to John AdamsSir Not knowing but this may reach you as soon or sooner than a conveyance from Newbury (a ship of the Tracy's Capt. Brown) by whom Mrs. Adams has wr... 24 May 1781Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams And are you really determined my Dear Brother not to condescend to write to your Sister again till She has answered some of your letters.I must ackno... Abigail Adams to John Adams, with a List of Articles wanted from Holland 25 May 1781Abigail Adams to John Adams In this Beautifull month when Nature wears her gayest garb, and animal and vegetable life is diffused on every side, when the Chearfull hand of indus... Enclosure: List of ArticlesA List of Articles per Capt. Brown. Half a Doz. Tambour worked Muslin hankerchiefs. 9 Ells Book Muslin. 1 pd sic of white Threads. 12 Ells of light cr... 25 May 1781Abigail Adams 2d to John Thaxter My mamma has so often reminded me of a deficiency in politeness in not replying to your letter which is now too long out of date to answer, that I ca... Jean de Neufville & Son to Abigail Adams, with an Invoice of Goods shipped from Amsterdam 25 May 1781Jean de Neufville & Son to Abigail AdamsMadam We are honor'd with your Ladyship's letter of the 15th Jany. last, and deem ourselves peculiarly unfortunate, not to have been more happy in th... 30 May 1781Enclosure: Invoice of GoodsINVOICE of Sundries Shipped on board the Juno William Haydon Commander, bound for Boston. Consign'd to Mr. Isaac Smith Mercht. there, on order, and fo... 26 May 1781Abigail Adams to Charles AdamsMy dear Charles I am sometimes affraid my dear Boy that you will be spoilt by being a favorite. Praise is a Dangerous Sweet unless properly tempered.... 26 May 1781Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear John I hope this Letter will be more fortunate than yours have been of late. I know you must have written many times since I had the pleasure... 27 May 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend I have written so largely to you by Mr. Storer who goes in the same vessel, that I should not have taken up my pen again, but in co... 27 May 1781John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam I have been honoured with your favor of the 5th. February last. It would give me infinite Satisfaction to contribute in any way to your Enquiri... 28 May 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend I could not have conceived that a Letter written upon merely political subjects could have communicated so much pleasure to my Boso... 28 May 1781Richard Cranch to John AdamsDear Bror: Having an Oportunity by Doctor Dexter, now bound to Europe, I gladly embrace it to write you a few Lines. We have been longing to hear fro... 29 May 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I am two Letters, I believe in your Debt, but I have been too busily engaged, to be able to write you. I am pleased with the divisions of... 29 May 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams Yesterday's Post brought me your Letters of the 10th and 14 with a Copy of March 17. on the Subject of which I shall be particular when I have a prop... 30 May 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear John If there are any extraordinary Productions of Nature or Art, exhibited, at the Fair of Leyden, write me an Account and a description of ... 1 May 178131 May 1781Elizabeth Cranch to John Quincy AdamsMy Dear Cousin How shall I excuse myself for my long neglecting to write to you? Should I offer any other apology, than want of proper abilities, it ... 16 June 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend Mr. Le Roy the Bearer of this is a native of N. York but has lived nine years in Amsterdam with his Aunt Mrs. Chabanelle, a Lady wh... 16 June 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams I have already acknowledged the Receipt of your Letter of May 10th covering a Copy of March 17th, and accompanied by one of May 14th. I think I told ... 16 June 1781Sarah Sever to Abigail Adams I am exceedingly oblig'd to Mrs. Adams for her condescention, in the communications she has made in the very kind billet, this day handed me, by Mr. ... 17 June 1781Alice Lee Shippen to Elizabeth Welles Adams I have long promis'd my self the Honor of a Correspondence with you Madam, and now I cannot in person enquire of your Health and Welfare from Mr. A— ... 20 June 1781Cotton Tufts to John AdamsDear Sir I am told that a Vessell will this Day sail for Holland. I know not how to neglect so fair an Opportunity of Writing, convinced that a Line ... 22 June 1781Richard Cranch to John AdamsDear Bror: I wrote you by Doctor Dexter on the 28th Ulto. which I hope will come safe to hand. Tho' I have not had the Happiness of a Line from you s... 23 June 1781Abigail Adams to James Lovell And is there no medium Sir, between terms which might be misconstrued, and the cold formal adieu of mere ceremony tagd with a title. Your Sentimentil... 26 June 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams The Alliance may have brought you Letters: neither that nor the Franklin have given us any from Mr. Adams. Mr. Dana on the 4th of April resolved to g... 30 June 1781Abigail Adams to James LovellMy dear Sir At length the mistery is unravelld, and by a mere accident I have come to the knowledge of what you have more than once hinted at. A Lett... 30 June 1781Abigail Adams to Alice Lee ShippenMy dear Madam Your favour of june 17 was put into my Hands last Evening, and tho not realy intended for me, I cannot but consider it as a fortunate m... 1 July 1781Hugh Hughes to Abigail AdamsMadam I am honoured with your very polite Favour of the 10th of June, which arrived in my Absence.—No Expense has accrued but what you are justly ent... 2 July 1781James Lovell to Abigail AdamsMa'am The Gentleman by whom I meant to send the inclosed was obliged unexpectedly to return to Baltimore. I do not find, upon breaking the Seal that ... 11 July 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dear Portia I am called to this Place, in the Course of my Duty: but dont conceive from it any hopes of Peace. This desireable object is yet unhap... 13 July 1781James Lovell to Abigail AdamsMa'am I have already acknowledged the Receipt of your Favour of June 10th. Severely as it concluded in Regard to my Reputation I did not arraign its ... 14 July 1781Abigail Adams to James LovellMy dear Sir Your favour by General Ward was not deliverd me till this day or I should have replied to it by the last post; the Generous acknowledgeme... 16 July 1781Richard Cranch to John AdamsDear Sir I have enclosed to you a Copy of certain Letters lately transmitted to Congress by B:F: Esqr.—Copies of them having been sent from Philadel... 16 July 1781John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I have the honor to inclose You the 23d. No. of the Politique Hollandais. I have this moment heard of your safe arrival, and of your good health ... 17 July 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams The Dates of my Letters connected with the Time of the Receipt of yours are become somewhat essential towards a right Judgement of my Character, so m... 20 July 1781Abigail Adams to Elbridge GerrySir When I looked for your Name among those who form the Representative Body of the people this year I could not find it. I sought for it with the Se... 20 July 17816 August 1781Abigail Adams to James Lovell Your two Letters of june 26 and july 2d came safe to hand together with the resolves which would gratify me if there was a sufficient stability in th... 21 July 1781John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam Ten months have I been waiting for an opportunity to forward my Letters, but none has presented, which of Course leaves an immense budget of Tr... 25 July 1781Jean de Neufville & Son to Abigail AdamsMadam We regret that your Ladyship's letter of 25th April should not have Came to our hands soon enough to have prevented our executing your orders p... 30 July 1781Elbridge Gerry to Abigail AdamsMy dear Madam I have been honored with your Letter of the 20th Instant, on a Matter of the highest Concern to the Continent, as well as to our mutual... 1 August 1781Abigail Adams to John Adams O that I could realize the agreable reverie of the last Night when my dear Friend presented himself and two Sons safely returnd to the Arms of the af... 4 August 1781Abigail Adams to Elbridge Gerry The very quick reply with wish which you honourd my Letter together with the Friendly contents of your polite favour demand my acknowledgement. If yo... 10 August 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams I am persuaded to believe that I have acknowledged the Receipt of your Favor of June 30th tho it is not so endorsed. I think I recollect to have disc... 20 August 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams I am too ill to write much. Your Ease of Mind is what I wish to promote by confirming what I have before said vizt. That Mr. Adams was greatly esteem... 23 August 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams I feared moths—have opened your Goods—aired and shook the Wollens—added good Tobacco leaves and again secured them for Transportation. I shall put Cl... 24 August 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams After giving a few Lines for you yesterday to the Commissary General of Prisoners who was going for Boston; I held Conversation with a Capt. Mason wh... 25 August 1781John Thaxter to Abigail Adams 2d I was yesterday honoured with a Letter from Braintree dated the 25th of May last, and tho' an anonymous one, yet the hand writing, connected with oth... 31 August 1781John Boylston to John AdamsDear Sir You may possibly wonder at my Silence in not writing you during so long a period and which might yet have continu'd from the danger which at... 31 August 1781Elbridge Gerry to Abigail AdamsMy dear Madam Agreable to the Request contained in your Letter of the 4th, I have the Pleasure of transmitting You some further Intelligence, respect... 1 August 178131 August 1781Alice Lee Shippen to Abigail Adams I rejoice at any circumstance that begins a correspondence with a lady whose acquaintance I have long wish'd for; but am sorry the contents of my let... 1 August 178131 August 1781John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam I am almost ashamed to intrude another Letter by this Conveyance, which, if it should prove a safe one, will throw into your hands an Abundance... 1 September 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonour'd Sir We arrived here on Monday the 16/27 instant having left Amsterdam the N.S. 7th of July And rode the greatest part of the way day and nig... 4 September 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams Supposing Col. Laurens to have arrived at Rh. Island, I was greatly chagrined when he told me he had no Letters for you; and I was searching his pape... 12 September 1781Abigail Adams to James Lovell I cannot swallow your prohibition with a good grace and yet I am glad I know the real cause of Marias Silence to my repeated invitation. On one accou... 13 September 1781Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams Itt is sometime since any of your friends have had a line from you though many Vessells have Arrived from France by which conveyance they have been e... 15 September 1781James Lovell to Abigail AdamsMadam Under a Date of Aug. 24 I did myself the Pleasure to endeavour to convey to you later Information respecting your dear Connection in Holland th... 19 September 1781John Quincy Adams to John ThaxterSir We arriv'd here the 16th of August old stile, (which is universally used yet, all over this Country;) having left Berlin, the 2d. of the same mon... 20 September 1781Abigail Adams to James Lovell In truth Friend thou art a Queer Being—laugh where I must, be candid where I can.—Your pictures are Hogarths. I shall find you out by and by—I will n... 26 September 1781Richard Cranch to John AdamsHond. and dear Sir Tho' I have often wrote to your Excellency, yet I have not had the Happiness of a Line from you since you left us. I have this Day... 26 September 1781William Jackson to John Adams Lest the date of my letter should alarm your Excellency, I am happy in prefacing it with an assurance that your dear little Boy, who is now at my elb... 29 September 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend Three days only did it want of a year from the date of your last Letter, when I received by Capt. Newman in the Brig Gates your wel... 30 September 1781Benjamin Waterhouse to John AdamsDear Sir I imagine You heard by the last Post of our being at this Place, and the reasons of our coming here. It is a great disappointment to Us all;... 5 October 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams I doubt not Madam, you have Letters from Mr. Adams of later Date than what we have received but that Fact will not prevent your Expectations of Somet... 9 October 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend This is the first Time, I have been able to write you, since my Sickness.—Soon after my Return from Paris, I was seized with a Feve... 9 October 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams Yesterday's Post brought me your Favour of Sepr. 26th. Your dear Boy Charles should most certainly have had half of the Bed of one of his Father's de... 14 October 1781Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to Abigail AdamsMadam Since the above duplicatte of our last Respectts to you has Kissed our hands your allways obliging Esteemed favour of the 18th. Jully and there... 20 October 1781John Adams to William Jackson Your Letter, Sir, of the 26 Ult. I received last night, and should have been astonished at its date and Contents if I had not seen yours to Mr. De Ne... 21 October 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend It is now four weeks since Capt. Newman arrived in the Brig Gates and brought me your Letter of the 22d of May. It wanted but a few... 21 October 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend I have not yet seen the Work from whence the inclosed Extracts were made. A set is on the Road, a Present from the Friend of Man, t... 23 October 1781John Quincy Adams to Abigail AdamsHonoured Mamma I am afraid you will think I was negligent in not writing more than I did by so good an opportunity as my brother Charles, but I hope ... 23 October 1781John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir I wrote you just after I arrived here, and gave you a short sketch of my Journey from Amsterdam to this Place, and promised you in my ne... 26 October 1781William Jackson to John AdamsDear Sir I had the honor to address your Excellency from Corunna on the 26 of last month, in which letter I promised myself the pleasure of writing y... 29 October 1781Cotton Tufts to John AdamsDear Sir In my last I informed You of the Enemy's taking a Post in Virginia. At that Time they were in possession of Georgia and Charlestown and had ... 30 October 1781Richard Cranch to John AdamsDear Bror. I am just come from Braintree, and hear a Vessell is to sail for France directly: I have only time to enclose you two Hand-Bills, on the C... 3 November 1781Richard Cranch to John AdamsDear Bror. By Capt. Haydon who arrived here the day before yesterday I received a Pacquet of News-Papers and Pamphlets from you, also I received two ... 14 November 1781John Adams to William JacksonDr. Sir Last night I had the Honour of your Favour of 26 of October and congratulate you on your Arrival at Bilbao and your agreable Prospect of a Pa... 15 November 1781Abigail Adams to James Lovell Do you know a Man by the Name of More What is his character? I have never replied to your favour of october 9th. I felt a reluctance at writing. Yet ... 26 November 1781James Lovell to Abigail AdamsMadam I shall have an excellent Opportunity to send those Articles of yours, which have been long under my Care, by a Waggon of Genl. Lincoln going i... 29 November 1781James Lovell to Abigail AdamsMadam My Almanac says that I wrote to you on the 9th. of October, but your Favour of Sepr. 26. received the 8th. of Octr. is not endorsed answered. I... 30 November 1781Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to Abigail AdamsMadam We beg leave to Trouble you above with duplicate of our last Respectts to you, and as have had since the very high pleasure and satisfaction of... 30 November 1781William Jackson to John AdamsDear Sir The last post brought me your Excellency's letter of the 14. I hope Doctor Franklin will be fully in sentiment with you respecting the dispo... 1 December 1781John Adams to William JacksonSir Last night I received yours of the 12 Novr. and am very sorry to find, that you were not likely to sail as you expected. My dear Mrs. Adams has h... 1 December 1781Elizabeth Ellery Dana to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Madam This is the first opportunity I have had since my Journey of congratulating you upon your dear Sons safe arrival in Spain, and hope it ... 2 December 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend Your favours of September 29 and Oct. 21. are before me. I avoided saying any Thing about Charles, to save you the Anxiety, which I... 2 December 1781John Thaxter to Abigail Adams 'Tis a pleasing Reflexion to one absent, that his Correspondence with his friends meets with no untoward Accidents, even though the subject matter of... 4 December 1781James Lovell to Abigail Adams In answer to some Questions contained in your Letter of Sepr. 26 you may know that Mr. Laurens might sterling therefore the same is now to be done a... 9 December 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend I hear the Alliance is again going to France with the Marquis Fayett and the Count de Noiales. I will not envy the Marquis the plea... 9 December 1781Abigail Adams to John ThaxterMy dear Sir I do not take up my pen by way of reply to any Letter of yours— that is not in my power. 15 Months have elapsed since the date of your la... 14 December 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son Your Letter of 21 Aug. O.S. the first I have received, reached me only two or three days ago. I am pleased to see, your hand Writing impr... 15 December 1781John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Child This day Mr. Sayre arrived, with your Letter of the 12/23 of October. Yours of August I answered, Yesterday. You have not informed me w... 18 December 1781John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest friend I have Letters from Mr. Dana and his young Attendant, at St. Petersbourg. Both well and in good Spirits. Letters to Mrs. D. and to ... 18 December 1781John Adams to Richard CranchMy dear Brother I send you a Volume of Politics. A Second Volume will be ready in 6 or 7 Weeks.—You will hear more about this Paper, in time. I have ... 19 December 1781John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam By the last Mails came the King's Speech, the Address of the two Houses in answer, and the debates in Parliament. His most gracious Majesty is ... 22 December 1781John Thaxter to John Quincy AdamsMon cher Ami J'ai bien-recu les Lettres que vous m'avez fait l'honneur de m'ecrire de Francfort et de Berlin. Votre Lettre de St. Petersbourg sous la... 23 December 1781Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend I knew not untill half an hour ago that Mr. Guile intended for Europe, he did not know it himself, it was a suden movement. He has ... 4 January 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend My Health is returning to me by degrees, and I hope to be fully reestablished by the Help of constant Exercise, and great Care, but... 4 January 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend I hope, Charles is at home by this time or that he will be in a few days. I presume he sailed from Bilbao in the Cicero, with Major... 8 January 1782Abigail Adams to James Lovell Yes I have been Sick confined to my chamber with a slow fever. I have been unhappy through anxiety for my dear Boy, and still am apprehensive of our ... 12 January 1782John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir Last night I received your letters of the 14th and 15th. You make me a great number of questions at a time, but I will answer them as we... 13 January 1782John Quincy Adams to John ThaxterMon cher Monsieur Je viens de recevoir la lettre que vous m'avez fait l'honneur de m'écrire le 22 du mois passé et je suis bien embarassé pour vous r... 23 January 1782Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams In Haveing an Opportunity by Via Bilbao, I have the pleasure of communicating to you the Arrival of your son Charles, after a passage of 45 days from... 31 January 1782Richard Cranch to John AdamsDear Bror. I have the happiness to inform you that your Son Charles arriv'd at Beverly from Bilboa last Week, in the Ship Cicero, after a Passage of ... 5 February 1782John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Boy Yesterday I received your Letter of Jany. 1/12, and thank you for your account of the Place where you are. I will send you a Dictionary, ... 28 February 1782James Lovell to Abigail Adams “Mr. Lovell, do let me entreat you, this thirtieth time, to write a few Lines to Mrs. Adams. Are you not clearly convinced that it is in vain for you... 1 February 178231 March 1782Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawMy dear sister I yesterday received a congratulatory Letter from you, upon the safe arrival of my dear Charles, an event which has relieved me from m... 4 March 1782John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir I receiv'd three days agone your favour of Feby. 5th. I have found a good Latin and french Dictionary, but I should be glad to have one ... 7 March 1782John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam Your favor of the 9th. of December last informs me of the Arrival of the Apollo, Minerva, and Juno, three of fabulous Divinity who know nothing... 17 March 1782Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend Altho I know not of a single opportunity by which I can convey to You my constant anxiety and solicitude for your Health; or obtain... 17 March 1782John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth CranchMy dear Cousin Some days agone I received a letter from you dated May last. The true reason why I have not written to you since I have been in Europe... 18 March 1782John Quincy Adams to John ThaxterMon cher Monsieur Monsieur Faleisen qui vous remettra ceci se proposant de partir aujourd'hui pour Amsterdam, nous a offert de prendre des lettres, m... 22 March 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend Your humble Servant has lately grown much into Fashion in this Country. Nobody scarcely of so much importance, as Mynheer Adams. Ev... 23 March 1782Ingraham & Bromfield to Abigail AdamsMadam By direction of Mr. Adams We have Consignd to Isaac Smith Esqr. a Case of Merchandize for you, which is Ship'd in the Enterprize Capt. Daniel D... 29 March 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend The states of Holland and West Friesland have resolved, 28 March to admit Mr. Adams to an Audience. The inclosed Papers will shew w... 31 March 1782John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir I should have written to you by Mr. Felleisen, who will doubtless have arrived before this comes to hand, but I did not know that he was... 1 April 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend The States of Holland and West Friesland have followed the Example of Friesland, in acknowledging American Independence. The Ameri... 10 April 1782Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend How great was my joy to see the well known Signature of my Friend after a Melancholy Solicitude of many months in which my hopes an... 10 April 1782Abigail Adams to James Lovell?Sir I have not had the pleasure of a line from you since your arrival in Philadelphia, but I have had the satisfaction of hearing from abroad and fin... 10 April 1782Hugh Hill to Abigail AdamsMadam Shold Estem a fever to Ordr Som of your frends to pay me for your Son Charls Pasheg from bilbao to America Mr. Smith I heare had Som altication... 16 April 1782Abigail Adams to Hugh HillSir The day after my Son reachd home I wrote to you and requested you would inform me what I was indebted to you for my Sons passage. I had inquired ... 16 April 1782Hugh Hill to Abigail AdamsMadam Yours I reseved this morning and I asner you madam that twenty five Guines is the Costomry Pasage that is payd too or from uerap I apeled to Ca... 20 April 1782John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I have the honor to congratulate You on the final Resolution of the Generality, the News of which I received last Evening. This Step makes an agr... 25 April 1782Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend Whenever any difficulty encompasses me, my first thought is how would my Friend conduct in this affair. I wish to know what his min... 28 April 1782John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy Child Yours of March 20/31 I have received. I am well pleased with your learning German for many Reasons, and principally because I am told that S... 1 April 178230 April 1782Abigail Adams 2d to Elizabeth Cranch Knowing your benevolent heart is ever gratified by hearing of the wellfare of your friends, and feeling a disposition to scrible, you Eliza first cla... 3 May 1782Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams I am conscious my dear Brother that I have appeared deficient in my duty and affection by neglecting to write you often. I have very little encourage... 4 May 1782John Thaxter to John AdamsSir I have sent to Mr. Hodshon since your Departure to send the Packer, but he cannot come 'till Monday, which I suspected as this is a busy day all ... 6 May 1782John Thaxter to John AdamsSir We have made a serious Beginning this morning, and have already completed the packing of the Books, and shall finish packing to night I hope the ... 13 May 1782John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I have the Pleasure to inform you, that Yesterday I removed into this House, and am now employed in setting it in order. You will see by ... 14 May 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend On the Twelfth, I removed into this House which I have purchased for the United States of America. But, it will be my Residence but... 16 June 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend I find that the Air of the Hague, and the Return of warm Weather, tho later than was ever known, is of great Service to my Health. ... 17 June 1782Abigail Adams to John Adams, with a List of Articles wanted from HollandMy dearest Friend There is not any thing in this Life, now my Dear Friend is seperated from me, that can communicate equal delight and pleasure to th... 17 June 1782Abigail Adams to John ThaxterMy dear Sir I had no intention that the Fire Brand should sail without my replying to your repeated kind favours; I have been happy in receiving seve... 17 June 1782John Adams to Richard Cranch “I can tell you no secrets about Peace—a Mr. Forth, a Mr. Aswald Oswald and a Mr. Greenville have been at Paris, to sound the Dispositions, but I can... 23 June 1782John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam Since my last an important Revolution has taken place here respecting our Country. A formal Acknowledgment of our Sovereignty and Independence ... 28 June 1782John Boylston to John AdamsDear Sir I am now most happy to felicitate you and our Parent Country on the fortunate Event which has attended your unwearied efforts for obtaining ... 1 June 178230 June 1782Abigail Adams 2d to Elizabeth CranchMy Dear Eliza I have not heard a word from B— since Wedensday last. I want much to know how you all do. I wrote you last Saturday. Mrs. Quincy took m... 1 July 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend Your charming Letters of April 10 and 22d were brought me, Yesterday. That of 22d is upon Business. Mr. Hill is paid I hope. I will... 1 July 1782Ingraham & Bromfield to Abigail AdamsMadam We had the Honor to write you 23d. March by the Ship Enterprize, Capt. Danl. Deshon and then sent an Invoice of Articles to Amount of f428.1— H... 2 July 1782John Adams to Richard Cranch “I am among a People, whose slowness puts all my Patience to the Tryal, and in a Climate which is too much for my Constitution: I love this Nation ho... 5 July 1782John Adams to John BoylstonDear Sir I have received your kind Letter of the 28 June, and thank you for your Congratulations. British Politicks, it is true, are in a Labyrinth. ... Abigail Adams to John Adams, with a List of Articles wanted by Mrs. Warren 17 July 178218 July 1782Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend I have delayed writing till the vessel is near ready to Sail, that my Letters may not lay 3 weeks or a month after they are written... 17 July 1782Enclosure: List of Articles6 lb. best Hyson Tea 2 China Cooffee Pots 1 doz: handled Cups & Saucers—China 2 doz Soup Plates & a Tureen doz: flat do. doz small long dishes 2 pr Pu... 18 July 1782Abigail Adams to John Thaxter Aya—Eliza—and is it thus you honour the bare resemblance, thus place round your Neck the Ideal Image, the unanimated form of one, whom if he were pre... 19 July 1782Hannah Fayerweather Tollman Winthrop to Abigail AdamsDear Madam Near the dusk of last Evening, I was Honored with your Favor, by the hand of the amiable Master Charles Adams, but was unhappy in not havi... 22 July 1782John Quincy Adams to John ThaxterMon cher Monsieur Monsieur Dana reçut il y a quelques jours une lettre, par la quelle vous lui mandéz prémiérement; que vous avéz été malade depuis s... 25 July 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend In this Country, as in all others, Men are much Addicted to “Hobby Horses.” These Nags are called in the Language of the Dutch “Lie... 27 July 1782John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam Soon after writing You at Amsterdam, I was unfortunate enough to have a Relapse, after I thought that the Fever had entirely quitted me. I was ... 5 August 1782Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend I know not any pleasure equal to that which arises from feeding the Hungry, cloathing the Naked and making the poor prisoners Heart... 14 August 1782John Thaxter to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Jack Yours of 22d ulto. arrived a few days agone. I acknowledge myself much in Arrears, tho' I have by no means forgotten you. For three Mont... 15 August 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend Mr. Thaxter is getting better and Mr. Charles Storer is now with me, and We may be all now said to be pretty well. Our northern Fri... 16 August 1782John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam I am to express my Acknowledgments to You for your kind favor of the 17th. June last, with which I was honoured this day. I expressed my Chagri... 17 August 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend Your Favour of June 17. arrived this Day and gave me, all the tender and melancholly Feelings of which my Heart is susceptible. How... 17 August 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend The Situation of my dear Brother, at the date of yours 17. June, has allarmed me so much that I dread to hear any further News of h... 18 August 1782John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son It is with Pleasure that I enclose this amiable Letter from your Sister, which breaths a very commendable affection for You and solicitud... 28 August 1782John Adams to Norton QuincyMy dear Friend I Sigh every day, in whatever Scaene I am in for a walk down to your House and a Day by your Fireside.—I hope the Time will come, but ... 31 August 1782John Adams to Abigail Adams All well.—You will send these Papers to some Printer when you have done with them. We have found that the only Way of guarding against Fevers is to r... 1 August 178231 August 1782John Adams to Cotton TuftsMy dear Dr. I have only time to inclose a few Papers and to pray for your Health and Prosperity. I am much distressed for my Brother Cranch as the la... 3 September 1782Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy Dearest Friend If my Letters have been as successfull as I wish them, you must have heard many times from me since I received a single line from y... 3 September 1782John Thaxter to Abigail AdamsMadam What pleasing Sensations does a Packet from the other side of the Atlantic produce? Every part of the human frame sympathizes and is in Unison.... 5 September 1782Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend Your kind favours of May 14th and June 16th came to Hand last Evening; and tho I have only just time to acknowledge them, I would n... 6 September 1782John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir Coll. Vallentin having been detained some time at Amsterdam by the arrival of the Grand Duke there, and having been sick on the road, di... 7 September 1782Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams I Yesterday received your long lookt favor being the Only One I have received for two Years. I dont know that I am intitled to any particular Notice,... 10 September 1782Benjamin Waterhouse to Abigail AdamsMadam When I was at Braintree I mentioned to you that I was pretty certain I had a letter from Mr. Adams to you, among my papers which I left behind ... 17 September 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend I have transmitted Money to the young Men, whom you mentioned to me, and have expected every day for a long time to hear of their S... 24 September 1782John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend The Lyars Stick at nothing. The Paragraphs in the enclosed Paper, which respect me, are impudent Forgeries. So far from thinking th... 26 September 1782John Adams to Abigail Adams 2dMy dear Daughter I have received your charming letter, which you forgot to date, by Mrs. Rogers. Your proposal of coming to Europe to keep your papa'... 26 September 1782Cotton Tufts to John AdamsDear Sir Yours of July 2d. I received being the first, since you left America. I rejoice at the Success of Your Ministry, but am sorry to hear that Y... 27 September 1782John Quincy Adams to John ThaxterSir I received a few days agone your favour of the 14th. of August. You say you have had a Fire for several days. I believe there has not been a week... 1 September 178230 September 1782Abigail Adams 2d to Elizabeth CranchMy Dear Eliza Mr. Robbins dined with us to day and has just now told me he intends to make you a vis this afternoon. I hope he will find you quite re... Back Matter Appendix Chronology
