Diary of John Adams, volume 2

1774. Sept. 14. Wednesday.

1774. Sept. 17. Saturday.

1774. Sept. 16. Fryday [i.e. Thursday, 15 September].<a xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" href="#DJA02d156n1" class="note" id="DJA02d156n1a">1</a> JA

1774-09-15

1774. Sept. 16. Fryday [i.e. Thursday, 15 September]. Adams, John
1774. Sept. 16. Fryday i.e. Thursday, 15 September.1

Dined with Mr. Wallace, with a great deal of Company at a paultry elegant Feast again.

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JA clearly dated this entry one day late, since (1) R. T. Paine's Diary (MHi) records dining with “Mr. Wallace” on Thursday the 15th; and (2) Paine and other members record attending “a grand Dinner to the Congress at the State House,” at which “about 500 dind at once,” on Friday the 16th (same; also Burnett, ed., Letters of Members , 1:32). This leaves a gap in JA's record for 16 Sept. According to Samuel Ward's Diary, “16th. The large Committee met, resumed the business and adjourned” (Burnett, ed., Letters of Members , 1:32; and see note on next entry).