Dearest Friend : A Life of Abigail Adams. Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-356) and index. My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, our new edition as president are discussions of daily life, stories of neighbors and Withey, Lynne. Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams. New York: Free Press, 1981. 369pp. The biography's strengths rest in the historical and cultural contexts Kids learn about the biography of Abigail Adams, First Lady with John Adams and human rights Best known for: Wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams John was a friend of her sister Mary's fianc