Wednesday 29th of December.
JQA
1779-12-29
Wednesday 29th of December.
Adams, John Quincy
Wednesday 29th of December.
This morning at about 8 o clock we set away from Baamonde and travell'd on. At twelve o
clock we arrived at a Place call'd Ravadan Rabade. We stopped there and
eat a bit of Bread and 21
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Cheese. This Village of Ravadan is by the
Side of the River Minho MiƱo which empties itself in the Sea in some
port in Portugal. At about half after twelve o clock we got into our Carriages and Proceeded
as far as Lugo where we arrived at half after Three. We have several Times fell in with a
Spanish Marquis who has treated my Pappa with a Great deal of Politeness. We are now at the
same lodgings with him. We have came 12 Miles a day ever since we left Corunna. There are a
great number of English Prisoners here. This afternoon two Irish Gentlemen came, and left
their names and about a half an hour after they came here themselves, and very politely
invited us all to lodge at their house, but we could not. They stay'd about half an hour and
went away. At about 9 o clock P M they sent two very fine pies and 2 bottles of Wine Which
was very polite of in them.