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Adams, Abigail, 2d (Nabby, Amelia, 1765-1813, daughter of AA and JA, wife of William Stephens Smith, designated as AA2 in The Adams Papers):

Character, Appearance, Habits, Domestic life

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correspondence with Elizabeth Cranch16

friendships12

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acts as JA's secretary7

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praised6

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self-appraisal6

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as correspondent5

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comments on social events and acquaintances5

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correspondence with Thaxter5

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handwriting5

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468 (illus.)

Jefferson purchases clothing items for5

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correspondence with JQA4

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courted by W. S. Smith4

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has hair dressed4

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health4

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health of4

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portrait by Brown4

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relationship with cousin William Smith4

wants letters kept confidential or burned4

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AA considers cooler than herself3

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describes and praises servants3

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difficulty of maintaining correspondences3

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dress for state occasions3

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lonely and unhappy over JA's and JQA's long absence3

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portraits of3

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remarks on Elizabeth Cranch's romantic interests3

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reserved3

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sends letters to U.S.3

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unhappy living in London3

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wants lutestring cloth3

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AA on character of2

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appearance of2

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attends church2

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called Abby by CFA2

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characterized2

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church attendance of2

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describes typical day in Auteuil2

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discouraged with correspondence2

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Elizabeth Shaw on2

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friendship with Elizabeth Cranch2

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lack of female companionship for2

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lack of French limits social circle2

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Mary Cranch on2

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offers to help aunt with domestic work2

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only cousin missing at Haverhill reunion2

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requests locks of hair from brothers2

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rumored return to America with JQA2

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shops2

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writes Cranches2

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AA cuts short visit to Warrens1

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AA on appearance of1

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accepts Storer's offer of assistance in Europe1

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asks “who is married and who Dead the two important periods you know”1

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beats WSS at chess1

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buys hats1

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called a “portrait of her father”1

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CFA alters image of courtship by W. S. Smith1

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close to Elizabeth Shaw1

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compared to Daphne1

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correspondence with Storer1

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deprived of a heart “in the days of my youth”1

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describes a man who looks like a fish1

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describes a proper journal1

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describes a transvestite1

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desire to see Europe1

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despairs that all Braintree friends are getting married1

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eager for Amer. news1

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feels isolated in France1

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feels neglected1

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goes fishing1

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handwriting of1

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happy at Thaxter's return1

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happy to go to England1

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inquires about Mary Otis Lincoln1

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makes handkerchief for Hannah Storer1

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makes mourning clothes for grandfather's funeral1

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mistaken for Storer's wife1

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New York ladies envious of1

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portrait by Copley1

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probably not AA's “Fair American”1

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rides in St. James' park1

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said to resemble JQA1

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seasick1

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sends silk to America1

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sends slippers to Mary Storer1

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sewing of1

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stays at Bath Hotel, London1

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Thaxter compliments1

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upset by aunt's advice1

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wants Mary Cranch to be discreet1

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wishes for portraits of brothers1

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