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Abigail Adams Correspondence, 1779-1797 | Boston Public Library Archival and Manuscript Finding Aid Database

Title: Abigail Adams Correspondence, 1779-1797

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Collection Identifier: MS Am. 229

Extent: 22.0 Items

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Scope and Contents: Of the twenty-two letters in this collection, twenty are addressed to John Thaxter, Jr. in which Abigail Adams writes about the war-time economy, the changing attitudes of American women, and the importance of public service. Other subjects include her management of the family farm, her husband’s absence, and her impressions of people such as General Burgoyne and events such as the siege of Newport.

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Folder 2: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 9 April 1778
Folder 3: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to Richard Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 21 May 1778
Folder 4: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 12 June 1778
Folder 5: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 23 July 1778
Folder 6: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 26 August 1778
Folder 7: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 3 September 1778
Folder 8: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 29 September 1778
Folder 9: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 2 March 1780
Folder 10: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 21 July 1780
Folder 11: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 8 December 1780
Folder 12: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 5 February 1781
Folder 13: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 23 May 1781
Folder 14: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 7 December 1781
Folder 15: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 17 June 1782
Folder 16: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 18 July 1782
Folder 17: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 26 October 1782
Folder 18: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 29 April 1783
Folder 19: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Braintree, Mass., 1 July 1783
Folder 20: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to John Thaxter; Auteuil, France, 20 March 1785
Folder 21: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to Issac Smith; Boston, 4 July 1770
Folder 22: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. A.L.S. to Elbridge Gerry; Philadelphia, 8 July 1779

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