1021John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
I am now settled down for the Winter, and shall be obliged to pay an unremitting attention to my...
10222d. (Adams Papers)
Attended the meeting forenoon, and afternoon. In the evening I took a walk with Mr. Thaxter....
10233d. (Adams Papers)
The Weather was so disagreeable in the morning, that my uncle, and Aunt were undetermined whether...
10244th. (Adams Papers)
I began this day to translate the Eclogues of Virgil. What a difference between this Study, and...
10255th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Thaxter came and dined with us, to day, the first time he has been to see us, since Mr. Shaw...
10266th. (Adams Papers)
Was invited to Drink tea at Judge Sargeants. But was obliged still to plead the excuse I have...
1027John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 6 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
I am afraid my dear Mamma, will accuse me again of neglect for not having written to her, since I...
10287th. (Adams Papers)
Last Evening Betsey Cranch arrived, and came this morning to see us. She came with Mr. Ben...
10298th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Thaxter spent half an hour with us in the forenoon; after dinner my Brother and myself went...
1030John Quincy Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 8 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Thaxter will want a horse in a short time, to go a journey, and I should be glad, if mine is...
103110th. (Adams Papers)
At about 12 o’clock, I went down to Mr. Thaxter’s Office. And soon after I went with him, and...
103211th. (Adams Papers)
The weather begins to grow Cold: and the winter is advancing with hasty strides. In the afternoon...
103312th. (Adams Papers)
There were not those effects which I expected from last Night’s frolic. Though Miss Nancy was not...
103413th. (Adams Papers)
Miss Nancy, My Brother and myself dined with Mr. Dodge, to day: Mr. Thaxter was there. He went...
103514th. (Adams Papers)
Dined this day at Judge Sargeants. Mr. Payson, his Son in Law, Mr. Thaxter, and my brother were...
103615th. (Adams Papers)
We had this day, two young Gentlemen, to dine with us. Mr. Saml. Brooks from the Academy, at...
103716th. (Adams Papers)
We had no minister to day, at our meeting house. Nancy went to the other in the forenoon, and...
103817th. (Adams Papers)
There happened a very considerable alteration in the weather, during the course of the last...
103918th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I rose about half an hour before the Sun, and walk’d two or three miles before...
104019th. (Adams Papers)
We went out between 9 and 10 this morning, in order to take, a walk, and look at the troops, for...
104120th. (Adams Papers)
Spent the whole day at home. Miss Nancy spent the afternoon and evening at Mr. Duncan’s. In the...
104221st. (Adams Papers)
Stormy weather all day. It is a very lucky circumstance, that Mr. and Mrs. Shaw return’d...
104322d. (Adams Papers)
The weather has been all day, pretty much the same as it was yesterday, an high wind, with...
104423d. (Adams Papers)
Attended the meeting forenoon, and afternoon. After tea, I went down with my Cousin to Mr....
104524th. (Adams Papers)
The river has risen higher than was ever known, Insomuch that the great Street is in many places...
104625th. (Adams Papers)
The river begins at length to fall, but rose, continually, till this morning; and was much higher...
104726th. (Adams Papers)
I was greatly disappointed to find, that neither of my Cousins nor my brother had any Letters for...
1048John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 26 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
We have had the most considerable freshet in the river that has ever been known. I mentioned in...
104927th. (Adams Papers)
This morning Miss Nancy return’d, upon hearing Lucy Cranch, was here, as they are very intimate...
105028th. (Adams Papers)
This morning My two Cousins left us, to return to Braintree, at about 9. Nancy, and Cousin...