Original manuscript from the Adams Family Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

John Quincy Adams diary 3, 25 July 1780 - 30 September 1780. 142 pages with entries with 8 additional pages (the 4 pages between 48 and 49 are blank, the 4 pages between 96 and 97 are either blank or have brief notations, but no entries). Two sections of diary 3 (pages 49-96, and pages 97-142) feature additional pagination sequences that differ from the pagination sequence for the entire volume; Page dimensions: 19.1 cm x 11.5 cm (7-1/4 in. x 4-1/2 in.).