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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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711 | Adams, John | 1774. Aug. 19. Fryday. | 1774-08-19 | Rode to Fitch’s of Stamford, where we breakfasted. Rode to Havilands of Rye, the first Town in... | |
712 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 20. Saturday. | 1774-08-20 | Lodged at Cocks at Kingsbridge, a pretty Place—Uncas River running before the Door and verdant... | |
713 | Adams, John | 1774. Aug. 21. Sunday. | 1774-08-21 | Went to Meeting at the old Presbyterian Society, where Dr. Pemberton formerly preached. We heard... | |
714 | Adams, John | 1774. Aug. 22. Monday. | 1774-08-22 | This Morning We took Mr. McDougal into our Coach and rode three Miles out of Town, to Mr. Morine... | |
715 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 23. Tuesday. | 1774-08-23 | We went upon the new Dutch Church Steeple and took a View of the City. You have a very fine View... | |
716 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 24. Wednesday. | 1774-08-24 | This Day Cushing and Paine went over to Long Island to dine with Phill. Livingston. Adams and I... | |
717 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 25. Thursday. | 1774-08-25 | Mr. Mathew Cushing came and escorted Us into Trinity Church and Church Yard. Under the Chancell... | |
718 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 26. Fryday. | 1774-08-26 | This Morning We went to see the City Hall, the Chamber where the Supream Court sitts, and that... | |
719 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 27. Saturday. | 1774-08-27 | Went to view the City of Brunswick, there is a Church of England, a Dutch Church and a... | |
720 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 28. Sunday. | 1774-08-28 | Heard Dr. Witherspoon all Day. A clear, sensible, Preacher. Mr. Mason came to see us. We sent a... | |
721 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 29. Monday. | 1774-08-29 | Rode to Trenton upon Delaware River, to break fast. At Williams’s the Tavern at Trenton Ferry, We... | |
722 | Adams, John | 1774. Aug. 30. Tuesday. | 1774-08-30 | Walked a little about Town. Visited the Markett, the State house, the Carpenters Hall where the... | |
723 | Adams, John | Aug. 30. | 1774-08-30 | Sent to be washed at Philadelphia. 6 shirts 5 Stocks—2 Caps in and Pair worsted stockings in one... | |
724 | Adams, John | 1774 Aug. 31. Wednesday. | 1774-08-31 | Breakfasted at Mr. Bayards of Philadelphia, with Mr. Sprout a presbyterian Minister. Made a Visit... | |
725 | Adams, John | [Miscellaneous Expenses, August–September 1774.] | ≈1774-08-01 | a Guinea to the lame Man pd. the Barber 2£:5s:0d. Philadel. 1£:16s. L.M. 6 Dollars.—pd. 2... | |
726 | Adams, John | [September 1774] | ≈1774-09-01 | This Day, We breakfasted at Mr. Mifflins, Mr. C. Thompson came in, and soon after Dr. Smith. The... | |
727 | Adams, John | 1774 Septr. 1. Thursday. | 1774-09-01 | This Day, We breakfasted at Mr. Mifflins, Mr. C. Thompson came in, and soon after Dr. Smith. The... | |
728 | Adams, John | 1774. Fryday. Septr. 2. | 1774-09-02 | Dined at Mr. Thom. Mifflins with Mr. Lynch, Mr. Middleton, and the two Rutledges with their... | |
729 | Adams, John | 1774. Saturday. Septr. 3. | 1774-09-03 | Breakfasted at Dr. Shippens. Dr. Witherspoon was there. Coll. R. H. Lee lodges there. He is a... | |
730 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 4. Sunday. | 1774-09-04 | Went to the Presbyterian Meeting and heard Mr. Sprout in the forenoon. He uses no Notes—dont... | |
731 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 5. Monday. | 1774-09-05 | At Ten, The Delegates all met at the City Tavern, and walked to the Carpenters Hall, where they... | |
732 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 6. Tuesday. | 1774-09-06 | Went to congress again. Received by an express an Intimation of the Bombardment of Boston—a... | |
733 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress, 6 … | 1774-09-06 | Mr. Henry . Government is dissolved. Fleets and Armies and the present State of Things shew that... | |
734 | Adams, John | 1774 Septr. 7. Wednesday. | 1774-09-07 | Went to congress again. Heard Mr. Duchè read Prayers. The Collect for the day, the 7th of the... | |
735 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 8. Thursday. | 1774-09-08 | Attended my Duty on the Committee all Day, and a most ingenious, entertaining Debate We had. —The... | |
736 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress] Septr. … | 1774-09-08 | In the Committee for States Rights, Grievances and Means of Redress. Coll. Lee. The Rights are... | |
737 | Adams, John | 1774 Septr. 9. Fryday. | 1774-09-09 | Attended my Duty upon Committees. Dined at home. “9th. The Committee met, agreed to found our... | |
738 | Adams, John | 1774 Septr. 10. Saturday. | 1774-09-10 | Attended my Duty upon the Sub Committee. Dined at home. Dr. Morgan, Dr. Cocks Cox , Mr. Spence... | |
739 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 11. Sunday. | 1774-09-11 | There is such a quick and constant Succession of new Scenes, Characters, Persons, and Events... | |
740 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 12. Monday. | 1774-09-12 | Attended my Duty on the Committee, untill one O Clock, and then went with my Colleagues and... | |
741 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 13. Tuesday. | 1774-09-13 | Attended my Duty all Day, on the Sub Committee. Agreed on a Report. 1. and 2. Phil. and Mary. C.... | |
742 | Adams, John | 1774. Sept. 14. Wednesday. | 1774-09-14 | Visited Mr. Gadsden, Mr. Deane, Coll. Dyer, &c. at their Lodgings. Gadsden is violent against... | |
743 | Adams, John | 1774. Sept. 16. Fryday [i.e. Thursday, 15 September]. | 1774-09-15 | Dined with Mr. Wallace, with a great deal of Company at a paultry elegant Feast again. JA clearly... | |
744 | Adams, John | 1774. Sept. 17. Saturday. | 1774-09-17 | This was one of the happiest Days of my Life. In Congress We had generous, noble Sentiments, and... | |
745 | Adams, John | 1774. Septr. 18. Sunday. | 1774-09-18 | Went to Church, and heard Mr. Coombs read Prayers, and Mr. Duchè preach. A fine Preacher, indeed.... | |
746 | Adams, John | 1774 Monday Septr. 19. | 1774-09-19 | Dined with Dr. Rush in Company with Dr. Shippen, and many others. Folsom and Sullivan from N.... | |
747 | Adams, John | 1774 Tuesday Septr. 20. | 1774-09-20 | Had Cards a Week ago to dine with Mr. Maese Mease —but forgot it, and dined at home. After We had... | |
748 | Adams, John | 1774 Wednesday. Septr. 21. | 1774-09-21 | Captn. Callender came to breakfast with Us. Coll. Dagworthy and his Brother Captn. Dagworthy... | |
749 | Adams, John | 1774. Thursday. Septr. 22. | 1774-09-22 | Dined with Mr. Chew, Chief Justice of the Province, with all the Gentlemen from Virginia, Dr.... | |
750 | Adams, John | 1774. Fryday. Sept. 23. | 1774-09-23 | Walked along Second Street Southward, untill I got out of the City into the Country. The... | |
751 | Adams, John | 1774 Saturday. Septr. 24. | 1774-09-24 | Dined with Mr. Charles Thompson, with only Mr. Dickenson, his Lady and Niece in Company. A most... | |
752 | Adams, John | 1774. Sunday. Sept. 25. | 1774-09-25 | Went in the Evening to Quaker Meeting and afterwards went to Supper at Stephen Collins’s. | |
753 | Adams, John | 1774. Monday. Septr. 26. | 1774-09-26 | Dined at old Dr. Shippens with Mr. And Mrs. Blair, young Dr. Shippen, the Jersey Delegates and... | |
754 | Adams, John | 1774. Tuesday. Septr. 27. | 1774-09-27 | Dined at Mr. Bayards, with Dr. Cox, Dr. Rush, Mr. Hodge, Mr. Deane, Coll. Dyer. Dr. Cox gave us a... | |
755 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress, 26–27 … | ≈1774-09-26 | Mr. Lee made a Mo tion for a Non Importation. Mr. Mifflin. The ist of Novr. ought to be fixed,... | |
756 | Adams, John | 1774. Wednesday. Sept. 28. | 1774-09-28 | Dined with Mr. R. Penn. A magnificent House, and a most splendid Feast, and a very large Company.... | |
757 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress, 28 … | 1774-09-28 | Mr. Galloway. The Proposal I intended to make having been opposed, I have waited to hear a more... | |
758 | Adams, John | 1774. Thursday. Sept. 29. | 1774-09-29 | Dined at Home, with the Delegates from North Carolina and a No. of other Gentlemen. | |
759 | Adams, John | 1774 Fryday [30 September]. | 1774-09-30 | Dined at Mr. Jonathan Smiths—Dr. Allison, Mr. Sprout and many other Gentlemen. On this day... | |
760 | Adams, John | [Notes on Measures to Be Taken Up by Congress … | ≈1774-09-01 | Non Importation, Non Consumption, Non Exportation to Britain, and W. Indies. Petition to the... |