How long does depression last? The average spell of clinical depression, if left entirely untreated, can last around 8 months. During a depression, the sufferer will normally be convinced that it will never go away, but this is a classic feature of the way depression makes us think.
The Statue This bronze statue, dedicated by the Quincy Partnership on June 14, 1997, was created by sculptor Lloyd Littie of Newton, Massachusetts. It depicts Abigail Adams urging young John Quincy Adams to go out into the world and prove himself.
John Adams died in 1826 during the presidency of John Quincy Adams. Most of Abigail Adams's correspondence is in the Adams Family Papers and the Warren-Adams Letters, both at the Massachusetts Historical Society. The largest published collection of her letters is contained in L. H. Butterfield, ed., The Adams Papers: Adams Family Correspondence, 4 vols. (1963-73).