201Friday July 27th 1781. (Adams Papers)
This morning we went to see the kings arsenal, The break in the present entry and the absence of...
202[August 1781] (Adams Papers)
Nie mersat we enter’d Poland and were searched there, and about a Mile farther we enter’d into...
203Friday August 17th 1781. (Adams Papers)
Nie mersat we enter’d Poland and were searched there, and about a Mile farther we enter’d into...
204Monday August 20th. 1781. (Adams Papers)
This day at about 2 o’clock P.M we left Riga, and arriv’d at a village call’d Neuermuhlen at...
205Friday August 24th. 1781. (Adams Papers)
This day at about 3 o’clock P.M. we arriv’d at Narva after having rode night and day from...
206Monday August 27th. 1781. (Adams Papers)
This day at about 10 o’clock A.M. we arriv’d at St. Petersburg having left Narva yesterday...
207[Titlepage] (Adams Papers)
Titlepage of D/JQA/5 which covers the period 27 Jan.–23 Nov. 1782 and consists of JQA ’s entries...
208[January 1782] (Adams Papers)
Began to read Hume’s history of England. David Hume, The History of England, from the Invasion of...
209N.(1782)S. January 27th (Adams Papers)
Began to read Hume’s history of England. David Hume, The History of England, from the Invasion of...
21029th (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Rimbert’s; changed Lodgings. Or Raimbert, French vice-consul in St. Petersburg (...
21130th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Went to the Shops, bought this book, with some other matters. Began to translate Cicero’s first...
21231st. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Began Hume’s second volume of the History of England. Went to the shops and bought some things.
213[February 1782] (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Went to the shops, and bought some things A.M. P.M Mr. D. and Mr. Artaud...
214N.(1782)S. February 1st. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day.
2152d Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Went to the shops, and bought some things A.M. P.M Mr. D. and Mr. Artaud went to the German play,...
2163d. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer in the morning at 15 degrees cold. Fine weather. I went to take a walk with Mr....
2174th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Very unwell all day, but went notwithstanding that to the English Library and took out the 3d....
2185th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Went with Mr. Artaud to the shops and bought some things. Fine weather. The Thermometer at night...
2196th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Staid at Home all day. Mr. D. went to Mr. Wolff the banker’s. Member of Strahlborn and Wolff, St....
2207th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. D. very unwell all day. Mr. Artaud dined out. Finished the 3d. Volume of Hume’s history. 472...
2218th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer at 18 below.0. in the morning. Mr. D. Continues unwell. Stay’d at home all day as...
2229th. (Adams Papers)
Staid at Home all day.
22310th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Finished Hume’s 4th Volume. 480 pages. Mr. Artaud dined out. Mr. Peyron Mr. Montreal and Mr....
22411th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Peyron, Mr. Montréal and several other gentlemen dined with us. I went to the English Library...
22512th. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer in the morning at 22 ½ degrees below.0. Stay’d at Home all day.
22613th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer in the morning at 25 degrees below 0. Went in the forenoon to Mr. Rimbert’s. In the...
22714th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Artaud dined out. Stay’d at home all day.
22815th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Fine weather all day. Thermometer at 28 degrees below.0. At the Academy it was 30. Finished the...
22916th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer in the morning at home 29 academy 32 degrees below 0. Stay’d at home all day.
23017th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Montréal came in the forenoon to pay us a visit. Mr. D. went out for the first time since his...
23118th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Finished the 6th. Volume of Hume’s history. 480 pages. Went to the English Library and took out...
23219th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Went to two booksellers shops in the forenoon for some books. Mr. Artaud dined out. Fine clear...
23320th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon Mr. Wolff came to pay a visit to Mr. D. In the afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud...
23421st. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Went in the forenoon with Mr. D. to the Hotel of the Marquis de Verac, the French minister here....
23522d. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Begun The 8th. Volume of Hume’s history of England. Mr. D. wrote a letter...
23623d. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Finished translating the first Oration of Cicero against Catilina, and began the second. In the...
23724th Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Finished the 8th. and last volume of Hume’s history of England 327. pages. Mr. D. went to Mr...
23825th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Went in the morning to the English Library and took out the three first volumes of Mrs....
23926th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon Mr. D. went to take a walk. After dinner I went to a booksellers and bought a...
24027th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Went in the forenoon with Mr. D. to a bookseller’s and bought the King of Prussia’s works. Mr. D....
24128th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon I received a letter from Holland, from my Father; and another From America. Mr. D...
242[March 1782] (Adams Papers)
Mr. D went to take a walk in the forenoon. Stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather. In the...
243N.(1782)S. March. 1st. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. D went to take a walk in the forenoon. Stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather.
2442d. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
In the Forenoon Mr. Wolff came to pay a visit to Mr. D. Went to a bookseller’s for a book for Mr....
2453d. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Several persons dined and supped here this day. Mr. D. receiv’d some letters from America. Stay’d...
2464th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
A French Gentleman dined with us this day. I wrote a letter to my Father. Stay’d at home all day....
2475th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Went to Mr. Wolff’s and to Mr. Rimbert’s in the afternoon to carry letters to be sent to Holland....
2486th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Went in the forenoon with Mr. Artaud to take a walk. Mr. D stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather...
2497th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This morning Mr. D. went with Mr. Artaud to get some maps at the Academy. I went to a...
2508th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon I went to the English Library for some books but the keeper was not at Home....