Adams, Adams, John, John, 17351826Corre 17351826Corresponden spondence. As cited in Ferling and Braverman, John Adams's Health. My dearest friend : letters of Abigai Abigaill and John Adams / edited by Margaret A. This is history at its most authentic and most engaging. John Adams to Abigail Adams, July 7, 1775, in Hogan and Taylor, eds., My Dearest Friend, 71. This new collection-including some letters never before published-invites readers to experience the founding of a nation and the partnership of two strong individuals, in their own words. Separated more often than they were together during this founding era, John and Abigail shared their lives through letters that each addressed to 'My Dearest Friend,' debating ideas and commenting on current events while attending to the concerns of raising their children (including a future president).įull of keen observations and articulate commentary on world events, these letters are also remarkably intimate. The letters that span these nearly forty years form the most significant correspondence-and reveal one of the most intriguing and inspiring partnerships-in American history.Īs a pivotal player in the American Revolution and the early republic, John had a front-row seat at critical moments in the creation of the United States, from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to negotiating peace with Great Britain to serving as the first vice president and second president under the U.S. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create.

The letters that span these nearly forty. In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to 'Miss Adorable,' the 17-year-old Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. 'A wonderfully vivid account of the momentous era they lived through, underscoring the chaotic, often improvisatory circumstances that attended the birth of the fledgling nation and the hardships of daily life.'

My Dearest Friend by Abigail Adams