Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 2 Previous document in volume Tuesday 23. Next document in volume Thursday 25th. Wednesday 24th.1 CFA 1827-01-24 Wednesday 24th. CFA Wednesday 24th.1 At Mrs. Clay’s. Party tolerably agreeable. The city is extremely gay at present. 1. CFA spent the morning at home, reading Voltaire and Spenser, and he noted his “waste of time” (D/CFA/1).