Diary of John Adams, volume 1
1760-12-19
I am an old Man seventy odd, and as , &c.
This is the third entry the diarist dated 18 Dec., but since 19 Dec. 1760 fell on a Friday, an editorial correction seems justified. JA went on with the present canceled draft in an entry conjecturally assigned to Jan. 1761 (p. 190–192, below).