216110th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Finished Hume’s 4th Volume. 480 pages. Mr. Artaud dined out. Mr. Peyron Mr. Montreal and Mr. Abraham came to pay us a visit.
216211th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Peyron, Mr. Montréal and several other gentlemen dined with us. I went to the English Library and took out the 5th. and 6th. Volumes of Hume’s history of England, begun the fifth but read but 3 or 4 pages; went in the evening to the concert got home at about 9. o’clock.
216312th. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer in the morning at 22 ½ degrees below.0. Stay’d at Home all day.
216413th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer in the morning at 25 degrees below 0. Went in the forenoon to Mr. Rimbert’s. In the afternoon, I went with Mr. Artaud to the Shops, and bought some things. Thermometer at night at 26 ½ degrees. below.0. Fine clear weather all day.
216514th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Artaud dined out. Stay’d at home all day.
216615th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Fine weather all day. Thermometer at 28 degrees below.0. At the Academy it was 30. Finished the 5th. Volume of Hume’s history of England 577. pages, and begun the 6th.
216716th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Thermometer in the morning at home 29 academy 32 degrees below 0. Stay’d at home all day.
216817th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Montréal came in the forenoon to pay us a visit. Mr. D. went out for the first time since his sickness. Mr. Artaud dined out. Mr. Hoogwerst came to pay us a visit in the afternoon.
216918th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Finished the 6th. Volume of Hume’s history. 480 pages. Went to the English Library and took out the 7th. and 8th. volumes of Hume’s history. Begun the 7th. In the afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud to the Shops.
217019th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Went to two booksellers shops in the forenoon for some books. Mr. Artaud dined out. Fine clear weather all day. None of JQA ’s extant books is inscribed with this date, though he may be referring to at least one book, Peter Rondeau [i.e., Johann Theodor Jablonsky], Nouveau dictionnaire françois—allemand, Basel, 1739, which he records as having bought on 18 Feb. ( Catalogue of JQA’s Books...