Louisa (56 page)

Federalists deserted by,
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–62,
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fiftieth marriage anniversary of,
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first annual presidential message of,
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first marriage anniversary of,
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Frazier and,
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gardening of,
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Grimké and,
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hand injury of,
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as Harvard professor,
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Hopkinson and,
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Jackson and,
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Jefferson and,
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John II's death and,
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Johnson family visited by,
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law practice of,
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Louisa's courtship with,
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Louisa's dowry and,
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Louisa's marriage to,
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Louisa's meeting of,
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Louisa's meeting of family of,
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–24,
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in Louisa's “Metropolitan Kaleidoscope,”
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Louisa's poem for, 242–43

and Louisa's wearing of makeup,
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–8,
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Madison and,
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Madison's old house purchased by,
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marriage speech of,
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memorandum on visiting practices of,
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as minister to Great Britain,
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as minister to Holland,
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as minister to Portugal,
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as minister to Prussia,
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as minister to Russia,
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–66,
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–77,
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minister to Russia salary of,
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Monroe Doctrine and,
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Nancy Johnson and,
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Otis and,
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philosophy and,
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Pickering and,
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picnic given in honor of,
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–34,
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poetry of,
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politics and,
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portrait of,
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presidency of,
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as presidential candidate,
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in presidential election of 1824,
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in presidential election of 1828,
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presidential inauguration of,
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–24,
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Republicans and,
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return to U.S.,
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ring of,
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Russell and,
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as secretary of state,
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on secret history of Monroe administration,
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self-analysis of,
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Senate resignation of,
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as senator,
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–50,
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servants fired by,
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slavery and,
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–89,
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stroke suffered by,
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Supreme Court cases of,
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Supreme Court nomination of,
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and Treaty of Ghent ending War of 1812,
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twenty-fifth marriage anniversary of,
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and U.S. treaty with Britain,
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and U.S. treaty with Prussia,
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and U.S. treaty with Spain,
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visiting controversy and,
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–62,
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weights and measurements report of,
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Wellington and,
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will given to Louisa by,
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women's public role as viewed by,
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Adams, Louisa Catherine:

arrival in U.S.,
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biography written for
Philadelphia Evening Post
by,
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birth of,
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charitable work of,
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Charles's birth and,
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childhood of,
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–35,
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children left with Adamses by,
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–55,
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crypt of,
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death of,
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diaries of,
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divorce and,
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dowry of,
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Drawing Rooms held by,
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dresses of,
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erysipelas contracted by,
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family and background of,
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father's renting of house for,
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fiction writing of,
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fiftieth marriage anniversary of,
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first marriage anniversary of,
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first pregnancy of,
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fortieth birthday of,
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funeral for,
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gender views of,
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George's birth and,
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George's death and,
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health improvements of,
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as hostess,
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illnesses and frailty of,
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John's birth and,
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John's death and,
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journey across Europe,
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JQA's courting of,
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JQA's death and,
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JQA's family met by,
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–24,
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–33

JQA's marriage to,
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–83,
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–36,
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JQA's meeting of,
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Louisa's birth and,
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Louisa's death and,
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–94,
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Madison's old house purchased for,
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–76

makeup worn by,
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–8,
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“The Metropolitan Kaleidoscope,”
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miscarriages of,
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music and,
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New England household of,
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nightmare of,
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novella written by,
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“On the Right to Petition,”
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philosophy and,
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physical appearance of,
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poetry of, 242–43,
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portraits of,
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pregnancies of,
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public presence in Washington,
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reading of,
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religious faith of,
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return to U.S.,
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reunited with parents,
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schooling of,
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self-confidence of,
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self-doubt of,
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sent to stay with family friends in childhood,
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separation from family after marriage,
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servants and,
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singing of,
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stillbirth and,
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stroke suffered by,
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twenty-fifth marriage anniversary of,
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visiting controversy and,
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–62,
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will and property of,
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Adams, Louisa Catherine, memoirs of,
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“The Adventures of a Nobody,”
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