13th.[–16th].1JQA13th.[–16th].Adams, John Quincy13th.–16th.1
This morning Mr. Schiebe set out for Gottenburgh Göteborg. I am to
overtake him to morrow morning in Linkiöping. I dined at old Mr. Wadström's and in the
evening I went to the assembly. At about 10 o'clock I return'd and supped at old Mr.
Wadström's; went to my Lodgings and ordered horses, and at about 2. o'clock. A.M. of the
14th. I set out for Linkiöping where I arriv'd at about 7. o'clock. It is only 4. Swedish
miles from Norrkiöping. I found here Mr. Schiebe, and at about 10 o'clock we set out to
continue our journey to Gottenburgh, where we arrived on Thursday the 16th. at about eleven
o'clock at night. The distance is about 250 Engh. miles. One part of the road is very good
because of the snow, but there are some places in the province of Scania Skåne where there is no snow at all. It is very troublesome to travel these roads in
the winter because from Stockholm to the entry of the Province you cannot go otherwise than
in slays, and then very often you find no Snow at all; thro' the whole Province of Scania
there is never Snow enough for 165Slaying
until the latter end of this month: and sometimes not even then.
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This diary entry continues through 16 Jan. without a pause or break; the datelines for
the 14th and the 16th (omitted here) are in the margin.