Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
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Friday 4th of August.
JQA
Friday 4th of August.
Adams, John Quincy
Friday 4th of August.
1780-08-04
This morning we set away at about 5 o clock. We went about two leagues on the pavements
and then had for 9 leagues nothing but sand. We were stopped for the last time in her
Majesties dominions and for the first in Holland. We got out of the sand and passed over a
river we got at about 2 o clock P.M. At Moerdyk we passed a River and we took there a nother
Carriage and went for Rotterdam. We arrived there at about half after six. We passed two
rivers before we got there. We passed up a Canal and stopped before the door of the Hôtel
du Marechal de Turenne where we shall lodge.