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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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AFC01
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visits and attends parties &c., Boston67

DCA07
2*
58*
68*
79*
94*
96*
149*
155*
187*
189*
197*
206*
208*
211*
213*
229*
233*
236*
244*
245*
260-261*
269*
276*
290*
312*
338*
349*
352*
354*
358*
365*
368*
373*
DCA08
29*
48*
51*
52*
53*
153*
157*
158*
160*
162*
167*
173*
180*
183*
191*
194*
204*
206*
209*
212*
215*
220*
221*
228*
230*
266*
329*
355*
366*
370*
372*
375*
378*
379*

indispositions and illnesses43

DCA03
6*
14*
35-36*
42*
66-67*
122*
129*
182*
193*
197*
219-220*
233*
243*
246*
264*
266*
282-283*
286*
299-302*
312*
318*
321*
326-327*
339*
344*
353*
361-362*
380*
395-396*
406*
410*
DCA04
24*
38*
67*
72*
83*
89*
93*
100*
177*
184*
192-198*
426-429*

visits and attends parties &c., Quincy27

DCA07
75*
84*
90*
103*
104*
115*
253*
255*
260*
278*
317*
DCA08
66*
67*
75*
78*
80*
98*
130*
133-135*
257*
277*
278*
280*
284*
289*
320*
334*

and CFA, their marriage26

DCA03
3-5*
7*
12*
15-16*
18*
21-25*
29-30*
35*
41*
46-47*
52*
55*
77*
97*
121*
167*
222*
233*
237*
242*
326*
393*
xxviii-xxix*
DCA04
127-128*
194*
207*

health and minor illnesses21

DCA07
56*
59*
60*
62*
124*
125*
127*
160*
202*
204*
318*
343*
344*
345*
368*
DCA08
100*
148*
172*
255*
256*
344*

recovery21

DCA05
178-182*
185*
191*
193*
195*
207*
DCA06
148-150*
159*
163*
165*
168*
169*
174*
179*
182*
DCA07
133*
136*
137*
138*
DCA07
401-406 passim *
DCA08
1-13 passim *

goes to Boston19

DCA07
73*
82*
95*
99*
117*
253*
314*
325*
DCA08
65*
74*
84*
106*
130*
132*
241*
265*
288*
311*
314*

attends social functions17

DCA03
5-6*
8*
11*
12*
90*
99*
106-108*
113*
121*
140*
DCA04
41*
58*
148*
178-179*
271*
365-366*
419*

rides with CFA16

DCA07
228*
249*
252*
253*
256*
257*
260*
265*
268*
269*
DCA08
16*
68*
77*
113*
251*
295*

minor illnesses15

DCA05
14*
40*
65*
160*
170*
196*
233*
311-313*
DCA06
103*
107-110*
113*
316*
338*
339*
383*

trip to N.Y. and Canada14

DCA07
4*
6*
8*
12*
26*
30*
31*
32*
38*
40*
42*
44*
52*
55*

in Medford12

DCA07
94-95*
222*
227*
286*
379*
DCA08
23*
61*
223*
292-293*
294*
337*
357*

ill health from travel11

DCA07
4*
5*
6*
9*
10*
11*
25*
30*
53*
54*
55*

entertains visitors10

DCA07
42*
228*
342*
360*
361*
DCA08
12*
37*
59*
174*
371*

reads French with CFA10

DCA07
84*
88*
DCA08
156*
158-167 passim *
175*
177*
186*
197*
204*
209*

and CFA9

DCA07
61*
62*
163*
171*
DCA08
12*
21*
68*
309*
363*

attends concerts and theater9

DCA07
207*
211*
242*
246*
352*
370*
DCA08
137*
155-156*
335*

mentioned9

DCA07
65*
141*
169*
215*
341*
xx*
DCA08
151*
176*
307*

walks with CFA8

DCA05
60*
64*
114*
247*
257*
293*
306*
332*

and illness and death of Georgeanna Frances Adams7

DCA08
321*
323*
325*
327*
329*
330*
332*

friendship with Anne Carter Seaver7

DCA07
49*
109*
143*
251*
296*
308*
DCA08
272*

trip to Washington7

DCA08
21*
30*
31*
33*
53*
54*
55*

visits in Washington7

DCA08
34*
35*
38*
40*
44*
45*
49*

and LCA6

DCA04
394*
DCA07
156*
213*
228*
339*
DCA08
316*

CFA improves her French6

DCA03
287*
294*
297*
323*
328-406 passim *
DCA04
401-430 passim *

literarily inexperienced6

DCA03
47*
52*
56*
176*
189*
DCA04
252*

response to mother's illness and death6

DCA03
138-140*
157*
162*
165*
167-172*
237*

shops with CFA6

DCA07
13*
44-45*
52*
319*
DCA08
57*
134*

takes carriage rides6

DCA05
203-204*
210*
214*
DCA06
141*
142*
167*

at bathing house5

DCA03
277*
291*
304*
307*
xv*

CFA on travel apprehensions5

DCA07
9*
12-13*
23*
25*
47*

gifts from CFA5

DCA03
427*
DCA04
159*
DCA05
338*
339*
DCA06
viii*

loneliness5

DCA03
14*
35*
58*
78*
237*

removals to Boston5

DCA07
123*
336*
337*
DCA08
135*
322*

slow recovery5

DCA04
133*
136-137*
142-143*
147*
155*

and JQA4

DCA03
98-99*
155*
DCA04
157*
DCA08
132*

attends Sunday service4

DCA07
80*
166*
DCA08
28*
234*

CFA reads his lectures and articles to4

DCA07
333*
378*
DCA08
212*
374*

gifts from parents4

DCA03
8*
11*
93-94*
254*

rides horseback4

DCA05
255*
305*
DCA06
226*
232*

summer moves to Quincy4

DCA07
62*
247*
DCA08
62*
236*

amanuensis for CFA and JQA3

DCA03
163*
422*
DCA04
364*

and P. C. Brooks3

DCA07
92*
116*
DCA08
229*

and winter residence plans3

DCA05
376*
406*
DCA06
21*

CFA comments on health3

DCA07
134*
DCA08
2*
281*

conversations with CFA3

DCA06
22*
123*
282*

friends3

DCA03
2-4*
7*
25*

goes to Quincy3

DCA07
242*
DCA08
211*
229*

jewelry stolen3

DCA03
7*
10-12*
15*

plays parlor games3

DCA07
16*
398*
DCA08
17*

attends funerals2

DCA07
220*
DCA08
211*

birth of CFA22

DCA06
145*
146*

CFA on wedding anniversaries2

DCA07
85*
309*

children2

DCA07
86*
xxi*

death2

AFC01

discusses summer residence with CFA2

DCA06
106*
117*

distress over death of Julia Gorham Robins2

DCA07
133*
135*

encourages CFA's social life2

DCA07
xix*
DCA08
227*

family outings2

DCA07
282*
DCA08
255*

given JQA's portrait by C. A. Davis2

DCA06
141*
vii*

house burglarized2

DCA08
109*
110*

miscarriage2

DCA07
131*
132*

preference for social life2

DCA06
177*
180*

prefers to live among family2

DCA03
297*
DCA04
152*

pregnancy with CFA22

DCA06
100*
134-135*

pregnancy with JQA22

DCA05
59-60*
396*

views art exhibits2

DCA08
27*
231*

assists in copying AA's letters1

DCA08
302*

at christening1

DCA04
161-162*

attempts to prevent Brooks-Everett friction1

DCA06
344*

attends ball without CFA1

DCA07
230*

attends christening1

DCA08
119*

attends Harvard Divinity School Commencement1

DCA05
343*

attends theater1

DCA06
42*

attitude toward T. K. Davis1

DCA08
167*

becomes pregnant1

DCA03
393-394*

birthday1

DCA07
231*

birth of daughter1

DCA04
110-111*

birth of HA1

DCA07
400*

birth of JQA21

DCA05
175-177*

calls CFA imprudent1

DCA04
384*

CFA on conversation with1

DCA07
234*

CFA on mastery of French1

DCA08
156*

CFA tells of brother's death1

DCA05
162*

CFA tells of his depressed spirits1

DCA07
151*

character of1

DJA01
xxi

comments on CFA's essay1

DCA03
221*

confinement1

DCA04
111-128*

conflict with LCA and with father over summer plans1

DCA05
286-288*

disturbed by cross occurrence1

DCA03
153*

entertains for LCA's and JQA's anniversary1

DCA07
285*

father's financial provisions for1

DCA05
322*

gift from LCA1

DCA08
347*

gives New Year's presents1

DCA06
41*

head of Medford household for two months1

DCA05
290*

helps CFA correct proof sheets1

DCA07
365*

household tasks fall to CFA1

DCA06
133*

“importation of finery”1

DCA07
190*

in Cambridge1

DCA07
198*

invites LCA to visit1

DCA03
355*

involved in CFA's argument with LCA1

DCA07
331*

JQA2's christening1

DCA05
202*

makes wedding gift1

DCA03
228*

papers of1

pays visits with father1

DCA05
351*

pregnancy with HA1

DCA07
395*

rebuffs Degrand1

DCA03
91*

response to CFA's manner1

DCA06
47*

schooling1

DCA03
4*

sees giraffe1

DCA08
252*

sleep induced by a visitor1

DCA05
18*

social life exhausts1

DCA08
195*

suggests sermon topic1

DCA08
291*

“the passage of time has only contributed to make me prize her more highly”1

DCA08
289*

visits diorama1

DCA08
182*

visits LCA1

DCA05
400*
See also: CFA
See also: Quincy, Mass.

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