Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1

Friday 25th of August 1780.

Sunday August 27th 1780.

60 Saturday the 26th of August 1780. JQA

1780-08-26

Saturday the 26th of August 1780. Adams, John Quincy
Saturday the 26th of August 1780.

This morning at about eight o clock Mr. Le Roi came here and went with Pappa, brother Charles and myself to buy some books. We went through the Exchange into a street call'd Kalve Straat. We went to 2 booksellers shops and Pappa bought a Latin Grammar and some Greek testaments.1 After this we went along another road back again, coming we came through the Exchange. At about twelve o clock we got back to our lodgings. Mr. Le Roi left us. In the afternoon brother Charles and I went to take a walk.

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These works cannot be positively identified.