22513d. (Adams Papers)
Wednesday, and Monday, are our two busiest days in the Week. Every minute is employ’d. This...
225228th. (Adams Papers)
The sharpest day we have had, this Season. Dined at Mr. Duncan’s, in Company, with Miss P. White,...
2253[March 1788] (Adams Papers)
The weather is very severe: The month comes in like a Lion, and according to the farmer’s proverb...
225425th. (Adams Papers)
Almost all this Day was employ’d in preparing for the exhibition. The musical Parts take up some...
225531st. (Adams Papers)
High Wind, directly contrary. The Vessel roll’d so much that most of the passengers were sick. We...
225615th. (Adams Papers)
Was excused from attending meeting this day: being somewhat unwell. Finished the first volume of...
22579. (Adams Papers)
Charles and Otis were here. Got up shelves.
2258John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 17 May 1785 (Adams Papers)
Our winds are now contrary, and as they changed with the moon they may be three weeks as they...
225926th. (Adams Papers)
At home as usual all the evening. Read a little in Gibbon; wrote in the same slavish way as I...
226011th. (Adams Papers)
A fresh breeze, and good wind, at about 11 o’clock, we spy’d a sail, and at ¾ after 12 we spoke...
226116th. (Adams Papers)
The most violent snow storm, that has appeared in the course of the winter, it began in the...
226213. (Adams Papers)
Went to Milton. Put up books.
226330th. (Adams Papers)
I went up to the office, in the morning, and sat a couple of hours; but I felt restless and...
22646th. (Adams Papers)
We met in the evening at Putnam’s chamber. I did not pass my time so agreeably as I usually do...
22653. (Adams Papers)
Cicero de Senectute. Getting well. Cicero’s Cato Major de Senectute , or Essay on Old Age.
226620th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Parsons went yesterday to Boston, to attend the supreme Judicial Court. This evening I past...
226710th. (Adams Papers)
Pass’d the evening and supped with Thompson at Dr. Sawyer’s. Mr. Russell was there: he came from...
226827. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Parsons went to Boston. Wrote. Mr. Cabot &c.
2269Sunday [9th.] (Adams Papers)
Dined at Dr. Jebbs. John Jebb , doctor of medicine, encyclopedic scholar, and a thoroughgoing...
227018. (Adams Papers)
Training. Unwell out of spirits. Foster.
22716th. (Adams Papers)
Very cold this morning, Freeman went for Ipswich. Mr. Andrews called upon us in the afternoon. I...
2272John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Cranch, 23 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
I came yesterday as far as Boston with Sister Lucy, who is employ’d in fixing me off: I came here...
227331. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Prince. Mr. Marquand’s. Mr. Jackson’s. Religious tattoo. At the bottom of the page of...
2274Thursday Novr. 13th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. J. Johnson. In the evening we went to see the Transactions of the Royal Society; but...
227522. (Adams Papers)
H. Lincoln. Dined with Mr. T. Mr. B’s.
2276Tuesday Decr. 2d. (Adams Papers)
This day my father dined out; in the evening I went to the Drury Lane Theatre, had the Beaux...
227710th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Paine was ordained, minister of Charlestown, but as it snow’d all the fore part of the day, I...
227828th. (Adams Papers)
Took a long walk in the morning with my Cousin and the Ladies. When we return’d we found, my...
2279Wednesday July 18th. Commencement Day. (Adams Papers)
At about 11 o’clock the procession began from the door of Harvard. The succeeding Classes went...
2280John 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...
22817th. (Adams Papers)
My Cousin went to Boston in the morning, and did not return till night. I had an opportunity by...
228222d. (Adams Papers)
Staid at home from meeting the whole day, and was busily employ’d in writing; and yet have not...
228328th. (Adams Papers)
I received a letter from Mr. W. Smith, informing me of my aunt Smith’s Death. She was here this...
228411th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon, I took a ride with Mr. Shaw, to see my classmate Welch, who lives about four miles...
228525th. (Adams Papers)
It continued raining all night, and in the morning so that I could not go out of town. We went to...
22862d. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Mr. Hilliard preach’d; much in the old way. The meeting house however...
228726th. (Adams Papers)
M: de St: Olympe: Mr. Franklin and Mr. Williams dined with us. The first is a west Indian; who is...
228816th. (Adams Papers)
We had no minister to day, at our meeting house. Nancy went to the other in the forenoon, and...
22898th. (Adams Papers)
At length we have some rain, the fruits of the Earth, have long been drooping for the want of it....
229012th. (Adams Papers)
Paris afternoon with Mrs. A. upon some business for Mrs. Hay, who is at Beaugency. Mr. Graff au...
22915th. (Adams Papers)
Eliza Spent the day with us. I accompanied her home, in the Evening, and spent half an hour at...
229212th. (Adams Papers)
The freshmen carry their enmity against the Sophimores, a great deal too far. They injure...
229317th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Dr. Franklin’s with a considerable large Company. Mr. Brillon, an old french gentleman...
22942d. (Adams Papers)
We Lodged at Hamstead last night: it storm’d so all this morning, that, we could not think of...
2295John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 20 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
This morning we left Hartford New Haven, accompanied by Mr. Broome, and Mr. Brush, who wishing to...
22963d. (Adams Papers)
Mrs. and Miss Adams, went into Paris in the evening: and went with young Mr. Franklin and Mrs....
2297John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Cranch, 18 April 1784 (Adams Papers)
While I was at St. Petersbourg, I had, the Pleasure, of receiving a Letter from you; I answered...
229828. (Adams Papers)
Parson Allen preached. Snow storm.
229925th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Webber preach’d here, for Mr. Andrews; and I was much pleased with his discourses. They were...
230028th. (Adams Papers)
I attended upon Mr. Wibird in the forenoon. And pass’d the afternoon down at my father’s library....