Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 2
1825-08-10
Arise, morning at home, Shakespeare, Junius, billiards, evening, Mr. and Mrs. Frye. Party return from Virginia, Horse killed, trouble and fatigue.1
JQA recorded the accident: “On ascending the hill . . . the most spirited of my four horses fell, never again to rise. He . . . died in about three quarters of an hour” (JQA, Diary, 10 Aug. 1825).