156124th. (Adams Papers)
Townsend went to Topsfield to hear a cause tried before a justice. Stedman has been hunting all...
156226th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Patten, a young Clergyman from Rhode Island, preach’d in the forenoon, from Proverbs III. 17....
15632d. (Adams Papers)
The storm continued all night with unabated violence, and it blew so hard that one of our Windows...
156427th. (Adams Papers)
The forenoon discourse was upon Revelations, III. 15 and 16. I know thy works, that thou art...
1565[February 1787] (Adams Papers)
It snow’d, the greatest part of the day; but gently, and without wind. Miss Jones, this forenoon,...
156617th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Thaxter return’d from his journey this Evening. He had a very disagreeable time to-day; as...
156724th. (Adams Papers)
Went down to the President’s, for an order to take a book from the Library, but he did not know...
156830th. (Adams Papers)
I went into Paris in the morning, and called upon Mr. d’Asp the secretary of the Sweedish...
156921st. (Adams Papers)
All day at home. I am often at a great loss, what to say at the End of a day, in this Journal, of...
157014th. (Adams Papers)
White went to Haverhill. I determined with Little upon two Pieces, to publish in the next...
157114th. (Adams Papers)
At 5 in the morning I was in my Cabriolet, and never stopp’d anywhere untill I arrived at Rennes,...
15724th. (Adams Papers)
We had this morning a forensic given out, to be read next week, on the Question whether the...
157311th. (Adams Papers)
This day being Captain Fournier’s, jour de fête, he gave us an excellent entertainment on board:...
157415th. (Adams Papers)
After passing the day as usual at the office, Townsend, came spent the evening and supp’d with...
15755th. (Adams Papers)
The weather this day has been extreme cold: I have not experienced the severity of the Season, so...
1576Thursday October 2d. (Adams Papers)
I took my seat in the stage, in Company with a Lady who came from Portsmouth, and Mr. Vaughan, a...
1577[March 1785] (Adams Papers)
Coldest weather we have had this year. Reaumur’s thermometer at 8 degrees below the freezing...
1578John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 4 September 1783 (Adams Papers)
I should deserve, all the reproaches which my friends in America have made me if I neglected...
157927th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Andrews preached for us this day; and was somewhat longer than usual to the great...
1580Sunday Octr. 26th. (Adams Papers)
We came away from Dartford at about 8. o’clock; and arrived at London at about 11: the distance...
158117th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Andrews preach’d for us; this forenoon he was lengthy in his prayer upon the late misfortunes...
158231st. (Adams Papers)
I amuse myself in reading Junius’s letters; which though the factious productions of a partizan,...
1583Friday Octr. 31st. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Vaughan’s: in the evening we went to the Drury Lane Theatre, where Isabella, or the...
1584Sunday September 7th. 1788. (Adams Papers)
The Marquis to Sainneville, commander of the french Squadron now in the harbour, and the...
158521st. (Adams Papers)
Upon Stacey’s invitation I went with him and Putnam, and two young lads by the name of Greenough,...
1586Saturday November 1. 1783. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went with Mr. W. Vaughan to see the Paintings of Mr. Pine, and Mr. Copley, and Sir...
158727th. (Adams Papers)
Attended Mr. Hilliard, the whole day: he preach’d in the afternoon a Charity Sermon, and a...
158824th. (Adams Papers)
Began upon Coke-Littleton, and read about a dozen pages. Pass’d about an hour in the evening with...
158911. (Adams Papers)
Mrs. Smith and Louisa. W. Cranch.
159017th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Mr. Hilliard preach’d us two good occasional sermons from Proverbs II....