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1921 [October 1758] ≈1758-10-01 How it is with you I know not, but if I am rightly informed, I am yet alive and not dead. And to...
1922 Adams, John Crawford, William [A Letter to William Crawford Telling “How I Live,” … ≈1758-10-01 How it is with you I know not, but if I am rightly informed, I am yet alive and not dead. And to...
1923 Adams, John [The Case of Field v. Lambert, Continued, December … ≈1758-12-01 2 Horses—10th. of Octr. 1758. One Pound L.M. To answer J oseph F ield &c. in a Plea of Trespass,...
1924 [December 1758] ≈1758-12-01 haud facile emergunt quorum Virtutibus obstat res angusta domi. They will hardly emerge from...
1925 Adams, John [On Indigence at Home, December 1758.] ≈1758-12-01 haud facile emergunt quorum Virtutibus obstat res angusta domi. They will hardly emerge from...
1926 Adams, John [The Case of Field v. Lambert, Continued, December … ≈1758-12-01 For that the said Luke, on the 10th of Octr. last, at with force and Arms and against entered the...
1927 Adams, John [A List of Pleadings, October–December 1758.] ≈1758-10-01 Bond to give Deed. † Trespass on the Case vs. Sherriff for the Default of his Deputy. † Case by...
1928 Adams, John [Notes on Probate Law, October–December 1758.] ≈1758-10-01 Tis absurd, to for a Testator to say, after he has devised his Lands to one in fee, that they...
1929 Adams, John [A Letter to William Crawford, Describing a Visit to … ≈1758-10-01 Am returned from Boston, and according to my Promise sett down begining to write you a...
1930 Adams, John [Further Notes on Civil Law, December 1758–January … ≈1758-12-01 Judicial stipulations are those which proceed from the mere Office of a Judge, as Surety vs....
1931 Adams, John [Shakespeare’s Characters and Figurative Language … ≈1758-10-01 Shakespeare, in the Character of Lady Mackbeth, and of Gertrude, the Wife of old Hamlet, and...
1932 Adams, John [On a Petition from Braintree Troops Enlisted for the … ≈1758-12-01 The general Court agreed to raise 7000 men, to cooperate with his Majesties Forces, for the...
1933 Adams, John Quincy [November 1779] ≈1779-11-01 Titlepage and cover for JQA ’s early Diary, designated D/JQA/1 by Adams editors to indicate the...
1934 Adams, John Quincy [Titlepage and Cover] ≈1779-11-01 Titlepage and cover for JQA ’s early Diary, designated D/JQA/1 by Adams editors to indicate the...
1935 Adams, John Quincy [Revised Titlepage] 1779-11-12 Revised titlepage located on the inside front cover of D/JQA/1. This titlepage and the first page...
1936 Adams, John Quincy 1779 November Friday 12th. 1779-11-12 This Morning at about 11 o clock I took leave of my Mamma, my Sister, and Brother Tommy, and went...
1937 Adams, John Quincy Saturday 13th. 1779-11-13 To day at about 1 o clock Pappa, and my Brother Charles, came to town, and at about 5 o clock we...
1938 Adams, John Quincy Sunday 14th. 1779-11-14 This morning a great number of Gentlemen came on board, and amongst others Col Johonnot, with a...
1939 Adams, John Quincy Mond 15th. 1779-11-15 This morning a brig and a schooner went out I suppose after wood to the eastward. About 8 o clock...
1940 Adams, John Quincy Thursday 18th. 1779-11-18 Yesterday and day before there was nothing remarkable only that all day yesterday there was a...
1941 Adams, John Quincy Friday 19th. 1779-11-19 12 o clock. The Gale continues. Nothing else remarkable. 6 o clock. The wind has abated a great...
1942 Adams, John Quincy Saturday 20th. 1779-11-20 This morning about 6 o clock spy’d a sail about 2 miles of f . We sent the courier de L’europe to...
1943 Adams, John Quincy Sunday 21st. 1779-11-21 Nothing remarkable to day except calm all day. 6 o clock. It begins to freshen. We go about 3...
1944 Adams, John Quincy Monday 22d. 1779-11-22 A fresh breeze all day from the SSE. The Captain says we are about fifty Leagues from the Grand...
1945 Adams, John Quincy Tuesday 23d. 1779-11-23 The weather is very much like that of the Bank. The Courier has taken two fish. At twelve o clock...
1946 Adams, John Quincy Wednesday 24th. 1779-11-24 This morning the Courier lost herself in the fog but at about ten o clock we found her again. I...
1947 Adams, John Quincy Thursday 25th. 1779-11-25 This morning about nine o clock the courier lost her foretopmast. About twelve o clock she got it...
1948 Adams, John Quincy Friday 26th. 1779-11-26 This Morning a very fresh breeze from the N.W. 7 o clock. We now go 12 knots an hour; every face...
1949 Adams, John Quincy Saturday 27th. 1779-11-27 I could not write any more yesterday because a Gale of wind came on which hinder’d me but to day...
1950 Adams, John Quincy Sunday 28th. 1779-11-28 6 o clock. Calm and cloudy. 9 o clock. It begins to freshen. 6 o clock P.M. A very fresh breeze....
1951 Adams, John Quincy Mon 29th. 1779-11-29 The ship is very leaky. The passengers are all called to the Pump four times per day. 8 o clock...
1952 Adams, John Quincy Tues 30th. 1779-11-30 To day a middling breeze from the S.E or SSE. At 12 o clock to day being at the Pump there being...
1953 Adams, John Quincy [December 1779] ≈1779-12-01 We housed all the Guns to day because she rolled a great deal. A fresh breeze from the S.S.E....
1954 Adams, John Quincy 1779 December Wed 1st. 1779-12-01 We housed all the Guns to day because she rolled a great deal. A fresh breeze from the S.S.E....
1955 Adams, John Quincy Thur 2d. 1779-12-02 A fresh breeze from the South. Continual Squalls thunder and lightning. 6 o clock PM. The weather...
1956 Adams, John Quincy Friday 3d. 1779-12-03 Pleasant weather. A fresh breeze from the S.W. The Captain intends to go to Spain to search the...
1957 Adams, John Quincy Satur 4th. 1779-12-04 A middling breeze from the SW. This afternoon about four o clock a land Bird came a hovering over...
1958 Adams, John Quincy Sun. 5th. 1779-12-05 A middling breeze from the S.W. We replaced our guns. We took in the Main, and forsails in order...
1959 Adams, John Quincy Mon 6th. 1779-12-06 This morning my brother Charles look’d out of Pappa’s window and said he saw a flock of Wild...
1960 Adams, John Quincy Tuesday 7th. 1779-12-07 Last night about nine o clock we saw a number of fish. We could not tell what they were; some say...
1961 Adams, John Quincy Wednes 8th. 1779-12-08 This morning about half after four o clock we saw a sail. At about seven o clock we could see her...
1962 Adams, John Quincy Thursday 9th. 1779-12-09 This morning My Pappa, Mr. Dana, Mr. Allen, Mr. Thaxter, Sammy Cooper, my brother Charles, and...
1963 Adams, John Quincy [Titlepage] The first of two titlepages to the continuation of JQA ’s journal, the contents of which...
1964 Adams, John Quincy [Titlepage] Titlepage A Journal by John Quincy Adams Continuation From The Xth Of December To The Last Of The...
1965 Adams, John Quincy Friday 10th. 1779-12-10 This forenoon I took a walk about the town but saw nothing worth remarking. At about half after...
1966 Adams, John Quincy Saturday 11th. 1779-12-11 This forenoon a Captain of one of the french men of War came and very politely invited me on...
1967 Adams, John Quincy Sunday 12th. 1779-12-12 This morning I went to the French Consuls to ask him if he went to day. He said that it blew so...
1968 Adams, John Quincy Monday Evening 13th. 1779-12-13 Very rainy all this day. It is impossible to go to Coronna to day. 10 o clock. I have been to the...
1969 Adams, John Quincy Tuesday 14th. 1779-12-14 The French consul was here last night (he is to go to Coronna with us). He told us that he would...
1970 Adams, John Quincy Wednesday 15th. 1779-12-15 This morning at 5 o clock the Consul’s servant came and wak’d us up. We dress’d and drank a cup...