491[Town Officer, 1761–1765] (Adams Papers)
Now become a Freeholder I attended the Town Meetings, as a Member, as I had usually attended them...
492II. To Jonathan Sewall, 1763 (Adams Papers)
For so I must call you, tho your late Behaviour, in Point of Ill Nature, and Jealousy, has...
493[February 1763] (Adams Papers)
Last Thurdsday afternoon, rode to Germantown, and there stayed at my friend Cs. till the last...
494Boston Feby. 1763. (Adams Papers)
This day learned that the Caucas Clubb meets at certain Times in the Garret of Tom Daws, the...
495Feb. (Adams Papers)
This Action of Trover is an Innovation, one of the new and subtle Inventions in Derogation of the...
496Draft of a Letter to All Young Gentlemen on the Evils of Factionalism, February 1763 (Adams Papers)
Braintree, February 1763. Printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John...
497Braintree Feby. 1st. 1763. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Last Thurdsday afternoon, rode to Germantown, and there stayed at my friend Cs. till the last...
498Feb. 5th. 1763. (Adams Papers)
Memorabilia of this Week. The Bar agreed upon these 4 Rules. 1st. That the Clerk call the Plain...
499Feby. 10th. 1763. (Adams Papers)
Belcher v. Hunt. This is an Action of Trover, for converting shingles to Hunts Use. The shingles...
500Feby. 11th. 1763. (Adams Papers)
Probate of Mr. Edwards’s Will, Coram Governor and Council. John Edwards, one of the Heirs at Law...
501John Adams to Abigail Smith, 14 February 1763 (Adams Papers)
Accidents are often more Friendly to us, than our own Prudence.—I intended to have been at...
502I. Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Evening-Post, 3 March 1763 (Adams Papers)
Thes fue Lins cums to let you no, that I am very wel at prisent, thank God for it, hoping that...
503John Adams to Abigail Smith, 20 April 1763 (Adams Papers)
Love sweetens Life, and Life sometimes destroys Love. Beauty is desirable and Deformity...
504III. Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Evening-Post, 20 June 1763 (Adams Papers)
I Arnt book larnt enuff, to rite so polytly, as the great gentlefolks, that rite in the...
505[July 1763] (Adams Papers)
Among the Votaries of Science, and the numerous Competitors for Fame and Estimation, Utility...
506[Draft of an Essay on Agriculture in the Boston Gazette, 18 July 1763.] (Adams Papers)
Among the Votaries of Science, and the numerous Competitors for Fame and Estimation, Utility...
507IV. “U” to the Boston Gazette, 18 July 1763 (Adams Papers)
Among the Votaries of Science, and the numerous Competitors for literary Fame, Choice and...
508From John Adams to Zabdiel Adams, 23 July 1763 (Adams Papers)
Your kind Letter I received, and after an Interval occasioned by Commencement, am seated to...
509John Adams to Abigail Smith, August 1763 (Adams Papers)
Germantown is at a great Distance from Weymouth Meeting-House, you know; The No. of Yards indeed...
510V. “U” to the Boston Gazette, 1 August 1763 (Adams Papers)
Man , is distinguished from other Animals, his Fellow-Inhabitants of this Planet, by a Capacity...
511John Adams to Abigail Smith, 15 August 1763 (Adams Papers)
The Disappointment you mention was not intended, but quite accidental. A Gentleman, for whom I...
512VI. “U” to the Boston Gazette, 29 August 1763 (Adams Papers)
My worthy and ingenious friend, Mr. J , having strutted and foamed his hour upon the stage and...
513VII. An Essay on Man’s Lust for Power, with the Author’s Comment in 1807 (Adams Papers)
My Brother J and my self have been very liberal of our Promises to the Publick and very Sparing...
514VIII. “U” to the Boston Gazette, 5 September 1763 (Adams Papers)
It seems to be necessary for me, (notwithstanding the declaration in my last) once more to...
515IX. Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Evening-Post, 5 September 1763 (Adams Papers)
It is a pleasant Thing to see ones Works in print.—When I see the news, with my letter int about...
516[Marriage and Law Practice, 1764-1765] (Adams Papers)
In the Winter of 1764 the Small Pox prevailing in Boston, I went with my Brother into Town and...
517From John Adams to Samuel Quincy, 2 January 1764 (Adams Papers)
Braintree2 January 1764. RC ( MHi :Misc. Bound Coll.). John Adams requests “Brother Quincy” to...
518John Adams to Abigail Smith, 7 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
For many Years past, I have not felt more serenely than I do this Evening. My Head is clear, and...
519John Adams to Cotton Tufts, 9 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
I have nothing to do at present but to play with my Pen. I have long thought with Horace in his...
520John Adams to Abigail Smith, 11 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
The Room which I thought would have been an Hospital or a Musaeum, has really proved a Den of...
521John Adams to Abigail Smith, 11 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
This is the last Opportunity I shall have to write you from Braintree for some Weeks. You may...
522John Adams to Abigail Smith, 12 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
I have Thoughts of sending you a Nest of Letters like a nest of Basketts; tho I suspect the...
523John Adams to Abigail Smith, 13 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
We arrived at Captn. Cunninghams, about Twelve O’Clock and sent our Compliments to Dr. Perkins....
524John Adams to Abigail Smith, 14 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
The Deacon and his Three Children are arrivd and the Operation has been performed, and all well....
525John Adams to Abigail Smith, 17 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
Yours of April 15th. this moment received. I thank You for it—and for your offer of Milk, but We...
526John Adams to Abigail Smith, 18 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
Three of our Company, have now the Small Pox upon them, Wheat, Badger, and Elderkin. We have seen...
527John Adams to Abigail Smith, 26 April 1764 (Adams Papers)
Many have been the particular Reasons against my Writing for several days past, but one general...
528John Adams to Abigail Smith, 4 May 1764 (Adams Papers)
Returned from a Ramble in Town which began at 10 in the Morning. Dined with my Friend S. Adams...
529John Adams to Abigail Smith, 7 May 1764 (Adams Papers)
I promised you, Sometime agone, a Catalogue of your Faults, Imperfections, Defects, or whatever...
530John Adams to Abigail Smith, 8 May 1764 (Adams Papers)
This Morning received yours by Mr. Ayers. I can say nothing to the Contents at present, being...
531Report of the Braintree Committee for Repairing Highways, 21 May 1764 (Adams Papers)
The Committee appointed to Consider of Some Plan for Repairing the High ways having taken the...
532John Adams to Abigail Smith, 30 September 1764 (Adams Papers)
I have this Evening been to see the Girl.—What Girl? Pray, what Right have you to go after...
533[The Stamp Act, 1765] (Adams Papers)
This Year 1765 was the Epocha of the Stamp Act.... I drew up a Petition to the Select Men of...
5341765. Jany. 24th. Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
Soon after I got to Boston, at Jany. Court Mr. Fitch came to me upon Change, and told me, that...
535Thurdsday January 24th. 1765. (Adams Papers)
I rode to Boston on Purpose to meet at Fitchs. Gridley came. We read the 3 first Titles of the...
536Thurdsday. Jany. 31st. (Adams Papers)
The snowy Weather prevented me from going to Dudleys. The Sodality however met and read the two...
537[February 1765] (Adams Papers)
This Sodality has given rise to the following Speculation of my own, which I commit to writing,...
This Sodality has given rise to the following Speculation of my own, which I commit to writing,...
539Thurdsday. February 21st. 1765. (Adams Papers)
At Boston, entertained the Sodality at Blodgets. We were never in better Spirits, or more Social....
The Committee who was directed to take a Plan and make Division of the North Commons (so called)...