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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631 | Adams, John Quincy | 19th. | 1786-05-19 | I was informed, that Captain will sail to-morrow for Europe; went to Mr. Reed, and requested to... | |
| 632 | Adams, John Quincy | 20th. | 1786-05-20 | Cranch went to Boston this day, and brought me back, another large packet from my Sister,... | |
| 633 | Adams, John Quincy | 21st. | 1786-05-21 | We had to day a Doctor Haven, from Portsmouth to preach; to day: he took his text from Psalm... | |
| 634 | Adams, John Quincy | 22d. | 1786-05-22 | We recite this week to our own Tutor Mr. Reed, in Gravesande’s experimental Philosophy. This... | |
| 635 | Adams, John Quincy | 23d. | 1786-05-23 | We could not recite this morning, because Mr. Reed, was not in at prayers. This morning a number... | |
| 636 | Adams, John Quincy | 24th. | 1786-05-24 | It is feared that some bad consequences, will ensue, from the high-go, of the Syllogists last... | |
| 637 | Adams, John Quincy | 25th. | 1786-05-25 | Government met, and were assembled, almost all this day, to determine what Punishment to inflict... | |
| 638 | Adams, John Quincy | 26th. | 1786-05-26 | This morning after Prayers, Borland, was called out to read an humble Confession, signifying his... | |
| 639 | Adams, John Quincy | 27th. | 1786-05-27 | No reciting this morning. I was employed all day in studying mathematics, which are the most... | |
| 640 | Adams, John Quincy | 28th. | 1786-05-28 | Parson Hilliard preach’d us a Sermon in the morning from Isaiah LIV. 14. In righteousness shalt... | |
| 641 | Adams, John Quincy | 29th. | 1786-05-29 | We recite this week to Doctor Jennison, but he was not in this morning. Je fus ce soir a... | |
| 642 | Adams, John Quincy | 30th. | 1786-05-30 | The weather cleared up, in the afternoon. A number of the Class have had leave to be absent till... | |
| 643 | Adams, John Quincy | 31st. | 1786-05-31 | Election day. This is a day of great festivity throughout the Country. The last Wednesday in May,... | |
| 644 | Adams, John Quincy | [June 1786] | ≈1786-06-01 | We had this forenoon a Lecture from Mr. Williams. Upon the reflection and the refraction of... | |
| 645 | Adams, John Quincy | Thursday June 1st. 1786. | 1786-06-01 | We had this forenoon a Lecture from Mr. Williams. Upon the reflection and the refraction of... | |
| 646 | Adams, John Quincy | 2d. | 1786-06-02 | We had another Lecture from Mr. Williams to day, with an explanation of the different optical... | |
| 647 | Adams, John Quincy | 3d. | 1786-06-03 | We had a Lecture this morning upon Electricity; we received two small shocks, which however, gave... | |
| 648 | Adams, John Quincy | 4th. | 1786-06-04 | Attended meeting all day. It was very uncomfortable, the weather being so warm, and we are... | |
| 649 | Adams, John Quincy | 5th. | 1786-06-05 | We had a Lecture from Mr. Williams, concerning heat, proper Lecture for the weather. Je fus le... | |
| 650 | Adams, John Quincy | 6th. | 1786-06-06 | Mr. Williams gave us another Lecture upon heat; and introduced a new System of his own. But the... | |
| 651 | Adams, John Quincy | 7th. | 1786-06-07 | We had this morning a continuation of Mr. Williams’s System; by which, he pretends to account for... | |
| 652 | Adams, John Quincy | 8th. | 1786-06-08 | A very warm day again. I was in the morning with Mr. Williams, at the Philosophy Chamber. I made... | |
| 653 | Adams, John Quincy | 9th. | 1786-06-09 | Quite unwell almost all day. We had a Lecture from Mr. Williams, upon magnetism. The weather has... | |
| 654 | Adams, John Quincy | 10th. | 1786-06-10 | The Course of Philosophical Lectures was closed, with one, giving an explanation of the Orrery,... | |
| 655 | Adams, John Quincy | 11th. | 1786-06-11 | Mr. Howard a Minister from Boston, preach’d in the forenoon from, Proverbs I. 20. Wisdom crieth... | |
| 656 | Adams, John Quincy | 12th. | 1786-06-12 | Recite this week to Hale, who was absent this afternoon. Je n’ai rien fait de toute la journée,... | |
| 657 | Adams, John Quincy | 13th. | 1786-06-13 | No reciting this morning. This reciting in Locke, is the most ridiculous of all. When the Tutor... | |
| 658 | Adams, John Quincy | 14th. | 1786-06-14 | The Freshmen, by their high Spirit of Liberty, have again involved themselves in difficulties.... | |
| 659 | Adams, John Quincy | 15th. | 1786-06-15 | We did not recite this morning. The struggle between the Freshmen and Sophimores still continues.... | |
| 660 | Adams, John Quincy | 16th. | 1786-06-16 | Warm weather. Nous eûmes une assemblée extraordinaire de nôtre Societé; Dwight y fit un discours,... |