51115th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon the young gentlemen from Mr. Rimbert’s came here. Din’d at Mr. Rimberts. After dinner we went and took a tour into the country. Pass’d the evening and supp’d at Mr. Rimberts. Cloudy Weather.
51216th. (Adams Papers)
Spent the evening and supp’d at Mr. Rimbert’s. Rainy weather all day. Mr. Artaud dined out.
51317th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. Stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather.
51418th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I went with Mr. D. and drank tea at Mr. Peyron’s. Cloudy Weather.
51519th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon the younger Mr. Montréal came here. Mr. Artaud dined at Mr. Rimbert’s. Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D went and took a ride after dinner. Cloudy weather.
51620th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D went and took a ride. In the evening walk’d in the summer garden. Cloudy Weather.
51721st. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. Stay’d at home all day. Stormy weather.
51822d. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. D. went to the Marquis de Verac’s. The young Gentlemen from Mr. Rimbert’s came here and I went and took a walk with them and Mr. Artaud in the summer garden. We were surprised by the rain. Dined at Mr. Rimbert’s. After dinner Mr. D. came away, and I spent the evening and supp’d there. Mr. Artaud came away before supper. Very variable weather all day.
51923d. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D went and took a ride. Walk’d in the summer garden after supper. Cloudy weather all day.
52024th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I bought Moliere’s works. Mr. D. went to Mr. Colombi’s in the afternoon. Stay’d at home all day. Cloudy weather. JQA ’s set in MQA , perhaps imperfect (in two editions) and possibly incomplete when he bought it, is Moliére’s Oeuvres , Paris, 1760, vols. 1–4, 6, and 7, and Paris, 1753, vol. 8. An inscription in vol. 1, “J. Q. Adams, St. Petersbourg, Septr. 23, 1782. 2 R u bl es ,”...
52125th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This day all Mr. Rimbert’s family din’d here. In the forenoon Mr. D. went and took a walk. Mr. Artaud went in the evening to the Clubb. Rainy weather.
52226th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This day I din’d at Mr. Rimberts’. After dinner I went and took a ride with Mr. D. out of town. Cloudy weather. Clear’d up at night.
52327th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D walk’d out before dinner and took a ride in the afternoon. Cloudy weather all day.
524John Quincy Adams to John Thaxter, 27 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I received a few days agone your favour of the 14th. of August. You say you have had a Fire for several days. I believe there has not been a week together through the whole summer without our having one. For some flakes of Snow fell, one morning in the middle of July. It is true, this has been an Extraordinary summer, but it freezes every year in the month of August here: and sometimes in the...
52528th. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon two of the young gentlemen from Mr. Rimbert’s came here. Mr. D went and took a ride. Rainy weather All day.
52629th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went and took a walk with Mr. Artaud and two of the young gentlemen from Mr. Rimberts in the summer garden. Mr. Artaud and Mr. Montréal went into the country to dine. Mr. Artaud return’d at about 6 o’clock P.M. Receiv’d a letter from Mr. Thaxter. Fine weather all day. No letter to JQA has been found. On this day Dana actually received two letters from Thaxter, one enclosed...
52730th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This evening I went with Mr. Artaud to the concert. After supper went and took a walk. Cloudy, rainy weather.
528[October 1782] (Adams Papers)
This day several gentlemen dined and supped here. Rainy stormy weather. This day I went to the Comedy where the French troop represented, Le Pere de Famille. with a Ballet. Denis Diderot, Le Père de famille, Amsterdam, 1758 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. ). This day, I dined and supped...
529N(1782)S. October. 1st. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This day several gentlemen dined and supped here. Rainy stormy weather.
5302d. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
This day I went to the Comedy where the French troop represented, Le Pere de Famille. with a Ballet. Denis Diderot, Le Père de famille, Amsterdam, 1758 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. ).
5313d. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This day, I dined and supped at Mr. Rimberts. After dinner I went with Mr. and Mm. Peyron to the Academy. We saw the cabinet of natural history. Cloudy weather.
5324th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. In the afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. Cloudy weather.
5335th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D. went out before dinner. Cloudy weather all day.
5346th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This day I din’d and supp’d at Mr. Rimberts.
5357th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. D dined at Mr. Wolffs. Mr. Artaud went to the concert. Stay’d at home all day.
5368th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
This day the French comedians play’d at the summer garden theatre. L’honnete criminel. Charles Georges Fenouillot de Falbaire de Quingey, L’honnête criminel, ou l’amour filial, Paris, 1767 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. ).
5379th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. The young gentlemen from Mr. Rimberts dined here. Cloudy weather.
53810th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Went to the Academy to have my name advertised. Dined and spent the evening at Mr. Rimberts.
53911th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Several gentlemen dined here this day. Cloudy weather, freezes already.
54012th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Mr. D. unwell. Cloudy weather.