The letters between John and Abigail Adamses helps us to see them as real people, not just characters from our History books. Despite their different levels of schooling, John having graduated from Harvard whereas Abigail’s schooling was a combination of homeschooling and self-taught, their letters demonstrate a similar intelligence (Baym and Levine 625-626). Their friendship is made obvious by Abigail’s attempts to find subjects that might interest John and limiting discussions of family, especially any issues she was having. On the other hand, John endeavoured to keep his wife informed without giving away too much, therefore further endangering their lives. John’s request of Abigail concerning the verification that all of his letters were
