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John Adams to Abigail Smith -

Tuesday 17th. April 1764
Yours of April 15th. this moment ...

Abigail Smith to John Adams -

Thursday Eve.—Weymouth April th 19 1764
Why my good Man, thou hast the ...


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John Adams to Abigail Smith

Docno: AFC01d030

Author: JA
Recipient: AA
Date: 1764-04-18

[salute] Dr. Diana

Three of our Company, have now the Small Pox upon them, Wheat, Badger, and Elderkin. We have seen them for two or Three days each, wading thro Head Acks, Back Acks, Knee Achs, Gagging and Fever, to their present state of an indisputable Eruption, chearful Spirits, coming Appetites and increasing strength. Huntington begins to complain and look languid.—Our Turn comes next.
We have compleated five days, and entered two Hours on the sixth, since Innoculation, and have as yet felt no Pains, nor Languors from Pox or Medicine, worth mentioning. Indeed what the others have suffered is a mere Trifle. They arise every day with the Rest, having slept as soundly as the rest, eat and drink with the Rest, walk about the Chamber and chat with the rest, excepting that they love lolling and tumbling on the Bed rather more than the rest, and are somewhat less sociable and more frettful, groan a little oftener and wish more to see the Dr. But as soon as the Pock is out, these Pains depart, their Spirits rise, Tongues run, and they eat, drink, laugh and sport like Prisoners released.

[salute] Sylvia wants the Pen and I'm weary of it so I will use it no more than to subscribe the Name of

[signed] Lysander
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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