2418th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Tracy’s, in Company, with Mr. Molyneux, Mr. Price, Dr. Cutting, Mr. Mores an...
2425th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard preach’d in the morning from Matthew XXIV 13. But he that shall endure unto the end,...
243[August 1787] (Adams Papers)
A cold north-east storm. Reading and writing all day. Wrote a letter to my mother, and one to my...
24412th. (Adams Papers)
I went down to our Office, to see if there was a Gravesande, there, but none was to be...
245[November 1787] (Adams Papers)
I attended in the morning, and in the afternoon at the setting of the supreme Court. Judge Dana,...
2462d. (Adams Papers)
Our Tutor, gave us this morning, a most extraordinary, construction of a passage in Homer. Abbot...
24727th. (Adams Papers)
Was at home all day. The Cold, has in some measure abated, but is still severe. The Ladies pass’d...
248[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...
24931st. (Adams Papers)
Finish’d Watts’s logic. Which I have been a long time, about, but have never look’d in it except...
25024th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard gave us an occasional Sermon, occasioned by the Death of Mr. Warland, a young Man,...
25127th. (Adams Papers)
Still the same scene fine weather, little wind. At about noon, we spoke to an English brig,...
25214th. (Adams Papers)
Went to Boston, in order to get some books which were sent by Callahan; but I could not get them:...
2538. (Adams Papers)
Went over to Hingham.
25425th. (Adams Papers)
Leonard White came from Haverhill again yesterday and called to see me this morning. He informed...
2559th. (Adams Papers)
The air was so effectually cleared by the breaking up of the storms which occupied the...
25615th. (Adams Papers)
We indulged ourselves this morning till almost twelve o’clock before we rose. I called at the...
25712. (Adams Papers)
At home all day. But dull somewhat. Rode.
2585th. (Adams Papers)
I pass’d the evening with Thompson and Putnam at Mr. Bradbury’s. Frank came from Boston this...
2592. (Adams Papers)
General Knox dined with us. P. M. After “P.M.” follows in shorthand “no meeting.”
26026th. (Adams Papers)
Office business. Takes from reading. Dined with Mr. Parsons.
261Saturday Novr. 8. 1783. (Adams Papers)
Went with Mr. West to see the Queen’s Palace called Buckingham House; from its having been built...
26217. (Adams Papers)
Can neither read nor write.
2635th. (Adams Papers)
We passed the evening at Freeman’s chamber. He proposes setting off for Newbury, to morrow...
26430. (Adams Papers)
Rain. Little past the evening with me.
265Wednesday Novr. 12th. 1783. (Adams Papers)
Went to the Drury Lane Theatre; the pieces represented were, the West Indian and Fortunatus. The...
26621. (Adams Papers)
Meeting afternoon. L. W. Mr. Thaxter.
267Monday Decr. 1st. 1783. (Adams Papers)
This evening I went with Mr. West to the Academy of Painting &c. and had the same entertainment...
26827th. (Adams Papers)
Two Miss Greenleaf’s came here this forenoon, and still remain. Mr. Cranch went to Boston this...
26917th. (Adams Papers)
Breakfasted and dined with Mr. Andrews, in company with Mr. Thomson, who is studying law, with...
2706th. (Adams Papers)
Down upon the water side, and along upon the marshes with my cousin all the forenoon, but we were...