[dateline] Boston June 18th. 1784
[salute] Dear Brother
The Oportunity that now presents of sending this by your most amiable Friend, while
it makes me glad to think that so great an Addition will be made to your Happiness
by the arrival of two Persons so deservedly dear to you; yet at the same time our
Loss is such, as, in spight of all our Philosophy must throw a melancholly Shade over
our remaining social Enjoyments. May Heaven preserve those dear Objects of your Love!
Our Hopes have long been that you would have return'd to <us> America and added to the general Happiness by further helping us to conduct and regulate
the Motions of that great political system, to the bringing of which into Being your
unequal'd Exertions have so essentially contributed. But this Happiness must be postponed.
I heartily wish you Success in your further Labours for the good of your Country,
and will wait with Patience for that happy Period when I shall again be able to tell
you by Word of Mouth with what sincere Friendship and high Esteem I am your affectionate
Brother
Mrs. Adams and Miss Nabby will inform you of our Domestick and Family Circumstances.
Please to give my kindest Regards to your Son, and tell him I should be happy to receive
a Line from him.