261119th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. In the afternoon Mr. D. went to take a ride. Changeable weather.
261231st. (Adams Papers)
This morning Mr. Chaumont came to the College, with Mr. Toscan, and two other french gentlemen, Mr. Issotier, and Mr. Serano. We went and saw all the curiosities belonging to the Col lege, which are not very numerous. There are several exceeding fine pictures done by Mr. Copley, all portraits. The library is good, without being magnificent. We all paid a visit to Mr. Willard the president of...
261324th. (Adams Papers)
My Cousin return’d from Braintree this Evening. We had no reciting this morning. Weather comfortable all day.
26147th. (Adams Papers)
Last Evening Betsey Cranch arrived, and came this morning to see us. She came with Mr. Ben Blodget, the youngest of that family. She is to live at Mr. White’s, at least a great part of the time she will stay in Haverhill. I cannot help wishing she was to spend more of the time in this House, for several Reasons. I went down and spent an hour with Mr. Thaxter at his Office; He told me he...
26159th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. D. went and took a ride; stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather.
261621st. (Adams Papers)
Hazy disagreeable weather: was confined all day to the House, and was for the most part employ’d in preparing my trunks, that are to go to Haverhill. Mr. Tyler’s business was finish’d last night, he was the greatest part of this day writing to Europe. If this included letters to the Adamses in Europe, none has been found.
261723d. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Stormy windy weather. Send my Letter.
261821st. (Adams Papers)
All dined at the Marquis de la Fayette. There was a considerable company, mostly composed of Americans. We saw two of the Marquis’s children; he has three; but the other is out at nurse at Versailles. His son is called George Washington: about 4 years old, a very pretty child: the Legislature of the State of Connecticut have lately made his father and him, citizens of that State. The Marquis’s...
261912th. (Adams Papers)
There were not those effects which I expected from last Night’s frolic. Though Miss Nancy was not perfectly well to day. In the afternoon I went with her, down as far as Mr. Duncan’s, left her there, and went myself down to Mr. White’s. They all complain’d of my not having been more to see them since I arrived here. They expect their Son home to-morrow. They have some thoughts of his going to...
26204th. (Adams Papers)
Anniversary of American Independence; an Oration was delivered in the morning at Boston, by Mr. J. Loring Austin; many scholars went to hear it, I was not of the number. It was said to be very good. We have had fair weather several days, and the ground begins to be very dry. This morning Borland was restored, because, as the President, said his conduct had been circumspect, and he had shown a...