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    Autobiography of John Adams Part Three: 1779–1780

    From: Adams Papers | Diary and Autobiography of John Adams | Volume 4 | Autobiography of John Adams Part Three: 1779–1780

    No. Author Recipient Title Date Context
    1 Adams, John [September and October 1779] ≈1779-01-01 The following is a litteral Translation of a Letter I received from His Excellency the Chevalier...
    2 Adams, John [fifth of November 1779] 1779-11-05 On the fifth of November 1779 I wrote to the Chevalier De Chavagne the Captain of the French...
    3 Adams, John [Thirteenth day of November 1779] 1779-11-13 On the Thirteenth day of November 1779, I had again the melancholly Tryal of taking Leave of my...
    4 Adams, John [November 24 1779.] 1779-11-24 November 24 1779. We were on the Grand Bank of Newfound Land, and about this time, We spoke with...
    5 Adams, John [November 25. 1779.] 1779-11-25 November 25. 1779. The Wind was fair and the Weather pleasant. We had passed the Grand Bank, and...
    6 Adams, John [December 7. 1779. Tuesday.] 1779-12-07 December 7. 1779. Tuesday. About Eleven O Clock We discovered Land. Two large Mountains, one...
    7 Adams, John [December 8. 1779. Wednesday.] 1779-12-08 December 8. 1779. Wednesday. We got into Ferrol, where We found a Squadron of French Ships of the...
    8 Adams, John [December 9. 1779. Thursday.] 1779-12-09 December 9. 1779. Thursday. Went on Shore with all my Family, and took Lodgings. Dined with the...
    9 Adams, John [1779 December 10 Fryday.] 1779-12-10 1779 December 10 Fryday. Breakfasted for the first time on Spanish Chocolate which fully answered...
    10 Adams, John [1779 December 11.] 1779-12-11 1779 December 11. I wrote to Congress the following Letter and prepared a Duplicate and...
    11 Adams, John [1779 December 12 Sunday.] 1779-12-12 1779 December 12 Sunday. Walked about the Town, but there was nothing to be seen, excepting two...
    12 Adams, John [1779 December 13. Monday.] 1779-12-13 1779 December 13. Monday. The great Inconvenience of this Harbour is, the Entrance is so narrow,...
    13 Adams, John [1779 December 14. Tuesday.] 1779-12-14 1779 December 14. Tuesday. Walked once more to the Barracks and dry Docks. The Stones with which...
    14 Adams, John [1779 December 15. Wednesday.] 1779-12-15 1779 December 15. Wednesday. This Morning We arose at five O Clock, went over the Water in a Boat...
    15 Adams, John [December 16. 1779. Thursday.] 1779-12-16 December 16. 1779. Thursday. This Morning the Governor of the Province of Gallicia and the...
    16 Adams, John [1779 December 17. Fryday.] 1779-12-17 1779 December 17. Fryday. The Consul conducted me to the Souvereign Court of Justice where We...
    17 Adams, John [1779 December 18. Saturday.] 1779-12-18 1779 December 18. Saturday. Walked all round the Town, the Wharves, Slips &c. on the Water and...
    18 Adams, John [1779 December 19. Sunday.] 1779-12-19 1779 December 19. Sunday. Dined with Monsieur De Tournelle, with all my Family. The Regent, or...
    19 Adams, John [1779 December 20. Monday.] 1779-12-20 1779 December 20. Monday. We went to the Audiencia, where We found the four Judges sitting in...
    20 Adams, John [1779 December 22. Wednesday.] 1779-12-22 1779 December 22. Wednesday. Drank Tea at Senior Lagoaneres. Saw the Ladies drink Chocolate in...
    21 Adams, John [1779 December 24. Fryday.] 1779-12-24 1779 December 24. Fryday. Dined on board the Bellepoule with the Officers of that Ship and those...
    22 Adams, John [1779 December 25. Saturday.] 1779-12-25 1779 December 25. Saturday. Christmas. At Eleven O Clock I went to the Palace to take Leave of...
    23 Adams, John [1779 December 26. Sunday.] 1779-12-26 1779 December 26. Sunday. The General, the Governor, the French Consul and Mr. Lagoanere, had...
    24 Adams, John [1779 December 27. Monday.] 1779-12-27 1779 December 27. Monday. We travelled from Betanzos to Castillano. The roads still mountainous...
    25 Adams, John [1779 December 28. Tuesday.] 1779-12-28 1779 December 28. Tuesday. We went from Castilliana to Baamonde, and found the first part of the...
    26 Adams, John [1779 December 30 Thursday.] 1779-12-30 1779 December 30 Thursday. We went to see the Cathedral Church at Lugo which is very rich.—A...
    27 Adams, John [1779 December 31. Fryday.] 1779-12-31 1779 December 31. Fryday. We rode from Galliego to Sebrero, seven Leagues. Our Journey was more...
    28 Adams, John [1780. January 1. Saturday.] 1780-01-01 1780. January 1. Saturday. We arrived, from Sebrero, at Villa Franca, seven Leagues. The Road at...
    29 Adams, John [1780. January 2. Sunday.] 1780-01-02 1780. January 2. Sunday. We rode from Villa Franca, da el Bierzo Rio P uen te, passed through...
    30 Adams, John [1780. January 3. Monday.] 1780-01-03 1780. January 3. Monday. We rode to Astorga. We passed through the Town and Country of the...
    31 Adams, John [1780. January 4. Tuesday.] 1780-01-04 1780. January 4. Tuesday. At Astorga, We found clean Beds and no fleas for the first time since...
    32 Adams, John [1780 January 5. Wednesday.] 1780-01-05 1780 January 5. Wednesday. We rode from Astorga to Leon, Eight Leagues. This was one great Plain,...
    33 Adams, John [1780 January 6. Thursday.] 1780-01-06 1780 January 6. Thursday. We went to see the Cathedral Church at Leon which though magnificent,...
    34 Adams, John [1780 January 7. Fryday.] 1780-01-07 1780 January 7. Fryday. From Mansillas We rode to San Juan Segun.
    35 Adams, John [1780 January 8 Saturday.] 1780-01-08 1780 January 8 Saturday. We rode from San Juan Segun to Paredise de Nava. At the distance of...
    36 Adams, John [1780 January 11. Tuesday.] 1780-01-11 1780 January 11. Tuesday. We arrived at Burgos, from Sellada el Caminos, four Leagues. We had...
    37 Adams, John [1780. January 12. Thursday.] 1780-01-12 1780. January 12. Thursday. We passed through several Villages, rode along the Side of a River;...
    38 Adams, John [1780. January 13. Thursday.] 1780-01-13 1780. January 13. Thursday. We rode from Bribiesca to Pancourbo where We dined. We passed through...
    39 Adams, John [1780 January 14. Fryday.] 1780-01-14 1780 January 14. Fryday. We rode from Ezpexo to Orduña, four Leagues. The Road had been made by...
    40 Adams, John [1780. January 15. Saturday.] 1780-01-15 1780. January 15. Saturday. We followed the Road, by the Side of the River between two Rows of...
    41 Adams, John [1780 January 16. Sunday.] 1780-01-16 1780 January 16. Sunday. Reposed and wrote. I have the honour to inform Congress, that last night...
    42 Adams, John [1780 January 17. Monday.] 1780-01-17 1780 January 17. Monday. We dined with the two Messieurs Gardoqui, and a Nephew of theirs. The...
    43 Adams, John [1780 January 18. Tuesday.] 1780-01-18 1780 January 18. Tuesday. We spent the Day in perambulating the Town. We visited the Wharves upon...
    44 Adams, John [1780 January 19. Wednesday.] 1780-01-19 1780 January 19. Wednesday. By particular invitation We went down the River on a Visit to the...
    45 Adams, John [1780 January 20th Thursday.] 1780-01-20 1780 January 20th Thursday. Although We endeavoured in Bil­ bao to take as much Exercise as...
    46 Adams, John [1780 January 23.] 1780-01-23 1780 January 23. We arrived at Bayonne. Here We paid off our Spanish Guide with all his Train of...
    47 Adams, John [1780 January 25.] 1780-01-25 1780 January 25. We commenced our Journey to Bourdeaux. There is so much heath and uncultivated...
    48 Adams, John [1780 January 29. Saturday.] 1780-01-29 1780 January 29. Saturday. We arrived at Bourdeaux. We had met Couriers and received Letters on...
    49 Adams, John [1780 January 30.] 1780-01-30 1780 January 30. We dined at the Hotel D’Angleterre, at the Invitation of Mr. Bondfield, in...
    50 Adams, John [1780 January 31. Monday.] 1780-01-31 1780 January 31. Monday. We dined at the Hotel D’Angleterre, again with Mr. Maccarty, Mr. Delap,...