Mercy Otis Warren: Selected Letters

Contents

contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Editorial Note xxxi Letters 1. To James Otis Jr., [c. September 10, 1769] 3 2. To James Warren, April 22, 1772 5 3. To James Warren Jr., [September? 1772] 7 4. To Hannah Fayerwether Tolman Winthrop, February 1773 8 5. To Hannah Fayerwether Tolman Winthrop, April 1773 12 6. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay, June 9, 1773 14 7. To James Warren Jr., [c. July] 1773 17 8. To Sarah Walter Hesilrige, [c. December 1773 or March 1774] 20 9. To Hannah Fayerwether Tolman Winthrop, January 31, 1774 23 10. To Hannah Fayerwether Tolman Winthrop, 1774 27 11. To Hannah Quincy Lincoln, June 12, 1774 29 12. To Hannah Fayerwether Tolman Winthrop, August 1774 31 13. To Hannah Quincy Lincoln, September 3, 1774 33 14. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay, December 29, 1774 37 15. To Abigail Smith Adams, December 29, 1774 41 16. To John Adams, January 30, 1775 43 17. To Sarah Brown Bowen, April 1775 47 18. To Harriet Shirley Temple, June 2, 1775 49 19. To James Warren, June 15, 1775 52 20. To Ellen Hobart Lothrop, [July?] 1775 53 21. To Harriet Shirley Temple, July 30, 1775 56 22. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay, August 24, 1775 58 23. To John Thomas, January 10, 1776 61 24. To James Warren, January [20], 1776 62 25. To Janet Livingston Montgomery, January 20, 1776 64 26. To James Warren, February 11, 1776 67 27. To John Adams, March [10], 1776 69 28. To Dorothy Quincy Hancock, [c. April] 1776 72 29. To James Warren Jr., June 1776 74 30. To James Warren, [September] 15, [1776] 77 31. To James Warren, November 24, 1776 79 32. To James Warren, December 26, [1776] 81 33. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay, February 1, 177[7] 84 34. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay, February 15, 1777, part 1 86 35. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay, February 15, 1777, part 2 92 36. To James Warren, [June 14, 1777] 96 37. To Janet Livingston Montgomery, November 25, 1777 97 38. To James Warren, [December 30, 1777] 99 39. To James Warren, March 10, 1778 100 40. To James Warren, June 2, 1778 101 41. To John Adams, December 16, 1778 104 42. To Abigail Smith Adams, March 14, 1779 107 43. To Janet Livingston Montgomery, March 18, 1779 109 44. To Hannah Fayerwether Tolman Winthrop, May 24, 1779 113 45. To John Adams, July 29, 1779 115 46. To Winslow Warren, December 4, 1779 117 47. To Winslow Warren, December 1779 120 48. To James Warren, [January 1780?] 123 49. To Janet Livingston Montgomery, January 5, 1780 125 50. To James Warren, March 12, 1780 128 51. To Winslow Warren, March 25, 1780 129 52. To John Adams, May 8, 1780 133 53. To John Sloss Hobart, June 9, 1780 135 54. To Janet Livingston Montgomery, June 178[0] 138 55. To Winslow Warren, August 20, 1780 140 56. To Winslow Warren, November 7, 1780 142 vi
contents 57. To Catherine Livingston, [November 23, 1780] 144 58. To Winslow Warren, December 16, 1780 146 59. To Winslow Warren, January 18, 1781 150 60. To Winslow Warren, September 28, 1781 153 61. To Winslow Warren, March 24, 1782 155 62. To Catherine Livingston, July 5, 1782 157 63. To Janet Livingston Montgomery, October 1782 159 64. To Winslow Warren, November 24, 1782 161 65. To John Adams, December 18, 1782 164 66. To John Adams, [May?] 1783 167 67. To Winslow Warren, May 4, 1783 168 68. To Winslow Warren, May 19, 1783 170 69. To Elizabeth Otis Brown, June 15, 1783 171 70. To Abigail Smith Adams, April 24, 1784 174 71. To Sarah Sever, May 2, 1784 180 72. To Winslow Warren, August 16, 1784 182 73. To Winslow Warren, August 22, 1784 184 74. To Winslow Warren, August 28, 1784 186 75. To Winslow Warren, November 11, 1784 189 76. To Winslow Warren, January 4, 1785 193 77. To Martha Ball Custis Washington, April 1785 198 78. To Janet Livingston Montgomery, April 1785 200 79. To John Adams, September 1785 201 80. To James Warren Jr., [January] 178[6] 204 81. To Elbridge Gerry, February 19, 1786 206 82. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay Graham, [September?] 1786 208 83. To John Adams, December 1786 210 84. To Dorothy Quincy Hancock, [February?] 17[87] 213 85. To Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay Graham, December 18, 1787 215 86. To John Adams, May 8...