Contents

• Descriptive List of Illustrations ix
• Introduction xxi
  • 1. The Family Becomes International xxi
  • 2. Abigail Adams in Europe xxx
  • 3. The Second Generation xli
  • 4. Earlier Publication li
  • 5. Notes on Editorial Method lviii
• Acknowledgments lxv
• Guide to Editorial Apparatus lxviii
  • 1. Textual Devices lxviii
  • 2. Adams Family Code Names lxviii
  • 3. Descriptive Symbols lxix
  • 4. Location Symbols lxx
  • 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms lxxi
  • 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited lxxii
• Family Correspondence, October 1782 – November 1784 1