John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809 -
30 April 1836, page 221
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November. 1809.
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Wednesday.
Looking out for lodgings- first alone- Then with Harris, who called on us again
in the Evening.
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Still in
search of lodgings with my wife. Visits from Harris and Mr Meyer- Harris sent a
Russian Dicty & Grammar.
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Letter to
Willink's and Van Staphorst's, enclosing Letter of Credit. Evening visit from
Harris. Gray & Everett dined at Meyer's.
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Notice from
Romanzoff that the Emperor and Empress will give me Audience to-morrow. Visit
from Maisonneuve
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Audience of the Emperor. delivered my
Credential Letter. Audience of the Empress. Visit to the French
Ambassador.
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List from
Maisonneuve of persons to be visited. Made with Harris half the tour of
personal visits- Gray unwell-
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Finished the
round of personal visits. Letter to S. S. Engaged Apartments at the Hotel de
Bordeaux. Harris at Eve.
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Captain
Beckford called and returned to Cronstadt. Visits to Martin, Plumer, Fisher,
Graham; and from Harris.
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Visit from
Maisonneuve, Master of Ceremonies- Note to Romanzoff to ask Audience of the
Empress Mother.
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Called at
Meyer's on the Wasili-Ostrof. Evening visit with my wife and Harris at De Bray,
Bavarian Minister's
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Removed to
the Ville de Bordeaux. Visits from the De Bray's. Evening visit at Countess
Litta's with Mrs Adams.
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Te Deum for Peace with Austria. Audience of
Empress Mother. My wife presented to the Emperor & both Empresses.
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Note to
Romanzoff. Walk with Harris. Visit with the Ladies at Countess Litta's. Out.
Then at De Bray's.
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Visits with
Harris to all the foreign Ministers- Harris dined with us. Romanzoff's Ball
given to the Empress Mother
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Finished
the Diplomatic Visits. Conference with Romanzoff. Dined with Six d'Oterleck the
Dutch Minister.
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Visits.
Morning from Navarro, Portuguese Charge d'Affaires- Evening from
Bussche-Hunnefeldt -- Westphalian Minister.
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Visit from
Count Maistre-Sardinian Minister. My wife very ill this Evening, Dr. Galloway
attended her.
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Mrs Adams
ill in bed. Smith and Everett dined at the English Club. Evening visit from
Harris. Letter from Jay.
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Neva frozen. Heard Mass at the Maltese
Palace and visited the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nefsky with Harris. At de
Bray's.
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Morning
visit to Six. Evening at the French Ambassador. Caulaincourt's Ball. A
children's Ball. Home at 2. A.M.
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Cramer went
with me to look at Bacheracht's house. Saw afterwards another. We had company
to dinner.
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Day of
leisure. the first, since we have been in Russia. Evening visit from Duke de
Mondragone, Neapolitan Minister.
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T. W.
Norman called with a Mr Waters, for a Courier's Passport. Visit to Harris.
Evening Ball at De Bray's. 3. A.M.
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Visit to
Harris, who is unwell. The Ladies and Smith went to the Play, Mondragone's box-
Chess with Everett.
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T. W.
Norman and H. Smith Waters and Nicoll came for Passports. Dined with Count
Einsiedel, Saxon Minister. Sabloukoff's.
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Letter and cypher to Genl. Armstrong.
Paris. Mrs: Adams, Eve at de Bray's. Read a Sermon of Massillon.
Harris.
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Visit to
Harris. he is unwell. Dinner and Ball at the French Ambassador Caulaincourt's.
Mlle: Bourgoin. 2.
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Waters and
Nicoll came for their Passports. Dinner at Romanzoff's. to Austrian Genl. St.
Julien. Visit from Wiggers.
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Visits from
Six, Severin, Glukoff, Harris, and Captain Beckford. Harris dined with us. My
wife & Catherine unwell.
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Day
without interruption. idle. Captain Beckford dined with us. The Ladies continue
both quite unwell.
