The 11th. of September is reckoned among the happiest days of my Life: The Navy officers who composed the late Court Martial on Capt Little, came out to visit me, with Mr shaw who brought me 119 your favor of the 4th dated at Philadelphia, informing me of your arrival on that day with my Daughter and Grandson in as good health as could be expected.—1 You do not expressly say whether you intend to accompany Mrs Adams to Washington or not. if you do it will be much more than three Weeks before I shall have the pleasure to embrace you. But knowing that you are on American ground, I shall not be impatient. However this may be I hope you will consider my house as your home, for yourself your Lady and son, as well as for your and her servants and Domesticks,. We can accommodate you all as well as Destiny intends that you and I ought to be accommoded, at least untill you have Time to deliberate on your future Arrangements.

It is fortunate that your Brother, was the first to see you in America. He can tell you every Thing, and will not deceive you. He is prudent as well as intelligent: honest, as well as candid.

I have many projects in my head to communicate to you, for your Establishment, which however must be all very modest, very humble, very unassuming.— I shall leave them all to your choice knowing;—very well knowing that your Judgment is better than that of your affectionate Father

Welcome, Welcome, my dear Son to your native Land after a seven years absence from it, God be praised that you and Louissa, and my dear John George &c have arrived in Safety. but I have trembled for you, least the extreem Heat you must have experienced since your arrival Should be too much for you all. the Sudden change we have experienced of no less than 30 degrees, is equally trying to weak constitutions. I hope it is not Sickly at Washington, but last october Agues and fevers were very prevelant; I can have no objection to the visit first to Washington, but say to you as I did in my last Letter, 120 that it should not exceed the middle of october1 it is a long and tedious jouney, but both you and Mrs Adams are well ennured to travelling. at Quincy You can be accomodated with your Family untill You can do better;— we ardently long to see you all—

Mrs Adams is going to a place, different from all she has ever yet visited, and amongst a people, where it will be impossible for her to be too gaurded; every Syllable She utters will be Scaned not with loss of candour, but carping malice; Such is the Spirit of party. think not that I veiw the aspect of public affairs through the medium of dissapointment, unhappily for our Country, you will find it all too true— I doubt not She will be the prudent; but her Family have been very basely traduced— there are persons no doubt hungrying after mr Johnso[n’s] office: I hope however he will retain it, as it was the casting vote of the new President, which gave it to him—2

You too my Son must look for your share of calumny, and arm yourself will against it by patience temperance and moderation, and by applying yourself solely to your own private affairs— I hope you will be here Soon. I have a thousand things to say to you, but none with more Sincerity / than that I am your ever / affectionate / Mother