135619th. (Adams Papers)
Dr. Witherspoon visited the President in the morning. I went with Mr. Söderström out of town...
1356210th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Mr. Burr, preach’d two very good sermons. Dined at Mr. Dana’s, in...
13563From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 17 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
Your kind Letters of 20 May and 4 June have been received together with others to my wife and the...
1356416th. (Adams Papers)
We had this morning, a forensic dispute, upon the Question, Whether the immortality of the human...
1356513th. (Adams Papers)
This morning, immediately after prayers, the president informed us that the vacation would begin...
1356625th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. D took a ride in the forenoon. Finished the second and last volume of Watson’s history of...
13567From John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 17 August 1826 (Adams Papers)
I have just received your Letter from Ballston, with the greater pleasure, as it gives a better...
1356830th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Hilliard all day upon Acts. VII. 9. And the patriarchs moved with envy sold Joseph into...
1356913th. (Adams Papers)
This morning the President intended to take a sail down to Sandy-Hook, for the recovery of his...
135706th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams gave us another Lecture upon heat; and introduced a new System of his own. But the...
1357115th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. D. went and took a walk. In the afternoon he rode out. Walked in the garden in...
1357220th. (Adams Papers)
Cranch went to Boston this day, and brought me back, another large packet from my Sister,...
1357314th. (Adams Papers)
Paris. At the post; paid 235. livres for a parcel of packets. Walk’d in the Palais Royal. Large...
135743d. (Adams Papers)
Visited the Consul in the morning, and spent an hour with him. At about noon I left Boston, and...
13575From John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 5 August 1822 (Adams Papers)
Your Journal of 31st. July and 1st. instt. is received. I enclose you another Check for 100...
135765th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D. walk’d out in the forenoon. Changeable weather.
1357710th. (Adams Papers)
The Course of Philosophical Lectures was closed, with one, giving an explanation of the Orrery,...
1357828th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Read set out in the afternoon to return to Cambridge. In the Evening Mr. Cranch returned from...
1357920th. (Adams Papers)
Mlle: Remaldi, appeared last night at the Italian Comedy, for the first time, in the part of Lyse...
13580John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 21 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received at Töplitz, on the 3 d: of last month, your kind favour of 12. June, which I did not...
13581From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 14 December 1809 (Adams Papers)
The messages from the Governor of the island of Bornholm, which I mentioned in my last were sent...
1358226th. (Adams Papers)
I stroll’d about the town almost all the forenoon; dined with Coll. Monroe, and Mr. Hardy, from...
13583[13th.] (Adams Papers)
Friday, visited the curiosities at Chantilly. Arrived at Paris. The Adamses visited the seat of...
1358429th. (Adams Papers)
A number of us spent the evening at Dr. Swett’s. I play’d on the flute, an hour or so. I have...
1358526. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Shaw. Cranch and Phillips.
13586From John Quincy Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 24 July 1826 (Adams Papers)
I have duly received your kind Letters of 11. 12 and 16 instt—I wrote to you at New–York and on...
1358730th. (Adams Papers)
Called upon the Massachusetts delegates in the morning, and afterwards upon those of Virginia....
13588From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 22 December 1811 (Adams Papers)
More than four months have again passed away, since I have received a line from you, and nearly...
1358919th. (Adams Papers)
The weather was dull, gloomy, and part of the day rainy. Amory invited me to dine with him and...
13590From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 26 November 1804 (Adams Papers)
Yours of the 14th: came to hand Saturday Evening—24th: I suppose you were not inconsolable at the...