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John & Abigail Adams

Familiar Letters During the Revolution · 284 letters · ~10 months at one per day

Book I

1.John Adams — Boston, 12 May, 1774
2.John Adams — York, 29 June, 1774
3.John Adams — York, June 30, 1774
4.John Adams — York, 1 July, 1774
5.John Adams — York, 2 July, 1774
6.John Adams — Littlefield's, at Wells, 3 July, 1774
7.John Adams — Falmouth, 5 July, 1774
8.John Adams — Falmouth, 6 July, 1774
9.John Adams — Falmouth, 6 July, 1774
10.John Adams — Falmouth, 7 July, 1774
11.John Adams — 9 July, 1774
12.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 15 August, 1774
13.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 19 August, 1774
14.John Adams — Princeton, New Jersey, 28 August, 1774
15.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 2 September, 1774
16.John Adams — Philadelphia, 8 September, 1774
17.John Adams — Philadelphia, 14 September, 1774
18.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 14 September, 1774
19.John Adams — Philadelphia, 16 September, 1774
20.John Adams — Philadelphia, 18 September, 1774
21.John Adams — 18 September, 1774
22.John Adams — Philadelphia, 20 September, 1774
23.Abigail Adams — Boston Garrison, 24 September, 1774
24.John Adams — Philadelphia, 25 September, 1774
25.John Adams — Philadelphia, 29 September, 1774
26.John Adams — Philadelphia, 7 October, 1774
27.John Adams — 9 October, 1774
28.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 16 October, 1774
29.John Adams — Hartford, 30 April, 1775
30.John Adams — Hartford, 2 May, 1775
31.John Adams
32.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 4 May, 1775
33.Abigail Adams — 7 May, 1775
34.John Adams — New York, May 8, 1775
35.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 24 May, 1775
36.John Adams — Philadelphia, 26 May, 1775
37.John Adams — 29 May, 1775
38.John Adams — Philadelphia, 2 June, 1775
39.John Adams — Philadelphia, 6 June, 1775
40.John Adams — 10 June, 1775
41.John Adams
42.Abigail Adams — Weymouth, 15 June, 1775
43.John Adams — Philadelphia, 11 June, 1775
44.John Adams — 18 June, 1775
45.Abigail Adams
46.Abigail Adams — 22 June, 1775
47.John Adams
48.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 25 June, 1775
49.Abigail Adams — 5 July, 1775
50.John Adams — Philadelphia, 7 July, 1775
51.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 16 July, 1775
52.John Adams — Philadelphia, 23 July, 1775
53.John Adams
54.John Adams — 24 July, 1775
55.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 25 July, 1775
56.John Adams — Philadelphia, 30 July, 1775
57.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 31 July, 1775
58.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 10 August, 1775
59.Abigail Adams
60.Abigail Adams — Braintree, Sunday, 16 September, 1775
61.John Adams — Philadelphia, 17 September, 1775
62.John Adams — Philadelphia, 1 October, 1775
63.Abigail Adams — Weymouth, 1 October, 1775
64.John Adams — Philadelphia, 2 October, 1775
65.John Adams — 7 October, 1775
66.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 9 October, 1775
67.John Adams — Philadelphia, 10 October, 1775
68.John Adams — 13 October, 1775
69.John Adams — 19 October, 1775
70.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 21 October, 1775
71.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 22 October, 1775
72.John Adams — Philadelphia, 23 October, 1775
73.John Adams
74.John Adams — Philadelphia, 29 October, 1775
75.John Adams
76.John Adams — 4 November, 1775
77.Abigail Adams — 5 November, 1775
78.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 12 November, 1775
79.Abigail Adams — 27 November, 1775
80.John Adams — Philadelphia, 3 December, 1775
81.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 10 December, 1775
82.John Adams — Watertown, 24 January, 1776
83.John Adams — Philadelphia, 11 February, 1776
84.John Adams — Philadelphia, February, 1776
85.John Adams
86.Abigail Adams — Saturday Evening, 2 March, 1776
87.Abigail Adams — B----e, 16 March, 1776
88.John Adams — Philadelphia, 17 March, 1776
89.John Adams
90.John Adams — Philadelphia, 29 March, 1776
91.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 31 March, 1776
92.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 7 April, 1776
93.John Adams — 12 April, 1776
94.John Adams
95.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 14 April, 1776
96.John Adams
97.John Adams — Philadelphia, 18 April, 1776
98.Abigail Adams — 18 April, 1776
99.Abigail Adams — 21 April, 1776
100.John Adams — Philadelphia, 23 April, 1776
101.John Adams — Philadelphia, 28 April, 1776
102.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 7 May, 1776
103.Abigail Adams — 9 May, 1776
104.John Adams — Philadelphia, 12 May, 1776
105.John Adams — 17 May, 1776
106.John Adams — Philadelphia, 22 May, 1776
107.John Adams — Philadelphia, 27 May, 1776
108.Abigail Adams
109.John Adams — 2 June, 1776
110.Abigail Adams — 3 June, 1776
111.John Adams — Philadelphia, 16 June, 1776
112.Abigail Adams — Plymouth, 17 June, 1776, a remarkable day
113.John Adams — Philadelphia, 26 June, 1776
114.John Adams — 3 July, 1776
115.John Adams — Philadelphia, 3 July, 1776
116.John Adams — Philadelphia, 7 July, 1776
117.John Adams — Philadelphia, 7 July, 1776
118.John Adams
119.John Adams — Philadelphia, 11 July, 1776
120.Abigail Adams — Boston, 13 July, 1776
121.John Adams
122.John Adams
123.Abigail Adams — Boston, 21 July, 1776
124.John Adams
125.John Adams — 3 August, 1776
126.John Adams — Philadelphia, 12 August, 1776
127.John Adams — Philadelphia, 12 August, 1776
128.John Adams — Philadelphia, 14 August, 1776
129.Abigail Adams — Boston, 14 August, 1776
130.Abigail Adams — 14 August, 1776
131.John Adams — 18 August, 1776
132.John Adams — 21 August, 1776
133.John Adams — Philadelphia, 25 August, 1776
134.Abigail Adams — Boston, 25 August, 1776
135.Abigail Adams — Boston, 29 August, 1776
136.John Adams — Philadelphia, 5 September, 1776
137.John Adams — Philadelphia, Friday, 6 September, 1776
138.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 9 September, 1776
139.John Adams — Philadelphia, Saturday, 14 September, 1776
140.Abigail Adams — 15 September, 1776
141.John Adams — Philadelphia, 22 September, 1776
142.Abigail Adams — 29 September, 1776
143.John Adams — Philadelphia, 4 October, 1776
144.John Adams — Philadelphia, 8 October, 1776
145.John Adams — Dedham, 9 January, 1777
146.John Adams — Hartford, 13 January, 1777
147.John Adams — Hartford, 14 January, 1777
148.John Adams — Fishkill, 1777
149.John Adams — Poughkeepsie, 19 January, 1777
150.John Adams — State of New York, 20 January, 1777
151.John Adams — State of Pennsylvania, 24 January, 1777
152.John Adams — Baltimore, 2 February, 1777
153.John Adams — Baltimore, 8 February, 1777
154.John Adams — Baltimore, 7 February, 1777
155.John Adams — Baltimore, 7 February, 1777
156.Abigail Adams — 8 February, 1777
157.John Adams — Baltimore, 10 February, 1777
158.Abigail Adams — 12 February, 1777
159.John Adams — Baltimore, 15 February, 1777
160.John Adams — Baltimore, 17 February, 1777
161.John Adams — Baltimore, 21 February, 1777
162.John Adams — Philadelphia, 7 March, 1777
163.John Adams — Philadelphia, 16 March, 1777
164.John Adams — Philadelphia, 28 March, 1777
165.John Adams — Philadelphia, 31 March, 1777
166.Abigail Adams — 2 April, 1777
167.John Adams — Philadelphia, 6 April, 1777
168.John Adams — Philadelphia, 8 April, 1777
169.John Adams — Philadelphia, Sunday, 13 April, 1777
170.John Adams — Philadelphia, 13 April, 1777
171.John Adams — Philadelphia, 19 April, 1777
172.Abigail Adams — 20 April, 1777
173.John Adams — Philadelphia, 23 April, 1777
174.John Adams — Philadelphia, Saturday Evening, 26 April, 1777
175.John Adams — Philadelphia, 27 April, 1777
176.John Adams — Philadelphia, 28 April, 1777
177.John Adams — Philadelphia, 4 May, 1777
178.Abigail Adams — 6 May, 1777
179.John Adams — Philadelphia, 7 May, 1777
180.John Adams — Philadelphia, 10 May, 1777
181.John Adams — Philadelphia, 15 May, 1777
182.John Adams — Philadelphia, 17 May, 1777
183.Abigail Adams — Sunday, 18 May, 1777
184.John Adams
185.John Adams — Philadelphia, 25 May, 1777
186.John Adams — Philadelphia, Monday, 2 June, 1777
187.John Adams — Philadelphia, 4 June, 1777
188.John Adams — Philadelphia, 8 July, 1777
189.John Adams — Philadelphia, 11 July, 1777
190.John Adams — Philadelphia, 13 July, 1777
191.John Adams — Philadelphia, 27 July, 1777
192.Abigail Adams — 30 July, 1777
193.Abigail Adams — 5 August, 1777
194.John Adams — Philadelphia, 11 August, 1777
195.John Adams
196.John Adams — Philadelphia, Tuesday, 19 August, 1777
197.John Adams — Philadelphia, Tuesday, 19 August, 1777
198.John Adams — Philadelphia, Wednesday, 20 August, 1777
199.John Adams — Philadelphia, Thursday, 21 August, 1777
200.John Adams — Philadelphia, 23 August, 1777
201.John Adams — Philadelphia, Saturday, 23 August, 1777, 4 o'clock
202.John Adams — Philadelphia, 24 August, 1777
203.John Adams — Philadelphia, 25 August, 1777
204.John Adams — Philadelphia, Tuesday, 26 August, 1777
205.John Adams — Philadelphia, Friday, 29 August, 1777
206.John Adams — Philadelphia, Saturday, 30 August, 1777
207.John Adams — Philadelphia, Monday, 1 September, 1777
208.John Adams — Philadelphia, Tuesday, 2 September, 1777
209.John Adams — Philadelphia, Monday, 8 September, 1777
210.John Adams — Philadelphia, 14 September, 1777
211.Abigail Adams — 17 September, 1777
212.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 20 September, 1777
213.Abigail Adams
214.John Adams — Yorktown, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, 30 September, 1777
215.Abigail Adams — Sunday, 6 October, 1777
216.John Adams — Yorktown, 7 October, 1777
217.John Adams — Yorktown, 15 October, 1777
218.Abigail Adams — 20 October, 1777
219.John Adams — Yorktown, 24 October, 1777
220.John Adams — Yorktown, 25 October, 1777
221.Abigail Adams — Boston, 25 October, 1777
222.John Adams — Yorktown, 26 October, 1777
223.John Adams — Yorktown, 28 October, 1777
224.Abigail Adams — 16 November, 1777
225.John Adams — Portsmouth (N. H.), 15 December, 1777
226.John Adams — 13 February, 1778
227.Abigail Adams — 8 March, 1778
228.John Adams — Passy, in France, 12 April, 1778
229.John Adams — Passy, 25 April, 1778
230.Abigail Adams — 18 May, 1778
231.John Adams — Passy, 3 June, 1778
232.Abigail Adams — June, 1778
233.John Adams — Passy, 16 June, 1778
234.Abigail Adams — 30 June, 1778
235.Abigail Adams — 23 August, 1778
236.John Adams — Passy, 23 September, 1778
237.Abigail Adams
238.John Adams — Passy, 6 November, 1778
239.John Adams — Passy, 27 November, 1778
240.John Adams — Passy, 2 December, 1778
241.John Adams — Passy, 27 December, 1778
242.Abigail Adams — Sunday Evening, 27 December, 1778
243.John Adams — Passy, 30 December, 1778
244.John Adams — Passy, 9 February, 1779
245.John Adams — Passy, 13 February, 1779
246.John Adams — Passy, 20 February, 1779
247.John Adams — Passy, 20 February, 1779
248.John Adams — Passy, 21 February, 1779
249.John Adams — Passy, 27 February, 1779
250.Abigail Adams — 20 March, 1779
251.John Adams — L'Orient, 14 May, 1779
252.Abigail Adams — 8 June, 1779
253.John Adams — Boston, 13 November, 1779
254.Abigail Adams — 14 November, 1779
255.John Adams — Bank of N. F. L., 29 November, 1779
256.Abigail Adams — 10 December, 1779
257.John Adams — Ferrol, 11 December, 1779
258.John Adams — Ferrol, 12 December, 1779
259.John Adams — Corunna, 16 December, 1779
260.John Adams — Bilbao, 16 January, 1780
261.John Adams — Paris, Hotel de Valois, 16 February, 1780
262.John Adams — Rue de Richelieu, 23 February, 1780
263.Abigail Adams — 26 February, 1780
264.John Adams — Without date, 1780
265.John Adams — Without date, 1780
266.John Adams — Paris, 17 June, 1780
267.Abigail Adams — Sunday Evening, 16 July, 1780
268.John Adams — Amsterdam, 15 September, 1780
269.Abigail Adams — 15 October, 1780
270.John Adams — Amsterdam, 18 December, 1780
271.Abigail Adams — 28 January, 1781
272.Abigail Adams — 25 May, 1781
273.Abigail Adams — Braintree, 28 May, 1781
274.John Adams — Amsterdam, 2 December, 1781
275.Abigail Adams — 9 December, 1781
276.John Adams — Amsterdam, 18 December, 1781
277.John Adams — Hague, 31 August, 1782
278.John Adams — Hague, 17 September, 1782
279.Abigail Adams — 25 October, 1782
280.Abigail Adams — 13 November, 1782
281.John Adams — Paris, 4 December, 1782
282.Abigail Adams — 23 December, 1782
283.John Adams — Paris, 28 December, 1782
284.John Adams — Paris, 18 February, 1783