1824年2月26日
"'Whereer I roam', I am still ever your's most truly 和 affectly."

1824年三月三日
"what would I not give to hear her sing 'Lallah -- Lallah -- diddle -- diddle' this morning"

一八二五年二月九日
"before the declaration of the vote, there was a breathless expectation"

一八二五年二月十一日
“回家多愉快啊, 增加, interesting associations does that little word crowd upon the imagination"

一八二五年二月十五日
"Congress seems incapable of attending to any business that requires exertion."

1825年2月20日
"Where shall we find -- not his equal -- this cannot be expected again -- but his resemblance..."

一八二五年二月二十四日
"It is particularly proper that I should dwell on the beauties & advantages of Baltimore, as you never happened to meet with any one acquainted with this City"

一八三八年十月二十三日
"Your smiles my dear wife are more precious to me than all the honors of office."

一八三八年十二月五日
"It is difficult for me to realize it my passage has been so rapid ... 离我离开塞勒姆不到46小时!"

一八三八年十二月七日
“Washn. 自从我来了以后，你的工作有了很大的改善 ... 国会大厦已经完工了。”

一八三八年十二月十二日
"nothing here is comparable in contributing to my happiness, to hearing from those I have left at home."

一八三八年十二月十八日
"I think of him constantly -- more 和 more. 真是个好兄弟. 他真是个好朋友."

1839年2月14
"a man 谁 never said any thing which was worth repeating, & 谁, 如果他今晚被带走, would leave nothing to which one could refer to prove his greatness."

1839年12月8
“但这对我们的国家来说是多么不幸啊, 我们竟然如此分裂, when a change of rulers seems to me to be so important."

一八三九年十二月十二日
“昨天我们非常兴奋. I thought at one moment, we should have had a battle."

1840年7月17日
"For the first time, my dear wife, I have neglected writing home at least once in two days."

[1841年4月4日]
似乎没有人认为H. 是致命的”

[1841年4月7日]
“他们哀悼总统的去世. 如亲戚或朋友的."

一八四一年六月十一日
"Mr. Adams has done us infinite mischief, by his course, & 他说了一些意见."

[1841年8月25日]
"We are approaching a crisis -- what will be the result, I know not."

9月9日[1841]
"The House is in much confusion -- like Babel -- all talking about the veto -- some pacifically, 有些人愤怒地——”

[1841年9月11日]
“总统被愚弄了 & betrayed by a few traitors to our party"

9月12日[1841]
“Washn. 新闻一定能激起各种激情 & emotions -- wonder -- indignation -- exultation -- disappointment -- hope -- fear -- rage -- joy &c. -- &c."

[1842年8月6日]
"Shd we be disappd, life would no longer have any charm for us."

1842年8月14日
"When I do go home, I shall want to be at home -- at rest -- at peace. 我讨厌被人牵着走。”

一八四二年十二月十八日
“我确实认为我有一样东西很有价值, to leave to my children—"a good name"—which is better than riches."

1843年2月16
"Thank H—n "the agony is over," 和 I am not chosen."

1839年1月7日
“这么说你有一匹马了 & 躺椅上的灾难.  我很抱歉."

1839年1月30日
"I would not have you become a politician, my Son, for many, many years. It is a poor occupation for persons at any period of life, but miserable indeed for youth."

1843年2月26日
"I shall have no ambition that you should become an active, 党派政客——恰恰相反, 我会后悔的."