300123d. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Shaw went to the funeral of Mr. Wingate, formerly a Minister at Boxford. A Mr. and Mrs. Swift...
300224th. (Adams Papers)
Another Snow storm; almost all day. Closed the Acts, in the Testament, and began the Romans. In...
300325th. (Adams Papers)
Very pleasant, all day. A curious Event happened, at the last Assembly: a misfortune befel one of...
300426th. (Adams Papers)
We had this day two very good Sermons, from II. Kings XXII. 20th. Behold therefore I will gather...
300527th. (Adams Papers)
Finished the 5th book of the Iliad; containing, the gallant actions of Diomed es , who drives all...
300628th. (Adams Papers)
Company to dine. Assembly Night. Went, with Eliza, but did not dance. There were 27 Ladies...
3007[March 1786] (Adams Papers)
At home all day: Eliza, dined and passed the afternoon, at Mr. Duncan’s. Mr. Thaxter went to...
3008Wednesday March 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
At home all day: Eliza, dined and passed the afternoon, at Mr. Duncan’s. Mr. Thaxter went to...
30092d. (Adams Papers)
Finished, the sixth book of Homer’s Iliad in the forenoon, and shall go no further in it here. I...
30103d. (Adams Papers)
I have often wish’d to hear the following Question discussed by persons well acquainted with the...
30114th. (Adams Papers)
Eliza, spent the day at Mr. White’s. Mr. Thaxter was here in the Evening. The weather very mild:...
30125th. (Adams Papers)
Snow’d all the morning, but the air so mild, that it melted generally as it fell to the ground....
30136th. (Adams Papers)
Mrs. Saltonstall, Mrs. Harrod, and Betsey Duncan drank tea here. Mr. Thaxter remained part of the...
30147th. (Adams Papers)
Fine Weather, all day and very mild, yet the river is not so weak but what Teems and slays...
30158th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. White’s family, and Miss Sally McKinstry, drank tea here. This young Lady has been all the...
30169th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Shaw went over to Bradford, to Mr. Allen’s Lecture. The river still remains in a dangerous...
301710th. (Adams Papers)
Clear, but cold Weather. Went, and took a walk with Eliza, just before dusk, as far as the ship...
301811th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Dr. Saltonstall’s, with Mr. Shaw, Mr. Thaxter and Master Parker. Spent the Afternoon at...
301912th. (Adams Papers)
Went all day to hear Mr. Smith. I had never heard him before. His text for the whole day was from...
302013th. (Adams Papers)
The Day was employ’d in paying visits, and packing up my trunks. I went to Mr. White’s, Major...
302114th. (Adams Papers)
At 7 in the morning, we mounted our horses, and went about half a mile up the River where a...
3022[March 1786] (Adams Papers)
Between 9 and 10 in the morning, I went to the President’s, and was there admitted examined,...
302315th. (Adams Papers)
Between 9 and 10 in the morning, I went to the President’s, and was there admitted examined,...
302416th. (Adams Papers)
Rain’d, a great part of the day. Walker went to Boston and brought back my bond properly filled....
302517th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I finished the business of my admission. I carried the bond to Mr. Gannett the...
302618th. (Adams Papers)
Went with Charles Storer, and heard, the debates in the House of Representatives; and afterwards,...
302719th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Wibird, preach all day from Romans VIII. 1st. There is therefore now no Condemnation to...
302820th. (Adams Papers)
The whole forenoon, I was with my Cousin, down at our house, packing up, furniture, though many...
302921st. (Adams Papers)
Cold, disagreeable Weather, all the morning. In the afternoon it storm’d. My Aunt and myself, sat...
303022d. (Adams Papers)
At about 10 o’clock, Lucy and I, set out from Braintree. She came with me to Boston, to purchase,...
303123d. (Adams Papers)
I did not hear the Bell Ring this morning, and was tardy at Prayers. Every time a Student is...
303224th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting, for any of the Classes, on Fridays, for the whole, Day. I wrote some Problems out of...
303325th. (Adams Papers)
We had no reciting to day. Saturday mornings commonly the two elder Classes, recite to their own...
303426th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Patten, a young Clergyman from Rhode Island, preach’d in the forenoon, from Proverbs III. 17....
303527th. (Adams Papers)
We recited this day in Euclid, to our own Tutor, Mr. Read, as we shall do all the week. We began,...
303628th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams, this day, gave us, the first Lecture, upon Experimental Philosophy. It was upon the...
303729th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon we had a Lecture from Mr. Wigglesworth, the Professor of Divinity, upon the...
303830th. (Adams Papers)
My Trunks, which I have been so long expecting, came, at last this morning, from Haverhill....
303931st. (Adams Papers)
No reciting, this day. I was not in at Prayers, in the morning. Mr. Williams gave us, his second...
3040[April 1786] (Adams Papers)
After having had a month of March uncommonly pleasant, and warm, the Present one begins with a...
3041Saturday April 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
After having had a month of March uncommonly pleasant, and warm, the Present one begins with a...
30422d. (Adams Papers)
The storm continued all night with unabated violence, and it blew so hard that one of our Windows...
30433d. (Adams Papers)
We recite this Week, to Dr. Jennison in Greek. Mornings in Homer, and afternoons in the Greek...
30444th. (Adams Papers)
The Seniors this morning, had a forensic disputation, upon the Question, whether a democratical...
30455th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this morning. Cranch went to Boston, bought me a flute. We had a Lecture from Mr....
30466th. (Adams Papers)
Fast day: I was at meeting all day, as indeed all the Students, must be, by Law, unless, excused...
30477th. (Adams Papers)
Return’d my books to the Library. We had the 5th. Lecture from Mr. Williams, who informed us, he...
30488th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Tracy’s, in Company, with Mr. Molyneux, Mr. Price, Dr. Cutting, Mr. Mores an...
30499th. (Adams Papers)
Attended the meeting all day. Mr. Hilliard preached in the forenoon from Job II. 10. What? Shall...
305010th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this Day, because the Government met to examine the reasons of those scholars that...