Adams Family Correspondence Volume 7, January 1786 – February 1787 Front Matter Title Page Copyright Page Sponsors of Print Edition Advisory Board Contents Descriptive List of Illustrations Introduction Acknowledgments Guide to Editorial Apparatus Documents 2 January 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams Yes! My Dear Sister, Mr. and Mrs Allen are just gone from here, and carried away my Betsy Smith to tarry a few Days with them. After sleeping four ye... 3 January 1786Elizabeth Storer Smith to Abigail Adams Notwithstanding the unconquerable aversion I ever had to writing I cannot forbear taking up my Pen, to Congratulate my dear Neice on the new year, an... 5 January 1786Cotton Tufts to Abigail AdamsDear Cousin I have to thank you for your Communications of Sept and Octob. which came to Hand. And I have many Things which I wish to write but must ... 10 January 1786Abigail Adams to Cotton TuftsDear Sir A Boston paper which reachd us by way of Newyork informd me of the Death of my dear Aunt 3 weeks before I received the melancholy account fr... 12 January 1786Cotton Tufts to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Friend I wrote to you last Week by Capt Lyde, expecting that He would have sailed the next Day. I find that He is still here And as Mr. Jenks... 17 January 1786Edward Baldwin to Abigail AdamsMadam Understanding that through the means of some improper and unjust Conduct in your Servants you have had reason to doubt the honesty of some of y... 22 January 1786Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams I have taken my pen, to frame an appology to you my Dear Brother. There are so many that offer themselvs to me, that I am almost at a loss, which to ... 26 January 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear Sister A mr Anstey who is appointed by the British Goverment to visit the different States; for the purpose of assertaining the claims of the... 6 February 1786John Quincy Adams to William CranchMy dear Friend Although I have been writing a long Letter to Charles, I still must find something to say to you, as I believe, I am in your debt. I h... 9 February 1786Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams This my Brother is the day appropriated for the celebration of the Queens Birth day. It really comes in june but as the Kings is in that Month they d... 9 February 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister The vacancy is up and our Sons are just return'd to their Studies at college. Were they Brothers they could not be fonder of each othe... Enclosure Group 11 February 1786Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson with a Memorandum of Purchases Col. Humphries talks of leaving us on monday. It is with regret I assure you Sir that we part with him. His visit here has given us an opportunity of... 11 February 1786Enclosure: Memorandum of Purchases£sd to 2 peices of Irish linen at 4s. pr. yd.8140 to making 12 Shirts at 3s. pr Shirt1160 to buttons thread silk030 to Washing036 a Trunk110 11176 th... 12 February 1786Charles Storer to Abigail AdamsDear Madam Times without number have I been questioned on the history you communicated to me just before I left London, and which I touched upon in m... 14 February 1786Abigail Adams 2d to Elizabeth Cranch Mr Smith informed me last Evening of an opportunity of writing by Way of N York and as I know of no immediate Conveyance to Boston I shall accept it ... 14 February 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams 2d Yours My Dear Niece, of October 2d came safe to hand, and as I read, I could not but admire the justness of Thought, and the propriety and Elegance o... 16 February 1786Abigail Adams to Charles AdamsDear Charles Your Letters of october 23 and your last by capt Lyde gave me great pleasure, and the account your uncle Aunt and other Friends give me ... 16 February 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy Dear Son Captain Lyde is arrived to our no small joy and brought us a charming parcel of Letters, amongst which I found one from each of my Dear S... 21 February 1786Abigail Adams to Cotton TuftsMy Dear sir Captain Lyde arrived a week ago, and yesterday, he and mr Jenks dinned with us. By the latter we received your kind favour of December an... 25 February 1786Abigail Adams to William Stephens SmithDear sir Last evening col Forrest sent a servant with a Letter addrest to me, but upon opening it, I found I was honourd only with the cover. The inc... 26 February 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy dear sister To you I am largely indebted for domestick intelligence and many valuable Letters. I have not found a single opportunity of writing to... 4 March 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawMy Dear Sister I seldom feel a sufficient stimulous for writing untill I hear that a vessel is just about to sail, and then I find my self so deep in... 11 March 1786John Adams to Richard CranchMy dear Brother I am very much obliged to you, for your Friend Ship to my Brother Adams, and hope that his Conduct in his new office, will do no dish... 11 March 1786John Adams to Cotton TuftsDear Sir Your kind Favours of Nov 12. and 24. and Decr 21 are before me. I Sympathize with you, under the Loss of your amiable Mrs Tufts, who was Inn... 15 March 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy dear Sister Mrs Hay call'd upon me a sunday whilst I was gone to meeting to let me know that She expected to Sail in a few days for Newyork. When ... 15 March 1786John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d What shall I say to justify the date of this letter, after so many fair promises to be punctual, and so many obligations to be so, from your being so... 18 March 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams Should I my Dear Sister, too much alarm the Heart of an affectionate Mother, solicitous for the welfare of her Children if I were to say plainly, tha... 19 March 1786John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear son This Letter, I presume, will find you at the University, where I hope you will pass your time both pleasantly and profitably. Let Us know... 20 March 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy Dear Son Altho I have written you a very long Letter by way of Newyork, yet should one vessel go to Boston without a few lines from me, I flatter ... 20 March 1786John Adams to Richard CranchSir In a Letter to R. R. Livingston, Secretary of state for foreign Affairs, dated The Hague July 23. 1783, I gave him an account of Conversations wi... 21 March 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy dear sister I have just returnd from a visit to Moor Place Moor feilds, Where I have been to take leave of my much esteemed Friends, mr and Mrs Ro... 22 March 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister Your Son is become a son of Harvard. He was admited last wednesday, and we are now prepairing him for House-keeping. He has a chamber... 23 March 1786Abigail Adams to Charles StorerDear Charles Your kind Letter of came to hand by captain Lyde. I had chid you for not writing by way of Newyork, as you could not but suppose we wer... 23 March 1786John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Cranch I came yesterday as far as Boston with Sister Lucy, who is employ'd in fixing me off: I came here in the afternoon finally to settle. Your Brother go... 24 March 1786John Adams to Richard CranchMy dear Brother In yours of the 10th. of Novr. you desire me to give you the Connection between the Premises and conclusion, when I said that the Nav... 29 March 1786John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawDear Madam I should, certainly have written before this, at least to show how gratefull a Sense, I retain, of the numerous obligations, I was under b... 1 April 1786John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d What shall I say to my sister? Indeed, I am quite at a loss. I spend much more time in thinking what I shall say to you than I do in writing. I find ... 2 April 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth CranchMy dear Neice I think my dear Betsy that some Letter of yours must have faild, as I have none of a later date, than that which you sent me from Haver... 2 April 1786Abigail Adams to Lucy Cranch Your kind Letter my dear Neice was received with much pleasure, these tokens of Love and regard which I know flow from the Heart, always find their w... 2 April 1786John Quincy Adams to John AdamsHonoured Sir After having suffered so long an interval of Time to pass, since I wrote you last, it is absolutely necessary, for my own justification,... 3 April 1786John Adams to Cotton TuftsDear sir Inclosed with this is a Letter to Dr Holyoke and all the original Papers from the Royal Society of Medicine. You will be so good as to inclo... 5 April 1786John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dear We have Seen Magnificence, Elegance and Taste enough to excite an Inclination to see more. We conclude to go to Birmingham, perhaps to the L... 6 April 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy dear sister Altho I was at a stupid Route at the sweedish ministers last Evening, I got home about 12 and rose early this morning to get a few thi... 7 April 1786John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Cranch My things, are yet pretty much in Confusion, and I do not expect to get well settled till the next Quarter. I find much more, to do here than I expec... 8 April 1786Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Sr.Dear sir The Barrel of Cramberries you was so kind as to send me in the fall never reachd me till this week, oweing to Captain Youngs long passage an... 8 April 1786Abigail Adams to Cotton TuftsDear sir Captain Lyde talks of leaving London tomorrow. I just write a line by him to inform you that we are all well. Mr Adams and mr Jefferson are ... 13 April 1786Richard Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister Last Evening I received a few Lines from you dated the 23d of Decr., with Newspapers to the 4th. of January 1786. The shortest Note fr... 13 April 1786Charles Storer to Abigail AdamsDear Madam What in the name of wonder can you be doing on your side the Atlantic? We hear no more of you than if you were in the regions above the Mo... 13 April 1786Cotton Tufts to Abigail AdamsMy dear Cous. In some of my former Letters I mentioned the Probability, that Belchers Place would shortly be on Sale. Mr. Morton Atty. to C. W. Aptho... 15 April 1786John Adams to Richard CranchMy dear Brother Can you give me any Information concerning the Persons named in the inclosed Paper? Mr Jenkinson, I presume, has, by his late Motions... 24 April 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear son Your Father and Col Smith are gone to Night to Covent Garden theatre to See the School for Scandle represented, it being a Benifit Night,... 24 April 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy dear sister Captain Cushing is arrived. Mr Adams this day received Some letters by the post, and Nabby got one from her Aunt shaw and an other fro... 24 April 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawMy Dear sister Mr jenks is suddenly obliged to return to America and I have only time to write you a few lines, to inform you of my Health. I yesterd... 25 April 1786Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams Last night I Closed my Letter to you and shall send it to Mr Jenks's care this Morning. I determine not to delay writing from day to day, till it bec... 25 April 1786John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d This is the eighth day it has rained and stormed without intermission, the weather is worse than that of England commonly is. The parson has been her... 7 May 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Sister Yes my dear Sister I have thought it very long since I have receiv'd a Letter from you and thought it very Strange that you should not... 15 May 1786John Quincy Adams to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Mamma Several months have again elapsed, since, I wrote you, but I shall henceforth, be able to spare more Time, than I could since I went to... 18 May 1786John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d I received this afternoon your No. 11 and I never received a letter which caused such a variety of sensations. I will only say, that I received the p... 20 May 1786Elizabeth Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Aunt We have sat off our English Friends for Boston. Mama has accompanied them; Sister Lucy has gone to your deserted habitation, and taken o... 20 May 1786Richard Cranch to John AdamsDear Bror We have received the Favour of your Letters and those from Sister Adams, by the Captains Cushing and Lyde. Cushing arrived on Sunday last a... 21 May 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear sister Your kind Letter of Feb'ry came safe to hand, and proved my assertion, that I was sure you had written to me tho it did not reach me b... 21 May 1786John Quincy Adams to John AdamsDear Sir I am now much more at my disposal, with respect to my Time, than I was at Haverhill, and can devote more of it to writing, though, it is sai... 21 May 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Sister Is it possible that my dear Niece should really be married and the little visiting Card upon which a peice of Ribbon was wound be the ... 22 May 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear son I have time only to write you a line or two, not expecting captain Bigolow to Sail so Soon. I was yesterday informd that he would not go ... 22 May 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth and Lucy CranchDear Girls Excuse me I have time only to tell you that I designd to have written, but the captain sails sooner than I expected. I send you some magiz... 22 May 1786Abigail Adams to Charles StorerDear Charles It is a very pleasent morning Sir, and I have risen a little after five, that I might have the pleasure of writing you before Captain Bi... 22 May 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister I have been almost frighted out of my senses this afternoon. Your Mother Hall and Polly Adams came to spend the day with me, but had l... 24 May 1786Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis WarrenMy dear Madam The affliction under which you are now labouring has been protracted to a much longer period, than I feard when I first left America. I... 24 May 1786Thomas Welsh to Abigail AdamsMadam I have wrote your Daughter on the Head of common Intelligence. As to political I hardly know how to give a summary of that; as relates to this ... 25 May 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy dear sister Captain Callihan arrived yesterday at Portsmouth and to day your letter came safe to hand. A thousand thanks my dear sister for all yo... 25 May 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear Sister After I had closed my letter to you of yesterday I went into the city four mils distant I am from St Pauls, beyond which the New Engla... 25 May 1786Abigail Adams 2d to Lucy Cranch Yesterday my Dear Lucy I received your kind favour of the 9th of April, and it was the only Letter for me, in Pappas packett. However I hope there ar... 26 May 1786John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear son Give me leave to congratulate you on your Admission into the Seat of the Muses, our dear Alma Mater, where I hope you will find a Pleasur... 26 May 1786John Adams to Cotton TuftsMy dear Friend There is a Subject So closely connected, with the Business of my Mission to this Court, that I can no longer be Silent upon it, with H... 27 May 1786Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Sr.Dear sir Dr Gordon call'd upon us this morning and deliverd me a letter from mr Storer. The dr is very mild, looks as if he had not recoverd quite fr... 2 June 1786John Adams to Charles AdamsMy dear Charles I thank you for your Kind Letter of the 9th. of April, and congratulate you on the admission of your Brother, which must add much to ... 2 June 1786John Adams to John Thaxter Jr.Dear Sir Yours of 22. Jan. reached me, but yesterday. You would have entertained and obliged me, by an account of Grumblections and Prognostications,... 2 June 1786John Adams to Cotton TuftsDear sir I am proud to learn by your Letter of 13. April that I am so rich at the University. If Thomas gets in, I shall be still happier. The Expenc... 3 June 1786John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear son Dr Gordon brought me your Letter of the 2d. of April, which gave me, great Pleasure. In order to get acquainted with the other Classes en... 4 June 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams 2d Pray Madam, are you married? Nay then the wonder ceases. No matter now how loose your affections are towards every other Object. No matter now if eve... 13 June 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams And so my Dear son your sister is really and Bona fida married, as fast as the Bishop and a Clerk could tie them, in the ceremony too of the Church o... 13 June 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear Sister Any agitation of mind, either painfull or pleasureable always drives slumber from my Eyes. Such was my Situation last Night; when I ga... 18 June 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Sister Your Letter March 24th. by Capt Cushing, with the Apron, came safe to Hand 2 Days after his Arrival at Boston. Lyde, and Cushing got i... 20 June 1786John Adams to Isaac Smith Sr.Sir Yesterday I received yours of Ap. 18. Via Leverpool. Money may be sent to the East, to purchase Tea and other Commodities for which We now send i... 24 June 1786Lucy Cranch to Abigail Adams How good you are my dear Aunt, to favour me so often with your charming Letters, you cannot think how proud I am of them. I read them very often. I h... 1 July 1786Elizabeth Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Aunt I have this moment heard that Cushing will sail for London in 3 days, It mortifies me to let one oppertunty pass unimprovd that might co... 2 July 1786John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston AdamsMy Dear Brother I have not written to you before, since I left you, because my Studies and European Letters have engrossed all my Time. But as you wi... 2 July 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister I did not receive your last Letter by the way of new york till after the vessail had Sail'd with my Letters. I was much diverted to th... 4 July 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear sister Your two Letters of May 7th and 15th reachd me yesterday, and I was puzzeld a long time to find out what you could mean by the card, t... 4 July 1786John Adams to Richard CranchMy dear Brother I have recd your Favour of 20 May. The Southern States will be forced to co operate with the Middle and northern ones, in measures fo... 4 July 1786John Adams to Cotton TuftsDear sir I have accepted your Bill in favour of Storer, of 50£. and paid that in favour of Mr Elworthy of 40£. I wish you to buy that Bit of an House... 5 July 1786Richard Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister Capt. Cushing having informed me that he shall sail tomorrow, I have requested him to take the Charge of a small Packquett containing ... 6 July 1786Cotton Tufts to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Cousin I recd. yours of Jan. 10. Feby 21 and April the 8th And am obliged to you for your affectionate Letter of Condolance and also for the ... 8 July 1786Isaac Smith Jr. to Abigail AdamsDear Mrs Adams Tho' it is probable you will hear of it from some other of your friends, yet as I know the interest my dear Mother had in your affecti... 10 July 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister I have within this Hour receiv'd your Letters by captain Bigelow and have also heard that cushing is not sail'd. He has one Letter on ... 14 July 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister Capt Folger is slipt a way without one line from me. I did not design it should have been so, but it is vacancy, and I have been very ... 18 July 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Cranch I thank you my dear Neice for your last kind Letter. There are no days in the whole year so agreable to me nor any amusements this Country can boast ... 18 July 1786Abigail Adams Smith to Elizabeth Cranch In your Letter to Mamma my Dear Eliza of —— May you are strangely puzled to know in what manner to address your Cousin. Your suppositions at that tim... 18 July 1786Cotton Tufts to John AdamsDear Sr. Mrs. Cranch last Evening informed me, That a Mr. Standfast Smith of this Town is empowered to sell Verchilds Lands. Would it not be agreable... 19 July 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawMy dear sister Accept my thanks for your kind Letter of March 18th and for the pleasing favourable account you have given of your Nephews. May they e... 20 July 1786Abigail Adams to Lucy CranchMy Dear Neice My fourth Letter I begin to you. I dare not reckon the Number I have to write; least I should feel discouraged in the attempt. I must c... 20 July 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Sister Here I am, all alone for a great rarity. There is nothing more agreeable to me for a little while, than what the world calls Solatude.... 21 July 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy Dear Son Altho afflicted to day with one of my bad headaches; I must write you, least the vessel should Sail in my absence with out a Letter from ... 21 July 1786Charles Storer to Abigail Adams And a good story you shall have, Madam, as you desire. Know then that your friends both at Haverhill and Braintree are well. But I had forgot. One sa... 22 July 1786Abigail Adams to Cotton TuftsMy Dear sir I inclose to you the papers which contain the correspondence between Lord George Gordon and mr Tufts. As I suppose it will be matter of s... 22 July 1786Abigail Adams to Thomas WelshDear sir I have to thank you for your very inteligent Letter of May 4, and am glad to find one writer who is not in the dismalls. Shades answer very ... 22 July 1786Abigail Adams Smith to John Quincy Adams I have also to sollicit your Pardon my Dear Brother for haveing so long delayd writing you. I know that you will overlook it and forgive me. You are ... 23 July 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth and Lucy CranchMy Dear Girls I bought me a blue sarcenet coat not long since; after making it up I found it was hardly wide enough to wear over a straw coat, but I ... 23 July 1786Abigail Adams to Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Mr Trumble will have the honour of delivering this to you, the knowledge you have of him, and his own merit will ensure him a favourable rec... 23 July 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Sister Mr Sparhawk called for my Letter Just as I was giving you an account of my Aunt Smith's Death. I was going to tell you that Mr Thaxter... 27 July 1786Abigail Adams Smith to John Quincy Adams When I closed my last to you on Sundey last I promised to give you an account of the excursion we proposed setting off upon the next day, either upon... 30 July 1786Abigail Adams to Abigail Bromfield RogersMy dear Madam When I returnd yesterday from a litle excursion which we had made for a week into the Country of Essex to the seat of mr Brand Hollis, ... 31 July 1786Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Sr.My dear Sir This moment my cousin W. S. Letter of june 28th is come to hand containing the melancholy tidings of the death of my dear Aunt, which has... 1 August 1786Abigail Adams to Cotton TuftsMy dear Sir Mr Adams receivd yesterday your obliging favour of june 28th by way of Liverpool. His Eyes which I sometimes fear will fail him, have a w... 5 August 1786John and Abigail Adams to William Stephens SmithDear Sir After a very pleasant Journey, here We are. We came very leisurely, dined the first day at Ingatestone and Slept at Witham, dined Yesterday ... 8 August 1786William Stephens Smith to John and Abigail AdamsMy dear Sir We were pleased by the receipt of yours of the 5th. inst. from Harwich, to find that your jaunt to that period and place had proved so ag... 8 August 1786Charles Storer to Abigail Adams Smith You know, Amelia, I am never backward in writing my friends: therefore, when I tell you that I have four of your favours by me unanswered, I trust yo... Enclosure Group 9 August 1786Thomas Jefferson to Abigail AdamsDear Madam It is an age since I have had the honor of a letter from you, and an age and a half since I presumed to address one to you. I think my las... 9 August 1786Enclosure: Account between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adamss 1785.June 2.To paid Petit173.8 Aug. 17.To pd mr Garvey's bill96.16.6 Nov.To cash by Colo. Smith.768.0.0 1786.Jan. 5.To pd Barin for Suortout de dess... 11 August 1786Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams SmithMy dear Your papa and I wrote you from Harwich the morning we embarked for Helvoet, the wind was very fair, and we went on board at 3 o clock, a vess... 11 August 1786Elizabeth Otis Brown to Abigail AdamsMadam As I have been in Daily expectations of seeing London, I have defered answering your Letter, meaning to pay my respects in person. But seeing b... 15 August 1786Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams Smith Yours of August the 7th. and Col. Smith's of the 8th. reached us on the 14th. at this place. We left the Hague on Monday, I wrote you an account of o... 15 August 1786Charles Storer to Abigail Adams Pray, Madam, be carefull how you send Cards to your friends on this side the water another time. It seems that since you have mentioned Amelia's inte... 15 August 1786Cotton Tufts to Abigail AdamsDear Cousin In my Acctt. sent Mr. Adams you will not find any large sums Credited for Your Farm. The Farm Acct. with Pratt I settled in April last, t... 20 August 1786John Quincy Adams to William CranchSir ... 23 August 1786Abigail Adams to Abigail Adams SmithMy dear Mr S. and Mr Blount set off tomorrow for London and have engaged to call this Evening for Letters. We have not received a line from you excep... 30 August 1786John Quincy Adams to John AdamsDear Sir I received a few days agone, your favour of June 2d: you mention an Affair, concerning which I had determined to write in the beginning of ... 1 September 1786Abigail Adams Smith to John Quincy Adams At length after long expectation your No 16 has arrived. Capt Cushing Called yesterday upon us, and delivered the Letters for Pappa, and amongst them... 12 September 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear Sister I am again safe arrived in this city after an absence of five weeks. By the last vessels I wrote Some of my Friends that I was going t... 12 September 1786Charles Storer to Abigail AdamsDear Madam So I see by the papers that Amelia has become Mrs: Smith, and this the 12th. of June. The news came by the way of Philadelphia, and the fi... 24 September 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear sister In my last I told you I suppos'd your Son Thomas would enter college at the end of the vacancy. He did so, and enter'd with honour. He... 27 September 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy Dear son Since I wrote you last I have made two excursions one to Holland, and one of a Week to the Hyde the seat of mr Brand Hollis. Here I was b... 28 September 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister In the begining of this month I made a visit to Haverhill found them all well. Mr Duncan married to a maiden Lady about sixty years ol... 1 October 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Sister This Day is the Aniversary of Eleven Years since our dear Mother left us poor Pilgrims, to sojourn here a little longer upon Earth, wh... 8 October 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsDear Sister I last evening receiv'd your kind Letter by the Way of new york and most heartily congratulate you upon the marriage of your only Daughte... 9 October 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister As I was seting quite alone this evening somebody came in from Boston with a Hankerchief full of Letters from you my dear, dear Sister... 10 October 1786Abigail Adams to Cotton TuftsDear Sir Your Letters of july 6th and August 15th were duly received. The accounts containd in Yours of july 6th respecting publick affairs is not be... 12 October 1786Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear Sister I wrote you some days ago, and mr Gardner comeing in just as I had closed my Letter I inquired of him, if he knew of any opportunity o... 14 October 1786Cotton Tufts to Abigail AdamsMy dear Cousn. Your Favour of July 22d and Aug: 1st. and also Mr. Adams of July 4th. I recd by Barnard and Callihan, the former arrived the 5. Inst. ... 15 October 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawAnd so my dear Sister all your Nephews have quitted your Hospitable Mansion for the university of cambridge but tho they have quitted your House; I kn... 15 October 1786Abigail Adams Smith to Lucy Cranch Your Letter my Dear Cousin from Haverhill I received a few weeks since, and hearing of an opportunity to Boston I embrace it to acknowledge the recei... 16 October 1786Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Sr.My dear sir Your favour of july 20th repeated to me the melancholy tidings of my dear Aunts Death. The first information which we received of it, was... 21 October 1786Abigail Adams to John CranchDear sir A fine Salmon by the Exeter Stage; a week ago informd me that the Gentleman from whom I had before received a similar favour; was still mind... Enclosure Group 21 October 1786Abigail Adams to Thomas Brand HollisSir In my late visit to Holland I was present at the Grand ceremony of Swearing their New Elected Majestrates at Utrecht. I observed at the Breast of... 20 March 1786Enclosure: Description of Dutch MedalThe Nymph of the city of utrecht is known by her crown and her Arms upon her Breast. By her side is the Alter of Liberty known by the Hat, and the dat... 22 October 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister Cousin Charles and I have stay'd at home from meeting to day, he to write to his Papa and I because I was fatigue'd with runing about ... 22 October 1786Thomas Brand Hollis to Abigail AdamsMadam I was most sensibly pleased, with the Sight of the Dutch Liberty medal which you was so obliging as to send me. I know not how to deprive you o... 27 October 1786Thomas Welsh to Abigail AdamsDear Madam Your esteemed Favor of July 22d did not come to hand untill Capt Callahan had arrived 12 Days, for which and its Contents accept our Thank... 1 November 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail AdamsMy Ever Dear Sister Two Vessels arrived from London while I was upon my little southern Tour. It was in vain that I enquired after Letters directed t... 4 November 1786Thomas Brand Hollis to Abigail Adams Mr Brand Hollis presents his compliments to Mrs Adams and desires her acceptance of two medals one on the execution of the counts Egmont and Horne tw... 7 November 1786John Cranch to Abigail AdamsMadam Being much ignorant of the republican distinctions of preeminency in title, as well as of American etiquette in general, I must anticipate your... 21 November 1786Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawMy Dear sister Mr Sparhawk calld upon us a Day or two ago, and deliverd me your kind Letter of: july the 20th. It was of a latter date than any I had... 22 November 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son It is a long time since I received a line from you, or any other of my Friends, nor have we learnt with certainty whether your Brother To... 26 November 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear sister Come home my Sister, that Braintree may have some of its old inhabitants residing in it. Could you look in upon it, you would sigh ove... 27 November 1786Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams Smith I must frankly acknowledge to my Dear Niece that I could not but wonder at her long Silence. I feared that my Letters had not reached her, or that I ... 28 November 1786Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son Since I wrote you, the packet from N york has arrived after a passage of 43 days, and by that your Letter of August 30th came safe to han... 1 November 178630 November 1786Thomas Jefferson to Abigail AdamsDear Madam I am never happier than when I am performing good offices for good people; and the most friendly office one can perform is to make worthy ... 2 December 1786Abigail Adams Smith to Thomas Jefferson Mrs Smith presents her Compliments to Mr Jefferson and is very sorry to trouble him again upon the Subject of the Corsetts, but not having received t... 7 December 1786Lucy Cranch to Abigail Adams[view document]... 21 December 1786Thomas Jefferson to Abigail AdamsDear Madam An unfortunate dislocation of my right wrist has for three months deprived me of the honor of writing to you. I begin now to use my pen a ... 23 December 1786Abigail Adams to John Adams We arrived here about four oclock a fryday afternoon, after a very pleasent journey. The weather was somewhat cold, but a clear Sky and a fine Sun Sh... 25 December 1786John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend I hope you have had a Pleasant Journey and are happy in your tour. I am, in a state of Phylosophic Solitude, that has hitherto been... 25 December 1786John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Friend This moment returning from Mr Bridgen where I had been to deliver him a Letter to you, written this Morning I found your very agrea... 27 December 1786John Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dearest Mr Murray, whom I am glad to see out again will carry to Bath this Memorandum that We are all very well. He will arrive for what I know be... 30 December 1786Abigail Adams to John AdamsMy dearest Friend I yesterday received your kind favour by mr Murry and the day before; yours by mr Bridgen. Mr and Mrs Rucker left us this morning,... 30 December 1786Abigail Adams to Isaac Smith Jr.My Dear sir Your Letter to me informing me of the Death of your dear Parent, and my much Loved Aunt, awakened in my Bosom all those tender and Sympat... 30 December 1786John Quincy Adams to Abigail AdamsMy dear Madam Three months have now elapsed, since, I have received, one line from Europe; and the only information I have had in all that time, were... 31 December 1786Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister I reciev'd a few days since your Letter of Sepr. 12th and yesterday that of october the 12th and thank you most sincerly for them both... 2 January 1787Cotton Tufts to Abigail AdamsMy Dear Cousn By Capt. Folger who arrived here last Saturday, I recd. Your obliging Letter of the 10th. of Octobr. last, a Bill of the Books sent for... 7 January 1787Elizabeth Cranch to Abigail Adams I have not wrote you my dear Aunt for a long time, much too long I confess; and even now those motives which have prevented, continue in force: A bar... 10 January 1787John Adams to Charles AdamsMy Dr. Charles I have recieved with pleasure your letter of the 22d. of octr. and agree with you that the times are such as to make it difficult for ... 10 January 1787John Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I am much obliged to you for the Copy of your Dialogue, which does you honour. I am the more pleased to learn that you are to collect th... 10 January 1787Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsMy dear Sister I have sent one Letter on Board callahan, but hope he has not yet sail'd, as I have much to say that I was oblig'd to omit then for wa... 10 January 1787Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams There is another vessel up which will sail soon. What I may have omited by this I shall write by that. Our uncle Quincy was well a few hours since is... 14 January 1787John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams Smith I determined about a fortnight agone, to sit down, and write you a letter, expressing my anxiety and surprize, that for three months I had not receiv... 15 January 1787John Adams to Thomas Boylston AdamsMy dr. Thomas I am glad to find by your Letter that you are so well situated, at Mr. Sewalls, make my Compliments to that Gent. and thank him for the... 15 January 1787Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams Smith Mr. Jefferson has the honour to present his compliments to Mrs. Smith and to send her the two pair of Corsets she desired. He wishes they may be suit... 16 January 1787Abigail Adams Smith to Cotton TuftsSir By a Letter to my Mother from you, I Learnt that you had in your Possession the Letters and Picture which I requested you to take the Charge of. ... 17 January 1787Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear Son I wrote you so largly by the Newyork December packet, that a few lines must now suffice. I cannot let a vessel sail without some token fr... 17 January 1787Thomas Welsh to Abigail AdamsDear Madam Being without any of your Favors unanswered I take the Liberty to write this in Advance. The State of some Counties having been tumultuous... 20 January 1787Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMr dear sister Since the Sailing of captain Folger by whom I wrote you, I have received Letters from you of the following dates, Sepbr 24 and 28th 8t... 20 January 1787Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith ShawMy Dear sister You will see by the inclosed that I wrote you a long Letter, and that it has lain some time without meeting any opportunity of conveya... 24 January 1787Abigail Adams to Cotton TuftsDear sir I designd to have written you a much Longer Letter than I shall now be able to. The State of politicks in our Country is such as to give pai... 29 January 1787Abigail Adams to Thomas JeffersonMy dear sir I received by Col Franks Your obliging favour and am very sorry to find your wrist Still continues lame. I have known very Salutary effec... 6 February 1787Cotton Tufts to Abigail Adams Col. Jacob Davis not long since called upon me for the Payment of one of the Lots of Land in Vermont State which you recd. a Deed of and was not paid... 8 February 1787Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail AdamsMy Ever Dear Sister My Uncle Smith has been so kind as to send me word this Morning, that a Nephew of Mr Gill's was to sail for London, in a Vessel f... 9 February 1787Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail AdamsDear Sister If you have reciev'd our Letters by Capn Callahan you will be in Some measure prepair'd for the accounts which Capn Folger will bring you... 21 February 1787John Adams to Richard CranchMy dear Brother I believe there is not another Man in the World whose Life has been such a series of Remorses as mine. It seems as if there was a Des... 21 February 1787John Adams to Cotton TuftsDear Sir Having determined to return to Pens hill, I begin to think in what a pitiful Condition I shall find my Meadow and Hill &c &c. Poor as a heat... 22 February 1787Thomas Jefferson to Abigail AdamsDear Madam I am to acknolege the honor of your letter of Jan. 29. and of the papers you were so good as to send me they were the latest I had seen or... 25 February 1787Abigail Adams to Mary Smith CranchMy Dear Sister Captain Davis called yesterday to let me know that he should sail in the course of the week. Captain Barnard will not be long after hi... 28 February 1787Abigail Adams to John Quincy AdamsMy dear son Your Letter to me by captain Callihan came safe to hand, that to your Sister and others from my Friends are yet with him at Cowes where h... Back Matter Appendix Chronology
