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John Quincy Adams diary 12, 1 November 1787 - 17 September 1789 (with gaps); includes line-a-day entries 1 August 1788 - 31 December 1790, page 1

This page includes entries for the following dates:

[This is a long entry:]Thursday,
November 1st: 1787.

Page 1

Cite web page as: John Quincy Adams diary 12, 1 November 1787 - 17 September 1789 (with gaps); includes line-a-day entries 1 August 1788 - 31 December 1790, page 1 [electronic edition]. The Diaries of John Quincy Adams: A Digital Collection. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2004. http://www.masshist.org/jqadiaries

Original manuscript: Adams, John Quincy. John Quincy Adams diary 12, 1 November 1787 - 14 October 1788, and 6 - 17 September 1789; includes line-a-day entries 1 August 1788 - 31 December 1790. 2 + 280 pages (2 unnumbered pages, including handwritten title page, preceed numbered pages; pages 1-247 are numbered, pages 248-280 are unnumbered, pages 248, 254, 267-268 are unnumbered and blank, the volume contains 96 additional blank pages). Page dimensions: 17.2 cm x 12.1 cm (6-3/4 in. x 4-3/4 in.). Original manuscript from the Adams Family Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.