15512d. (Adams Papers)
Drank tea again at Mr. Pearson’s. Miss Ellery, Miss Williams, Miss Mason, Miss Wigglesworth, Miss...
15523d. (Adams Papers)
A Snow storm came on, in the afternoon, and continued in the night. We saw Mr. Ellery this...
15534th. (Adams Papers)
The wind was very high all the forenoon; and although the sky was clear, the drifting of the...
15545th. (Adams Papers)
The occurrences of the day, were not remarkable. I did not study much. I have been reading...
15556th. (Adams Papers)
This being the last day before the close of the vacation, I was part of the day employ’d in...
15567th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I returned to my old quarters N: 6. My Brothers and Cousin got here just before...
15578th. (Adams Papers)
White lent me his horse this morning, to go to Boston. Dr. Tufts, had sent by my brothers,...
15589th. (Adams Papers)
Return’d to the library the books I had taken out, and took the second volume of the Idler. After...
155910th. (Adams Papers)
Very few of the students have arrived. Not more than 15 of our Class have yet appeared. The tea...
156011th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard entertained us all day, with a couple of Sermons, upon the whole armour of god. The...
156112th. (Adams Papers)
We recite this week to Mr. Burr, but this disagreeable exercice returns at present only once a...
156213th. (Adams Papers)
At nine o’clock this morning, the Class read a forensic disputation: I had written in the course...
156314th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Wigglesworth gave us this morning a private lecture, and Mr. Williams had a public one, in...
156415th. (Adams Papers)
I went down in the morning to Mr. Pearson’s, with an intention of inviting Miss Bromfield to...
156516th. (Adams Papers)
I rose just before the commons bell rung for dinner, quite refreshed, and not more fatigued, than...
156617th. (Adams Papers)
Was at Kendall’s chamber after dinner; and likewise drank tea there. At home all the evening...
156718th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard preached to us in the forenoon, and the president in the afternoon, when we were...
156819th. (Adams Papers)
We recite this week to Mr. Read. So few of the Class have yet arrived, that we have all something...
156920th. (Adams Papers)
Was part of the afternoon at Bridge’s chamber. Had tea at Little’s. Charles and Cranch, pass’d...
157021st. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams gave us a public lecture this afternoon, containing, an account of the different...
157122d. (Adams Papers)
Very cold weather. We drank tea at Williams’s. Bridge, and I went and pass’d the evening at Judge...
157223d. (Adams Papers)
About one half the Class are here at present: they have been coming in, quite slowly; and they...
157324th. (Adams Papers)
Committee met again at Mr. Ware’s chamber; after reading all the letters, I was requested to...
157425th. (Adams Papers)
I was absent from meeting all this day. Bridge dined with me, at my chamber. I begun, and read...
157526th. (Adams Papers)
We recite again in Ferguson. Mr. Pearson gave a lecture this afternoon; it was still upon the...
157627th. (Adams Papers)
Almost all our Class have arrived. This morning I was not waked by the ringing of the prayer bell...
157728th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams gave us an astronomical lecture this afternoon. The sodality met, in the evening at...
1578[March 1787] (Adams Papers)
Charles went to Boston this morning: in the afternoon, I was at Foster’s chamber; he introduced...
1579Thursday March 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
Charles went to Boston this morning: in the afternoon, I was at Foster’s chamber; he introduced...
15802d. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Andrews was at my chamber in the forenoon. I went with him, and Cranch and my class mate...
15813d. (Adams Papers)
Dined with, Bridge, Cranch, Freeman, Little and White, at our classmate Foster’s in Boston. Just...
15824th. (Adams Papers)
Was absent from meeting all day. Read a Sermon, from Blair, in the forenoon, upon the duties of...
15835th. (Adams Papers)
Snow’d moderately, a large part of the day. We recite to Mr. Burr. Professor Pearson, gave a...
15846th. (Adams Papers)
Engaged an horse, to go to Haverhill to-morrow; White went to Boston for the same purpose. Mr....
15857th. (Adams Papers)
At about 11, in the morning I set off, with Foster and White, for Haverhill. At half past one, we...
15868th. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon, I went and paid a number of visits, to my old acquaintance in this place; Mr....
15879th. (Adams Papers)
Walk’d about the town, with Mr. Hazen, White and Foster. Went to see Miss Hazen, the Miss...
158810th. (Adams Papers)
We had not obtained leave to be absent from College, and were therefore obliged to be at meeting,...
158911th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Mr. Hilliard preach’d; but not very much to the purpose: what with the...
159012th. (Adams Papers)
This morning the parts for the ensuing exhibition were distributed. Foster has the English...
159113th. (Adams Papers)
Somewhat idle, the greater part of the day: rather dull, and low spirited: the Sophimores this...
159214th. (Adams Papers)
Was employ’d almost all day, in thinking upon the subject of my conference; wrote a few Lines,...
159315th. (Adams Papers)
All day, engaged again, in writing my part of the conference; I do not know that I ever found so...
159416th. (Adams Papers)
Attended the library. After prayers we had a Class meeting. It seems reports have been spread...
159517th. (Adams Papers)
I at length finished my part of the conference, this forenoon, and was employ’d all the afternoon...
159618th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard preached for us the whole day: his text in the afternoon was in these words,...
159719th. (Adams Papers)
This morning the junior’s Prescott, and Wier, were publicly admonished for having had riotous...
159820th. (Adams Papers)
Lines, upon the late proceedings of the College Government. This afternoon Dr. Welch, and Deacon...
159921st. (Adams Papers)
This usually an holiday to the junior Class who now cease reciting at eleven in the forenoon. The...
160022d. (Adams Papers)
Fast day. Attended Mr. Hilliard the whole day; but to no great purpose: in consequence of the...