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

Charles Francis Adams miscellany 15, "Book of Possessions," circa 1853, includes John Quincy Adams diary [51], 3 February 1803 - 14 November 1803 . This volume contains two sequences of pages. From one end of the volume, 52 pages with 10 tipped in pages comprise the "Book of Possessions." From the other end of the volume, 16 pages (12 numbered, 3 unnumbered, 1 blank) contain John Quincy Adams diary entries. There are 153 blank pages inbetween the two sections of this volume; Page dimensions: 26.4 cm x 20.8 cm (10-5/16 in. x 8-1/16 in.).