Like young girls of her time, Abigail lacked a formal education, but from youth she was intelligent, well read, and outspoken. On October 25, 1764, Abigail wed John Adams, commencing a partnership ...

Charles Adams also lived a life of instability, but, as Abigail wrote at the time of his ... but resigned a year later for unknown reasons. His departure may have been related to alcoholism ...

John and Abigail Adams wrote over a ... and First Lady over three decades later, the couple shared insights on their lives and times. John Adams also recorded his thoughts in a diary, which ...