220121st. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This morning our German master came to give us a lesson for the first time; Mr. Rimbert came to pay a visit to Mr. D. Dined at Mr. Rimbert’s with Mr. D. and Mr. Artaud. After dinner we went to see Mr. Colombi. Mr. Artaud supped out. The extent of JQA ’s German language instruction while he lived in St. Petersburg was limited, and the name of his master is unknown. Believing that JA would...
220222d. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went to the English Library, and brought home The second volume of Smith’s wealth of Nations. Mr. Blondot came in the forenoon to pay us a visit. In the afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud to the shops and bought some things. Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations , 2 vols., London, 1776.
220323d. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This day Mr. Blondot dined with us. In the afternoon Mr. Hoogwerst came to pay us a visit. Stay’d at Home all day. Our German master gave us the second lesson. He comes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Fine weather.
220424th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Artaud dined and supped out. Stay’d at home all day. Snowy and rainy weather. Mr. D. receiv’d a letter from Holland. Letter unidentified, but apparently not from either JA or John Thaxter.
220525th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Finished the 4th. volume of Mrs. Macaulay’s history of England. 409 p. Mr. Colombi came to pay us a visit. In the evening Mr. Artaud went to the concert.
220626th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Begun the fifth volume of Mrs. Macaulay’s history. Finished the third oration of Cicero against Catiline. Stay’d at home all day. Mr. Artaud supp’d out. Our German master gave us a lesson.
220727th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went with Mr. D. to the house of the Spanish chargé d’affaires . Mr. D went to take a ride with Mr. Artaud. In the afternoon they went to the shops together. In the afternoon I went to take a walk. Begun the fourth Catilinary of Cicero. Fine weather. Pedro Normande , Spanish chargé d’affaires to Russia, 1776–1777, 1778–1782, minister ad interim to Russia, 1784–1788, and later...
220828th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. Gonset came to pay us a visit. Mr. D. went in the afternoon to Mr. Wolff’s. Mr. Artaud dined out. Stay’d at home all day. Fine, Clear weather.
220929th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went with Mr. Artaud to the shops and bought some things. We went to the Academy for some Maps but found it shut up, and to Mr. Rimbert’s for the Newspapers. In the afternoon I went and took a walk with Mr. D. Mr. Artaud supped out. Fine clear weather. Thermometer above 0.
221030th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Rimbert, Mr. Peyron and his Lady, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Rosat, and the youngest Mr. Montréal dined with us this day: Mr. Artaud supp’d out. Fine weather. Stay’d at home all day. Finished the 5th. and last volume of Mrs. Macaulay’s history of England 470. pages. Three additional volumes of her History of England were published between 1781 and 1783( DNB Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee, eds., The...