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- Descriptive List of Illustrations ix
- Introduction xxi
- 1. Charles Francis Adams, Diarist, 1833–1836 xxi
- 2. The Manuscripts and the Editorial Method xxxii
- Acknowledgments xxxiv
- Guide to Editorial Apparatus xxxvi
- 1. Textual Devices xxxvi
- 2. Adams Family Code Names xxxvi
- 3. Descriptive Symbols xxxvii
- 4. Location Symbols xxxviii
- 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms xxxviii
- 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited xxxix
- Diary of Charles Francis Adams, January 1833–October 1834 1