45113th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went to Mr. Normandes’s. In the afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. In the evening Mr. Hoogwerst came here.
45214th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. In the forenoon Mr. Wolff came to see Mr. D. In the afternoon Mr. D. went out and took a ride. Cloudy Weather.
45315th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon the young gentlemen from Mr. Rimbert’s came here. Din’d at Mr. Rimberts. After dinner we went and took a tour into the country. Pass’d the evening and supp’d at Mr. Rimberts. Cloudy Weather.
45416th. (Adams Papers)
Spent the evening and supp’d at Mr. Rimbert’s. Rainy weather all day. Mr. Artaud dined out.
45517th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. Stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather.
45618th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I went with Mr. D. and drank tea at Mr. Peyron’s. Cloudy Weather.
45719th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon the younger Mr. Montréal came here. Mr. Artaud dined at Mr. Rimbert’s. Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D went and took a ride after dinner. Cloudy weather.
45820th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D went and took a ride. In the evening walk’d in the summer garden. Cloudy Weather.
45921st. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. Stay’d at home all day. Stormy weather.
46022d. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. D. went to the Marquis de Verac’s. The young Gentlemen from Mr. Rimbert’s came here and I went and took a walk with them and Mr. Artaud in the summer garden. We were surprised by the rain. Dined at Mr. Rimbert’s. After dinner Mr. D. came away, and I spent the evening and supp’d there. Mr. Artaud came away before supper. Very variable weather all day.
46123d. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D went and took a ride. Walk’d in the summer garden after supper. Cloudy weather all day.
46224th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I bought Moliere’s works. Mr. D. went to Mr. Colombi’s in the afternoon. Stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather. JQA ’s set in MQA , perhaps imperfect (in two editions) and possibly incomplete when he bought it, is Moliére’s Oeuvres , Paris, 1760, vols. 1–4, 6, and 7, and Paris, 1753, vol. 8. An inscription in vol. 1, “J. Q. Adams, St. Petersbourg, Septr. 23, 1782. 2 R u bl es ,”...
46325th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This day all Mr. Rimbert’s family din’d here. In the forenoon Mr. D. went and took a walk. Mr. Artaud went in the evening to the Clubb. Rainy weather.
46426th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This day I din’d at Mr. Rimberts’. After dinner I went and took a ride with Mr. D. out of town. Cloudy weather. Clear’d up at night.
46527th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D walk’d out before dinner and took a ride in the afternoon. Cloudy weather all day.
46628th. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon two of the young gentlemen from Mr. Rimbert’s came here. Mr. D went and took a ride. Rainy weather All day.
46729th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went and took a walk with Mr. Artaud and two of the young gentlemen from Mr. Rimberts in the summer garden. Mr. Artaud and Mr. Montréal went into the country to dine. Mr. Artaud return’d at about 6 o’clock P.M. Receiv’d a letter from Mr. Thaxter. Fine weather all day. No letter to JQA has been found. On this day Dana actually received two letters from Thaxter, one enclosed...
46830th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This evening I went with Mr. Artaud to the concert. After supper went and took a walk. Cloudy, rainy weather.
469[October 1782] (Adams Papers)
This day several gentlemen dined and supped here. Rainy stormy weather. This day I went to the Comedy where the French troop represented, Le Pere de Famille. with a Ballet. Denis Diderot, Le Père de famille, Amsterdam, 1758 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. ). This day, I dined and supped...
470N(1782)S. October. 1st. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This day several gentlemen dined and supped here. Rainy stormy weather.
4712d. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This day I went to the Comedy where the French troop represented, Le Pere de Famille. with a Ballet. Denis Diderot, Le Père de famille, Amsterdam, 1758 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. ).
4723d. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This day, I dined and supped at Mr. Rimberts. After dinner I went with Mr. and Mm. Peyron to the Academy. We saw the cabinet of natural history. Cloudy weather.
4734th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. In the afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. Cloudy weather.
4745th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D. went out before dinner. Cloudy weather all day.
4756th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This day I din’d and supp’d at Mr. Rimberts.
4767th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. D dined at Mr. Wolffs. Mr. Artaud went to the concert. Stay’d at home all day.
4778th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This day the French comedians play’d at the summer garden theatre. L’honnete criminel. Charles Georges Fenouillot de Falbaire de Quingey, L’honnête criminel, ou l’amour filial, Paris, 1767 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. ).
4789th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. The young gentlemen from Mr. Rimberts dined here. Cloudy weather.
47910th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Went to the Academy to have my name advertised. Dined and spent the evening at Mr. Rimberts.
48011th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Several gentlemen dined here this day. Cloudy weather, freezes already.
48112th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D. unwell. Cloudy weather.
48213th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Dined out with Mr. Artaud. Rainy stormy weather. Went to the Clubb in the evening.
48314th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This evening I went to the concert with Mr. Artaud. Mr. Gummer came here and supped after the concert. He would become one of JQA ’s traveling companions on his return to western Europe through Finland and Sweden.
48415th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. Stay’d at home all day.
48516th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This day all Mr. Rimberts family dined here; in the evening we went to the play and saw Tancrede a tragedy with Le dépit amoureux. Voltaire, Tancrède, Geneva, 1761; Molière, Le dépit amoureux, Paris, 1663 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List; Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. Cioranescu, Bibliographie du dix-septième siècle...
48617th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This day I dined at Mr. Rimberts with Mr. D. Return’d directly after dinner. Mr. Artaud stay’d There. Cloudy weather.
48718th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud to the shops and bought some things.
48819th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Before dinner Mr. D went and took a ride. Mr. Wolff came here.
48920th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This day I dined and supped at Mr. Rimberts. Return’d at about 11 o’clock.
49021st. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This day Count Greco, My travelling companion to Stockholm dined here. In the evening I went with Mr. Artaud to the Concert. An Italian gentleman of dubious reputation. Facts supplied by a Mr. W olff and later confirmed compelled Dana to write to JQA shortly after his departure from St. Petersburg. He asked JQA to leave the Count at the earliest opportunity, but until that time warned him to...
49122d. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went to the shops with Mr. Artaud. Went to the exchange. Mr. Peyron and Mr. Montréal dined here.
49223d. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud to Mr. Rimberts and from thence to the play. They represented Le Barbier de Seville and les trois freres rivaux. After the play we return’d and supped at Mr. Rimberts. Beaumarchais, Le Barbier de Séville, ou la précaution inutile, Paris, 1775; Joseph de Lafont or La Font, Les trois frères rivaux, Paris, 1713 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz...
49324th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went round to see the fortress with Mr. Montréal Mr. Gummer and Mr. Artaud. Mr. Artaud dined and spent the evening at Mr. Rimberts.
49425th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This day I dined with Mr. D. and Mr. Artaud at Mr. Colombi’s. After dinner I went to Mr. Rimberts. Mr. Artaud went to the Clubb. Between p. 84 and 85 of the Diary, there has been placed a loose drawing, approximately 3″ × 4″, of a female figure, presumably a Nereid, leaning on an anchor with a banner overhead reading “Meliora speramus.” The source of the drawing, presumably rendered by JQA ,...
49526th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This day the Count Greco, Mr. Gummer and Mr. Peyron dined here. In the evening I went with Mr. Artaud to Mr. Rimbert’s; spent the evening and supped there.
49627th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went with Mr. Artaud to Mr. Rimberts and from thence we set out, eight in one large carriage and two other gentlemen in another small one for Czarsko-Zelo her Majesty’s ordinary residence in the summer. Before we had got half ways the small carriage’s axletree broke and we were obliged to take the two other gentlemen in; so that we went all ten in the same carriage. We arrived...
49728th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went with Mr. Peyron to the Baron Albedhyl’s to take his orders for Stockholm. In the afternoon Mr. Gummer came here and I went with him to the concert. Return’d at about 9 o’clock. Gustaf Baron von Albedhyll , Swedish chargé d’affaires to Russia, 1782–1783, and later minister to Denmark, 1785–1789 ( Repertorium der diplomatischen Vertreter aller Länder Repertorium der...
49829th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went to the shops and bought some things. After dinner I went and took leave of Mr. Wolff who gave me a letter of recommendation for Hamborough Hamburg . Went to Mr. Rimberts’.
49930th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went and took leave of the Baron Albedyhll the Swedish chargé d’affaires here, and he gave me a couple of letters for Stockholm. At about noon I took leave of Mr. D. and of Mr. Artaud and set out upon the road for Wibourg Vyborg . We arrived at about 11. o’clock P.M. at the third station and as it was extraordinarily dark we stay’d there till 7 o’clock the next morning. For 30...
500Thursday. 31st. (Adams Papers)
We rode all day that day and all the night and arriv’d at the gates of Wibourg the next morning at about 5 o’clock.