1[September and October 1779] (Adams Papers)
The following is a litteral Translation of a Letter I received from His Excellency the Chevalier...
2[fifth of November 1779] (Adams Papers)
On the fifth of November 1779 I wrote to the Chevalier De Chavagne the Captain of the French...
3[Thirteenth day of November 1779] (Adams Papers)
On the Thirteenth day of November 1779, I had again the melancholly Tryal of taking Leave of my...
4[November 24 1779.] (Adams Papers)
November 24 1779. We were on the Grand Bank of Newfound Land, and about this time, We spoke with...
5[November 25. 1779.] (Adams Papers)
November 25. 1779. The Wind was fair and the Weather pleasant. We had passed the Grand Bank, and...
6[December 7. 1779. Tuesday.] (Adams Papers)
December 7. 1779. Tuesday. About Eleven O Clock We discovered Land. Two large Mountains, one...
7[December 8. 1779. Wednesday.] (Adams Papers)
December 8. 1779. Wednesday. We got into Ferrol, where We found a Squadron of French Ships of the...
8[December 9. 1779. Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
December 9. 1779. Thursday. Went on Shore with all my Family, and took Lodgings. Dined with the...
9[1779 December 10 Fryday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 10 Fryday. Breakfasted for the first time on Spanish Chocolate which fully answered...
10[1779 December 11.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 11. I wrote to Congress the following Letter and prepared a Duplicate and...
11[1779 December 12 Sunday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 12 Sunday. Walked about the Town, but there was nothing to be seen, excepting two...
12[1779 December 13. Monday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 13. Monday. The great Inconvenience of this Harbour is, the Entrance is so narrow,...
13[1779 December 14. Tuesday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 14. Tuesday. Walked once more to the Barracks and dry Docks. The Stones with which...
14[1779 December 15. Wednesday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 15. Wednesday. This Morning We arose at five O Clock, went over the Water in a Boat...
15[December 16. 1779. Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
December 16. 1779. Thursday. This Morning the Governor of the Province of Gallicia and the...
16[1779 December 17. Fryday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 17. Fryday. The Consul conducted me to the Souvereign Court of Justice where We...
17[1779 December 18. Saturday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 18. Saturday. Walked all round the Town, the Wharves, Slips &c. on the Water and...
18[1779 December 19. Sunday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 19. Sunday. Dined with Monsieur De Tournelle, with all my Family. The Regent, or...
19[1779 December 20. Monday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 20. Monday. We went to the Audiencia, where We found the four Judges sitting in...
20[1779 December 22. Wednesday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 22. Wednesday. Drank Tea at Senior Lagoaneres. Saw the Ladies drink Chocolate in...
21[1779 December 24. Fryday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 24. Fryday. Dined on board the Bellepoule with the Officers of that Ship and those...
22[1779 December 25. Saturday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 25. Saturday. Christmas. At Eleven O Clock I went to the Palace to take Leave of...
23[1779 December 26. Sunday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 26. Sunday. The General, the Governor, the French Consul and Mr. Lagoanere, had...
24[1779 December 27. Monday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 27. Monday. We travelled from Betanzos to Castillano. The roads still mountainous...
25[1779 December 28. Tuesday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 28. Tuesday. We went from Castilliana to Baamonde, and found the first part of the...
26[1779 December 30 Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 30 Thursday. We went to see the Cathedral Church at Lugo which is very rich.—A...
27[1779 December 31. Fryday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 31. Fryday. We rode from Galliego to Sebrero, seven Leagues. Our Journey was more...
28[1780. January 1. Saturday.] (Adams Papers)
1780. January 1. Saturday. We arrived, from Sebrero, at Villa Franca, seven Leagues. The Road at...
29[1780. January 2. Sunday.] (Adams Papers)
1780. January 2. Sunday. We rode from Villa Franca, da el Bierzo Rio P uen te, passed through...
30[1780. January 3. Monday.] (Adams Papers)
1780. January 3. Monday. We rode to Astorga. We passed through the Town and Country of the...
31[1780. January 4. Tuesday.] (Adams Papers)
1780. January 4. Tuesday. At Astorga, We found clean Beds and no fleas for the first time since...
32[1780 January 5. Wednesday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 5. Wednesday. We rode from Astorga to Leon, Eight Leagues. This was one great Plain,...
33[1780 January 6. Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 6. Thursday. We went to see the Cathedral Church at Leon which though magnificent,...
34[1780 January 7. Fryday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 7. Fryday. From Mansillas We rode to San Juan Segun.
35[1780 January 8 Saturday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 8 Saturday. We rode from San Juan Segun to Paredise de Nava. At the distance of...
36[1780 January 11. Tuesday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 11. Tuesday. We arrived at Burgos, from Sellada el Caminos, four Leagues. We had...
37[1780. January 12. Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
1780. January 12. Thursday. We passed through several Villages, rode along the Side of a River;...
38[1780. January 13. Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
1780. January 13. Thursday. We rode from Bribiesca to Pancourbo where We dined. We passed through...
39[1780 January 14. Fryday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 14. Fryday. We rode from Ezpexo to Orduña, four Leagues. The Road had been made by...
40[1780. January 15. Saturday.] (Adams Papers)
1780. January 15. Saturday. We followed the Road, by the Side of the River between two Rows of...
41[1780 January 16. Sunday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 16. Sunday. Reposed and wrote. I have the honour to inform Congress, that last night...
42[1780 January 17. Monday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 17. Monday. We dined with the two Messieurs Gardoqui, and a Nephew of theirs. The...
43[1780 January 18. Tuesday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 18. Tuesday. We spent the Day in perambulating the Town. We visited the Wharves upon...
44[1780 January 19. Wednesday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 19. Wednesday. By particular invitation We went down the River on a Visit to the...
45[1780 January 20th Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 20th Thursday. Although We endeavoured in Bil bao to take as much Exercise as...
46[1780 January 23.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 23. We arrived at Bayonne. Here We paid off our Spanish Guide with all his Train of...
47[1780 January 25.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 25. We commenced our Journey to Bourdeaux. There is so much heath and uncultivated...
48[1780 January 29. Saturday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 29. Saturday. We arrived at Bourdeaux. We had met Couriers and received Letters on...
49[1780 January 30.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 30. We dined at the Hotel D’Angleterre, at the Invitation of Mr. Bondfield, in...
50[1780 January 31. Monday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 31. Monday. We dined at the Hotel D’Angleterre, again with Mr. Maccarty, Mr. Delap,...