Diary of John Adams, volume 1

31 Wednesday.

2. Fryday.

April 1756. 1 Thurdsday. JA

1756-04-01

April 1756. 1 Thurdsday. Adams, John
April 1756. 1 Thurdsday.

A very rainy Day. A little Snow.1

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On this day JA wrote a remarkable letter to his classmate Charles Cushing, who was then keeping a school in Newbury, on the choice of a profession. Extracts are printed in JA, Works , 1:29–30, 32; a complete text is in MHS, Procs. , 46 (1912–1913):410–412.