Abigail Adams

Day 325

~Form Benjamin Rush’s Sketches about Abigail Adams~

“The pleasures of these evenings [in conversation with John Adams] was much enhanced by the society of Mrs. Adams, who in point of talent, knowledge, virtue, and female accomplishments was in every respect fitted to be the friend and companion of her husband in all his different and successive stations, of private citizen, member of Congress, foreign minister, Vice President and President of the United States.”

 

 

 

 

A fine thing

Day 279

“Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.”

~Abigail Adams~

 

 

 

The Fruit of Experience

Day 269

“Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure."

~Abigail Adams~ 

Learning attained by diligence

Day 241

“Learning is not attained by chance It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”
~Abigail Adams~

Well Bye,
®achel™

A person's intelligence...

Day 238

“I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.”
~Abigail Adams~

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®achel™

We have...

Day 227

“We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.”
~Abigail Adams~

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®achel™

Great Virtues

Day 210

"Great necessities call out great virtues."
~Abigail Adams~

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®achel™

From This Time Forward Forever More

Day 185

~John Adams in a letter Abigail. July 3, 1776~

 “But the Day is past. The second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocla, in the History of America,-I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, Games, Sports, Guns Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.
You will thank me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not,-I am well aware of the Toil and blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these states.- yet through all the gloom I can see the rays of ravishing Light and Glory . I can see the end is more than worth all the means, And that posterity will tryumph in that Day. Transaction, even altho we should rue it, which I trust in God we shall not.”

Well Bye,

®achel™

Sunday June 18, 1775

Day 170

~Abigail Adams to John Adams~

The day after the Battle of Breads and Bunker hill. 

 

Dearest Friend                                                                                             

Sunday June 18 1775  

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 Friend Dr. Warren is no more but fell gloriously fighting for his Country-saying better to die honourably in the field than ignominiously hang upon the Gallows. Great is our Loss. He has distinguished himself in every engagement, by his courage and fortitude, by animating the Soldiers and leading them on by his own Example. A particuliar account of these dreadful, but I hope Glorious Days will be transmitted you, no doubt in the exactest manner.
   The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong-but the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people Trust in him at all times ye people pour out you hearts before him. God is a refuge for us. Charlstown is laid in ashes. The Battle began upon our intrenchments upon Bunkers Hill, a Saturday morning about 3 o’clock and has not ceased yet and tis now 3 o’clock Sabbath afternoon.
   Tis Expected they will come out over the Neck to night, and a Dreadful Battle must ensue. Almighty God cover the heads of our Country men, and be a shield to our Dear Friends. How mandy have fallen we know not; The constant roar of the cannon is so distressing that we cannot Eat Drink of sleep. May we be supported and sustaind in the dreadful conflict. I shall tarry here till tis thought unsafe by my Friends, and then I have secured myself a retreat at your brothers who has kindly offerd me part of is house, I cannot compose my self to write any further a present. I will add more as I hear further-

Spelling mistakes are not my fault! I just had to get that out there.

Well Bye, 

®achel™

Thank God for all things,

Day 154


“Thank God for all things, and especially for that Degree of Faith, Patience, and Perseverance with wich he inspired him, who had the conduct of this Business. There is no negotiating here without these virtues. Your dearest Friend has gained himself great Honor, and both his ability and Firmness have been highly complimented and applauded.”
~John Thaxter~
To Abigail Adams talking about John Adams 

An Excellent Man...

Day 105

"Mr. Adam's colleague Mr. Jefferson is an Excellent Man Worthy of his station and will do honor to his country."

~Abigail Adams~

Well Bye,

®achel™

I almost forgot to day!

General W.'s wish

Day 94

“It was General W.’s wish to make friends of foes and he aimed at converting over those who were lukewarm.”

~Abigail Adams~

Well Bye, 

®achel™

a dangerous creature...

Day 91

“I am  more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many of a few, is ever grasping, and, like the grave, cries ‘Give, give.’”

~Abigail Adams~

Well Bye, 

®achel™

About Abigail

Day 46



~In a letter from James Warren to John Adams~
   “After all our study, I don’t know but Mrs. Adam’s Native Genius will Excel us all in Husbandry. She was Engaged when I came, along, and the Farm at Braintree Appeared to be under Excellent Management.”
         

~In a letter from John Adams to Abigail~
         “Gen. Warren writes me, that my Farm never looked better, than when he last saw it, and that Mrs.- was like to outshine all the Farmers.- I wish I could see it.- But I can make Allowances. He knows the Weakness of his Friends Heart and that nothing flaters it more than praises bestowed upon a certain Lady.”


James Warren was the husband to one Abigail's best friends and the two families were very good friends. These letters where written while John was in Boston and Abigail was in Braintree. She went and joined him in Boston soon afterwords.

Well Bye,
®achel™

♥This is the best I can do for Valentine's Day♥

 Day 45

I dare not express to you at three hundred miles distance, how ardently I long for your return… An whether the end will be tragical, Heaven only knows. You cannot be, I Know, nor do I wish to see your, an inactive spectator; but if the sword be drawn, I bid adieu to all domestic felicity, and look forward to that country where there are neither wars nor rumors of war, in a firm belief that through the mercy of it’s king we shall both rejoice there together…

Your most affectionate,
Abigail Adams  

~In a letter to John Adams~

If you are so inclined I would suggest looking up the legend of St Valentine. It was kind of interesting to know where we got the holiday, for a long time I had know idea why we made such a big deal about the holiday (and still don't) but now, at least, I know where it came from, and you should too.☺"

Well Bye,

®achel™

I’d be a shoemaker

Day 34

 

“If I were to go over my life again, I would be a shoemaker rather than an American statesman.”

~John Adams~

Well Bye,
®achel™

A good Reputation

Day 6

   “I hope in time to have the Reputation of being as good a farmeress as my partner has of being a good statesman.”

~ Abigail Adams to John Adams ~

Well Bye,

®achel™