21[December 1779] (Adams Papers)
We housed all the Guns to day because she rolled a great deal. A fresh breeze from the S.S.E....
221779 December Wed 1st. (Adams Papers)
We housed all the Guns to day because she rolled a great deal. A fresh breeze from the S.S.E....
23Thur 2d. (Adams Papers)
A fresh breeze from the South. Continual Squalls thunder and lightning. 6 o clock PM. The weather...
24Friday 3d. (Adams Papers)
Pleasant weather. A fresh breeze from the S.W. The Captain intends to go to Spain to search the...
25Satur 4th. (Adams Papers)
A middling breeze from the SW. This afternoon about four o clock a land Bird came a hovering over...
26Sun. 5th. (Adams Papers)
A middling breeze from the S.W. We replaced our guns. We took in the Main, and forsails in order...
27Mon 6th. (Adams Papers)
This morning my brother Charles look’d out of Pappa’s window and said he saw a flock of Wild...
28Tuesday 7th. (Adams Papers)
Last night about nine o clock we saw a number of fish. We could not tell what they were; some say...
29Wednes 8th. (Adams Papers)
This morning about half after four o clock we saw a sail. At about seven o clock we could see her...
30Thursday 9th. (Adams Papers)
This morning My Pappa, Mr. Dana, Mr. Allen, Mr. Thaxter, Sammy Cooper, my brother Charles, and...
31[Titlepage] (Adams Papers)
The first of two titlepages to the continuation of JQA ’s journal, the contents of which...
32[Titlepage] (Adams Papers)
Titlepage A Journal by John Quincy Adams Continuation From The Xth Of December To The Last Of The...
33Friday 10th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I took a walk about the town but saw nothing worth remarking. At about half after...
34Saturday 11th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon a Captain of one of the french men of War came and very politely invited me on...
35Sunday 12th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went to the French Consuls to ask him if he went to day. He said that it blew so...
36Monday Evening 13th. (Adams Papers)
Very rainy all this day. It is impossible to go to Coronna to day. 10 o clock. I have been to the...
37Tuesday 14th. (Adams Papers)
The French consul was here last night (he is to go to Coronna with us). He told us that he would...
38Wednesday 15th. (Adams Papers)
This morning at 5 o clock the Consul’s servant came and wak’d us up. We dress’d and drank a cup...
39[Section Title] (Adams Papers)
Section Title A Journal from the time I left Ferrol to the time I left Coronna.
40Thursday the 16th of December. (Adams Papers)
This morning I took a walk about the town to see and found that it was a much more pleasant town...
41Friday 17th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went to see the tour de fer (as the French call it and the spaniards Tour...
42Saturday 18th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went to the French Consul’s and from there to the Governor’s of this place. We saw...
43Sunday 19th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon we all went to the Consuls where we dined. There were 16 Gentlemen 51 dishes, and...
44Monday 20th. (Adams Papers)
Very rainy all this forenoon. This morning Pappa, Mr. Dana, Mr. Allen and Mr. Thaxter went to...
45Tuesday 21st. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Sammy Cooper Charles and I went to the Consul’s in order to go a Gunning. The...
46Wednesday 22d Of December. (Adams Papers)
Rain’d all day with intermissions. At about 3 o clock PM we went a Gunning with Flamand. We got...
47Thursday 23d Of December. (Adams Papers)
A good day. At about 11 o clock we saw a Sail and at one o clock we saw a nother one of which...
48Friday 24th. (Adams Papers)
This morning a Spanish 80 Gun Ship went out of this harbour. At about 10 o clock the Consul came...
49Saturday 25th. (Adams Papers)
This is a great day with the Roman Catholics. “Fete de Nouailles” Christmas. However I find they...
50Sunday 26th. (Adams Papers)
This Morning Mr. Lagoanere came to our lodgings and told us that we should go at one o clock and...
51[Section Title] (Adams Papers)
Section Title A Journal from the time I left Corunna to the time I arrived at Astorga.
52Sunday 26th. (Adams Papers)
Their were three Carriages all drawn by Mules, two at each carriage and each carriage carries two...
53Monday 27th. (Adams Papers)
This morning at six o clock our ears were assaulted by “Tis time to get up.” If the Guide had not...
54Tuesday 28th of December. (Adams Papers)
This morning we got up at 6 and were stirring at 8. Mr. Dana, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Thaxter rode on...
55Wednesday 29th of December. (Adams Papers)
This morning at about 8 o clock we set away from Baamonde and travell’d on. At twelve o clock we...
56Thursday 30th. (Adams Papers)
This morning we all got up at 3 o clock but did not set out till 7. We went over several...
57Friday 31st. (Adams Papers)
We had nothing worth remarking to day except we kept ascending all day and we are now at the very...
58[Back Cover] (Adams Papers)
Mamma | | Letters to America Sister | Mamma | Brother | Sister | | Mr. Thaxter | | | | | | | | |...
59[January 1780] (Adams Papers)
This morning Mr. Thaxter wak’d me up by sounding in my ears, I wish you a happy new year and...
601780 January 1st Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This morning Mr. Thaxter wak’d me up by sounding in my ears, I wish you a happy new year and...
612d Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This morning at seven o clock we got up and at 9 o clock set away. We went through several...
62January 3d 1780 Monday. (Adams Papers)
This morning we got up at 5 o clock and at 6 we set away from Benbibere. We dined in a little hut...
634th Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This morning our Guide told us that the Chaises had several things to be mended and that we could...
645th Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This morning at about sun rise we set of f from Astorga with very fine weather and roads. We...
65Thursday 6th. (Adams Papers)
This morning we asked a man how many convents there were in Leon. He wrote what follows. de...
66Friday 7th. (Adams Papers)
This morning we set away from Manzilla with good weather and roads but very cold. We stopt and...
67Saturday 8th. (Adams Papers)
Fine weather. We came through several villages. We have come seven leagues to day. At about 6 o...
68Sunday 9th. (Adams Papers)
Cloudy weather. We din’d at Palentia Palencia which is a city as Large as Corunna. At about 7...
69Monday 10th. (Adams Papers)
This morning at 7 o clock we set away from Torre quemada. Just after we set away we went over a...
70Tuesday 11th. (Adams Papers)
This morning at 7 ½ we set away from Sellada el Cameno. At about 10 o clock it began to snow and...