John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809 -
30 April 1836, page 258
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December 1812
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Tuesday. Rose by candle light and
walk before Breakfast. Lesson to Charles. Proud and Plummer at Eve.
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Omitted the walk before Breakfast.
Galloway here. Literary and philosophical Conversation. Evening
Cards.
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Call at Raimbert's and Dimond's.
Found Guedes recovering from a fever. Dined at Romanzoff's. Admiral
Kutuzoff.
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Received despatch from S.S. with
Declaration of War U.S. against G.B. Harris here; and Montreal,
alarmed.
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J. W. Smith and Forrester here.
Miss F. Bode dined and spent the Eve with us. Chess with her. Reaumur
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Te Deum at the Winter Palace for a Victory
of Wittgenstein's. Romanzoff will see me tomorrow. Read prayers & 3
Sermons.
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Note from Romanzoff and Conference
with him. Visit to Guedes, who is convalescent. Note from Soltykoff. Lewis
here.
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Montreal here. Rumours that
Buonaparte has been killed. Chicagoff's Bulletin. Teaching Charles.
Cards.
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Reaumur -16. Walks before
Breakfast and dinner. Company of Americans to dinner. Cards in the
Evening.
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Note from Romanzoff and
Conference with him. His draught of a despatch to Count Lieven. Ride with
Catherine & Charles.
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Despatch to S.S. Note to
Romanzoff, asking a Courier's Passport for Andrew. Reaumur -20. Played Ombre
with the Ladies.
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Sleepless night—The Cold
intensely severe. Catherine ill in the Night, and confined all day to her bed.
Charles's lesson.
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Catherine still confined to her bed. Smith
dined abroad. Read prayers; a Sermon of Sterne and two of Mayhew.
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Morning visit from Raimbert. His
anxious situation. Note from Romanzoff asking me to delay Andrew's
departure.
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Reaumur -19.6. Visit to
Löwenhielm. Miss Bode called to see Catherine, who keeps her chamber. Andrew
& Plummer here
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Received Andrew's Passports.
Brandel called. Dined at Romanzoff's. Bardaxi y Azora & both Löwenhielm's
there.
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Reaumur -21.3. Notice of a Te
Deum to-morrow. At a Sale of Books at Grabit's. Saw Harris there. Evening
Cards.
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Montreal here: and Andrew with
Plummer. Te Deum at the Palace for Wilna retaken. Read Cicero &
Gisborne
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The Emperor left the City to join
his army. At the sale of Books. Ride with Charles. My wife very ill; and
Catherine.
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Reaumur -20.9. Read prayers; a Sermon of
Sterne's and two of Mayhew's. Weather moderated. My wife yet ill.
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Money stolen from my table
drawer. At the Book sale. My wife and Catherine extremely ill. Galloway twice
here.
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My wife and Catherine both much
better. At the sale again. Read Gisborne. Engaged all the Evening with
Charles.
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Walk again before Breakfast.
Catherine still keeps her chamber. Charles has a cough. Harris spent the Eve
here.
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The Emperor's birth day. Passed
without celebration. Ombre. Note from Harris. Gazette. Wadsworth's surrender in
Canada.
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Harris and Guedes here. At the
Book Sale Dined at Romanzoff's. Miss F. Bode dined with the Ladies. Evening
Cards.
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At the Booksale, and walk
afterwards. German Play with my wife, Smith, and Charles. Das Neue Sonntagskind
&c..
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Read prayers, a Sermon of Sterne, and one
of Mayhew. Smith dined at Krehmer's. Omit my morning walks. A Cold.
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Walk before Breakfast. Call at
Höwert the German Bookseller's, for Books for Charles. Found None to suit.
Evening Cards.
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Charles has an alarming cough.
Galloway here. At the Auction. Death of Prince George of Oldenburg. Whist at
Eve
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Notice of a Court Mourning for
Prince George. Death of Maisonneuve, Master of the Ceremonies. Finished
Gisborne.
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Rose at 5. Reaumur at -
Charles yet very unwell. Invitation to Maisonneuve's funeral. Auction. Cards at
Eve.
