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181 Adams, John 4 Wednesday. 1756-08-04 Breakfasted at Put nam’ s.
182 Adams, John 7 Saturday. 1756-08-07 All this past Week my designs have been interrupted, by the Troubles and Confusion of the House....
183 Adams, John 12 [–13] Thurdsday. Fryday. ≈1756-08-12 I know not what became of these days.
184 Adams, John 14 Saturday. 1756-08-14 I seem to have lost sight of the Object that I resolved to pursue. Dreams and slumbers, sloth and...
185 Adams, John 15 Sunday. 1756-08-15 If one Man or Being, out of pure Generosity, and without any Expectation of Returns, is about to...
186 Adams, John 22 Sunday. 1756-08-22 Yesterday I compleated a Contract with Mr. Putnam, to study Law under his Inspection for two...
187 Adams, John 23 Monday. 1756-08-23 Came to Mr. Putnams and began Law. And studied not very closely this Week.
188 Adams, John 29 Sunday. 1756-08-29 29 Sunday.
189 Adams, John [October 1758] ≈1758-10-05 Yesterday arrived here from Worcester. I am this Day about beginning Justinians Institutions with...
190 Adams, John Braintree Octr. 5th. 1758. 1758-10-05 Yesterday arrived here from Worcester. I am this Day about beginning Justinians Institutions with...
191 Adams, John Fryday. Oct. 6. 1758-10-06 Rose about sun rise. Unpitched a Load of Hay. Translated 2 Leaves more of Justinian, and in the...
192 Adams, John Saturday [7 October]. 1758-10-07 Read in Gilbert. Rode with Webb to Mr. Cranche’s. Dined and drank Tea with him, and then home....
193 Adams, John Sunday [8 October]. 1758-10-08 Read a few Leaves in Baxters Enquiry into the Nature of the human Soul. He has explaind with...
194 Adams, John Monday Octr. 9. 1758-10-09 Read in Gilberts Tenures. I must and will make that Book familiar to me.
195 Adams, John Tuesday [10 October]. 1758-10-10 Read in Gilbert. I read him slowly, but I gain Ideas and Knowledge as I go along, which I dont...
196 Adams, John Wednesday [11 October]. 1758-10-11 Rode to Boston. Conversed with Ned Quincy and Saml., Peter Chardon &c. By the Way Peter Chardon...
197 Adams, John Thurdsday [12 October]. 1758-10-12 Examined the Laws of this Province concerning Pads, Cattle, fences &c. and read in Gilbert. This...
198 Adams, John Fryday [13 October]. 1758-10-13 Read Gilbert. Went in the Evening to Coll. Quincys. Heard a Tryal before him, as a Justice...
199 Adams, John Monday [16 October]. 1758-10-16 Read a few Pages in Gilbert. I proceed very slowly.
200 Adams, John Tuesday [17 October]. 1758-10-17 Read in Gilbert. Went to Monatiquot to see the Raising of the new Meeting House. No Observations...
201 Adams, John Wednesday [18 October]. 1758-10-18 Went to Boston. Bob Paine . I have ruined myself, by a too eager Pursuit of Wisdom. I have now...
202 Adams, John Thurdsday [19 October]. 1758-10-19 I borrowed yesterday of Quincy, the 1st Volume of Batista Angeloni’s Letters, and a general...
203 Adams, John Saturday [21 October]. 1758-10-21 Rose with the sun. Brot up the Horse and took a Ride over Penns Hill, as far as John Haywards in...
204 Adams, John [Sunday 22 October]. 1758-10-22 Conversed with Capt. Thatcher about commercial affairs.—When he receives a freight of Goods on...
205 Adams, John Monday [23 October]. 1758-10-23 Monday 23 October .
206 Adams, John Tuesday [24 October]. 1758-10-24 Rode to Boston. Arrived about 1/2 after 10. Went into the Court House, and sett down by Mr. Paine...
207 Adams, John Wednesday [25 October]. 1758-10-25 Went in the morning to Mr. Gridleys, and asked the favour of his Advice what Steps to take for an...
208 Adams, John Thurdsday [26 October]. 1758-10-26 Went in the morning to wait on Mr. Prat. He inquired if I had been sworn at Worcester? No. Have...
209 Adams, John Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday [27–30 October]. ≈1758-10-27 All Spent in absolute Idleness, or what is worse, gallanting the Girls.
210 Adams, John Tuesday [31 October]. 1758-10-31 Set down, and recollected my self, and read a little in Van Muyden, a little in naval Trade and...
211 Adams, John [November 1758] ≈1758-11-01 Read a little in Van Muyden, and a little in naval Trade and Commerce. Rode as far as Smelt...
212 Adams, John Wednesday [1 November]. 1758-11-01 Read a little in Van Muyden, and a little in naval Trade and Commerce.
213 Adams, John Thurdsday [2 November]. 1758-11-02 Rode as far as Smelt Brook. Breakfasted, made my fire and am now set down to Van Muyden in...
214 Adams, John Sunday [5? November]. 1758-11-05 Drank Tea at Coll. Quincy’s. He read to me a Letter Coll. Gouch wrote him in answer to his...
215 Adams, John Monday [6? November]. 1758-11-06 Went to Town. Went to Mr. Gridleys office, but he had not returned to Town from Brookline. Went...
216 Adams, John [December 1758] ≈1758-12-01 Bob Paine is conceited and pretends to more Knowledge and Genius than he has. I have heard him...
217 Adams, John Tuesday. December 3 or 4 [i.e. 5?]. 1758-12-05 Bob Paine is conceited and pretends to more Knowledge and Genius than he has. I have heard him...
218 Adams, John [Marginalia in Winthrop’s Lecture on Earthquakes … ≈1758-12-01 “O! there is no getting out of the mighty hand of GOD!” This Exclamation was very popular, for...
219 Adams, John Monday. December 18th. 1758 1758-12-18 I this Evening delivered to Mr. Field, a Declaration in Trespass for a Rescue. I was obliged to...
220 Adams, John Wednesday [20 December]. 1758-12-20 I am this forenoon, resuming the Study of Van Muyden. I begin at the 99th Page.
221 Adams, John Thurdsday [21 December]. 1758-12-21 Yesterday and to day I have read loud, Tullius 4 Orations against Cataline. The Sweetness and...
222 Adams, John Tuesday, 26 of December. 1758-12-26 Being the Evening after Christmas, the Dr. and I spent the Evening with Mr. Cleverly and Major...
223 Adams, John Friday [29 December]. 1758-12-29 Let me see, if Bob P aine dont pick up this Story to laugh at. Lambert will laugh no doubt, and...
224 Adams, John Saturday [30 December]. 1758-12-30 How a whole Family is put into a Broil sometimes by a Trifle. My P. and M. disagreed in Opinion...
225 Adams, John [January 1759] ≈1759-01-01 Drank Tea at Coll. Quincies. Spent the Evening there, and the next morning. In the afternoon,...
226 Adams, John Wednesday [January 1759]. ≈1759-01-01 Drank Tea at Coll. Quincies. Spent the Evening there, and the next morning. In the afternoon,...
227 Adams, John Tuesday [January 1759]. ≈1759-01-01 Took a ride after Dinner to Gullivers Brook in Milton, returned home. Went over to Deacon...
228 Adams, John [February 1759] ≈1759-02-01 I intend a Journey to Worcester to morrow. How many observations shall I make on the People at...
229 Adams, John Feb. 1. 1759-02-01 I intend a Journey to Worcester to morrow. How many observations shall I make on the People at...
230 Adams, John Feb. 2. 1759. 1759-02-02 At Westtown, in Dr. Webbs Chamber at Hammonds. His landlady is an odd Woman. She seems good...