40

Individuals

16

French Revolution

10

politics and politicians

8

newspapers

7

political parties

5

agriculture

5

governmental structure

5

U.S. foreign relations

4

1792 elections

4

public life and service

3

land

3

prospects for U.S.

2

American people

2

education

2

elected government

2

European war

2

lawyers

2

Philadelphia

2

popular opinion

1

attacks on Washington

1

banks

1

Boston churches

1

congressional move to Philadelphia

1

English Revolution

1

fame versus principles

1

freedom of the press

1

honor and integrity

1

inheritance of character traits

1

mob activities

1

New York State

1

political philosophy of

1

reelection

2

speculation

1

Virginia

1

yellow fever epidemic

1

Constitution

116

Vice Presidency, 1789–1797

9

Miscellaneous

8

Law Career

3

Continental Congress

3

Joint Commission at Paris, 1777–1779

2

Minister to Great Britain, 1785–1788

2

Presidency, 1797–1801

1

Joint Commission to Negotiate Anglo-American Peace, 1781–1783

1

Minister to the Netherlands, 1782–1788

41

JQA

23

Miscellaneous

19

CA

12

TBA

11

AA2

20

to Philadelphia (1792)

15

to Massachusetts (1793)

10

to Philadelphia (1793)

8

to Philadelphia (1790)

6

plans during congressional recess (1791)

5

plans during congressional recess (1790)

3

to New England with Washington (1789)

3

to Philadelphia (1791)

3

plans during congressional recess (1792)

3

to Massachusetts (1792)

1

to England

1

within the English countryside (1787)

1

to France

1

to The Hyde (1786)

1

to New York City (1789)

1

to New York City (1792)

1

to New York City (1793)

25

health of

19

housing in Philadelphia

12

boards with Otises

5

move to Philadelphia

3

character of

2

age of

2

church attendance

3

as grandfather

2

wigs and

1

discusses Mary Adams’ marriage

1

cigar smoking

1

collects mail

1

delivers painting to Washington

1

depression of

1

prefers life on farm

2

letter-writing of

1

study habits

1

trunk arrives in Philadelphia

1

offers wine to Cranches

1

requests portrait of Washingtons

8

AA (1792)

20

AA (1793)

1

AA2 (1790)

2

AA2 (1792)

1

AA2 (1793)

1

CA (1790)

4

CA (1792)

6

CA (1793)

9

JQA (1790)

4

JQA (1792)

4

JQA (1793)

1

Thomas Welsh (1790)

2

WSS (1791)

13

salary of

5

Court Street house

5

Cotton Tufts manages

4

land purchases of

3

accounts and debts of

3

Old House

2

carriage of

2

church pew

2

concern for

2

expenses of

4

prefers investments in land to securities

1

bank notes and

1

borrows stone roller

1

coupons on Dutch loan

1

lack of money limits travel options

1

prepares for retirement

1

rent on properties of

1

needs team for plowing

1

wages for farmhands

12

Published

11

1787

4

1775

3

1765

3

1790–1791

3

Unpublished

2

1763

2

1763

2

1766

2

1767

2

1773

2

1776

2

1782

2

1782

2

Diary and Autobiography

4

AA (1792)

12

AA (1793)

1

AA2 (1791)

1

AA2 (1792)

3

CA (1792)

9

CA (1793)

1

Cotton Tufts (1791)

3

JQA (1790)

2

JQA (1792)

1

JQA (1793)

1

Richard Cranch (1792)

3

TBA (1792)

3

TBA (1793)

2

WSS (1791)

1

WSS (1792)

17

separation from

16

correspondence with

2

AA on

2

conflicts with

1

AA quotes

1

AA requests portrait for

1

AA sends trunk to

1

endorses AA's letters

1

seeks medical help for AA

1

as secretary for AA

1

sends newspapers to AA

5

library at MB

3

law library of

2

Hannah Adams

2

Horace

2

sends to Rev. Joseph Priestley

1

almanacs

1

Bible

1

book dedicated to

1

Caraffa

1

classical authors

1

Nathaniel Cotton

1

Davila

1

The Echo

1

on English Revolution and Civil War

1

Farmer

1

Junius

1

leaves in Quincy

1

for legal training

1

Le Sage

1

Machiavelli

1

Marchamont Needham

1

newspapers

1

for pleasure

1

Thomas Prince

1

Scottish writers

1

Adam Smith

1

from AA listed (1793)

1

from CA listed (1792)

1

from CA listed (1793)

1

from George and Martha Washington listed (1790)

1

from JQA listed (1790)

1

from JQA listed (1792)

1

from Richard Cranch listed (1792)

1

from TBA listed (1792)

1

from TBA listed (1793)

1

from Thomas Welsh listed (1790)

1

to AA listed (1776)

1

to AA listed (1792)

2

to AA listed (1793)

1

to CA listed (1792)

1

to CA listed (1793)

1

to Cotton Tufts listed (1777)

1

to Cotton Tufts listed (1790)

1

to Cotton Tufts listed (1792)

2

to JQA listed (1790)

1

to JQA listed (1792)

2

to JQA listed (1793)

1

to Richard Cranch listed (1781)

1

to Sarah Cobb and Robert Treat Paine listed (1793)

1

to TBA listed (1793)

1

to Thomas Welsh listed (1790)

8

in Philadelphia

4

visits of

3

in England

1

attends memorial for Franklin

1

engagements en route to Philadelphia