8951[1779 December 25. Saturday.] (Adams Papers)
1779 December 25. Saturday. Christmas. At Eleven O Clock I went to the Palace to take Leave of...
Braintree, 2 March – 18 May 1772.. Printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography...
8953[August 1765] (Adams Papers)
I hope it will give no offence, to enquire into the Grounds and Reasons of the strange Conduct of...
8954Boston August 10. 1769. (Adams Papers)
John Tudor Esq. came to me, and for the third Time repeated his Request that I would take his Son...
895514 Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
At Colledge, a Clear, warm, morning But about 2 o’Clock came up a very hard shower, acompanied...
8956Marginalia in John Winthrop’s Lecture on Earthquakes, 5 December 1758; 12 March 1761 (Adams Papers)
Braintree, 5 December 1758?, 12 March 1761. Printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and...
8957Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Suffolk Court of General Sessions, Boston, November 1768 (Adams Papers)
Prov. Law. Page 23. Names returned. 2. Salk. 482. Anonimous. 3 Men and families. 2 Salk 485....
8958July 10. 1784 Saturday. (Adams Papers)
May not the Ascent of Vapours be explained, or rather accounted for upon the Principle of the Air...
8959Nov. 5th. 1760. (Adams Papers)
I presume upon the common sense of the World that no offence will be taken at the Freedom of the...
896018 Monday. (Adams Papers)
At Colledge, a warm morning, at 11 ’Clock read Theses on this question, (viz) antliarum et...
8961January 20. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Franklin and I met the Comte de Vergennes at his office at Ten. He told us, he was going to...
8962Draft Definitive Peace Treaty between the United States and Great Britain, [ante 19 July 1783] (Adams Papers)
(Project for) the definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship, between his Britannic Majesty and...
89631779. April 14. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
At Nantes, Hotel de la Comedie, Rue Bignonestar.... Walked, this Morning with my Son over all the...
8964[March 1783] (Adams Papers)
In the Morning Chronicle of Saturday February 22, Mr. Secretary Townsend in the Debate upon the...
8965[Monday the 25 of March 1776] (Adams Papers)
On Monday the 25 of March 1776 I made a Motion and laid it in Writing on the Table in these Words...
89661779. Decr. 28. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Went from Castillan to Baamonde. The first Part of the Road, very bad, the latter Part tolerable....
896729 [June 1753–January 1754?]. (Adams Papers)
Sat out from Boston, home where having tarried 7, or 8 Days I set out on a journey together with...
8968Adams’ Argument and Report: Special Court of Admiralty, Boston, June 1769 (Adams Papers)
But, the first Question that is to be made, according to my Opinion, is, whether Impresses in any...
8969[Braintree Lawyer, 1761] (Adams Papers)
On the 25 of May in this Year 1761, my venerable Father died in his 71st Year, beloved, esteemed...
8970Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1772 (Adams Papers)
S amuel Q uincy . Prov. Law. 1st in the Book. Obsolete. Against common right. Not to be done by...
8971Wednesday [25 October]. (Adams Papers)
Went in the morning to Mr. Gridleys, and asked the favour of his Advice what Steps to take for an...
89721783 Tuesday. Feb. 18. (Adams Papers)
Received a Letter from my Son John, dated at Gottenburgh the 1. of Feb. This Letter gave me great...
8973[July 6. 1778.] (Adams Papers)
July 6. 1778. Dined with the Abbys De Chaillut and Arnoud. Mr. De Chaillut the Farmer General and...
8974[The Stamp Act, 1765] (Adams Papers)
This Year 1765 was the Epocha of the Stamp Act.... I drew up a Petition to the Select Men of...
897519 June., 19 June 1776 (Adams Papers)
19 June. The congress resolved in regard to several letters, particularly one of 16 June from...
89761778 February 13. Fryday. (Adams Papers)
Captain Samuel Tucker, Commander of the Frigate Boston, met me, at Mr. Norton Quincy’s, where We...
8977The American Peace Commissioners: Three Proposed Articles, [29 April 1783] (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Massachusetts Historical Society (three), National Archives (two), William L. Clements...
8978Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Essex Superior Court, Ipswich, June 1772 (Adams Papers)
Mem. examine civil Law, and Villenage, to see what Rules are to govern these Negro Causes....
8979August 25. 1796. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Billings, Bass and the two Lothrops all this Week upon the Wall over the Way. They make about a...
8980London July 16, 1786. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
At Hackney, heard a Nephew of Dr. Price, who is settled at Yarmouth. It may be of Use to minute...
8981[Marginalia in Winthrop’s Lecture on Earthquakes, December 1758?] (Adams Papers)
“O! there is no getting out of the mighty hand of GOD!” This Exclamation was very popular, for...
8982Decr. 21. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Visited Mr. Jay and then went out to Passy to shew Dr. Franklin, Mr. Dana’s Letter. The Dr. and I...
8983Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, March 1769 (Adams Papers)
News Paper. Jacobite Party. Kent . Odd that Edes and Gill should desire him to be of no Party....
89841783. October 20. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Set out with my Son and one Servant, Leveque, on a Journey to London. We went from Auteuil, thro...
8985Monday. Oct. 12. (Adams Papers)
Samuel Harding of Welfleet Cape Cod says that Mr. Robert Bartholomew or Bartlemé, and Incleby of...
8986Plan for the Negotiation of a Dutch Loan, 24 February 1781 (Adams Papers)
Plan of a Negotiation to the Amoúnt of One Million Gilders. at the Charge of the United States of...
8987The Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship, [28 June 1786] (Adams Papers)
This is a Treaty of Peace & Friendship, established between Us and the United States of America,...
8988Decr. 25. Wednesday. Christmas. (Adams Papers)
Margaret (Smyth) Bingham , wife of an Irish peer, the first Baron Lucan, was better known for her...
8989V. To the Abbé de Mably, 17 January 1783 (Adams Papers)
In the letter which I did myself the honor to write you, on the 15 th. I did not think proper to...
8990[May 3. 1778] (Adams Papers)
This day May 3. 1778 We had Company to dine with Us, Mr. Izzard and his Lady, Mr. Lloyd and his...
8991Thurdsday Jany. 9th. 1765 [i.e. 1766]. (Adams Papers)
At Home. Must such a Number of new Crimes be committed, to decide which of these two, Caesar or...
8992[Tuesday July 30. 1776.] (Adams Papers)
Tuesday July 30. 1776. Two reports from the Board of War, with Resolutions in consequence of them...
899315. (Adams Papers)
A fair morning and pretty warm. Kept school. Drank Tea at Mr. Swan’s, with Mr. Thayer.
8994[November 1760] (Adams Papers)
Dana says the Administrator ought not to regard the Disgrace or Trouble or Expence of a...
8995[November 1769] (Adams Papers)
Saturday after attending Court in the Morning, I dined by particular Invitation at Mr. Winthrops...
8996[May 8. Fryday. 1778.] (Adams Papers)
May 8. Fryday. 1778. Dr. Franklin and Mr. Lee went with me to Versailles to attend my...
8997Sunday Jany. 12th. 1766. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Wibird all day, at Evening Mr. Etter, here.
8998Monday. March 3. 1766. (Adams Papers)
My Brother Peter, Mr. Etter and Mr. Field, having a Number of Votes prepared for Mr. Quincy and...
89991760 June 18th. (Adams Papers)
Read but little, thought but little, for the N.E. storm unstrung me.
9000[January 1761] (Adams Papers)
The Representatives in their Address to the Governor, have told him that “Great Britain is the...