671Wednesday [30 July]. (Adams Papers)
At Boston. The Weather cloudy. Going to the Common Pleas to day. Let me take Minutes. Let me...
On a Bill of Exchange, drawn on N. York, protested. Q. made was whether Bill on N. York was a...
Fitch . 2 Vernon 539. 540. Payment to Obligee, after Notice of an Assignment is not good. The...
674Adams’ Minutes of the Argument and Decision: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1766 (Adams Papers)
Fitch. 1st Question whether Appeal will lie? Page 33 of tem porary Acts. Art —. Otis . Case of...
675[August 1766] (Adams Papers)
Satt out with my Wife for Salem—dined at Boston—drank Tea at Dr. Simons Tufts’s at Medford...
676Tuesday Aug. [5 or 12] 1766. (Adams Papers)
Satt out with my Wife for Salem—dined at Boston—drank Tea at Dr. Simons Tufts’s at Medford...
677Wednesday Aug. [6 or 13] 1766. (Adams Papers)
Satt out from Mr. Bishops, oated, at Norwoods alias Martins, and reached Brother Cranches at 12 o...
678Thurdsday Aug. [7 or 14] 1766. (Adams Papers)
In the Morning rode a single Horse, in Company with Mrs. Cranch and Mrs. Adams in a Chaise, to...
679Monday Aug. 18th. (Adams Papers)
Went to Taunton. Lodged at McWhorters.
680Tuesday [19 August]. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Captn. Cobbs with Coll. G. Leonard, Paine, Leonard, young Cobb &C. John Rowe made a much...
681Wednesday [20 August]. (Adams Papers)
Spent Evening at Lodgings with Charles Cushing, and Daniel Oliver of Middleborough, Paine and...
682Thurdsday Morning [21 August]. (Adams Papers)
Fine Weather—feel well.
Benja. Shurtliff. Deer. 21st 1753. Marshall went from Plympton to Middleborough. Josa. Marshall....
684Adams’ Copy of the Declaration, and Report: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1766 (Adams Papers)
Jenny Slew of Ipswich in the County of Essex Spinster Plaintiff vs. John Whipple Jnr. of said...
Gridley. Marriage is of the Law of Nations. Justinian extends it, even to the Brutes. The Court...
686[November 1766] (Adams Papers)
Sett off, with my Wife for Salem. Stopped 1/2 Hour att Boston, cross’d the Ferry, and at 3 O...
6871766 Novr. 3d. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Sett off, with my Wife for Salem. Stopped 1/2 Hour att Boston, cross’d the Ferry, and at 3 O...
688Tuesday Novr. 4th. (Adams Papers)
A fine Morning. Attended Court all Day, heard the Charge to Grand Jury, and a Prayer by Mr....
689Wednesday Novr. 5th. (Adams Papers)
Attended Court, heard the Tryal of an Action of Trespass brought by a Molatto Woman, for Damages,...
690Novr. 6th. Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
A fine Morn. Oated at Martins where we saw 5 Boxes of Dollars containing as we were told about...
691Novr. 7th. (Adams Papers)
Went up to my common Pasture, to give Directions about Trimming the Trees, i.e. lopping and...
6921766. Novr. 8th. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Fine Weather still.—Yesterday Clement Hayden came in to Major Crosbeys. He seem’d to hope, he...
6931766. Novr. 9. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Fine Weather Yet. Heard Mr. Penniman all Day. Spent Evening with Dr. Savil.
694Monday [10 November]. (Adams Papers)
Rain. Kill’d Cow. Read chiefly in the American Gazeteers, which are a very valuable Magazine of...
695Tuesday Novr. 11th. (Adams Papers)
Rain. Deacon Webb here at Tea, and put this strange Question to me, what do you think of the...
696[December 1766] (Adams Papers)
Dined at Dr. Tufts’s. Drank Tea at Dr. Halls Pembroke. Lodged at Captn. Littles Kingston.—I find...
6971766 Decr. 8th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Dr. Tufts’s. Drank Tea at Dr. Halls Pembroke. Lodged at Captn. Littles Kingston.—I find...
698I. To J Philanthrop, 9 December 1766 (Adams Papers)
I confess I was in Hopes, that after the Repeal of the ever memorable Stamp Act, The People of...
699Tuesday Decr. 23d. 1766. (Adams Papers)
I heard Yesterday, for the first Time, that young Jonathan Hayward, the Son of Lt. Joseph Hayward...
700Decr. 24th. (Adams Papers)
Who are to be understood by the better Sort of People? There is in the Sight of God and indeed in...
701Decr. 31st. 1766. (Adams Papers)
“Whatever tends to create in the Minds of the People, a Contempt of the Persons of those who hold...
702V. Misanthrop, No. 1, January 1767 (Adams Papers)
“’Tho I sincerely wish the Reformation of Paskalos and his Abettors and Assistants, yet I own...
703VI. Misanthrop, No. 2, January 1767 (Adams Papers)
During a Course of twenty Years, it has been the constant Amusement of my Life, to examine, the...
I am Sorry to find Phylanthrop, attempting to vindicate the high flying, Maxims, the arbitrary...
705II. Humphrey Ploughjogger to Philanthrop, 5 January 1767 (Adams Papers)
As It is my Design to write a good deal to you, before I have done, So I have gained favour in...
706III. Humphrey Ploughjogger to Philanthrop, 5 January 1767 (Adams Papers)
Please to insert the following. In your first Treatise, I find these Words, “Whatever tends to...
707Abigail and John Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 12 January 1767 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Etter was so good as to come this morning and inform me that his Sons would go to Salem...
708IV. Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Gazette, 19 January 1767 (Adams Papers)
I Did flatter myself, as I had got so much Credit by my Writings upon Hemp, and Stamp-Act, &c....
709VII. Governor Winthrop to Governor Bradford, 26 January 1767 (Adams Papers)
Please to insert the following. We have often congratulated each other, with high satisfaction,...
710IX. Governor Winthrop to Governor Bradford, 2 February 1767 (Adams Papers)
Govr. W. to Govr. B. I promised you, another Letter, concerning the wicked Maxims, the delusive...
711X. Governor Winthrop to Governor Bradford, 9 February 1767 (Adams Papers)
You have my promise of another letter, concerning the maxims, arts, and positions of Philanthrop;...
712XI. Governor Winthrop to Governor Bradford, 16 February 1767 (Adams Papers)
If we go back as far as the reign of Elizabeth, we find her, on one occasion, infringing on this...
713[March 1767] (Adams Papers)
Went with Captn. Thayer to visit Robert Peacock and his poor distressed Family. We found them, in...
714Saturday March 1767. (Adams Papers)
Went with Captn. Thayer to visit Robert Peacock and his poor distressed Family. We found them, in...
715To John Adams from Jonathan Sewall, 11 March 1767 (Adams Papers)
11 March 1767. Enclosed in a letter from JA to Hezekiah Niles (5 Feb. 1819, LbC , Adams Papers )....
716Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Barnstable Inferior Court, April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Hovey . Certificate. Benja. Fessenden . Bassetts Shop. Lying Papers. Set their Names to it. D...
717[April 1767] (Adams Papers)
Suits generally Spring from Passion. Jones vs. Bigelow, Cotton and Nye arose from Ambition. Jones...
718April 4th. 1767. (Adams Papers)
Suits generally Spring from Passion. Jones vs. Bigelow, Cotton and Nye arose from Ambition. Jones...
719Adams’ Diary: 4 April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Poor Nye of Sandwich, seems dejected. I should suspect by his Concern that Cotton gained Ground...
7201767 April 8th. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Mounted my Horse in a very Rainy Morning for Barnstable leaving my Dear Brother Cranch and his...