127th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this morning. I was employed all day in studying mathematics, which are the most...
224th. (Adams Papers)
Snow’d all night, and this forenoon. I attended meeting all day: Mr. Hilliard preached, but not...
311th. (Adams Papers)
This day completes my twentieth year: and yet I am good for nothing, and cannot even carry myself...
424th. (Adams Papers)
One of the breast plates was broke, and we were obliged to send it a mile and half to be mended...
517th. (Adams Papers)
This day, the Bridge over Charlestown Ferry was compleated, and as the same day 11 years agone,...
631st. (Adams Papers)
A cold north-east storm. Reading and writing all day. Wrote a letter to my mother, and one to my...
731st. (Adams Papers)
Election day. This is a day of great festivity throughout the Country. The last Wednesday in May,...
830th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. A. met Mr. Jefferson, at Paris, in the forenoon. 31 The Marquis de la Fayette was here in the...
914th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Lincoln, and immediately after dinner we again proceeded on our journey and by 5...
1021st. (Adams Papers)
This day the Seniors leave, College; there is no recitation in the morning, and prayers are...
1111th. (Adams Papers)
Paris Afternoon. Coll. Humphreys and Mr. Short, went with us to see Astley’s equestrian exercises...
124th. (Adams Papers)
I began this day to translate the Eclogues of Virgil. What a difference between this Study, and...
13Saturday July 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
The military company, having obtained a promise of 60 stand of arms, met immediately after...
14[27th.] (Adams Papers)
Friday dined with the Abbés at Passi.
15Tuesday March 1st. 1785. (Adams Papers)
Coldest weather we have had this year. Reaumur’s thermometer at 8 degrees below the freezing...
16John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 3 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Church proposes to embark on board the british Packet, which is to sail to-morrow. He has...
17Tuesday[7th]. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Tracy’s and went in the evening to see la métromanie , and Crispin Rival de son...
1827. (Adams Papers)
Thanksgiving day. Dull weather.
1917. (Adams Papers)
Snow storm. Went to Salem. Supp’d at Amory’s.
2024th. (Adams Papers)
Charles went to Boston this morning, and brought me back some letters from Europe. I went in the...
2121. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Andrews, preach. Bouscaren. Mr. Carter.
22John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 18 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I received this afternoon your No. 11 and I never received a letter which caused such a variety...
2314th. (Adams Papers)
I walk’d with Thompson up to Mrs. Atkins’s. The old Lady is gone to Boston to spend a fortnight....
2417th. (Adams Papers)
This day a regiment of foot, and a troop of about 60 horse-men paraded, and were review’d by...
254th. (Adams Papers)
Walk’d into Newbury in the evening with Thompson; and we returned through Joppé, by a different...
26John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 21 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am now much more at my disposal, with respect to my Time, than I was at Haverhill, and can...
2724th. (Adams Papers)
Committee met again at Mr. Ware’s chamber; after reading all the letters, I was requested to...
2821st. (Adams Papers)
I attended Mr. Carey in the forenoon, and went with Putnam to hear Dr. Tucker in the afternoon....
2924th. (Adams Papers)
Went over, with my Cousin and brother Charles, to dine with Mr. Allen at Bradford. A lame foot...
3014th. (Adams Papers)
Was employ’d almost all day, in thinking upon the subject of my conference; wrote a few Lines,...