267116th. (Adams Papers)
We were going this morning by 5 o’clock, and proceeded as far as Stamford, 12 miles from Rye; 5...
26729th. (Adams Papers)
Quite unwell almost all day. We had a Lecture from Mr. Williams, upon magnetism. The weather has...
267323d. (Adams Papers)
We could not recite this morning, because Mr. Reed, was not in at prayers. This morning a number...
267419th. (Adams Papers)
Paris. Mr. Appleton, and Mr. Parker, went for England. Saw Mr. Waring. Breakfasted at the Hôtel...
267520th. (Adams Papers)
I have been rather more attentive this day, than for this week, past, and have written...
26766th. (Adams Papers)
At about 9 o’clock in the morning I again tackled my horse into my uncle’s Chaise, and we put...
267720th. (Adams Papers)
We tried my horse this morning in Mr. Chaumont Chaise, but could not make him go at all: so we...
267813th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this morning. This reciting in Locke, is the most ridiculous of all. When the Tutor...
267926th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. A: Paris. A Gentleman brought a Letter from Mr. Jay, which came by the Marquis de la Fayette:...
268010th. (Adams Papers)
We all dined this day at Mr. White’s. The only other strangers present, were Mr. Smith, the...
26815th. (Adams Papers)
Stormy Weather. Mr. A. went to Passy in the morning, and to the Marquis’s afternoon. A Letter...
2682Tuesday [17th.] (Adams Papers)
Moved out to Auteuil. Over the course of the preceding four months, JA in correspondence with...
268329. (Adams Papers)
Went with Tom to Cambridge. Returned.
268419. (Adams Papers)
My health happily recovered. Rain; part of the day.
2685Sunday August 22d. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Jefferson and his Daughter, Coll: Humphreys, and Genl. dined with us. Martha Jefferson had...
26869. (Adams Papers)
Went to Haverhill. Wet through.
2687Friday [3d]. (Adams Papers)
Mr. and Mrs. Mather, and Mrs. Hay dined with us. Went to the French Comedy and saw le mariage de...
268826th. (Adams Papers)
I took a long walk, this afternoon with Putnam, and as we came back we stop’d at Mrs. Hooper’s....
268923. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Everett of Dorchester: dined with us.
269016th. (Adams Papers)
Breakfasted at Judge Dana’s. Doctor Waterhouse came, in and entertained us for some time with his...
269113. (Adams Papers)
Put my horse at Tappan’s. Eve with Dr. Kilham.
269230th. (Adams Papers)
Parson Toppan of Newtown preach’d at our meeting this day. I attended all day and was very much...
26936th. (Adams Papers)
In the beginning of the evening, I took a walk with Pickman, up to Mrs. Atkins’s. We found only...
269420th. (Adams Papers)
I pass’d the forenoon at home in writing. In the afternoon, I attended meeting and heard Mr....
26959th. (Adams Papers)
I received a short letter from W. Cranch. I make a pretty rapid progress with my book of forms,...
269626th. (Adams Papers)
General Lincoln, it seems, finds more difficulties in the affair he has undertaken, than were...
269710th. (Adams Papers)
The storm continued all this day, and rather with increasing violence. Thompson and I again dined...
269816th. (Adams Papers)
I rose just before the commons bell rung for dinner, quite refreshed, and not more fatigued, than...
269913th. (Adams Papers)
Captain Wyer was in the office this afternoon, a couple of hours; very zealous for the new...
270030th. (Adams Papers)
Mrs. Cranch, Miss Betsey, and her brother, came from Braintree this morning, dined at Mr....
270116th. (Adams Papers)
The gentlemen left us this morning for Portsmouth. The weather very cold. At home all day. Began...
27026th. (Adams Papers)
Engaged an horse, to go to Haverhill to-morrow; White went to Boston for the same purpose. Mr....
270320th. (Adams Papers)
Was part of the afternoon at Bridge’s chamber. Had tea at Little’s. Charles and Cranch, pass’d...
27046th. (Adams Papers)
Finished the 4th. Book of the Cyropaedia; I shall have no more to do with this author while I...
2705John Quincy Adams to William Cranch, 6 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I received on Saturday evening your kind favour of the day preceding, and although I was then...
270620th. (Adams Papers)
A Number of Ladies, drank tea here, and Judge Sargeant also. I went with Mr. Thaxter and my...
270710th. (Adams Papers)
We had not obtained leave to be absent from College, and were therefore obliged to be at meeting,...
270827th. (Adams Papers)
I employ’d myself in the forenoon with making some necessary preparations before my final...
270910th. (Adams Papers)
Thaw’d all day. The winter seems in some measure, to be gone; very little snow remaining on the...
271018th. (Adams Papers)
We had some more writing to do this forenoon. Mr. Parsons, went to Exeter, where the supreme...
271120th. (Adams Papers)
The whole forenoon, I was with my Cousin, down at our house, packing up, furniture, though many...
271231st. (Adams Papers)
A very warm day. Rambling all the morning; I met a couple of french officers gunning on my...
2713[July 1786] (Adams Papers)
The military company, having obtained a promise of 60 stand of arms, met immediately after...
271422d. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I finish’d Vattel. The third book treats of War, and the fourth of Peace; much in...
271524th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting, for any of the Classes, on Fridays, for the whole, Day. I wrote some Problems out of...
271628th. (Adams Papers)
Captain Wyer, arrived a few days since from Ireland, and had caught a couple of Turtles in the...
2717[November 1786] (Adams Papers)
We returned through Boston, to Cambridge. The road from Charlestown was full of carriages coming...
271825th. (Adams Papers)
The Rev’d. Mr. True dined here: a person of a peculiar Character I am told, and from what I have...
271918th. (Adams Papers)
They were obliged to carry off Stratten this forenoon, as he could not possibly walk. I finished...
272024th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Lefevre, came out and dined with us. Mr. Jarvis offers me the carriage they...