Adams Papers Digital Edition

Diary of John Adams, volume 2

1780. January 1st. Saturday.

3. Monday.
1780. January 2. Sunday. JA

1780-01-02

 1780. January 2. Sunday. Adams, John
1780. January 2. Sunday.

Rode from Villa franca de el Bierzo Rio Puente. We dined at Ponferrada. We passed through several Villages and over Bridges and Rivers. We passed Campo de Narraya, Cacabelos Rio Puente and Ponferrada where We dined. The Country grows smoother.1

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The cavalcade stopped this night at Bembibre, a village seven leagues beyond Villafranca del Bierzo; both JQA and Dana had difficulty spelling its name in their journals, and JA did not even attempt to in his.