36116th. (Adams Papers)
We had this morning, a forensic dispute, upon the Question, Whether the immortality of the human...
36213th. (Adams Papers)
This morning, immediately after prayers, the president informed us that the vacation would begin...
36330th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Hilliard all day upon Acts. VII. 9. And the patriarchs moved with envy sold Joseph into...
3646th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams gave us another Lecture upon heat; and introduced a new System of his own. But the...
36520th. (Adams Papers)
Cranch went to Boston this day, and brought me back, another large packet from my Sister,...
36610th. (Adams Papers)
The Course of Philosophical Lectures was closed, with one, giving an explanation of the Orrery,...
36728th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Read set out in the afternoon to return to Cambridge. In the Evening Mr. Cranch returned from...
36829th. (Adams Papers)
A number of us spent the evening at Dr. Swett’s. I play’d on the flute, an hour or so. I have...
36926. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Shaw. Cranch and Phillips.
37019th. (Adams Papers)
The weather was dull, gloomy, and part of the day rainy. Amory invited me to dine with him and...
37116. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Norton. He dined with us.
37230. (Adams Papers)
Mr. A. went to Boston. Charles to Cambridge.
3739th. (Adams Papers)
Dined with Pickman and Thompson, at Mr. Parsons’s upon Salmon, which begin now to be caught in...
3746. (Adams Papers)
Went to Milton with Wm. Cranch. He dined with us.
37523d. (Adams Papers)
Pickman had agreed to go with me, and hear Parson Tucker preach this forenoon; but some...
37620. (Adams Papers)
Went to Mr. Cranch’s. Mrs. C. gone to Boston.
37713th. (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting all day. Dined at Mr. Thaxter’s with Mr. J. Duncan. And in the afternoon, after...
37810. (Adams Papers)
Got to Newbury-Port. Ordination. Dancing. John Andrews, JQA ’s frequent companion, was ordained...
37919th. (Adams Papers)
The troops from this Town, went this afternoon to Waltham, from whence, they are to proceed...
3803d. (Adams Papers)
I this day got through the 4th. volume of Blackstone’s Commentaries a second time, and I imagine...
3819th. (Adams Papers)
Return’d to the library the books I had taken out, and took the second volume of the Idler. After...
3826th. (Adams Papers)
I alter’d my plans of study, and determined to copy forms in the day time because, I can do it...
38323d. (Adams Papers)
Miss Ellery pass’d the day at the professor’s, and was very agreeable; I am more and more pleased...
38413th. (Adams Papers)
At nine o’clock this morning, the Class read a forensic disputation: I had written in the course...
38510th. (Adams Papers)
A very fine day. Amory and Townsend with a number of other lads went out of town this afternoon...
3863d. (Adams Papers)
Dined with, Bridge, Cranch, Freeman, Little and White, at our classmate Foster’s in Boston. Just...
38724th. (Adams Papers)
I lodg’d last night with Lincoln, the senior, whose chum was out of town. Breakfasted this...
38815th. (Adams Papers)
Dined with Townsend and Thomson at Mr. Parsons’s. I finished this day the first volume of Vattel....
38917th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I finished the business of my admission. I carried the bond to Mr. Gannett the...
390[May 1786] (Adams Papers)
We recite this Week again to Mr. Jennison. This is a young man: indeed much too young, (as are...