P. S. We are in such want of lead as to be obliged to take down the leads from the windows in this town.
FOOTNOTES:
[154] John Quincy Adams, at this time nine years old.
[155] See the letter of the 12th of August, p. [209].
[156] See Letter No. 128, p. [211].
135. Abigail Adams.
Boston, 29 August, 1776.
I have spent the three days past almost entirely with you. The weather has been stormy. I have had little company, and I have amused myself in my closet, reading over the letters I have received from you since I have been here.
I have possession of my aunt's chamber, in which, you know, is a very convenient, pretty closet, with a window which looks into her flower garden. In this closet are a number of bookshelves, which are but poorly furnished. However I have a pretty little desk or cabinet here, where I write all my letters and keep my papers, unmolested by any one. I do not covet my neighbor's goods, but I should like to be the owner of such conveniences. I always had a fancy for a closet with a window, which I could more particularly call my own.