344122d. (Adams Papers)
Somewhat fatigued in consequence of my journey: for which reason, I did not go to meeting to hear...
344223d. (Adams Papers)
Rambling about with my gun all the forenoon; but with little success: went and dined at my uncle...
344324th. (Adams Papers)
Very warm this forenoon. After dinner, I had just set out with my aunt to go down to Mr. Beale’s...
344425th. (Adams Papers)
The other young gentlemen, went off at about 8 o’clock: I waited about an hour longer, in order...
344526th. (Adams Papers)
The students return, slowly. Cranch went back to Braintree last night. Clark arrived from...
344627th. (Adams Papers)
Went into the library, and took out one Volume of Wolff’s mathematics. Charles went to Boston:...
344728th. (Adams Papers)
The Boston Scholars come up this evening, after entering their names at the buttery on Wednesday....
344829th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Mr. Hilliard preach’d in the forenoon, and Mr. Willard, brother to my...
344930th. (Adams Papers)
Cranch and my Chum went to Boston this morning to see a pompous funeral of one Mr. Webb, who was...
3450[May 1787] (Adams Papers)
It thundered this morning from seven to nine, with some rain. I went with Barron to Mr....
3451Tuesday May 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
It thundered this morning from seven to nine, with some rain. I went with Barron to Mr....
34522d. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went out with Forbes and Mason, on a gunning party. The game was very scarce, but...
34533d. (Adams Papers)
Cranch went to Braintree this morning. I pass’d the greater part of the day in writing. I do not...
34544th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams at 11 o’clock gave us a philosophical lecture in which he blended two of those he...
34555th. (Adams Papers)
A sultry, disagreeable day. Mr. Williams gave a philosophical lecture this morning; but I had...
34566th. (Adams Papers)
Attended Mr. Hilliard all day. He preach’d rather better than usual, I think. Dined with my...
34577th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I went up, with Cranch, Learned, Lloyd, Mason, Phelps and Putnam, to the fresh pond,...
34588. (Adams Papers)
Began to pay some attention to my theses. Studied fluxions, a little in the forenoon: and the...
34599th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Wigglesworth gave a private lecture this morning, and we had likewise a philosophical lecture...
346010th. (Adams Papers)
A violent north east storm continued the whole day, with copious rain: there has fallen more this...
346111th. (Adams Papers)
Storm’d again the whole day: we had a lecture from Mr. Williams, upon heat, in which he...
346212th. (Adams Papers)
The storm continued the whole day with unabated violence. Mr. Williams gave a philosophical...
346313th. (Adams Papers)
The storm continued violent through the whole day. The rain pour’d down, with as much force, as...
346414th. (Adams Papers)
We had a philosophical lecture at 11. A Class meeting was called this evening, to determine,...
346515th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams gave us a lecture upon pneumatics: The parts for Commencement were not given out...
346616th. (Adams Papers)
The parts for Commencement have been expected for a day or two, with some degree of impatience by...
346717th. (Adams Papers)
This morning the different parts for Commencement were distributed by the president, in the...
346818th. (Adams Papers)
Concluded my theses, and carried them to him for examination. Began my part for commencement, and...
346919th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Thaxter was here, about half an hour, on his return to Haverhill. Mr. Williams, gave us...
347020th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Dined at Mr. Dana’s, with the butler. The weather was warm, the fore...
347121st. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams this forenoon closed the subject of Pneumatics, with an account of the different...
347222d. (Adams Papers)
Our lecture this day, was upon magnetism; but I think it was nearly or exactly the same with that...
347323d. (Adams Papers)
This day, we had a lecture upon electricity: we received a shock, which was much more violent...
347424th. (Adams Papers)
Weather was so cloudy all day, that we had no philosophical lecture. Tuesday evening we had a...
347525th. (Adams Papers)
Rain’d all day; but cleared up in the evening. We had last night a class meeting, to determine,...
347626th. (Adams Papers)
The weather was fair this forenoon, and Mr. Williams gave us a lecture, upon the nature,...
347727th. (Adams Papers)
Attended Mr. Hilliard, the whole day: he preach’d in the afternoon a Charity Sermon, and a...
347828th. (Adams Papers)
I wrote off my piece for Commencement this forenoon, and carried it to Mr. Reed for his...
347929th. (Adams Papers)
The junior’s, this forenoon read a forensic in the chapel, upon the question, whether the soul be...
348030th. (Adams Papers)
Election day. About two thirds of the Students went to Boston. Those of us who remain’d pass’d...
348131st. (Adams Papers)
The Sophimores are very fearful that their yesterday’s conduct has brought them into...
3482[June 1787] (Adams Papers)
At 11, we had another lecture upon the optical instruments; the solar microscope, the telescope,...
3483Friday June 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
At 11, we had another lecture upon the optical instruments; the solar microscope, the telescope,...
34842d. (Adams Papers)
This day the government met, upon the subject of the disorders of which the Sophimores were...
34853d. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting in the forenoon. Sacrament day: I went to dine at Judge Dana’s: soon after I got...
34864th. (Adams Papers)
The judge was much better this morning. At 11 o’clock I came up to College. Mr. Williams closed...
34875th. (Adams Papers)
This morning after Commons we had a meeting of the ΦBK, at Cranch’s chamber: We began by...
34886th. (Adams Papers)
Past the day at Judge Dana’s. It rain’d almost all day. Miss Peggy Wigglesworth was there;...
34897th. (Adams Papers)
North-east winds, still chill the blood, and with a dull cold principle affect our spirits. This...
34908th. (Adams Papers)
Took books from the library for the last time. I took Mason’s Poems and Abbadie, upon the truth...