1551Wednesday 9th of August 1780 (Adams Papers)
This morning Mr. Dumas came and went with Pappa to the French Ambassadors lodgings. After they...
1552From John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 13 February 1809 (Adams Papers)
I have received but one letter from you since I left Boston, and that was written only two days...
155317th. (Adams Papers)
Fast day. In the forenoon I remained at home, and spent my time in writing and reading. In the...
155414. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Ware. Preach’d admirably. D. Atkins.
1555From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 1 January 1812 (Adams Papers)
I will not suffer the first day of this new year to pass over, without renewing to my dear Mother...
155631st. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Parsons held a Justice’s Court for the trial of a trifling action of trover and conversion....
1557John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 22 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
Three or four days after the date of my last Letter, which was from Maassluys, and while I was...
15587th. (Adams Papers)
The weather was very fine; I took a long walk in the evening with Thompson and Putnam. Thompson...
1559From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 20 September 1816 (Adams Papers)
My wife’s brother J. B. Johnson has written from New Orleans, to his sister and me, requesting us...
1560Sunday 13th 1780. (Adams Papers)
This morning Mr. Deneufville came and My Pappa, Commodore Gillon, Mr. Holdenpyl, Captn. Joyner...
156121st. (Adams Papers)
We were again confined all day to the house, by the badness of the weather. Mr. Cranch however...
1562Tues 30th. (Adams Papers)
To day a middling breeze from the S.E or SSE. At 12 o clock to day being at the Pump there being...
156327th. (Adams Papers)
Fay was here this morning, and Freeman return’d this day from his Tour to visit his friends. Part...
1564John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson, 12 February 1797 (Adams Papers)
I was reflecting this morning, with what peculiar force and propriety, I could make the...
1565Sunday September the 3d 1780. (Adams Papers)
This morning young Mr. Brants came and stay’d here. At about nine o clock Mr. Deneufville came...
1566John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 25 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
This is the eighth day it has rained and stormed without intermission, the weather is worse than...
156711th. (Adams Papers)
I attended meeting to hear Parson Barnard of Salem. He gave us two very excellent Sermons. And...
1568John Quincy Adams to Walter Hellen, 28 April 1802 (Adams Papers)
I received last evening your favour of the 20 th: inst t: containing the distressing intelligence...
1569Thursday 9th. (Adams Papers)
This morning My Pappa, Mr. Dana, Mr. Allen, Mr. Thaxter, Sammy Cooper, my brother Charles, and...
157017th. (Adams Papers)
Was at Kendall’s chamber after dinner; and likewise drank tea there. At home all the evening...
157114th. (Adams Papers)
I wrote two long letters this day. One to J. Forbes, and the other to W. Cranch. Went with Putnam...
1572Sunday June 1st. 1788. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Allen preached for us this day; and I attended to hear him. His Sermons are judicious and...
157331st. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Harris arrived this afternoon from Springfield, but did not bring any further accounts of...
1574To James Madison from John Quincy Adams, 17 August 1811 (Madison Papers)
The Event, anticipated in the letters which I had the honour of writing you on the 7. Jany: 8....
157517th. (Adams Papers)
An extreme cold day. I regretted much, not having my thermometer with me, to see the Proportion,...
15767th. (Adams Papers)
At about 11, in the morning I set off, with Foster and White, for Haverhill. At half past one, we...
157729th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went and took a walk with Mr. Artaud and two of the young gentlemen from Mr....
1578Saturday 11th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon a Captain of one of the french men of War came and very politely invited me on...
157921st. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams gave us a public lecture this afternoon, containing, an account of the different...
15807th. (Adams Papers)
Drank tea, and spent the evening at Mr. Payson’s. His lady, who has had two daughters by a...
158119th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Before dinner Mr. D went and took a ride. Mr. Wolff came here.
158221st. (Adams Papers)
Finished the Epodes of Horace, and the third book of Xenophon’s Cyropaedia. There is no poem of...
158330. (Adams Papers)
Nous retournames à la Haye.
1584John Quincy Adams to William Cranch, 17 August 1791 (Adams Papers)
I received almost a fortnight since your favour of July 23 d: and should have answered it before...
158511th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Mr. Hilliard preach’d; but not very much to the purpose: what with the...
158628th. (Adams Papers)
Rode out in the morning with Mrs. Cranch. It rain’d hard all the afternoon—chilly north-east...
1587From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 1 October 1815 (Adams Papers)
Your favour of 15. August, a few days since received informs me that even that you had received...
158810th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This morning at about 8 o’clock we left Helsingfors, at the same time as the Prince Galitzin. We...
158911th. (Adams Papers)
Eliza spent the day at Mr. White’s; went down and drank tea there, with Mr. Thaxter, who was here...
1590Sunday April 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting the whole day, to hear Mr. Hilliard; and had moreover the supreme felicity of...
159126th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon Mr. D. went to take a walk. After dinner I went to a booksellers and bought a...
159223d. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud to Mr. Rimberts and from thence to the play. They...
159319th. (Adams Papers)
The equinoctial storm, which has been gathering in the heavens for a week past, has now appeared,...
159421st. (Adams Papers)
Cold, disagreeable Weather, all the morning. In the afternoon it storm’d. My Aunt and myself, sat...
1595From John Quincy Adams to William Steuben Smith, 13 February 1815 (Adams Papers)
I received only last friday your letter of the 5 Instant and have been since then endeavouring to...
1596Wednesday March 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
At home all day: Eliza, dined and passed the afternoon, at Mr. Duncan’s. Mr. Thaxter went to...
1597From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 18 June 1812 (Adams Papers)
In the course of the last Autumn and Winter, I wrote you five Letters on a particular, but most...
1598From John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 11 December 1805 (Adams Papers)
When I pass’d through Baltimore on my way to this place, I applied to Mr: William Pinckney, late...
1599John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 8 July 1794 (Adams Papers)
The stage in which I had engaged a passage for Philadelphia this morning, has gone away by...
160016th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went to the Academy and bought some almanacks. After dinner I went with Mr. Artaud...