Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
1782-09-06
This afternoon Mr. D. went to Mr. Wolff's. Wrote a letter to my Father.1 Mr. D. walk'd out before dinner. Stay'd at home all day. Fine weather.
Adams Family
Correspondence
, 4:378. This
letter contains the first indication that JQA was making plans to return to
western Europe in response to JA's firmly stated desire, expressed in his
letter of 13 May, received two days
before.