255123d. (Adams Papers)
I left Haverhill this morning at about 9 o’clock; and at 12 arrived at the tavern in Wilmington,...
255214th. (Adams Papers)
The weather for this week past has been from day to day alternately very warm and very cold....
255316th. (Adams Papers)
Rain’d, a great part of the day. Walker went to Boston and brought back my bond properly filled....
255428th. (Adams Papers)
This morning My two Cousins left us, to return to Braintree, at about 9. Nancy, and Cousin...
2555[April 1786] (Adams Papers)
After having had a month of March uncommonly pleasant, and warm, the Present one begins with a...
255617th. (Adams Papers)
The weather was very stormy, all the morning; but began to clear up, at about noon, and in the...
2557John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 29 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
I came into Boston this morning, and shall probably spend the week here, in order to pay all my...
255824th. (Adams Papers)
The young gentlemen went down to Germantown: it was too hot for me. I spent almost the whole day...
25597th. (Adams Papers)
It snow’d all day; in the Evening it clear’d up, and grew very cold. Eliza, came in the morning,...
256021st. (Adams Papers)
My Aunt and Eliza, went and took a ride in the afternoon. They drank tea at Judge Sargeant’s, and...
256114th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Cranch went to Boston in the morning. My aunt and Miss Betsey, are both of them unwell. The...
256219th. (Adams Papers)
Went all to dine with Mr. Jefferson. The two abbés Dr. McMahon and Dr. Ruston, were there. After...
256311th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Shaw went over to Bradford, in the morning, to preach for Mr. Allen, and Mr. Smith supplied...
25644th. (Adams Papers)
We were to have had a Class meeting, by Rights: but no one thought to obtain Leave. As we have no...
2565John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 6 June 1784 (Adams Papers)
Last Wednesday Mr. W. Vaughan, got me introduced into the house of Commons, and I was there, from...
25664th. (Adams Papers)
In the afternoon I went into Paris alone: went to the Griffon, Rue de Bussy and bought some...
25675th. (Adams Papers)
I have this week been reading Cecilia, a novel of some reputation; it was written by a Lady, and...
256827th. (Adams Papers)
The day was spent like the preceding ones. There was some company here in the afternoon. I give...
256911. (Adams Papers)
C. Ital: Blaise et Babet et Isabelle et Gertrude. This was the third time JQA had seen this...
257017th. (Adams Papers)
The young gentlemen who graduated yesterday were. Benjamin Abbot Solomon Adams Thomas Adams...
2571Saturday Septr. 20th. (Adams Papers)
The enthusiasm of the People of Paris for the flying Globes is very great, several Propositions...
25727th. (Adams Papers)
Thompson did not attend this day at the Office. Phillips called to see us this afternoon. He has...
257321st. (Adams Papers)
This morning I left Braintree in company with my brother Tom, who was going to Haverhill; and in...
2574October. 17. 1783. (Adams Papers)
Diné chéz M: l’Abbé de Chalut.
257527th. (Adams Papers)
Went into the library, and took out one Volume of Wolff’s mathematics. Charles went to Boston:...
257624th. (Adams Papers)
I went in the forenoon, and exhibited my complaints to Dr. Swett, but he told me, they were not...
257711th. (Adams Papers)
Thompson watch’d last evening; in consequence of which he felt not much disposed to study closely...
257817th. (Adams Papers)
This morning the different parts for Commencement were distributed by the president, in the...
257914th. (Adams Papers)
I was about an hour with Dr. Kilham at his shop, Immediately after dinner; I took up one of the...
2580September 1. 1788. (Adams Papers)
Rain. Pass’d the evening with Stacey.
25817th. (Adams Papers)
North-east winds, still chill the blood, and with a dull cold principle affect our spirits. This...
258221st. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams this forenoon closed the subject of Pneumatics, with an account of the different...
258327th. (Adams Papers)
A List of the Present, junior Sophister Class William Lovejoy Abbot. *Abiel Abbot *John Quincy...
258424th. (Adams Papers)
This evening, just after tea, at Chandler 1st’s chamber, we were all called out by the falling of...
258511th. (Adams Papers)
A very warm day. I loitered away my time, as I have, every day for these three weeks. Classmates...
258617th. (Adams Papers)
I never was so impatient in my Life, as I am now for other Letters from Europe. Leonard White,...
258714th. (Adams Papers)
Thanksgiving day. Mr. Hilliard, preached a very long sermon, but none of the best. He appeared to...
2588Sunday July 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
Attended Mr. Wibird all day: in the afternoon, four children were baptised. We remain’d after...
258914th. (Adams Papers)
After several attempts to see Mr. van Berkel, he was at length found at home, and declined taking...
25907th. (Adams Papers)
We had this morning a continuation of Mr. Williams’s System; by which, he pretends to account for...
259121st. (Adams Papers)
We had to day a Doctor Haven, from Portsmouth to preach; to day: he took his text from Psalm...
259217th. (Adams Papers)
Paris. Italian Theatre. 1st. Representation of Alexis et Justine . Went before 5. o’clock. Could...
25934th. (Adams Papers)
Attended the meeting; forenoon, and afternoon. I went after meeting and drank tea, and spent a...
259411th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Howard a Minister from Boston, preach’d in the forenoon from, Proverbs I. 20. Wisdom crieth...
259529th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Wibird preach’d all day from John I, 47. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,...
259621st. (Adams Papers)
Paris. Dined at Mr. Jeffersons. Captn. Paul Jones told us the Marquis de la Fayette was arrived....
2597Finis. (Adams Papers)
This Latin proverb originally appeared at the beginning of JQA ’s first discourse before the A.B....
25983d. (Adams Papers)
Paris. In the afternoon with Mr. A. went for the books arrived from London. Not to be found....
259927th. (Adams Papers)
Breakfasted with Mr. Gerry in Company, with Mr. Söderström the Sweedish Consul at Boston who...
2600Sunday August 15th. 1784. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Barclay’s.