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Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886, son of JQA and LCA, designated as CFA in The Adams Papers):

Character, Apperance, Habits, Domestic Life

Home and Family

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Note: habitual activities such as daily walks, weekly church attendance, the identification of Bible texts used in sermons, visits to the Boston Athenaeum, writing journal entries, and account keeping are not indexed.

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George Washington Adams123

visits mentioned56

CFA's feelings for and description of40

correspondence14

DCA01
445
446
DCA02
6-21 passim
27-46 passim
92
97
102
109
121-125 passim
228-232 passim
284
286
288
296

handles CFA's finances7

DCA01
333
374
390
DCA02
286
288
296
306

CFA and his death2

DCA01
xxxiii
DCA02
371-372

CFA on his future2

DCA01
147
150

CFA handles affairs of after his death1

DCA02
372-417 passim

CFA plans to live with1

DCA02
143

John Quincy Adams99

CFA's feelings for and description of17

financial arrangements for CFA's marriage12

CFA on his candidacy10

and CFA's expenses in Boston, 1828-299

letters mentioned7

DCA02
173
177
180-263 passim
312
343
351-369 passim
373

and CFA's finances at Harvard4

DCA01
164
167
195-197
204

and GWA's death4

DCA02
372
374-375
391
392

CFA on lack of intellectual guidance4

DCA01
184
185
189-190
284

conversations at Quincy, 18294

DCA02
392-419 passim
424
428
430

on CFA's education at Harvard4

DCA01
10
88
177
DCA02
3

birthday presents3

DCA02
269
286
420

CFA on his future3

DCA01
89
DCA02
148
157

correspondence described3

DCA02
171-172
259
261

and CFA's engagement2

DCA02
106
108

gives CFA copying tasks2

DCA02
28
285

and CFA's wedding1

DCA02
433

asks CFA's help in preparing history of U.S1

DCA02
426

CFA calls “Monsieur”1

DCA01
19-20

CFA reads over old letters from1

DCA02
357-358

gives CFA a seal1

DCA02
43

gives CFA portraits1

DCA02
426-430 passim

on CFA's miniature1

DCA02
115-116

on CFA's proposed life in Boston1

DCA02
143

on CFA's trip to N.Y. City1

DCA02
70

on CFA's way of life, 18261

DCA02
87

tutors CFA in law1

DCA02
5

Other Family Members, General Comment67

CFA's feelings for Adams family23

TBA16

DCA01
11
129
158
160
161
163-167 passim
169
196
259
308
316
320
322
329-333 passim
458
DCA02
307

JA10

AHA3

DCA01
167-168
313
xxiii

Johnson Hellen3

DCA02
283
368
369

Mrs. Clark3

DCA01
292
308
436

on Thomas Hellen3

DCA01
152
159
165

TBA Jr.2

DCA02
150
151

“Abby” Adams1

DCA01
223-224

on family looks1

DCA01
151

on Hellen family1

DCA01
149-150

on tomb of Adamses1

DCA02
158

John Adams 2d51

correspondence41

CFA's feelings for and description of9

DCA01
146
152
221
263
268
389
DCA02
7
144
389

on his future1

DCA01
147

Louisa Catherine Adams51

CFA's feeling for and description of17

correspondence16

and GWA's death3

DCA02
372
374-375
401

on CFA's relations with JQA3

DCA02
172
255
328-339

comments on CFA's portrait by King2

DCA02
127
vii

and CFA's engagement1

DCA02
106

and her illness in N.Y. City1

DCA02
423-424

CFA calls “Madame”1

DCA01
19-20

CFA on her trip to Boston1

DCA02
140

CFA reads old letters from1

DCA02
353

CFA urges her return for his wedding1

DCA02
395-396

CFA visits in Washington1

DCA02
286-303

on CFA's health1

DCA02
77

on CFA's plan to live with GWA1

DCA02
143

to CFA on his birthday1

DCA02
271-272

domestic purchases, errands, tasks43

DCA03
23*
47*
61-62*
75-76*
79*
85*
96*
120*
129*
161*
183*
185*
261*
312*
315*
328*
384*
405*
429*
DCA04
52*
58-89*
60*
97*
104*
112*
114*
124*
174*
188*
208*
220*
222*
225*
227*
236*
256-257*
280*
286*
309-310*
321*
363*
369*
376*

performs household tasks, commissions, &c.39

DCA07
39*
44-45*
60*
71*
116*
122*
138*
139*
173-174*
176*
185*
190-191*
255*
258*
260*
287*
289*
317*
319*
369*
DCA08
56*
134*
320*
DCA05
56*
65*
136*
139*
146-154 passim *
161*
162*
243*
DCA06
24*
41*
84*
116*
121*
145*
335*
385*

activities with the children26

DCA07
233*
255*
269*
297*
317*
322*
344*
360*
380*
385*
xxi*
DCA08
6*
18*
71-81 passim *
182*
211*
217*
238*
252-253*
280*
328*
329*
338*
351*
371*
378*

closing and reopening of Boston home22

DCA05
79-80*
117*
156*
159*
162-164*
DCA06
101*
124*
127*
128*
133*
134*
136*
230*
232*
DCA03
282*
324*
327-328*
DCA04
157*
302-303*
376*
387-390*
392*

on himself and Brooks family20

DCA03
9*
21-23*
60*
70*
87*
98*
105*
112*
138*
169*
174*
193*
199*
274*
287-288*
DCA04
147*
223*
241*
249*
347*

births, baptisms, and christenings 18

DCA03
14*
DCA03
229*
317*
325*
326*
xxv*
DCA04
110-111*
161-162*
DCA05
200*
202*
xxi*
DCA06
254-255*

birth and christening of HA5

DCA07
400*
401*
DCA08
5*
6*
114*

attends christening1

DCA08
119*

domestic problems15

DCA03
12*
84*
161*
276*
282*
325*
410*
DCA04
2*
98-99*
112*
118*
153*
163-174 passim *
194-197*
232*

deaths, funerals, &c.14

DCA03
83-85*
169-172*
175*
184*
186*
337*
345*
405*
418-419*
xxv*
xxxi*
DCA04
87-88*
259-260*
356*

and ABA13

DCA05
75*
93*
117*
408*
DCA06
30*
47*
134-135*
144*
148*
161*
180*
209*
337*

on his family13

DCA03
112*
114-115*
260*
274*
277*
363*
DCA04
50-51*
60*
92-93*
125*
136*
156-157*
393-394*

sees to horses, &c.12

DCA07
62*
63*
64*
172*
212*
228*
231*
DCA08
58*
73*
74*
76*
160*

and Peter C. Brooks11

DCA05
53*
327-329*
401*
404*
xxviii*
DCA06
21*
22*
106-107*
116-117*
136*
159-161*

anxiety over family's health11

DCA07
28*
49*
55*
86*
99*
125*
314*
361*
DCA08
231*
233*
244*

on Adamses in Washington11

DCA05
19*
20*
DCA06
11-12*
16*
DCA07
127*
178*
211*
236*
304*
383*
DCA08
334-335*

anxiety over children's health10

DCA05
5-6*
38*
88*
89*
103*
119*
243*
391*
DCA06
63*
357*

concern over cholera10

DCA04
316-319*
323-325*
331-332*
334*
341*
343*
347*
352*
361*
433*

on TBA family10

DCA03
28*
260*
DCA04
76*
82*
134*
155*
158*
200-201*
259*
261*

comments on his children9

DCA07
55*
95*
xxi*
DCA08
52*
155*
267*
294*
325*
328*

and JQA8

DCA05
20*
407*
DCA06
14-17*
22*
46-47*
106-107*
300*
320*

cabinet for coins and medals8

DCA06
173-191 passim *
205*
211*
227*
231*
246*
248*
279-280*

on family's history8

DCA05
413*
DCA06
1*
3*
46-47*
107*
205*
229*
290*

gifts from JQA and LCA6

DCA07
77*
85*
86*
117*
DCA08
91*
347*

recipient of family portraits, memorabilia, collections6

DCA05
202-203*
DCA06
151-152*
174*
373*
386*
390*

supervises household improvements6

DCA05
88*
DCA06
117-122 passim *
129*
131*
132*
142-143*

attends funerals5

DCA07
71*
135*
319*
DCA08
211*
332*

comments on his marriage5

DCA07
85*
231*
309*
xix*
DCA08
289*

grief over death of T. B. Adams Jr.5

DCA07
374*
375-376*
377*
385*
xiv*

holidays and family occasions5

DCA07
140*
152-153*
226*
372*
DCA08
165*

and LCA4

DCA05
399*
405*
DCA06
96-97*
168*

daily routine4

DCA05
2*
7-8*
35*
xxi*

death and reburial of JA24

DCA05
409-410*
xxi*
DCA06
106*
290*

gifts to4

DCA03
8*
86*
394*
DCA04
129*

household improvements4

DCA03
324*
DCA04
84*
87*
89-90*

Thanksgivings4

DCA03
87*
374*
DCA04
188-189*
408-409*

buys painting, engravings3

DCA03
294*
325*
DCA04
180*

causes flurry by changing summer plans3

DCA03
242-244*
250*
252-253*

family gifts purchased3

DCA05
239*
DCA06
42*
299*

grief over Georgeanna Frances Adams' illness and death3

DCA08
321*
323-324*
330*

reflections on visits to Adams family burying ground3

DCA07
77*
DCA08
204-205*
332*

theft at Boston home3

DCA08
106*
109-110*
120*

accompanies JQA2

DCA07
271-273*
DCA08
313*

and P. C. Brooks2

DCA07
158*
DCA08
229*

and TBA family2

DCA05
343*
390*

arranges for horse and chaise2

DCA03
242*
DCA04
274-275*

dismisses manservants2

DCA07
217*
DCA08
329*

misunderstanding with MCHA2

DCA07
158*
159*

omits Sunday church attendance2

DCA07
10*
DCA05
72*

rising time2

DCA03
329*
DCA04
8-9*

ABA reads to1

DCA07
143*

argument with LCA1

DCA07
331*

boyhood recollections1

DCA08
46*

burial of T. B. Adams Jr.1

DCA08
204-205*

CFA on his relations with his brothers1

DCA01
170

concern over thefts1

DCA06
137*

delight of living at Old House1

DCA07
248*

donation for new church organ1

DCA07
190*

family responsibility prompts personal caution1

DCA07
24*

makes a “noise” at Post Office1

DCA03
118-119*

physician prescribes diet1

DCA04
383-384*

servant ill1

DCA08
343*

tutors I. H. Adams (1832)1

DCA07
ix*

visits AA birthplace1

DCA08
261*

want of silver change1

DCA07
242*

white pantaloons1

DCA05
342*

wish to name daughter Abigail1

DCA04
161*
See also: Brooks family meetings
See also: Medford, Mass.
See also: Old House
See also: Quincy, Mass.

Entry Overview:

Agent, Personal Assistant, and Deputy for JQA

Books, Reading, and Education

Character, Apperance, Habits, Domestic Life

Courtship and Marriage

Finances and Property

Health and Illnesses

Legal Studies and Career

Opinions and Beliefs

Public Life

Religion

Residences

Social Life

Travels

Writings and Editorial Work

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