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51 Adams, John August 10. 1796 Wednesday. 1796-08-10 Billing and Bass collecting Compost. Brought up two Loads of Seaweed and carted several Loads of...
52 Adams, John August 11. 1796. Thursday. 1796-08-11 Mr. Howell lodged with Us and spent the whole Morning in Conversation concerning the Affairs of...
53 Adams, John August 12. 1796. Fryday. 1796-08-12 Billing, Bass and Sullivan carting Salt Hay from the Beech Marsh. Tirell and Th. Lothrop...
54 Adams, John August 13. 1796 Saturday. 1796-08-13 Three Load of Salt Hay Yesterday from the Beach Marsh. Got in 51 Bushells of Barley winnowed and...
55 Adams, John August 14. 1796. Sunday. 1796-08-14 The Weather hot and dry. One great Advantage of the Christian Religion is that it brings the...
56 Adams, John August 15. 1796. Monday. 1796-08-15 My Team met the Abington Team at the Bars, and plough’d the Baulk between Burrells Corn and the...
57 Adams, John August 16. 1796. Tuesday. 1796-08-16 Mr. Reed and Mr. Gurney with Billings ploughing below the lower Garden with 9 Cattle, and the...
58 Adams, John August 17. 1796. Wednesday. 1796-08-17 Seven Yoke of Oxen and a Horse, Mr. Reed, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Billings, Mr. Brisler, Sullivan and...
59 Adams, John August 18. 1796. Thursday. 1796-08-18 Ten Yoke of Oxen and ten Men ploughing in the Meadow below my House.
60 Adams, John August 19. 1769 [i.e. 1796]. Fryday. 1796-08-19 Ten Yoke of Oxen and twelve hands ploughing in the meadow. It is astonishing that such a Meadow...
61 Adams, John August 20. 1796. Saturday. 1796-08-20 Bracket and Vinton left me. We procured Captn. Baxters Oxen and William Field Junr. and went on...
62 Adams, John August 21. 1796. Sunday. 1796-08-21 The hottest day. Unwell.
63 Adams, John August 22. 1796 Monday. 1796-08-22 Mr. Otis and Family went to Boston. Mr. C. Storer and Mr. Storrow breakfasted. Billings and...
64 Adams, John August 23. 1796 Tuesday. 1796-08-23 All hands and Tirrell, upon the Wall—carting Stones and Earth &c. Went down to Mr. Quincys and up...
65 Adams, John August 24. 1796. Wednesday. 1796-08-24 Billings, Bass and the Lothrops upon the Wall. The blacks going to pick Apples. I took Rhubarb...
66 Adams, John August 25. 1796. Thursday. 1796-08-25 Billings, Bass and the two Lothrops all this Week upon the Wall over the Way. They make about a...
67 Adams, John August 26. 1796. Fryday. 1796-08-26 Cloudy. Wind. N.E. but not rainy. The shower last night has refreshed Us. The Corn, the Gardens,...
68 Adams, John August 27. 1796. Saturday. 1796-08-27 Sullivan carting Seaweed, spread one Load among the red Loam in the Cavity in the Yard. Trask...
69 Adams, John August 28. 1796. Sunday. 1796-08-28 Hot. Went not out. Mr. Strong preached. Reading Bryants Analysis of ancient Mythology.
70 Adams, John August 29. Monday. 1796. 1796-08-29 Warm. Billings, Bass and two Sullivans with James on the Wall. Carted 9 or 10 Load of excellent...
71 Adams, John August 30. Tuesday. 1796. 1796-08-30 Prospect of another hot day. Pursuing the Wall. Tirrell worked with our Men. Trask cutting Bushes...
72 Adams, John August 31. 1796. Wednesday. 1796-08-31 Wind north and Air cold. Working on the high Ways. Carried a great Part of my gravel and spread...
73 Adams, John [September 1796] 1796-09-01 The Summer is ended and the first day of Autumn commenced. The Morning is cold tho the Wind is...
74 Adams, John September 1. 1796. Thursday. 1796-09-01 The Summer is ended and the first day of Autumn commenced. The Morning is cold tho the Wind is...
75 Adams, John September 2. 1796. Fryday. 1796-09-02 To work again on the high Ways. They have taxed me this Year between forty nine and fifty days...
76 Adams, John September 3. 1796. Saturday. 1796-09-03 Pursuing the Wall. Tirrell is here and We expect French with his Team. Some soft warm Showers in...
77 Adams, John September 4. 1796. Sunday. 1796-09-04 Fair. No Clergyman to day.
78 Adams, John September 5. 1796. Monday. 1796-09-05 The Anniversary of The Congress in 1774. Sullivan brought a good Load of green Seaweed, with six...
79 Adams, John Sept. 6. 1796. Tuesday. 1796-09-06 Walked up to Trask mowing Bushes.
80 Adams, John Sept. 7. 1796. Wednesday. 1796-09-07 Belcher, Bass and Sullivan gone to mow the Marsh and get out the Thatch at Penny ferry. Billings...
81 Adams, John Septr. 8. 1796. Thursday. 1796-09-08 Sullivan gone for Seaweed. Bass and Thomas carting Manure from the Hill of Compost in the Yard....
82 Adams, John Septr. 9. 1796. Fryday. 1796-09-09 Appearances of Rain.
83 Adams, John September 10. 1796. Saturday. 1796-09-10 Walked, with my Brother to Mount Arrarat, and find upon Inquiry that Jo. Arnold’s Fence against...
84 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1 May 1789 1789-05-01 It has been impossible to get time to write you.— Morning, Noon, and Night, has been taken up...
85 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 May 1789 1789-05-03 I must finally conclude to request of you to come on to New York as soon as possible and bring...
86 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 May 1789 1789-05-13 I have taken an House, and now wish you to come on, as soon as possible.— It will be necessary to...
87 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 May 1789 1789-05-14 I have rec d yours of the 5 th. — If you think it best, leave Thomas at Colledge: but I pray you...
88 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 May 1789 1789-05-18 I am in such a situation that I cannot see the way clear for you to come on, till some resolution...
89 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 19 May 1789 1789-05-19 inclosed is a Letter from Capt n. Brown who commands the best Packet between Providence and this...
90 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 May 1789 1789-05-24 I have received your Letter of the 16 th .— I have taken a large and handsome house, in a...
91 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 30 May 1789 1789-05-30 Your old Acquaintance M r Harrison of Cadiz will deliver you this, if you should not, as I hope...
92 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 6 June 1789 1789-06-06 I must now most Seriously request you to come on to me as soon as conveniently you can. never did...
93 Adams, John Adams, John Quincy John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 July 1789 1789-07-09 I thank you my dear Son, for your dutiful Letter of the 28 th. of June, and rejoice, with...
94 Adams, John Adams, Thomas Boylston John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 2 September 1789 1789-09-02 I have this morning received your manly letter of 25 th Ult.— I had long intended to write you...
95 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 October 1789 1789-10-14 M r Dalton, M r Jenkes and myself are at Penfields in good health and Spirits.— My Horses perform...
96 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1 November 1789 1789-11-01 I thank you for your kind Letter inclosing that from our Friend Hollis. The Influenza is here as...
97 Adams, John Adams, Abigail John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 November 1789 1789-11-14 I am impatient to return but partly on Account of my Son who wishes to Stay at Colledge as long...
98 Adams, John Adams, John Quincy John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 February 1790 1790-02-09 I hope your Anxiety, about your Prospects of future Life, will not be indulged too far. If, after...
99 Adams, John Adams, John Quincy John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 19 February 1790 1790-02-19 There is a sett of Scotch Writers that I think deserve your Attention in a very high Degree....
100 Adams, John Adams, John Quincy John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 1 April 1790 1790-04-01 I have this morning received your agreable Letter of the 19. Ult. and am pleased with your...