Files
Download Full Text (2.4 MB)
Description
Louisa Catherine Adams was the wife of John Quincy Adams. She was the first lady from 1825-1829, and she was the only first lady to be born outside the U.S. Adams writes this poem to Thomas, stating "your presence eased the lab'ring thought/the note aside was laid/ Before, with kind expression fraught/my compliment was paid." Dated January 25, 1842.
Transcription
To ? Thomas. ___ at note last night addressed to you was by my pen indited: Professional alone ‘tis true By anxious doubt incited: Your presence eased the lab'ring thought The not aside was laid Before, with kind expression fraught my compliment was paid In justice then Dear Doctor now Then pen & quick resume, Esteem and friendship to avow, To love I cann’t presence Love such as Mother to her son With bond affection proffer’d; Spring from a grateful heart alone with pleasure may be offer’d - of deep respect assurance kind no proof what’ere requires Tis the conviction of the mind that merit aye inspires; This silly scrawl you must excuse A laugh its best reward The Sentiment do not refuse; The lines their just reward Louisa Catherine Adams F. Street 25 Jan 1842
Creation Date
1-25-1842
City
Port Townsend
County
Jefferson
State/Province
Washington
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1775-1852
Keywords
poem, Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, F Street, Washington, Port Townsend, poem, poetry, John Quincy Adams, Thomas, January 25 1842.
Resource Identifier
071030-10
Date Digital
April 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Poetry | Political History | Social History | United States History | Women's History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (IMT)
Language
en-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Louisa Catherine, "Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams poem "to Thomas," 1842." (1842). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 204.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/204
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Included in
Poetry Commons, Political History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons