369119th. (Adams Papers)
I spent my time this day, in the same manner that I did the two last. I came home to my lodgings...
369220th. (Adams Papers)
The cold weather appears to be for setting in seriously; and indeed it is high time that it...
369321st. (Adams Papers)
I read through Wright’s short treatise upon the feudal tenures. I found nothing in it, but what I...
369422d. (Adams Papers)
I pass’d the day as usual at the office; but there was scarce a half an hour at a Time, without...
369523d. (Adams Papers)
I went this forenoon to hear Parson Murray preach. He expatiated somewhat largely upon the...
369624th. (Adams Papers)
Began upon Coke-Littleton, and read about a dozen pages. Pass’d about an hour in the evening with...
369725th. (Adams Papers)
Christmas day. Parson Bass, preached a sermon, but I did not go to hear him. I dined with...
369826th. (Adams Papers)
Office as usual. Dr. Kilham, returned to Town this evening. I passed an hour or two with Mr....
369927th. (Adams Papers)
St John’s Day. An entertainment for the Society of free-Masons. In consequence of Stacey’s...
370028th. (Adams Papers)
We rose, between ten and eleven in the forenoon. Little took a breakfast with me; after which I...
370129th. (Adams Papers)
Not entirely recovered yet from the fatigue of Thursday night, but could in some measure attend...
370230th. (Adams Papers)
Attending meeting the whole day at Mr. Carey’s. Dined at Mr. Hooper’s in company with Mr. Symmes,...
370331st. (Adams Papers)
In the Evening I went with Townsend, to see Miss Cazneau, and to fulfill a promise, of playing on...
3704[January 1788] (Adams Papers)
Pass’d the day and evening at the office. Read at my own lodgings till one o’clock in the...
3705Tuesday January 1st. 1788. (Adams Papers)
Pass’d the day and evening at the office. Read at my own lodgings till one o’clock in the...
37062d. (Adams Papers)
In the beginning of the evening, Putnam called at our office, and invited me to go with him and...
37073d. (Adams Papers)
Pass’d the evening at Little’s in Newbury. A Mr. Coffin, who graduated two years ago, at Harvard,...
37084th. (Adams Papers)
Nothing—It would be a fine theme to expatiate upon. It has been well expatiated on. When I look...
37095th. (Adams Papers)
I have this week been reading Cecilia, a novel of some reputation; it was written by a Lady, and...
37106th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Carey preach two sermons this day; but the weather was very cold. In the afternoon the...
37117th. (Adams Papers)
In the beginning of the evening I wrote a Letter to W. Cranch requesting of him an explanation,...
37128th. (Adams Papers)
It snow’d all the forenoon; but as the weather kept continually moderating, in the afternoon it...
37139th. (Adams Papers)
This day our State convention is to meet in Boston for the purpose of assenting to and ratifying,...
371410th. (Adams Papers)
Between eleven and twelve Mr. Parsons, went for Boston; Amory goes with him in a Chaise as far as...
371511th. (Adams Papers)
From the office this afternoon I went with Townsend to his lodgings, and there past a couple of...
371612th. (Adams Papers)
Saturday evening. I was as usual, all the evening at my own lodgings: I spent my time in reading...
371713th. (Adams Papers)
This morning Townsend called on me; and invited me to go and hear Parson Tucker. We met Little in...
371814th. (Adams Papers)
Last night Mr. Parsons’ family was increased by an additional daughter; Mrs. Parsons as well as...
371915th. (Adams Papers)
After passing the day as usual at the office, Townsend, came spent the evening and supp’d with...
372016th. (Adams Papers)
It snow’d all the forenoon; but the weather continued moderating and in the afternoon, a steady...
372117th. (Adams Papers)
Putnam called at our office this forenoon, and return’d Sullivan’s Lectures, which he borrow’d...
372218th. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I wrote a couple of letters to send by Mr. Atkins, who goes to Boston to’morrow....
372319th. (Adams Papers)
At home all the evening. Master Moody, called to see me; “Don’t you think said he, that I am very...
372420th. (Adams Papers)
I attended at Parson Carey’s meeting. We had two Sermons, in continuation of a subject upon which...
372521st. (Adams Papers)
I began upon the third book of the first part of the Institutes and read a few pages as usual. In...
372622d. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon, Leonard White called on me; and sat about half an hour. He came from Haverhill,...
372723d. (Adams Papers)
I took a violent cold by our party last night, and as I felt rather unwell, and extremely...
372824th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Atkins returned from Boston, but brought me no letters which is somewhat surprizing to me....
372925th. (Adams Papers)
Leonard White came from Haverhill again yesterday and called to see me this morning. He informed...
373026th. (Adams Papers)
At home as usual all the evening. Read a little in Gibbon; wrote in the same slavish way as I...
373127th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Parson Carey, the whole day. In the forenoon he was intolerably lengthy, as the weather was...
373228th. (Adams Papers)
Mrs. Hooper’s family are in great distress. Ben, was brought home dead, last night between twelve...
373329th. (Adams Papers)
It snow’d part of the forenoon; then turn’d to rain, and after making the streets very...
373430th. (Adams Papers)
I went up to the office, in the morning, and sat a couple of hours; but I felt restless and...
373531st. (Adams Papers)
The weather somewhat cold. My brothers dined with me and between 3 and 4 o’clock, we all set off...
3736[February 1788] (Adams Papers)
Pass’d a great part of the fore noon at Mr. Thaxter’s. He is now quite in the family way: he...
3737Friday February 1st. 1788. (Adams Papers)
Pass’d a great part of the fore noon at Mr. Thaxter’s. He is now quite in the family way: he...
37382d. (Adams Papers)
I dined with Walker at Mr. Thaxter’s. My brother’s both dined at Mr. White’s. In the afternoon,...
37393d. (Adams Papers)
I attended meeting twice this day. Mr. Shaw as usual had company in the evening. I conversed with...
37404th. (Adams Papers)
This morning between seven and eight o’clock my brothers set out to return to Braintree and from...