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I can safely trust my dearest fondest wishes and persuits in the hands of a Friend that can feel, that knows my situation and her designs. If reason pleads against me, you will do well to hestitate.

If Friendship and reason unite I shall be happy—only say I shall be happy when I deserve ; and it shall be my every exertion to augment my merit, and this you may be assured of, whether I am blessed in my wishes or not, I will endeavour to be a character that you shall not Blush once to have entertaind an Esteem for. What ought I to say? I feel too powerful a pleader within my own heart and too well recollect the Love I bore to the object of my early affections to forbid him to hope.

I feel a regard for him upon an account you will smile at, I fancy I see in him Sentiments opinions and actions which endeared to me the best of Friends. Suffer me to draw you from the depths of politicks to endearing family scenes.

I know you cannot fail being peculiarly interested in the present. I inclose you a little paper 7 which tho trifling in itself, may serve to shew you the truth of my observations. The other day the gentleman I have been speaking of; had a difficult writ to draw. Madam Madam, I have new hopes that I shall one day become worthy your regard.

What a picture have I caught of my own Heart, my resolutions, my designs! I could not refrain breaking out into a Rhapsody. I found this coppy of a Letter in a pamphlet with observations upon the study of the Law and many excellent remarks; 8 you will I hope forgive the theft, when I deliver the paper to you; and you find how much benifit I shall derive from it.

I daily see that he will win the affections of a fine Majestick Girl who has as much dignity as a princess. She is handsome, but not Beautifull. No air of levity ever accompanies either her words or actions. Should she be caught by a tender passion, sufficient to remove a little of her natural reserve and soften her form and manners, she will be a still more pleasing character.

Her mind is daily improveing, and she gathers new taste for literature perhaps for its appearing in a more pleasing form to her. If I can procure a little ode which accompanied an ice Heart I will inclose it to you.

It is now my dear Friend a long long time since I had a line from you. The Fate of Gibralter leads me to fear that a peace is far distant, and that I shall not see you—God only knows when; I shall say little about my former request, not that my desire is less, but before this can reach you tis probable I may receive your opinion. If in favour of my comeing to you; I shall have no occasion to urge it further, if against it, I would not embarrass you; by again requesting it.

I will endeavour to set down and consider it as the portion alloted me. My dear sons are well their application and improvements go hand in hand. Our Friends all desire to be rememberd. The Fleet of our allies expect to sail daily but where destined we know not; 10 a great harmony has subsisted between them and the Americans ever since their residence here. I wish to write to Mr.

T [haxte] r but fear I shall not have time. D [an] a and children are well. The judge 11 has been very sick of a fever but I believe is better. This Letter is to go by the Iris which sails with the Fleet. I hope it will reach you in safety. If it should fall into the hands of an Enemy, I hope they will be kind enough to distroy it; as I would not wish to see such a family picture in print; adieu my dear Friend. Why is it that I hear so seldom from my dear John; but one Letter have I ever received from him since he arrived in Petersburgh?

Ever remember me as I do you; with all the tenderness which it is possible for one object to feel for an other; which no time can obliterate no distance alter, but which is always the same in the Bosom of.

AA had every reason to be suspicious of Dr. John and Abigail Adams gave us-- if not the world at large-- a running commentary of the leadup to the Revolutionary War, the days of the War itself As a for instance There is not a chair fit to sit in. The beds and bedding are in a woefil pickle.

Or at least going public with it. Or revealing their inner most thoughts that they would not want disclosed. The unabashed truth? Not on your life, kiddo.

Was Adams concerned that the letters to his wife would be made public? If any of his letters to Abigail were somehow intercepted and published, he'd be out of a job, like real fast. The event was sponsored by the Massachusetts Historical Society , which holds the original letters, and Harvard University Press. C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network.

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Joseph Wheelan talked about his book Mr. Daniel James Brown talked about the ill-fated Donner Party. This group of emigrants led by George Donner attempted…. Michael Kranish, a reporter in the Washington bureau of The Boston Globe, recounts the ideological and political maturation…. The event was sponsored by the Massachusetts Historical Society, which holds the original letters, and Harvard University Press.