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

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.).