365110th. (Adams Papers)
Attended at the office as usual, and read Blackstone: passed the evening with Putnam at his...
365211th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting, with Townsend, the whole day at Dr. Tucker’s: much pleased with this gentleman...
365312th. (Adams Papers)
I had some writing, which I wished to do this day, and I therefore did not attend at the office....
365413th. (Adams Papers)
Williams set out this morning for Cambridge. I at length got me some wood, and had a fire in my...
365514th. (Adams Papers)
I find I am getting fast into the same unmeaning dull sameness, which has frequently abbreviated...
365615th. (Adams Papers)
Amory, and Thompson went upon a dancing party yesterday. They invited me to join them, but I did...
365716th. (Adams Papers)
I finished the second volume of Blackstone, and began upon the third which treats of private...
365817th. (Adams Papers)
I set out for Haverhill between 3 and 4. this afternoon, and arrived at Mr. White’s, a little...
365918th. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon I attended at Mr. Smith’s meeting: he preaches without notes, and like all the...
366019th. (Adams Papers)
I lodg’d at Mr. White’s again last night; went this morning up to Mr. Shaw’s and past an hour;...
366120th. (Adams Papers)
Proceed slowly in the third volume of Blackstone. As this is the most important author of all...
366221st. (Adams Papers)
I this morning requested of Mr. Parsons his opinion, whether it would be most advantageous for me...
366322d. (Adams Papers)
Weather remarkably mild for the Season: I have been rather unwell for a week or 10 days back,...
366423d. (Adams Papers)
The events of the day were quite uninteresting. I had however an opportunity to observe the...
366524th. (Adams Papers)
I went in the forenoon, and exhibited my complaints to Dr. Swett, but he told me, they were not...
366625th. (Adams Papers)
I thought I was too unwell to pass two hours in a cold meeting house this forenoon, and staid at...
366726th. (Adams Papers)
I took an additional cold, yesterday, and am still more unwell than I have been. I pass’d the...
366827th. (Adams Papers)
Better than I have been for these ten days past: all the time again at the office, or at my own...
366928th. (Adams Papers)
Finished the third volume of Blackstone, and began upon the fourth, which is upon public wrongs....
367029th. (Adams Papers)
Thanksgiving day: between 8 and 9 o’clock this morning I set out for Haverhill and got to Mr....
367130th. (Adams Papers)
I passed the forenoon with Leonard, who has been making two or three unsuccessful attempts to...
3672[December 1787] (Adams Papers)
I dined at Mr. White’s; after dinner I went to Mr. Shaw’s, stay’d about an hour, and just before...
3673Saturday December 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
I dined at Mr. White’s; after dinner I went to Mr. Shaw’s, stay’d about an hour, and just before...
36742d. (Adams Papers)
I attended Mr. Carey’s meeting this afternoon, and in the evening I went to Mr. Carter’s. Mrs....
36753d. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Moore breakfasted with us. Mr. Parsons is quite unwell, and has been so for two or three days...
36764th. (Adams Papers)
White returned this morning to Haverhill. At the office all day. Mr. Parsons still very...
36775th. (Adams Papers)
I pass’d the evening with Little and Townsend at Miss Cazneau’s. We play’d Commerce, and whist:...
36786th. (Adams Papers)
Spent the evening with Thompson and Little, at Putnam’s lodgings. We conversed upon a diversity...
36797th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Parsons, has recovered in a great measure from his illness: so that he was the chief part of...
36808th. (Adams Papers)
Amory went to Ipswich this afternoon. He cannot yet get entirely over his old habits. He intends...
36819th. (Adams Papers)
Attended Dr. Tucker’s meeting in the forenoon. He gave us an excellent sermon upon the story of...
368210th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Townsend, sat off for Boston. Mr. Parsons intended to have gone likewise, as the...
368311th. (Adams Papers)
Reading Blackstone all day; and I pass’d the evening, at the office till eight: after which I...
368412th. (Adams Papers)
This day I finished reading the fourth and last volume of Blackstone’s Commentaries. This is one...
368513th. (Adams Papers)
The repetition of the same events, from day to day, is the only variety which can supply...
368614th. (Adams Papers)
I was about an hour with Dr. Kilham at his shop, Immediately after dinner; I took up one of the...
368715th. (Adams Papers)
A violent North-west wind, blew, the whole day, but we have no snow yet. Dined with Amory at Mr....
368816th. (Adams Papers)
I waited upon Parson Cary this forenoon, in expectation of much edification; but he gave us a...
368917th. (Adams Papers)
I have continued reading in Sullivan’s lectures. The book is entertaining, and the author so far...
369018th. (Adams Papers)
Passed the day at the office; Townsend and Thompson were there in the evening. The question, what...
369119th. (Adams Papers)
I spent my time this day, in the same manner that I did the two last. I came home to my lodgings...
369220th. (Adams Papers)
The cold weather appears to be for setting in seriously; and indeed it is high time that it...
369321st. (Adams Papers)
I read through Wright’s short treatise upon the feudal tenures. I found nothing in it, but what I...
369422d. (Adams Papers)
I pass’d the day as usual at the office; but there was scarce a half an hour at a Time, without...
369523d. (Adams Papers)
I went this forenoon to hear Parson Murray preach. He expatiated somewhat largely upon the...
369624th. (Adams Papers)
Began upon Coke-Littleton, and read about a dozen pages. Pass’d about an hour in the evening with...
369725th. (Adams Papers)
Christmas day. Parson Bass, preached a sermon, but I did not go to hear him. I dined with...
369826th. (Adams Papers)
Office as usual. Dr. Kilham, returned to Town this evening. I passed an hour or two with Mr....
369927th. (Adams Papers)
St John’s Day. An entertainment for the Society of free-Masons. In consequence of Stacey’s...
370028th. (Adams Papers)
We rose, between ten and eleven in the forenoon. Little took a breakfast with me; after which I...