Cambridge Letters for the years 1778 thru 1864

13 Letters written from the place Cambridge to 11 people including John Adams, and Thomas Appleton. Most letters from Cambridge were written in the year 1856. Several other letters were written in 1786 and 1778.

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  • John Burgoyne letter to Horatio Gates.

    Cambridge, NY - 11 February 1778

    I leave to your feelings to support that which regards my private situation, only begging leave to recall to your recollection the offer you made, in regard to my personal embarkation.

  • John Burgoyne letter to George Washington.

    Cambridge, NY - 4 April 1778

    I should have few greater private gratifications in seeing our melancholy contest at an end, than that of cultivating your friendship.

  • letter to John Adams.

    Cambridge, ENG - 21 May 1786

    John Quincy Adams letter to father... I am strongly confirmed in your opinion, that this university is upon a much better plan than any I have seen in Europe.

  • letter to John Adams.

    Cambridge, ENG - 30 August 1786

    John Quincy Adams letter to father... Boston I should for several reasons wish to avoid. The principal ones are that it is unfavorable to study, and that it would be almost doubly expensive.

  • letter to Abigail Adams.

    Cambridge, ENG - 30 December 1786

    John Quincy Adams letter to mother... As for public affairs I have a great aversion even to thinking of them

  • Frances Longfellow letter to Charles Longfellow.

    Cambridge, MA - 25 December 1851

    A merry Christmas again to you, my little friend!

  • Frances Longfellow letter to Thomas Appleton.

    Cambridge, MA - 15 November 1852

    The Lowells returned two days since looking fresh and well, but James's picturesque beard succumbed to English prejudices, and its removal takes half the poetry from his face

  • James Lowell letter to Henry Longfellow.

    Cambridge, MA - 16 August 1856

    I was not, I confess, half so sorry for your accident as I ought to have been, because it will give you to me as a neighbor for some time longer.

  • James Lowell letter to Charles Briggs.

    Cambridge, MA - 18 September 1856

    We are going to elect Fremont, aren't we? It will be the best thing that has happened in my time.

  • Frances Longfellow letter to Thomas Appleton.

    Cambridge, MA - 1 November 1856

    It is thought the large body of Quakers did not vote there, but will now for Fremont, caring only for the Presidential question.

  • James Lowell letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe.

    Cambridge, MA - 4 February 1859

    I always thought (forgive me) that the Hebrew parts of "Dred" were a mistake.

  • James Lowell letter to Thomas Hughs.

    Cambridge, MA - 13 September 1859

    I only know that I believed our war with Mexico (though we had as just ground for it as a strong nation ever has against a weak one) to be essentially a war of false pretences

  • James Lowell letter to John Motley.

    Cambridge, MA - 28 July 1864

    You may have heard that Norton and I have undertaken to edit the North American - a rather Sisyphian job, you will say.