Monday January 1st. 1787.

I received, two letters,1 and a couple of Packets of newspapers, from Europe, they were the more acceptable, as it is almost three months, since I have had any direct news from thence, before. After playing a few tunes to the young Ladies, In the evening, I went with Bridge, and paid a visit to Mr. Hilliard; a sensible man although his Sermons are rather cold.

1. AA2 to JQA, 1 Sept.–12 Oct. 1786; AA to JQA, 27 Sept.–14 Oct. 1786 (JQA to AA2, 14 Jan.–9 Feb. 1787, all Adams Papers).

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Title: Monday January 1st. 1787.
Author: Adams, John Quincy
Date: 1 January 1787

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Cite as: “Monday January 1st. 1787.,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/03-02-02-0002-0001-0001. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Diary of John Quincy Adams, vol. 2, March 1786 – December 1788, ed. Robert Taylor J and Marc Friedlaender. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981, p. 145.]