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ABIGAIL TO JOHN, AND JOHN TO ABIGAIL
CHAPTER I
October 16, 1774
Abigail
1 I dare not express to you, at three hundred miles distance, how ardently I long for your return....
2 And whether the end will be tragical, Heaven only knows.
3 You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator; but if the sword be drawn, I bid adieu to all domestic felicity, and look forward to that country where there are neither wars nor rumors of war, in a firm belief that through the mercy of its King we shall both rejoice there together...
4 Your most affectionate, Abigail Adams.
June 18, 1775
Abigail
5 The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but the God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power unto His people. Trust in Him at all times, ye people, pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us.
6 Charlestown is laid in ashes. The battle began upon our entrenchments upon Bunker's Hill, Saturday morning about 3 o'clock, and has not ceased yet, and it is now three o'clock Sabbath afternoon.
7 It is expected they will come out over the Neck tonight, and a dreadful battle must ensue.
8 Almighty God, cover the heads of our countrymen, and be a shield to our dear friends...
9 Abigail Adams.
September 16, 1775
Abigail
10 I set myself down to write with a heart depressed with the melancholy scenes around me.
11 My letter will be only a bill of mortality; though thanks be to the Being who restraineth the pestilence, that it has not yet proved mortal to any of our family, though we live in daily expectation that Patty will not continue many hours....
12 And unto Him who mounts the whirlwind and directs the storm, I will cheerfully leave the ordering of my lot and whether adverse or prosperous days should be my future portion, I will trust in His right Hand to lead me safely through, and after a short rotation of events, fix me in a state immutable and happy....
13 Adieu! I need not say how sincerely I am your affectionate Abigail Adams.
June 20, 1776
Abigail
14 I feel no anxiety at the large armament designed against us.
15 The remarkable interpositions of heaven in our favor cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. He who fed the Israelites in the wilderness, who clothes the lilies of the field and who feeds the young ravens when they cry, will not forsake a people engaged in so right a cause, if we remember His loving kindness.
February 8, 1797
Abigail
16 You have this day to declare yourself head of a nation.
17 "And now, O Lord, my God, Thou hast made thy servant ruler over the people. Give unto him an understanding heart, that he may know how to go out and come in before this great people; that he may discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" were the words of a royal Sovereign; and not less applicable to him who is invested with the Chief Magistracy of a nation, though he wear not a crown, nor robes of royalty....
18 Though personally absent..my petitions to Heaven are that "the things which make for peace may not be hidden from your eyes."...
19 That you may be enabled to discharge them with honor to yourself, with justice and impartiality to your country, and with satisfaction to this great people, shall be the daily prayer of your
20 Abigail Adams.
CHAPTER I
October 16, 1774
Abigail
1 I dare not express to you, at three hundred miles distance, how ardently I long for your return....
2 And whether the end will be tragical, Heaven only knows.
3 You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator; but if the sword be drawn, I bid adieu to all domestic felicity, and look forward to that country where there are neither wars nor rumors of war, in a firm belief that through the mercy of its King we shall both rejoice there together...
4 Your most affectionate, Abigail Adams.
June 18, 1775
Abigail
5 The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but the God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power unto His people. Trust in Him at all times, ye people, pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us.
6 Charlestown is laid in ashes. The battle began upon our entrenchments upon Bunker's Hill, Saturday morning about 3 o'clock, and has not ceased yet, and it is now three o'clock Sabbath afternoon.
7 It is expected they will come out over the Neck tonight, and a dreadful battle must ensue.
8 Almighty God, cover the heads of our countrymen, and be a shield to our dear friends...
9 Abigail Adams.
September 16, 1775
Abigail
10 I set myself down to write with a heart depressed with the melancholy scenes around me.
11 My letter will be only a bill of mortality; though thanks be to the Being who restraineth the pestilence, that it has not yet proved mortal to any of our family, though we live in daily expectation that Patty will not continue many hours....
12 And unto Him who mounts the whirlwind and directs the storm, I will cheerfully leave the ordering of my lot and whether adverse or prosperous days should be my future portion, I will trust in His right Hand to lead me safely through, and after a short rotation of events, fix me in a state immutable and happy....
13 Adieu! I need not say how sincerely I am your affectionate Abigail Adams.
June 20, 1776
Abigail
14 I feel no anxiety at the large armament designed against us.
15 The remarkable interpositions of heaven in our favor cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. He who fed the Israelites in the wilderness, who clothes the lilies of the field and who feeds the young ravens when they cry, will not forsake a people engaged in so right a cause, if we remember His loving kindness.
February 8, 1797
Abigail
16 You have this day to declare yourself head of a nation.
17 "And now, O Lord, my God, Thou hast made thy servant ruler over the people. Give unto him an understanding heart, that he may know how to go out and come in before this great people; that he may discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" were the words of a royal Sovereign; and not less applicable to him who is invested with the Chief Magistracy of a nation, though he wear not a crown, nor robes of royalty....
18 Though personally absent..my petitions to Heaven are that "the things which make for peace may not be hidden from your eyes."...
19 That you may be enabled to discharge them with honor to yourself, with justice and impartiality to your country, and with satisfaction to this great people, shall be the daily prayer of your
20 Abigail Adams.