16012d. (Adams Papers)
The weather was extremely warm. I amused myself part of the day in reading, and part in shooting....
1602Tuesday 21st. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Sammy Cooper Charles and I went to the Consul’s in order to go a Gunning. The...
160318th. (Adams Papers)
All day within; the weather uncommonly mild. Mr. Thaxter spent the Evening and supped here. Began...
16048th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Burr preach’d to us this afternoon, a pretty good Sermon. In the evening I attended the...
16055th. (Adams Papers)
I attended at the Office. Amory was there. Return’d yesterday from Salem. Townsend went to Boston...
160622d. (Adams Papers)
Fast day. Attended Mr. Hilliard the whole day; but to no great purpose: in consequence of the...
16078th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. White’s family, and Miss Sally McKinstry, drank tea here. This young Lady has been all the...
160822d. (Adams Papers)
Mr. and Mrs. Allen, and Eliza, stopp’d here on their way to Kittery, at about half after 8. I was...
160912th. (Adams Papers)
By using so little exercice, as I have done for these 18 months; and leading a sedentary life; I...
161012th. (Adams Papers)
Went all day to hear Mr. Smith. I had never heard him before. His text for the whole day was from...
16112d. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went out with Forbes and Mason, on a gunning party. The game was very scarce, but...
161227th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went with Mr. D. to the house of the Spanish chargé d’affaires . Mr. D went to...
16138th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Tracy’s, in Company, with Mr. Molyneux, Mr. Price, Dr. Cutting, Mr. Mores an...
16145th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard preach’d in the morning from Matthew XXIV 13. But he that shall endure unto the end,...
161517th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This morning before breakfast I went and took a walk upon the quay of the river. The Swedish...
1616[August 1787] (Adams Papers)
A cold north-east storm. Reading and writing all day. Wrote a letter to my mother, and one to my...
1617August. 6th. 1783. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This morning, I set out from the Hague, in Company with my Father; at about half past 4. o’clock...
161831st. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Wrote a letter to my Father. Mr. Artaud dined and Supped out. Fine weather. Thermometer at 9...
16197th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon I took a walk with Mr. Artaud upon the quay. Mr. D. went and took a ride. Cloudy,...
162012th. (Adams Papers)
I went down to our Office, to see if there was a Gravesande, there, but none was to be...
162121st. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went with Mr. Artaud to take a ride, we went into the Catholic church. We met...
1622[November 1787] (Adams Papers)
I attended in the morning, and in the afternoon at the setting of the supreme Court. Judge Dana,...
16232d. (Adams Papers)
Our Tutor, gave us this morning, a most extraordinary, construction of a passage in Homer. Abbot...
162427th. (Adams Papers)
Was at home all day. The Cold, has in some measure abated, but is still severe. The Ladies pass’d...
162511th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. Wolff came to see Mr. D. Mr. D. went and took a walk upon the quay. Stay’d at...
1626[February 1788] (Adams Papers)
Pass’d a great part of the fore noon at Mr. Thaxter’s. He is now quite in the family way: he...
1627N.(1782)S. June 1st. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Dined with Mr. Colombi. In the afternoon went and took a walk in the jardin d’été. Begun Cicero’s...
162831st. (Adams Papers)
Finish’d Watts’s logic. Which I have been a long time, about, but have never look’d in it except...
162924th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard gave us an occasional Sermon, occasioned by the Death of Mr. Warland, a young Man,...
163027th. (Adams Papers)
Still the same scene fine weather, little wind. At about noon, we spoke to an English brig,...
163114th. (Adams Papers)
Went to Boston, in order to get some books which were sent by Callahan; but I could not get them:...
16328. (Adams Papers)
Went over to Hingham.
1633Monday 17th. (Adams Papers)
All the Gentlemen dined at Mr. Gardoqui’s but I being unwell did not go. Settled with Raymon and...
163425th. (Adams Papers)
Leonard White came from Haverhill again yesterday and called to see me this morning. He informed...
16359th. (Adams Papers)
The air was so effectually cleared by the breaking up of the storms which occupied the...
163615th. (Adams Papers)
We indulged ourselves this morning till almost twelve o’clock before we rose. I called at the...
163712. (Adams Papers)
At home all day. But dull somewhat. Rode.
1638Sunday 23d. (Adams Papers)
Nothing remarkable for these 3 days. At about 5 o clock P M arrived at Bayonne. Nothing more...
16395th. (Adams Papers)
I pass’d the evening with Thompson and Putnam at Mr. Bradbury’s. Frank came from Boston this...
16402. (Adams Papers)
General Knox dined with us. P. M. After “P.M.” follows in shorthand “no meeting.”
1641Tuesday 25th of July. (Adams Papers)
At about eleven o clock took leave of all my Schoolmates, and went to Paris, with an intention to...
164226th. (Adams Papers)
Office business. Takes from reading. Dined with Mr. Parsons.
1643Saturday Novr. 8. 1783. (Adams Papers)
Went with Mr. West to see the Queen’s Palace called Buckingham House; from its having been built...
164417. (Adams Papers)
Can neither read nor write.
16455th. (Adams Papers)
We passed the evening at Freeman’s chamber. He proposes setting off for Newbury, to morrow...
164630. (Adams Papers)
Rain. Little past the evening with me.
1647Wednesday Novr. 12th. 1783. (Adams Papers)
Went to the Drury Lane Theatre; the pieces represented were, the West Indian and Fortunatus. The...
164821. (Adams Papers)
Meeting afternoon. L. W. Mr. Thaxter.
1649Le 27. (Adams Papers)
J’en partis a 11. heures et J’arrivai á la Haye le même jour à dix heures du soir.
1650[Titlepage and Cover] (Adams Papers)
Titlepage and cover for JQA ’s early Diary, designated D/JQA/1 by Adams editors to indicate the...