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

John Quincy Adams diary 13 (almanac), 11 January 1788 - 31 December 1788. 188 pages total (pages 1-4 contain manuscript notations, pages 5-52 consist of 28 manuscript pages interleaved with 20 published almanac pages; pages 53-186 consist of published pages of the Massachusetts Register, although sequential pages 121-122 are missing; pages 187 and 190 contain manuscript notations, page 188-189 are blank); Page dimensions: 13.9 cm x 8.3 cm (5-1/2 in. x 3-1/4 in.).