The Diaries of John Quincy Adams: John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809

August 1812

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1 Saturday. Woodward here. Harris sent me English Newspapers. Met and walked with him. The Emperor expected.
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D 2 Emperor expected all day. Ride with the Ladies. Walk in Strogonoff's garden and home. Read 3. Sermons & Watts's Logic.
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3 The Emperor arrived at 2 this Morning. Walk before Breakfast. Flag at the Palace. Illumination. Lewis and Willing here.
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4 Captain Boit and Harris here. Summer-Garden walk—Ladies and Charles at the Play. Redwood and Kimball at Eve.
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5 At the sale of de Bray's furniture. Claude Gabriel here. Note from Proud. War declared 18 June by U.S. against G.B.
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6 Harris, Boit, Seaman, Woodward and Groves here. Proud dined with us. brought the Declaration of War. Te Deum.
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7 Bath and walk before Breakfast with Charles. At de Bray's sale; last day. Thunder gust. Wyburg road ride.
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8 Boit here, and Raimbert. The Ladies and Smith to the Play. Ride, and walk in Strogonoff's garden with Charles
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D 9 Note to Soltykoff for a Courier Passport for Boit. Read two Sermons and Watts's Logic. Te Deum and Illumination.
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10 Harris here; and Woodward. Call at Bezerra's, and upon Hochschild. found Brandel with him. Walk with Charles.
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11 Montreal, Harris, Saltus, Proud, Boit, Delprat and Livingston here. Frenchmen ordered to quit this Country.
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12 My daughter, Louisa's birth-day. Call at Romanzoff's. not at home. At Soltykoff's. Serra-Capriola. Visit to Bezerra.
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13 Raimbert, Lewis and Redwood here. Letter from Beasley. Plummer at Eve. The Ladies had their gowns stolen.
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14 Party with all the family to Oranienbaum— At Mrs Tringham's inn. Saw the Palace. Returned in the Evening.
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15 Lewis here. Walk in the botanical garden with Catherine and Charles. Kimball at Eve. My wife weaned the child.
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D 16 Woodward here: going to embark at Cronstadt. My wife quite unwell. Read two Sermons and Watts's Logic.
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17 Woodward embarked at Cronstadt. Plummer here with Bates; and Livingston with Dimond. Proud at Eve.
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18 Charles 5. Summer Garden walk before breakfast. Harris here, and at Eve, Redwood. Serra-Capriola's card.
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19 Montreal here. Gave him a Letter to Woodward for Consolat. Livingston here. Note to Soltykoff. Dismiss'd Thomas.
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20 Dined at Bezerra's. Ride to our last Summer's house, walk home. Galloway here to our child who is very ill.
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21 Livingston took his Passport. Kimball here. The child extremely ill, and Galloway going to Gatchina till tomorrow.
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22 Call on Fisher before breakfast. My wife Nurses the child again. Livingston took my Letters. Montreal here.
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D 23 The Child alarmingly ill. Sent for Galloway and Simpson, both out of town. Sent a second time— Read 2 Sermons.
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24 Went for Simpson myself in the Night. He came at last. Kimball here this Morning. Plummer & young Norman.
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25 Walks and ride with Charles. Nelson here. dissatisfied. The Child this morning seemed better; but is worse.
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26 Galloway returned. He and Simpson recommend taking the child into the Country. I went to Krehmer's at Ochta.
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27 Harris here. Letter from Beasley. My wife went to Ochta, and fixed on the house where we are to take the child.
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28 Montreal and Lewis here. Went out to Ochta. Call at Krehmer's. Returning met Harris on the Quay.
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29 Making arrangements for the removal of my wife & the children to Ochta. Walk home. Finished Watts's Logic.
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D 30 My wife and children and Catherine removed to Ochta. Mrs Krehmer and Fisher called. Read 2. Sermons & Paley.
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31. Went twice to Ochta. After dinner with Smith. The child a little better. Letters from W. & W. R. Gray, Forbes & Erving
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