Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 2
1786-10-07
I have been studying almost all day what to write for a Forensic; the subject is so copious, that I find a great difficulty, in 111shortening my arguments, and making them concise. Charles went down to the Castle.1
That is, Castle Island, situated off Dorchester in Boston Harbor, and formerly the site of the fortified post Castle William, burned down by the British in 1775.