Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
1782-06-24
This morning I went to the English library and took out Foote's plays1 and two volumes of the English Theatre.2 Mr. D. went out in the afternoon. I took a walk with him in the Summer Garden in the evening. Fine weather.
Samuel Foote, Dramatic Works, 4 vols., London, 1778.
The English Theatre, Containing the Most Valuable Plays Which
Have Been Acted on the London Stage, 8 vols., London, 1762.