127th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this morning. I was employed all day in studying mathematics, which are the most...
224th. (Adams Papers)
Snow’d all night, and this forenoon. I attended meeting all day: Mr. Hilliard preached, but not...
311th. (Adams Papers)
This day completes my twentieth year: and yet I am good for nothing, and cannot even carry myself...
417th. (Adams Papers)
This day, the Bridge over Charlestown Ferry was compleated, and as the same day 11 years agone,...
531st. (Adams Papers)
A cold north-east storm. Reading and writing all day. Wrote a letter to my mother, and one to my...
631st. (Adams Papers)
Election day. This is a day of great festivity throughout the Country. The last Wednesday in May,...
721st. (Adams Papers)
This day the Seniors leave, College; there is no recitation in the morning, and prayers are...
8Saturday July 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
The military company, having obtained a promise of 60 stand of arms, met immediately after...
927. (Adams Papers)
Thanksgiving day. Dull weather.
1017. (Adams Papers)
Snow storm. Went to Salem. Supp’d at Amory’s.
1124th. (Adams Papers)
Charles went to Boston this morning, and brought me back some letters from Europe. I went in the...
1221. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Andrews, preach. Bouscaren. Mr. Carter.
1314th. (Adams Papers)
I walk’d with Thompson up to Mrs. Atkins’s. The old Lady is gone to Boston to spend a fortnight....
1417th. (Adams Papers)
This day a regiment of foot, and a troop of about 60 horse-men paraded, and were review’d by...
154th. (Adams Papers)
Walk’d into Newbury in the evening with Thompson; and we returned through Joppé, by a different...
1624th. (Adams Papers)
Committee met again at Mr. Ware’s chamber; after reading all the letters, I was requested to...
1721st. (Adams Papers)
I attended Mr. Carey in the forenoon, and went with Putnam to hear Dr. Tucker in the afternoon....
1814th. (Adams Papers)
Was employ’d almost all day, in thinking upon the subject of my conference; wrote a few Lines,...
194th. (Adams Papers)
Employ’d great part of the day in collecting the theses. I have now as many as I shall want...
20Thursday November 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
I attended in the morning, and in the afternoon at the setting of the supreme Court. Judge Dana,...
2126th. (Adams Papers)
Attended court the whole day. Little was done in the forenoon except calling over the cases. But...
2228th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams, this day, gave us, the first Lecture, upon Experimental Philosophy. It was upon the...
234th. (Adams Papers)
The Seniors this morning, had a forensic disputation, upon the Question, whether a democratical...
24Wednesday November 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
We returned through Boston, to Cambridge. The road from Charlestown was full of carriages coming...
2530th. (Adams Papers)
Although I had not last night, been guilty of an excess so far as to be intoxicated, yet I had...
26[April 1787] (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting the whole day, to hear Mr. Hilliard; and had moreover the supreme felicity of...
2726th. (Adams Papers)
Rainy weather all day. I had a number of the Class at my Chamber in the Afternoon. Immediately...
2816th. (Adams Papers)
Copied off my Forensic for the Exhibition, and prepared it, to carry for Approbation to the...
2930th. (Adams Papers)
The Society met, this morning at Packard’s Chamber agreeable to their Resolution. Mr. Paine...
306th. (Adams Papers)
A stormy day. Very unwell, especially in the former part of the Day. I have had several Times...