1[March 1786] (Adams Papers)
Between 9 and 10 in the morning, I went to the President’s, and was there admitted examined,...
215th. (Adams Papers)
Between 9 and 10 in the morning, I went to the President’s, and was there admitted examined,...
316th. (Adams Papers)
Rain’d, a great part of the day. Walker went to Boston and brought back my bond properly filled....
417th. (Adams Papers)
This morning I finished the business of my admission. I carried the bond to Mr. Gannett the...
518th. (Adams Papers)
Went with Charles Storer, and heard, the debates in the House of Representatives; and afterwards,...
619th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Wibird, preach all day from Romans VIII. 1st. There is therefore now no Condemnation to...
720th. (Adams Papers)
The whole forenoon, I was with my Cousin, down at our house, packing up, furniture, though many...
821st. (Adams Papers)
Cold, disagreeable Weather, all the morning. In the afternoon it storm’d. My Aunt and myself, sat...
922d. (Adams Papers)
At about 10 o’clock, Lucy and I, set out from Braintree. She came with me to Boston, to purchase,...
1023d. (Adams Papers)
I did not hear the Bell Ring this morning, and was tardy at Prayers. Every time a Student is...
1124th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting, for any of the Classes, on Fridays, for the whole, Day. I wrote some Problems out of...
1225th. (Adams Papers)
We had no reciting to day. Saturday mornings commonly the two elder Classes, recite to their own...
1326th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Patten, a young Clergyman from Rhode Island, preach’d in the forenoon, from Proverbs III. 17....
1427th. (Adams Papers)
We recited this day in Euclid, to our own Tutor, Mr. Read, as we shall do all the week. We began,...
1528th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams, this day, gave us, the first Lecture, upon Experimental Philosophy. It was upon the...
1629th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon we had a Lecture from Mr. Wigglesworth, the Professor of Divinity, upon the...
1730th. (Adams Papers)
My Trunks, which I have been so long expecting, came, at last this morning, from Haverhill....
1831st. (Adams Papers)
No reciting, this day. I was not in at Prayers, in the morning. Mr. Williams gave us, his second...
19[April 1786] (Adams Papers)
After having had a month of March uncommonly pleasant, and warm, the Present one begins with a...
20Saturday April 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
After having had a month of March uncommonly pleasant, and warm, the Present one begins with a...
212d. (Adams Papers)
The storm continued all night with unabated violence, and it blew so hard that one of our Windows...
223d. (Adams Papers)
We recite this Week, to Dr. Jennison in Greek. Mornings in Homer, and afternoons in the Greek...
234th. (Adams Papers)
The Seniors this morning, had a forensic disputation, upon the Question, whether a democratical...
245th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this morning. Cranch went to Boston, bought me a flute. We had a Lecture from Mr....
256th. (Adams Papers)
Fast day: I was at meeting all day, as indeed all the Students, must be, by Law, unless, excused...
267th. (Adams Papers)
Return’d my books to the Library. We had the 5th. Lecture from Mr. Williams, who informed us, he...
278th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Tracy’s, in Company, with Mr. Molyneux, Mr. Price, Dr. Cutting, Mr. Mores an...
289th. (Adams Papers)
Attended the meeting all day. Mr. Hilliard preached in the forenoon from Job II. 10. What? Shall...
2910th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this Day, because the Government met to examine the reasons of those scholars that...
3011th. (Adams Papers)
We recited this morning in Locke on the Understanding to Mr. Hale. A number of the scholars first...
3112th. (Adams Papers)
I went down to our Office, to see if there was a Gravesande, there, but none was to be...
3213th. (Adams Papers)
Went down and staid part of the forenoon, at the Office. Drank tea at Mr. Apthorp’s. A man of a...
3314th. (Adams Papers)
We went down to General Palmer’s at German town. Went to catch fish, forenoon and afternoon, but...
3415th. (Adams Papers)
At home all day; wrote to my Sister. Mr. Cranch return’d, in the Evening, and brought a number of...
3516th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Weld the Minister in the middle Parish, preached for Mr. Wibirt, and took his text all day...
3617th. (Adams Papers)
We went out on a shooting party, and were gone all the morning. The weather quite warm all day....
3718th. (Adams Papers)
My Uncle Cranch, and Mr. Tyler went to Boston in the morning. About noon it began to Storm; at...
3819th. (Adams Papers)
Drizzling, misty weather all day. Did not stir out of the house. Amused myself with reading,...
3920th. (Adams Papers)
The weather continued just the Same, all day. It sets every one yawning, and keeps all within...
4021st. (Adams Papers)
Same Story over again. Chilly, and misty. This is but a poor way of dragging out an existence; I...
4122d. (Adams Papers)
I went to Boston this morning, with a Chaise, for Mr. Cranch to come home. Stop’d at Milton, and...
4223d. (Adams Papers)
Heard old Parson Wibird, preach from Luke. XIX. 10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to...
4324th. (Adams Papers)
It seems as if there is to be no end of this Stormy weather. It does not look more likely to...
4425th. (Adams Papers)
Weather still the same. Mr. Wibird spent the afternoon at Mr. Cranch’s. I went with my brother...
4526th. (Adams Papers)
The Vacation being at end; Charles and I left Braintree at about 10 o’clock. My Cousin has been...
4627th. (Adams Papers)
A List of the Present, junior Sophister Class William Lovejoy Abbot. *Abiel Abbot *John Quincy...
4728th. (Adams Papers)
The weather fine, but rather cool. Somewhat unwell, and had a bad head ache in the afternoon. My...
4829th. (Adams Papers)
Went to Mr. Dana’s, in the afternoon, upon some business. There were two gentlemen, there, one of...
4930th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Hilliard all day upon Acts. VII. 9. And the patriarchs moved with envy sold Joseph into...
50[May 1786] (Adams Papers)
We recite this Week again to Mr. Jennison. This is a young man: indeed much too young, (as are...