127th. (Adams Papers)
No reciting this morning. I was employed all day in studying mathematics, which are the most...
224th. (Adams Papers)
Snow’d all night, and this forenoon. I attended meeting all day: Mr. Hilliard preached, but not...
311th. (Adams Papers)
This day completes my twentieth year: and yet I am good for nothing, and cannot even carry myself...
417th. (Adams Papers)
This day, the Bridge over Charlestown Ferry was compleated, and as the same day 11 years agone,...
531st. (Adams Papers)
A cold north-east storm. Reading and writing all day. Wrote a letter to my mother, and one to my...
631st. (Adams Papers)
Election day. This is a day of great festivity throughout the Country. The last Wednesday in May,...
721st. (Adams Papers)
This day the Seniors leave, College; there is no recitation in the morning, and prayers are...
8Saturday July 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
The military company, having obtained a promise of 60 stand of arms, met immediately after...
927. (Adams Papers)
Thanksgiving day. Dull weather.
1017. (Adams Papers)
Snow storm. Went to Salem. Supp’d at Amory’s.
1124th. (Adams Papers)
Charles went to Boston this morning, and brought me back some letters from Europe. I went in the...
1221. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Andrews, preach. Bouscaren. Mr. Carter.
1314th. (Adams Papers)
I walk’d with Thompson up to Mrs. Atkins’s. The old Lady is gone to Boston to spend a fortnight....
1417th. (Adams Papers)
This day a regiment of foot, and a troop of about 60 horse-men paraded, and were review’d by...
154th. (Adams Papers)
Walk’d into Newbury in the evening with Thompson; and we returned through Joppé, by a different...
1624th. (Adams Papers)
Committee met again at Mr. Ware’s chamber; after reading all the letters, I was requested to...
1721st. (Adams Papers)
I attended Mr. Carey in the forenoon, and went with Putnam to hear Dr. Tucker in the afternoon....
1814th. (Adams Papers)
Was employ’d almost all day, in thinking upon the subject of my conference; wrote a few Lines,...
194th. (Adams Papers)
Employ’d great part of the day in collecting the theses. I have now as many as I shall want...
20Thursday November 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
I attended in the morning, and in the afternoon at the setting of the supreme Court. Judge Dana,...
2126th. (Adams Papers)
Attended court the whole day. Little was done in the forenoon except calling over the cases. But...
2228th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Williams, this day, gave us, the first Lecture, upon Experimental Philosophy. It was upon the...
234th. (Adams Papers)
The Seniors this morning, had a forensic disputation, upon the Question, whether a democratical...
24Wednesday November 1st. 1786. (Adams Papers)
We returned through Boston, to Cambridge. The road from Charlestown was full of carriages coming...
2530th. (Adams Papers)
Although I had not last night, been guilty of an excess so far as to be intoxicated, yet I had...
26[April 1787] (Adams Papers)
Attended meeting the whole day, to hear Mr. Hilliard; and had moreover the supreme felicity of...
2726th. (Adams Papers)
Rainy weather all day. I had a number of the Class at my Chamber in the Afternoon. Immediately...
2816th. (Adams Papers)
Copied off my Forensic for the Exhibition, and prepared it, to carry for Approbation to the...
2930th. (Adams Papers)
The Society met, this morning at Packard’s Chamber agreeable to their Resolution. Mr. Paine...
306th. (Adams Papers)
A stormy day. Very unwell, especially in the former part of the Day. I have had several Times...
3120th. (Adams Papers)
This Evening, immediately after prayers, the President inform’d us that the Government, and...
3217th. (Adams Papers)
Putnam called at our office this forenoon, and return’d Sullivan’s Lectures, which he borrow’d...
3310th. (Adams Papers)
The ΦBK. met at Burge’s chamber at 11 o’clock. Beale and Burge read dissertations. The extempore...
347th. (Adams Papers)
This day at about noon, the news arrived in this Town, that the federal Constitution, was...
354. (Adams Papers)
My father came home.
3621st. (Adams Papers)
I began upon the third book of the first part of the Institutes and read a few pages as usual. In...
3711th. (Adams Papers)
We have had this day very little studying in the office. Mr. Parsons is so fond of telling of all...
3829th. (Adams Papers)
After spending the day as usual, I walk’d with Stacey and Putnam. After going some way into...
39Saturday March 1st. 1788. (Adams Papers)
The weather is very severe: The month comes in like a Lion, and according to the farmer’s proverb...
4019th. (Adams Papers)
Several of the gentlemen who accompanied the governor, yesterday to Haverhill, went on to Salem...
419. (Adams Papers)
Went over to Milton.
4223d. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Thompson’s, with Mr. Andrews and Townsend. In the afternoon I took a ride with Little to...
4329th. (Adams Papers)
The junior’s, this forenoon read a forensic in the chapel, upon the question, whether the soul be...
4426th. (Adams Papers)
Office as usual. Dr. Kilham, returned to Town this evening. I passed an hour or two with Mr....
45Saturday Septr. 12th. [i.e. 13th]. (Adams Papers)
Breakfasted in Salem: saw Amory and Learned. Dined at Ipswich. We got to Newbury-Port, at about...
46Monday January 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
I received, two letters, and a couple of Packets of newspapers, from Europe, they were the more...
4719th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. Cranch pass’d through here on his way to Boston. We are to return to Braintree...
4830th. (Adams Papers)
Attending meeting the whole day at Mr. Carey’s. Dined at Mr. Hooper’s in company with Mr. Symmes,...
499th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. and Mrs. Cranch went to Boston this morning, and return’d in the evening. Arose at 8 o’clock,...
5023d. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Cranch and Dr. Tufts came from Boston this afternoon. The Dr. informs me, that Mr. Parsons,...