Tag Archives: Abigail Adams

June 18, 1775 “The Day; perhaps the decisive Day is come on which the fate of America depends.”

Posted on December 12, 2007 by sheila

Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams: Dearest Friend The Day; perhaps the decisive Day is come on which the fate of America depends. My bursting Heart must find vent at my pen. I have just heard that our dear … Continue reading →

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“Miss Adorable …”

Posted on December 11, 2007 by sheila

Here is the NY Times review of My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, With a Foreword by Joseph J. Ellis, the newest edition of the correspondence of John and Abigail Adams. It’s nice to see that this … Continue reading →

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Saltpeter. Pins.

Posted on November 8, 2007 by sheila

I’m freaking out! Completely freaking out. A new edition of the letters of John and Abigail? With more material? And “several letters never before published”? Foreword by Joseph Ellis? Are you kidding me? I had no idea. So psyched!! One … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday To Our Second President

Posted on October 30, 2006 by sheila

.. the often underappreciated (although never by the O’Malley family) John Adams. Poor man. No matter WHO came after George Washington would suffer by comparison. John Adams spent the rest of his life trying to reclaim some legacy for himself … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Book of Abigail and John”

Posted on April 27, 2006 by sheila

US history shelf: Next book in my American history section is the massive The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family: 1762-1784. My grandmother (dad’s mother) used to say that my grandfather was cheating on her. … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Adams-Jefferson Letters”

Posted on April 25, 2006 by sheila

And here is my next excerpt of the day. US history shelf. Next book in my American history section is the massive The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams. The correspondence between those … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, George Washington!

Posted on February 22, 2006 by sheila

Some quotes: — PATRICK HENRY, on his return home from the first Continental Congress in 1774 was asked whom he thought was the foremost man in the group: “Colonel Washington is unquestionably the greatest man on that floor.” — GEORGE … Continue reading →

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“It is like a storm in the atmosphere.”

Posted on February 20, 2006 by sheila

THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to Abigail Adams, 1787, who had written to him, concerned about mob violence in Massachusetts. He responded (and this sentiment that he expresses here is one of the reasons Abigail backed off from her correspondence and friendship … Continue reading →

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Presidents: “his character”

Posted on February 20, 2006 by sheila

ABIGAIL ADAMS, on George Washington (lifting a quote from Shakespeare): “Take his character all together, and we shall not look upon his like again.”

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“a Lady infinitely dearer to me”

Posted on February 20, 2006 by sheila

John to Abigail, Saturday morning, Aug. 1763 – this is from their courtship period (he referred to her as “Diana” in their letters, she addressed him as “Lysander”) – I love this letter, it’s so erotic: I lay, in the … Continue reading →

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