23115th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D. walk’d out in the forenoon. Changeable weather.
23126th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. Wolff came here in the forenoon. Mr. D. went and took a walk in the afternoon.
23137th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went and took a walk with Mr. Artaud. Went to the summer garden; where we saw her Majesty. In the afternoon went to see a 64 Gun ship launched. Went afterwards and took a ride to Catherinen hoff and then walked again in the summer garden. Changeable weather.
23148th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Took a walk this morning with Mr. Artaud in to the Country, and Stay’d there all day. We returned at about 12 o’clock at night. Pretty good weather. Anniversary of the battle of Pultawa —Russian Holiday. Poltava or Pultava, the Ukranian city which was the scene of Peter the Great’s final and decisive victory over Charles XII of Sweden on 8 July 1709 ( Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel...
23159th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Went in the afternoon to Mr. Rimberts with Mr. Artaud to borrow Domino’s for the mascarade of tomorrow. Went to the shops. Anniversary of her Majesty’s coming to the Throne. A domino is a loose cloak with attached half-mask worn by those at masquerades who chose not to go as particular characters. The word sometimes signifies only the mask itself ( OED The Oxford English Dictionary , Oxford,...
231610th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
St. Peter and St. Paul’s day. Grand Duke’s fête. Mascarade ball and illumination at Peterhoff. At about 1. o’clock P.M. set out for that place with Mr. Artaud and Mr. D. and arriv’d there at about half past 5. Walk’d in the Garden till seven, and then went to the ball. On this day, according to Henry Storch, “every being susceptible of pleasure left the town,” to go to Peterhof, the imperial...
231711th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Left the ball at about 1. o’clock, after Midnight, and set out for St. Petersbourg. Arrived at about. 5. distance. 32 wersts. Went to bed and slept till noon. Stay’d at home all day. Fine weather.
231812th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I went with Mr. D. and Mr. Artaud to the Shops, and bought some things. Returned the domino’s. Fine weather in the morning. A thunder storm after dinner. Thermometer at 27. degrees.
231913th. Saturday (Adams Papers)
Went this morning to the English Library. Took out the 2d. volume of the Preceptor and 3 volumes of Clarissa. In the afternoon Mr. D went and took a ride. Very fine weather.
232014th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D. went and took a ride in the forenoon. After dinner Mr. Montréal came here.