Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 4

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Chronology

Charles Francis Adams, 1829–1832

1829	Sept. 4	“Established as a married man in Boston,” residing at 3 Hancock Avenue and occupying a law office at 23 Court Street.
1829	13	Begins to worship regularly at the First Church, Chauncy Place.
1829	Oct. 25	Attends the dedication of the memorial to John and Abigail Adams that John Quincy Adams had caused to be erected within the Adams Temple in Quincy.
1829	Nov. 24	Assists JQA in effecting the reburial of GWA’s remains in the Adams family vault in the First Church burying ground, Quincy.
1829	25	Receives from JQA by transfer his proprietor’s share in the Boston Athenaeum.
1829	Dec. 13	Begins to read in JA’s MS diaries and papers.
1830	Jan. 2	Speaks on the question of Indian removal at the Private Debating Society, Boston.
1830	Feb. 1	Elected a director of the Middlesex Canal Company.
1830	20	His essay on Eloquence is published in the Massachusetts Journal.
1830	21	His mother-in-law, Mrs. Peter Chardon Brooks, dies after a long illness; his tribute to her is published anonymously in the Columbian Centinel three days later.
1830	May 26	His article “The Next Presidency” is adapted and used as an editorial in the Boston Patriot.
1830	June-July	Three articles by him signed “A Calm Observer” opposing a grant of municipal funds for the construction of railroads are published in the Boston Patriot.
1830	Sept. 10	A second daughter is born to JA2 and christened Georgeanna Frances, adapted from the names of her uncles.
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1830	16	Reads and disagrees strongly with the proposal published in the Boston Courier that JQA be elected to Congress as representative of the Plymouth District.
1830	Oct. 12	Completes the catalogue of JQA’s library which he had undertaken along with JQA on 16 June.
1830	21	His article supporting the National Republican candidate for representative in Congress from Boston is published in the Boston Courier, signed “A.”
1830	Nov. 1	JQA is elected to the 22d Congress.
1831	Jan.	His essay-review of James Grahame’s History of the United States, written in April 1830, is published in the North American Review , in payment for which he receives $21.
1831	March	Is admitted as an attorney at the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
1831	May	Three communications by him signed “Cimon” analyzing the background of “The Resignation of the Cabinet” appear in the Boston Patriot. Goes with ABA to live at the Old House in Quincy with his parents for two months, and begins the task of sorting and arranging JA’s papers.
1831	August	Despite his efforts of more than a year to prevent the appearance of a pamphlet making public the facts of GWA’s relations with Eliza Dolph, Report of a Trial is published.
1831	13	His first child, a daughter, is born at Boston and in October is christened Louisa Catherine (LCA2).
1831	Sept. 2	Defends JQA against the attacks of Joseph T. Buckingham in a letter signed “A Looker On” in the Boston Patriot.
1831	15	To relieve ABA of household responsibilities during her recuperation, takes family to Quincy for a month.
1831	19	Takes under advisement JQA’s offer of the editorship of the Boston Patriot if JQA should decide to buy the paper.
1831	Dec. 5	JQA takes his seat in the House of Representatives.
1831	24, 29	Two installments signed “F” of his critique of Treasury Secretary McLane’s Report appear in the Boston Patriot.
1832	Jan.	The three final installments on “The Treasury Report” are published in the Boston Daily Advertiser & Patriot following the merger of the two papers.
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1832	Feb.	Adds the management of JQA’s Quincy property to his responsibilities as manager of JQA’s affairs in Boston.
1832	March 13	His uncle TBA dies and is buried the next day in the Adams family vault in the First Church burying ground in Quincy.
1832	May 10	His communication signed “Q” defending JQA’s political antimasonry is published in the Boston Daily Advocate.
1832	26	Upon completion of extensive repairs to the house and garden undertaken by CFA, LCA arrives from Washington to occupy the Old House and is soon joined by CFA, his wife, and daughter, who remain until November.
1832	July	At the conclusion of the 1st session of the 22d Congress JQA returns to Quincy and is soon engaged in continuing his life of JA and with CFA in bringing JA’s papers into some order.
1832	Oct.	Succeeds TBA as clerk of the Adams Temple and School Fund.
1832	Nov.	Serves with a committee of the Supervisors of the Fund in inventorying JA’s library, which remained in the “Office” at the Old House.
1832	7	Returns to his Boston residence with his family in anticipation of the imminent departure of JQA and LCA for Washington.
1832	Dec.	Begins an active role in antimasonry with the publication in the Boston Daily Advocate of the first five of his series of articles signed “F” on “The Principles and Ground of Anti-Masonry” and “A Brief History of the Masonic Outrages in New York.”