![]() ![]() Her two letters written February 8 had just reached him by the hands of George Washington, he wrote, who had carried them from the Susquehannah River. He lamented the fact that he couldn’t write openly to her of important matters, but said he would “go on trifling.” “It gives me great pleasure to find that you have received so many Letters from me, altho I know they contain nothing of importance,” John wrote in one of his three March 7 letters. John was with the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, while Abigail, was overseeing their farm in Braintree, Massachusetts. On this day in 1777, for instance, the couple exchanged a total of five letters, though for obvious reasons (the slow speed of travel in the 18th century for one), the letters weren't direct responses to each other. The Adamses wrote to one another constantly when apart, sometimes multiple times per day. ![]() ![]() It also includes Abigail Adams, known to her husband as “Portia,” and John Adams, the second President and first Vice President of the United States. The First Ladies’ stories include: a woman who held the office at the age of 20, several who buried husbands killed while in office and one who ran the White House in a time of war. ![]() Although America hasn’t had a female president-yet-the history of presidents’ spouses is a fascinating one. ![]()
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