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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1351 | Adams, John | Wednesday [29 March.] | 1786-03-29 | Dined at Mr. Blakes. Mr. Middleton and Wife, Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Williams, Mr. Jefferson.... | |
1352 | Adams, John | London Thursday March 30. | 1786-03-30 | Presented Mr. Hamilton to the Queen at the Drawing Room. Dined at Mr. Paradices. Count Warranzow... | |
1353 | Adams, John | [April 1786] | ≈1786-04-04 | Mr. Jefferson and myself, went in a Post Chaise to Woburn Farm, Caversham, Wotton, Stowe,... | |
1354 | Adams, John | [Notes on a Tour of English Country Seats, &c., with … | ≈1786-04-04 | Mr. Jefferson and myself, went in a Post Chaise to Woburn Farm, Caversham, Wotton, Stowe,... | |
1355 | Adams, John | Saturday Ap. 15. | 1786-04-15 | Dined with Mr. Brand Hollis in Chesterfield Street. His Mantle Trees are ornamented with... | |
1356 | Adams, John | Ap. 18. Tuesday. | 1786-04-18 | Yesterday dined here, Mr. Jefferson, Sir John Sinclair, Mr. Heard, Garter King at Arms, Dr.... | |
1357 | Adams, John | London April 19. 1786. Wednesday. | 1786-04-19 | This is the Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, and of my Reception at the Hague, by their... | |
1358 | Adams, John | London April 20 1786 Thursday. | 1786-04-20 | Went with Mr. Jefferson and my Family to Osterly, to view the Seat of the late Banker Child. The... | |
1359 | Adams, John | Sunday. Ap. 23. | 1786-04-23 | Heard Dr. Priestley at Mr. Linseys in Essex Street. Theophilus Lindsey (1723–1808) , minister of... | |
1360 | Adams, John | Monday [24 April.] | 1786-04-24 | Viewed the British Musaeum. Dr. Grey who attended Us spoke very slightly of Buffon. Said “he was... | |
1361 | Adams, John | [June 1786] | 1786-06-26 | On Saturday night returned from a Tour to Portsmouth, in which We viewed Paines Hill in Surry, as... | |
1362 | Adams, John | London June 26. 1786. | 1786-06-26 | On Saturday night returned from a Tour to Portsmouth, in which We viewed Paines Hill in Surry, as... | |
1363 | Adams, John | [July 1786] | ≈1786-07-01 | Last night, Coll. Smith and his Lady, took their Leave of Us, and went to their House in Wimpole... | |
1364 | Adams, John | London July 1. 1786. | 1786-07-01 | Last night, Coll. Smith and his Lady, took their Leave of Us, and went to their House in Wimpole... | |
1365 | Adams, John | July [6] Thursday. | 1786-07-06 | Dined at Clapham, at Mr. Smiths. Dr. Kippis, Dr. Reese, Dr. Harris, Mr. Pais, Mr. Towgood and his... | |
1366 | Adams, John | London July 8. Saturday. | 1786-07-08 | In one of my common Walks, along the Edgeware Road, there are fine Meadows, or Squares of grass... | |
1367 | Adams, John | London July 16, 1786. Sunday. | 1786-07-16 | At Hackney, heard a Nephew of Dr. Price, who is settled at Yarmouth. It may be of Use to minute... | |
1368 | Adams, John | London July 20. Thursday. | 1786-07-20 | “Every Act of Authority, of one Man over another for which there is not an absolute Necessity, is... | |
1369 | Adams, John | London July 21. Fryday. | 1786-07-21 | Maj. Langbourne dined with Us again. He was lamenting the difference of Character between... | |
1370 | Adams, John | July 24. 1786. Monday. | 1786-07-24 | Went with Mr. Bridgen, Col. Smith, Mrs. Smith, to The Hide in Essex, the Country Seat of Brand... | |
1371 | Adams, John | The Hide July 25 1786 Tuesday. | 1786-07-25 | Mr. Brand Hollis and Mr. Brand, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Adams, took a ride to... | |
1372 | Adams, John | July 26. Wednesday. | 1786-07-26 | Mr. B. Hollis, Miss Brand, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Smith, and I walked to Mill Green, or Mill Hill the... | |
1373 | Adams, John | The Hide July 28 [i.e. 27.] 1786. Thursday. | 1786-07-27 | Went with Mrs. Adams to Braintree about Eighteen miles from the Hide. As our Objects were fresh... | |
1374 | Adams, John | July 29 [i.e. 28.] 1786. Fryday. | 1786-07-28 | Returned to Grosvenor Square to Dinner. The Adams party’s return to London on Friday, 28 July, is... | |
1375 | Adams, John | [Memoranda on a Tour from London to Plymouth … | ≈1787-07-01 | Michael Sawrey, at Plymouth Gillies St. Martins Lane. Garthshores Sastres Edgware Road. No. 20.... | |
1376 | Adams, John | [August 1787] | 1787-08-06 | At Kin gsbridge, the southerly Point of the County of Devonshire, the birth Place of my Brother... | |
1377 | Adams, John | 1787. August 7 [i.e. 6?] | 1787-08-06 | At Kin gsbridge, the southerly Point of the County of Devonshire, the birth Place of my Brother... | |
1378 | Adams, John | Monday. Aug. 6. | 1787-08-06 | Dined at Totness, thro which the River Dart runs to Dartmouth. Slept at Newton bushell. This date... | |
1379 | Adams, John | [John Adams’ Diary resumes.] | 1789-07-15 | Mr. Carrol. The Executive Power is commensurate with the Legislative and Judicial Powers. The... | |
1380 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the United States Senate] July 15. … | 1789-07-15 | Mr. Carrol. The Executive Power is commensurate with the Legislative and Judicial Powers. The... | |
1381 | Adams, John | [September 1789] | ≈1789-09-16 | Mr. Elsworth informed me That Governor Randolph of Virginia, opened the Convention at... | |
1382 | Adams, John | 1789 Septr. 16. Wednesday. | 1789-09-16 | Mr. Elsworth informed me That Governor Randolph of Virginia, opened the Convention at... | |
1383 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Senate on the Residence Bill] … | 1789-09-22 | Mr. Grayson. No Census yet taken, by which the Center of Population— We have Markets, Archives,... | |
1384 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates on the Residence Bill, continued] … | 1789-09-23 | Mr. Lee. Navigation of the Susquehannah. Mr. Grayson. Antwerp and the Scheld. Reasons of State... | |
1385 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates on the Residence Bill, continued] … | 1789-09-24 | Mr. Grayson. moves to strike out the Words, “in the State of Pensilvania.” Mr. Butler. The Center... | |
1386 | Adams, John | [January 1790] | 1790-01-25 | It was not the sense of either House, or of any member of either, that the Business pending at... | |
1387 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Senate concerning unfinished … | 1790-01-25 | It was not the sense of either House, or of any member of either, that the Business pending at... | |
1388 | Adams, John | [1790?] | ≈1790-01-01 | Interest, Corruption, Prejudice, Error, Ignorance. Causes of wrong Judgments. Have not these... | |
1389 | Adams, John | [November 1791] | ≈1791-11-01 | Williamson. Great Numbers emigrate to the back parts of North and S.C. and G. for the Sake of... | |
1390 | Adams, John | [November? 1791.] | ≈1791-11-01 | Williamson. Great Numbers emigrate to the back parts of North and S.C. and G. for the Sake of... | |
1391 | Adams, John | Fryday. Nov. 11. 1791. | 1791-11-11 | Yesterday a No. of the national Gazette was sent to me, by Phillip Freneau, printed by Childs and... | |
1392 | Adams, John | [June 1795] | 1795-06-21 | Lime dissolves all vegetable Substances, such as Leaves, Straws, Stalks, Weeds, and converts them... | |
1393 | Adams, John | 1795 June 21. | 1795-06-21 | Lime dissolves all vegetable Substances, such as Leaves, Straws, Stalks, Weeds, and converts them... | |
1394 | Adams, John | 1795. | ≈1795-01-01 | Mr. Meredith at Mr. Vaughans explained to me his Method. He takes a first Crop of Clover early:... | |
1395 | Adams, John | [June 1796] | ≈1796-06-20 | Sullivan Lathrop came for 6 Mo nths at 12 1/2. Here begins a brief revival of JA ’s Diary,... | |
1396 | Adams, John | June 20 [1796]. | 1796-06-20 | Sullivan Lathrop came for 6 Mo nths at 12 1/2. Here begins a brief revival of JA ’s Diary,... | |
1397 | Adams, John | June 22. | 1796-06-22 | Thomas Lathrop came for 6 Mo nths at 9. | |
1398 | Adams, John | [July 1796] | ≈1796-07-12 | Yesterday mow’d all the Grass on Stony field Hill. To day ploughing for Hilling among the Corn... | |
1399 | Adams, John | Quincy July 12. Tuesday. | 1796-07-12 | Yesterday mow’d all the Grass on Stony field Hill. To day ploughing for Hilling among the Corn... | |
1400 | Adams, John | July 13. Wednesday. | 1796-07-13 | My new Barn is to be raised this Afternoon, a Rod or two from my Fathers which he built when I... |