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Adams, Abigail Brown Brooks (1808-1889, wife of Charles Francis, designated as ABA in The Adams Papers)
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visits and attends parties &c., Boston67
indispositions and illnesses43
visits and attends parties &c., Quincy27
and CFA, their marriage26
health and minor illnesses21
attends social functions17
trip to N.Y. and Canada14
attends concerts and theater9
and illness and death of Georgeanna Frances Adams7
friendship with Anne Carter Seaver7
literarily inexperienced6
response to mother's illness and death6
CFA on travel apprehensions5
CFA reads his lectures and articles to4
amanuensis for CFA and JQA3
and winter residence plans3
CFA on wedding anniversaries2
discusses summer residence with CFA2
distress over death of Julia Gorham Robins2
encourages CFA's social life2
given JQA's portrait by C. A. Davis2
preference for social life2
prefers to live among family2
assists in copying AA's letters1
attempts to prevent Brooks-Everett friction1
attends ball without CFA1
attends Harvard Divinity School Commencement1
attitude toward T. K. Davis1
CFA on conversation with1
CFA on mastery of French1
CFA tells of brother's death1
CFA tells of his depressed spirits1
conflict with LCA and with father over summer plans1
disturbed by cross occurrence1
entertains for LCA's and JQA's anniversary1
father's financial provisions for1
gives New Year's presents1
head of Medford household for two months1
helps CFA correct proof sheets1
household tasks fall to CFA1
involved in CFA's argument with LCA1
response to CFA's manner1
sleep induced by a visitor1
“the passage of time has only contributed to make me prize her more highly”1