John Quincy Adams

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The line-a-day diary entries of John Quincy Adams, beginning with his journey to Russia on 5 August 1809. A project of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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2/5/1823: VII. James Barbour here. Dr Kent. With Featherstonhaugh at P.U.S. Fuller here. Drawing-Room.

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Feb 4

2/4/1823: VII. W. D. Lewis here. Featherstonhaugh. Cheves, Canning. Lloyd Dined with Petry. Weekly wedding party—

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Feb 3

1/3/1823 (more): Count de Menou’s wedding Ball, fireworks and illuminations— I remained at home for my Cold— Writing answers to interrogations— Rest of the family went to the Ball. From JQA's long diary entry tinyurl.com/ebs8n3t6

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Feb 3

2/3/1823: VII. Snow. Rode to the Office. Cabinet Meeting. Porto-Rico Papers— Slave-trade. Menou’s Ball—did not go

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Feb 2

2/2/1823: VII. Kept house. R. Wright here. W. Lee at Eve— Miss Hopkinson arrived. John and Charles came back.

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Feb 1

2/1/1823: VI:30. Saturday. P. Little here R. M. and J. T. Johnson. Many at the Office. John & Charles to Rockville.

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Jan 31

1/31/1823 (more): Evening, second wedding party at S. Thompson’s— Secy of the Navy. Mrs Adams and the children went. I did not go— In my room writing— Have a bad cold and cough. Flight of Snow this morning— From JQA's long entry tinyurl.com/yc66k82n

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Jan 31

1/31/1823: VII. At the Office. W. D. Lewis. Numerous Calls from Congress. Secy Thompson’s second party, did not go.

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Jan 30

1/30/1823: VII. Young Bulfinch here. O’Brien at the Office. Company to dine. Eve at Secretary Thompson’s.

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Jan 29

1/29/1823: VI:45. M L Hill here. Poinsett at the Office, from Mexico. Dined at Mrs Decatur’s— Eve at Canning’s.

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Jan 28

1/28/1823 (more): Weekly Evening party— H. Clay and Matthew Carey here—about 150. Dancing with Piano Music. From JQA's long diary entry tinyurl.com/yusah5p5

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Jan 28

1/28/1823: VII: Cabinet Meeting. Wirt absent. Instructions to Porter. Canning’s Slave-trade Note. Weekly party.

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Jan 27

1/27/1823: VI:30. Saunders here. Steele— W. D. Lewis with papers. Dr. Sewall. Small company to dine. Petry.

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Jan 26

1/26/1823: VII. Heard Frey at the Capitol. Matthew 11.2–5. Visits to Jas Barbour and Clay. Little. 1. Tim: 6.13–16.

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Jan 25

1/25/1823 (more): Canning—about the Colonial Intercourse—long discussion— Slave-Trade; the same joint representation to France—my particular opinions. From JQA's long diary entry tinyurl.com/3rhawh5s

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Jan 25

1/25/1823: V:30— W. D. Lewis here. Canning at the Office— Hemphill and Latimer. Miralla. Improvisator &c at Eve.

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Jan 24

1/24/1823: VI:15. Cabinet Meeting. Instructions to Porter. Canning’s Slave trade Note. Hoops. W. D. Lewis. Denson.

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Jan 23

1/23/1823 (more): Company to dine. Note from P.U.S. Boys at Circus. From JQA's long diary entry tinyurl.com/4tspj9sy

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Jan 23

1/23/1823: VI:45. Edwards of N.C. here. Fuller at the Office— Company to dine. Note from P.U.S. Boys at Circus.

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Jan 22

1/22/1823: VI:30. L. Rice here. Eustis at the Office, and M. Sterling of N.Y. Evening at the Drawing Room.

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Jan 21

1/21/1823: VI: Numerous visitors. The Rhode-Island Members. Rowan jr. M. Carey. Weekly party about 100.

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Jan 19

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Jan 20

1/20/1823: VI:15. Heavy Rain. O’Brien. M’Kenny and Emery at the Office. At P.U.S. Miss Roberdeau gave dinner.

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Jan 19

1/19/1823: VII. Heard Baker. Revelations 1.5.6. H. Nelson here. Little. John 14.30.31. R. King here at Eve.

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Jan 18

1/18/1823: VII:30. At the Capitol. Comee. Senate foreign Relations. At P.U.S. M’Kim and D. P. Cook. Company at Eve.

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Jan 17

1/17/1823: VII. James Barbour S.U.S. Crafts and Mattocks here. Steele at the Office. Family, Eve at W. S. Smith’s.

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Jan 16

1/16/1823 (more): Cabinet Meeting yesterday. About Documents. From JQA's long diary entry tinyurl.com/2uf49r5w

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Jan 16

1/16/1823: VII. Cabinet Meeting yesterday. About Documents. Company this day to dine. Mary Roberdeau here.

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Jan 15

1/15/1823: VII.Thornton here, and Carusi— J. S. Smith and Combs. Also H. Nelson. At P.U.S. Jarvis here at Eve.

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Jan 14

1/14/1823: VI:30. R. M. and J. T. Johnson here. At P.U.S.Taylor of Alabama at the Office. Weekly party—about 200.

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Jan 13

1/13/1823: VII. Wood, Eaton, P.U.S. and Everett, and Stackelberg at the Office. Nominations to Spain and S. America.

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Jan 12

1/12/1823 (more): Smith then said that he knew not why his opinion was asked on the subject, if it was to have no weight— The fact was that never in a single instance had a person recommended by him been appointed— From JQA's long diary entry tinyurl.com/2ddrnwsj

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Jan 12

1/12/1823: VII. Heard M’Ilvaine. Job. 11.7.8. Call on Cocke. W. Smith of S.C. Macon. Note from P.U.S. At his house.

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Jan 11

1/11/1823: VII. R. M. Johnson and Slaughter here. With Cranch at War Office. Mr. Smyth and E. B. Jackson at mine.

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Jan 10

1/10/1823: VII. Note from P.U.S. Saw Brown at the Capitol. Exchange Ratifications of the Slave-indemnity Convention.

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Jan 9

1/9/1823 (more): The President came at Noon, about the appointments to Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Buenos-Ayres and Chili; to all of which he has determined to send Ministers; From JQA's long diary entry tinyurl.com/23vm5ast

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Jan 9

1/9/1823: VII. P.U.S. at the Office. Keyes and New. We had company to dine. Johnson Hellen came from Rockville.

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Jan 8

1/8/1823: VII. Sterling here. Ellisen and Canning at the Office. At P.U.S. Dined at Brown’s. Eve at Drawing-room.

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Jan 7

1/7/1823: VII:30. Williamson here. Morrison at the Office. Weekly evening party. Words with Canning. Answer to Smyth.