244123d. (Adams Papers)
Rambling about with my gun all the forenoon; but with little success: went and dined at my uncle...
244220th. (Adams Papers)
Proceed slowly in the third volume of Blackstone. As this is the most important author of all...
244313th. (Adams Papers)
The storm continued violent through the whole day. The rain pour’d down, with as much force, as...
244410th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Townsend, sat off for Boston. Mr. Parsons intended to have gone likewise, as the...
244519th. (Adams Papers)
Drizzling, misty weather all day. Did not stir out of the house. Amused myself with reading,...
244616th. (Adams Papers)
The weather begins to grow very cold: it has been remarkably fine all this fall. Mrs. Cranch...
24473d. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting in the forenoon. Sacrament day: I went to dine at Judge Dana’s: soon after I got...
24489th. (Adams Papers)
We had this afternoon a public Lecture upon Divinity. It is a pretty common Custom among the...
24496th. (Adams Papers)
The Weather fair, but the Snow, which drifted a great deal, is in some places so deep, that it is...
245023d. (Adams Papers)
Heard old Parson Wibird, preach from Luke. XIX. 10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to...
2451[September 1788] (Adams Papers)
Rain. Pass’d the evening with Stacey. Finished Hume and Blackstone. Little &c. I went over the...
245220th. (Adams Papers)
Snow’d almost all day. White set out early in the morning for Haverhill; his sister is to be...
24536th. (Adams Papers)
Visited young Mr. Chaumont in the morning, who arrived a few days since from Philadelphia. I went...
245413th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting, this morning: was employ’d all day in mathematical Studies, of which I begin to grow...
245510th. (Adams Papers)
The weather cleared up this morning; but the wind was so high, and the snow so deep; that Mr....
245610th. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon I went, and sat about an hour with Mr. King. Mr. Gerry was sitting at the grand...
24573d. (Adams Papers)
We had a Lecture this morning upon Electricity; we received two small shocks, which however, gave...
24584th. (Adams Papers)
Old Mr. Grand, and Dr. Bancroft. In the evening Mr. Chaumont and Mr. Franklin. Dr. Edward...
245925th. (Adams Papers)
Thayer and Charles returned from Scituate this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard came to pass the...
246019. (Adams Papers)
Meeting to hear Mr. Wibird. W. Cranch. And rews .
246123d. (Adams Papers)
After breakfast I went to see Coll. Monroe, and Mr. Hardy, of the Virginia delegation. Call’d...
24629. (Adams Papers)
Parson Wibird dined at Mr. C’s. Folks came home.
2463[10th.] (Adams Papers)
Tuesday 5. A. M. arrived at Calais, in the afternoon took Post, and went as far as Boulogne, 4....
246426th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon while I was at the office I received a billet from Mr. Dalton, with an invitation...
246523. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Russell’s and returned at Night.
246616th. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon I attended at Mr. Carey’s meeting. The man that appeared in the pulpit I...
246713. (Adams Papers)
Returned to Braintree in the forenoon.
24686th. (Adams Papers)
A Parson Allen preach’d this day for Mr. Carey. I went to hear him in the forenoon. His Sermon...
24693. (Adams Papers)
Gibbon 5th. vol. 4th. gone which I much regret.
247020th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
We met this evening at Thompson’s. Pickman came; but rather late in the evening. Young Sawyer was...