Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . hich tilledthe hearts of American women during the years of the war for independ-ence, and are worthy of her who was to be the wife of one presidentand the mother of another. The letters of Mrs. Adams to husband andsou during these years, show a vein of intellect and a comprehensionof the issues at stake which a statesman might envy. She was destined towrite many letters, because separated for long periods from these lovedones. Mr. Adams repres
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . hich tilledthe hearts of American women during the years of the war for independ-ence, and are worthy of her who was to be the wife of one presidentand the mother of another. The letters of Mrs. Adams to husband andsou during these years, show a vein of intellect and a comprehensionof the issues at stake which a statesman might envy. She was destined towrite many letters, because separated for long periods from these lovedones. Mr. Adams represented Massachusetts in the first Congress, thenwas sent to France as United States minister, taking with him theireldestson, John Quincy Adams. Ofthe situation in which Mrs. Adams wasleft, with the rest of their young family, a glimpse is seen iu a letter writ-ten toher husband six month- later: * I have never received a syllablefrom you or my dear son, and it i> five months since I hail an opportuni-ty of conveying a line to von. Vet 1 know not but you are less asufiererthan you would be to hear from us, to know our distresses, vet be unable. REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS CAMP. 388 PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN. to relieve them. The universal cry for bread to a humane heart is pain-ful beyond description. A frugal housewife, a devoted mother, an in-telligent student of events, Mrs. Adams remained alone in charge of thefamily for many months. After spending a year and a half in France,Mr. Adams returned home, hut was immediately sent to England to ne-gotiate a peace. Two sous accompanied him on this voyage. In April, 1780, when the seat of government was established in NewYork city, Mr. Adams as vice-president made his headquarters there,and Mrs. Adams was with him, writing thence affectionate letters to thoseof their childreu left at Braiutree. She was at their home in this little town,tenderly caring for her husbands dying mother, when he was electedpresident. Later she joined
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