Letters, 1784-1816.

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Letters, 1784-1816.

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This extensive collection of the letters of Abigail Adams are to her sister, Mary Smith Cranch (1741-1811), and her niece, Lucy Cranch Greenleaf (1767-1846). The letters start with the crossing, in 1784, of the Adamses to England, where John Adams served as Minister to the Court of St. James, and continue in profusion until John Adams retired from the Presidency and Washington, D.C., back to Quincy in 1801. There are some later letters from Abigail Adams to her niece, Lucy Cranch Greenleaf, dated in the period 1811 to 1816. Abigail Adams was an ardent Federalist and her letters contain tart comments on political topics and personalities. There is also much comment on city life in London, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington in these familiar letters to her older sister and, later, her niece.

1 box (219 letters)

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Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818

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Hailed for her now-famous admonition that the Founding Fathers “remember the ladies” in their new laws, Abigail Adams was not only an early advocate for women’s rights, she was a vital confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation’s second president. She opposed slavery and supported women’s education. Born to a prominent family in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744, Adams’ father, Reverend William Smith, was part of a prestigious ministerial community within the Congr...

Cranch, Lucy Greenleaf, 1767-1846.

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Cranch, Mary Smith, 1741-1811

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