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No. Author Recipient Title Date Context
2911 Adams, John Quincy 28th. 1785-11-28 In the forenoon I, began, upon Xenophon’s Cryopaedia, and in the afternoon, upon the book of...
2912 Adams, John Quincy 29th. 1785-11-29 The Ladies, went in the afternoon, to pay what is called, the wedding visit to Mrs. Woodbury: a...
2913 Adams, John Quincy 30th. 1785-11-30 The Ladies were out the afternoon. I spent the whole Evening with Mr. Thaxter, at his Office; and...
2914 Adams, John Quincy [December 1785] ≈1785-12-01 Several of the Ladies, and Gentlemen, went in a party to Methuen, about 10 miles distant, in...
2915 Adams, John Quincy Thursday December 1st. 1785. 1785-12-01 Several of the Ladies, and Gentlemen, went in a party to Methuen, about 10 miles distant, in...
2916 Adams, John Quincy 2d. 1785-12-02 I have got through in four mornings, the preface to the Cyropaedia, but it is a crabbed piece of...
2917 Adams, John Quincy 3d. 1785-12-03 Eliza dined here, and Mr. Mores, a relation of Miss Nancy’s. Mr. Thaxter and Miss Duncan, drank...
2918 Adams, John Quincy 4th. 1785-12-04 Snowy weather, a great part of the day. My Aunt quite unwell. The Ladies did not attend the...
2919 Adams, John Quincy 5th. 1785-12-05 After passing all the day, at pretty Close Study, I went and spent the Evening at Mr. White’s....
2920 Adams, John Quincy 6th. 1785-12-06 Miss Betsey Cranch came and stay’d here all day. Miss Nancy went out to day, and will spend the...
2921 Adams, John Quincy 7th. 1785-12-07 It snow’d all day; in the Evening it clear’d up, and grew very cold. Eliza, came in the morning,...
2922 Adams, John Quincy 8th. 1785-12-08 A colder day, than I have experienced, for nearly these three years. It froze very hard in the...
2923 Adams, John Quincy 9th. 1785-12-09 The air is very temperate, in Comparison to that of yesterday. The river, was froze over in such...
2924 Adams, John Quincy 10th. 1785-12-10 Mr. I. Smith came over before dinner. He is to preach to-morrow at Bradford for Mr. Allen, who is...
2925 Adams, John Quincy 11th. 1785-12-11 Mr. Shaw went over to Bradford, in the morning, to preach for Mr. Allen, and Mr. Smith supplied...
2926 Adams, John Quincy 12th. 1785-12-12 I am exceedingly pleased with what I have done in Horace; and have come across many very noble...
2927 Adams, John Quincy 13th. 1785-12-13 Went in the afternoon, with an Intention to visit Mr. Soughton, but stopping in at Mr. White’s,...
2928 Adams, John Quincy 14th. 1785-12-14 Remained at home all day. Just at dusk Eliza came, up, and Leonard White with her. He brought me...
2929 Adams, John Quincy 15th. 1785-12-15 Thanksgiving Day, a day of feasting throughout the State. Custom (and I know not but law also)...
2930 Adams, John Quincy 16th. 1785-12-16 Dined at Mr. White’s. His Son and Mr. Soughton with their Ladies, were there. Spent all the...
2931 Adams, John Quincy 17th. 1785-12-17 Mr. Thaxter return’d from his journey this Evening. He had a very disagreeable time to-day; as...
2932 Adams, John Quincy 18th. 1785-12-18 Both our Sermons were from the Psalms. In the morning, LXXVIII. 52. But made his own People to go...
2933 Adams, John Quincy 19th. 1785-12-19 Finished the first book of Horace’s Odes. I went in the afternoon, and pass’d the Evening, at Mr....
2934 Adams, John Quincy 20th. 1785-12-20 After studying, all day, as usual, I went in the Evening to Mr. Duncan’s. Our time pass’d in...
2935 Adams, John Quincy 21st. 1785-12-21 All day at home. I am often at a great loss, what to say at the End of a day, in this Journal, of...
2936 Adams, John Quincy 22d. 1785-12-22 The snow was entirely gone from the ground, and the three first days in this week, were such as...
2937 Adams, John Quincy 23d. 1785-12-23 Mr. Thaxter return’d from Exeter Court, (where he went last Tuesday) and dined with us. Mrs. Shaw...
2938 Adams, John Quincy 24th. 1785-12-24 Eliza, spent the day here. Received some books from Braintree. Studied Watts’s logic, in the...
2939 Adams, John Quincy 25th. 1785-12-25 Christmas day. Among the Roman Catholics and the followers of the Church of England it is a great...
2940 Adams, John Quincy 26th. 1785-12-26 Exceeding cold Weather all day. Such as I have not felt these three years. Went and pass’d the...