Adams Papers Digital Edition

Adams Family Correspondence, volume 3

Abigail Adams to John Lowell

Oliver Wendell to Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams to Oliver Wendell, 27 December 1779 AA Wendell, Oliver Abigail Adams to Oliver Wendell, 27 December 1779 Adams, Abigail Wendell, Oliver
Abigail Adams to Oliver Wendell
Sir Braintree December 27 1779

Your obligeing reply to my request demands my Thanks. I have taken the Liberty of sending 5 Guinea's to be exchanged—any time within these ten days will answer. I was told last week that exchange was at 35, but you Sir are in a better situation to be informd than I am, and I have full confidence in your kindness which forbids me to apoligize for the trouble given you, by your Humble Servant,

Abigail Adams

PS Respectfull complements to Mrs. Wendell. Be so good as to enclose the Money to me and leave it at Mr. Smiths with 1 directions to send it by a safe Hand.

RC (Hugh Upham Clark, Arlington, Va., owner of the Austin H. Clark Collection, prints of which have been deposited in MBCo). LbC (Adams Papers); omits postscript; at foot of text: “To the Honble. Oliver Wendell Boston.”

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MS torn.