Diary of Charles Francis Adams Volume 1, January 1820 – June 1825 Front Matter Title Page Copyright Page Sponsors of Print Edition Advisory Board Contents Descriptive List of Illustrations Introduction Acknowledgments Guide to Editorial Apparatus Documents 1820 1 January 182031 December 1820TitlepageIndex commencing January 1820. ... January 1820 1 January 1820January. 1820. Saturday. 1. VIII. Washington.No School. Horace Dawes, letter. President’s drawing room, family, cold weather, dinner, Mr. Forbes. ... 2 January 18202. VIII.Arise, go to Church. Mr. Brown, Deuteronomy, Chap. 23d. Afternoon, Shakespear’s Comedies. ... 3 January 18203. IX.Arise, go to School, hair dresser. Greek grammar, and Minora, return, evening lesson from Cardelli. ... 4 January 18204. VIII:40.Arise, go to School. Cicero’s Oration against Catiline and Minora, return. Evening, usual party, Mr. de Neuville. ... 5 January 18205. VIII.Arise, go to School. Greek grammar and Minora, return, evening, drawing lesson, Cardelli. ... 6 January 18206. VIII:30.Arise. Holiday at School, letter to Langdon. Senate. House of Representatives. Cardelli. ... 7 January 18207. IX.Arise, go to School. Greek grammar and Minora, return, evening, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. ... 8 January 18208. VIII:30.Arise. No School. Dine at my Uncle Smith’s, evening, Mrs. de Neuville’s ball. ... 9 January 18209. IX:15.Arise, go to Church. Mr. Henry, late, did not hear the text, return, remainder of day at home. ... 10 January 182010. VIII:30.Arise. Snow storm, go to School. Greek grammar, return, dinner. ... 11 January 182011. IX:5.Arise, weather fair, go to School. Greek grammar, Minora, return. Evening, usual party. ... 12 January 182012. VIII.Arise, walk to Capitol Hill, dancing master, not to School, Captain Reid, evening, Cardelli. ... 13 January 182013. VIII:20.Arise, go to School. Greek grammar and Minora, return, dine, evening, John Boyd. ... 14 January 182014. VII:40.Arise, go to School. Greek grammar and Minora, return, evening, Cardelli. ... 15 January 182015. VII:30.Arise, no School. Shooting all day, return, evening, letters, cards. ... 16 January 182016. IX.Not at Church all day, letter, day spent in conversation. ... 17 January 182017. IX.Arise, no School. Tooth ache, letters, Shakespear, conversation. ... 18 January 182018. VIII:30.Arise, go to School. Virgil, Minora, return, evening, great ball, danced with much pleasure. ... 19 January 182019. VIII:30.Arise, go to School. Virgil, Minora, return. John Boyd, evening drawing lesson, Cardelli. ... 20 January 182020. VIII:50.Arise, go to School. Virgil, Minora, return, letter. ... 21 January 182021. IX.Arise, no School. Senate, Mr. Pinckney, Missouri question, too crowded, Aunt Frye’s, shooting. ... 22 January 182022. IX.Arise, no School, go shooting, return without sport. ... 23 January 182023. IX.Arise, not at Church, at home all day, letter from Thomas B. Adams. ... 24 January 182024. IX:10.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, Xenophon, return, evening, Cardelli. ... 25 January 182025. IX:30.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, finished Xenophon, return, evening, usual party. ... 26 January 182026. IX.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, commenced Cebes, return, evening, Cardelli. ... 27 January 182027. IX.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, Cebes, return, great dinner, not present. ... 28 January 182028. IX:20.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, Cebes, return, evening, Cardelli. ... 29 January 182029. IX:5.Arise, no School, at home all day writing Journal and letters, evening, Cardelli. ... 30 January 182030. VIII:30.Arise. Snow, go to Church, Dr. Morse, Ezekiel, Chap. 18th, verse 13th, return, letters. ... 31 January 182031. IX.Arise, weather fair, go to School. Virgil, Minora, return, evening at Mrs. Pleasonton’s. ... February 1820 1 February 1820February. 1820. Tuesday. 1. VIII:30.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, Cebes, return, dinner party. ... 2 February 18202. VIII:30.Arise, no School, House of Representatives, Mr. Randolph, Missouri question, Senate, return home, evening party at Mrs. Ramsay’s. ... 3 February 18203. IX.Arise, go to School, weather rainy, Virgil, Minora, return, evening at home. ... 4 February 18204. IX.Arise, no School, hurt my head, Senate, closed, return, go shooting, evening, Cardelli. ... 5 February 18205. IX.Arise, go to School instead of Wednesday, Virgil, Minora, home, Johnson Hellen. ... 6 February 18206. IX.George and John departed, arise, go to Church, Mr. Rice, Luke 8. 1 and 2, return, remainder of day at home. ... 7 February 18207. VIII:30.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, Cebes, home, return of John, unexpected, loss of his trunk. ... 8 February 18208. VIII:55.Arise, go to School, Virgil. John left us again. Minora, Cebes, home, party in the evening. ... 9 February 18209. IX.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, Cebes, return home, my Mother, Drawing room. ... 10 February 182010. VIII.Arise, go to School, Virgil, Minora, Cebes, home, dine, evening, play Chess with my Mother. ... 11 February 182011. IX.Arise, no School, to the Senate, Missouri Question, Mr. King of New York, crowd, home, evening, Cardelli. ... 12 February 182012. IX.Arise, no School, to the House of Representatives, Mr. Pindall of Virginia, return, evening at home. ... 13 February 182013. VIII:30.Arise, go to Church, Mr. Everett, 1st Corinthians, 7. 29. Return, evening, Aunt Frye’s. ... 14 February 182014. VIII:30.Arise, go to School, Cicero, Minora, review, home, dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, evening, Whist. ... 15 February 182015. VIII:40.Arise, go to School, Cicero, Minora, review, home, dinner party, very agreeable. ... 1823 1 March 182431 March 1824Titlepage December 1823 1 December 182331 December 1823Journal. December. 1823.It is my intention in commencing this book to improve my style of writing by means of it as well as to record one of the most interesting periods of m... 18 December 1823December 18th.Arose considerably fatigued by the exertions last evening and the late hour at which I retired, as the intimate friends of the Junior Members of the L... 19 December 182319th.Arose this morning considerably refreshed and walked over to Mrs. Gilman’s to breakfast. As I did not intend to board there any longer, I took my leav... 20 December 182320th.For the last twelve miles to Hartford we travelled over the ground which was some obstacle to our course otherwise we should have come in uncommonly e... 21 December 182321st.The journey was slow and we did not get to New York till after six in the next morning, owing to the frequent stops which we made on the road. My frie... 22 December 182322d.Thus we travelled on, rapidly and comfortably throughout the night and at six o’clock on the next morning we arrived at the city of Philadelphia, and ... 23 December 182323d.At about one in the morning, we were roused by the announcement of our arrival at Baltimore, whereupon I dressed myself and walked up to Barnum’s on o... 24 December 182324th.Arose this morning very much refreshed and scarcely feeling any effects from the rapidity of my journey. The roads had been so good all through and I ... 25 December 182325th.Arose this morning in high spirits and caught Johnson and John in the first salutation as I roared it out from one room to the other, before I was up.... 26 December 1823Friday 26th.Up late as usual to make up for the deficiencies in the evening. After breakfast went out with John to leave cards at the places to which we used to g... 27 December 1823Saturday 27th.Arose this morning rather late, and after breakfast set myself looking around to obtain some book to read in order to avoid ennui which at this time m... 28 December 182328th.Did not attend Church to day but staid at home and took Medicine in order to start fair for the Winter. Hitherto it appears to me that they have been ... 29 December 1823Monday 29th.I spent this day at home also and repeated my Medicine. The Morning was employed in my usual studies and the Afternoon in the parlour talking politics... 30 December 182330th.After studying my Geography and reading my number of essays, I went in the carriage to Georgetown with Madame and Aunt Frye whom I saw to day for the ... 31 December 1823Wednesday. 31st.Performed my usual duties this morning, after which I took a walk with Johnson and John to Mr. Force’s in order to subscribe to a paper for George. It... 1824 January 1824 1 January 1824Journal. January. 1824. Thursday. 1st.It was a very rainy day and very discouraging to the good people of Washington and vicinity in their usual visit to the President. We went, however an... 2 January 18242d.Spent the morning reading, which I was obliged to omit yesterday on account of the Drawing Room. Continued the Essays with which I am very much please... 3 January 1824Saturday 3d.I did not go out of the house all day. After spending my morning in reading Bacon and the Atlas, I spent the rest of the day in the Drawing room with ... 4 January 1824Sunday 4th.I did not attend Church or go out of the house all day. I read some of Lord Bacon contrary to custom as I take Sunday to be a holiday. But the princip... 5 January 1824Monday 5th.This morning I read my Geography and Bacon for the last time for a week or ten days, as the house is about to be turned topsy turvy for that time. Mon... 6 January 1824Tuesday 6th.The house all in disorder today and every body employed in fixing the lower rooms. Wreaths were making and hanging as fast as possible. We dined in Ma... 7 January 18247th.Employed to day, much in the same way with the whole of the last week. The wreaths were hung round the large room to day and the glasses prepared, the... 8 January 1824Thursday. 8th.We were busily employed during the whole course of the day in arranging the supper table and the rooms below. It does not appear to me that I had one ... 9 January 18249th.Arose this morning very late owing to the lateness of the hour last evening when we retired. As I had not been to the House of Representatives I deter... 10 January 1824Saturday 10th.My fatigue has not yet gone off entirely and as this was a day of no interest out I determined to remain at home and recruit a little. Miss Cranch is ... 11 January 182411th.Again this day was spent without going near to a Church making the fourth Sunday since I have been to divine service a matter which I am beginning to ... 12 January 1824Monday. 12th.As it had now become pretty late and the debates will soon become interesting, I fixed it as a general rule to walk up to the House of Representatives... 13 January 1824Tuesday 13th.Owing to the uninteresting speaker yesterday I omitted going to the Capitol today, but took a walk round the city, which appears to be considerably im... 14 January 182414th.This day, as we heard Mr. Clay was going to speak and answer Mr. Barbour who spoke yesterday, we, (all the family) went to hear him. He had commenced ... 15 January 1824Thursday. 15th.I resumed today the usual course of studies at least in part by reading two maps of America—and should have read Bacon, had I been able to find the bo... 16 January 1824Friday. 16th.After reading my maps and having a pleasant morning conversation after breakfast on the state of parties I went to the Capitol and heard Mr. McDuffie ... 17 January 1824Saturday. 17th.Spent this morning at home, and read my maps. As there was no House of Representatives, I was obliged to amuse myself as I could. I agreed to accompan... 18 January 1824Sunday 18th.This day, for the first time since I have been here I went to the Capitol to hear Dr. Staugten who has acquired some reputation for preaching good ser... 19 January 1824Monday 19th.After going over my maps rather hastily to day, I got into the Carriage with Madame, Abby and John to go to the Capitol in order to hear Mr. Webster i... 20 January 1824Tuesday 20th.After the usual morning exercise I went to the Capitol and found Mr. Poinsett speaking against Mr. Webster’s resolution. His voice is weak and it appe... 21 January 1824Wednesday 21st.After the usual morning exercises I went to the Capitol with John who felt considerably disappointed when he heard that Randolph had come out and he h... 1 April 182430 April 1824Titlepage 22 January 1824Journal. January. 1824. Thursday 22d.After the usual exercises in the morning I went to the House of Representatives to hear the continuation of the discussion of this question. Mr. Bartl... 23 January 1824Friday. 23d.This morning I performed my duties very soon and hastened to the House to hear the discussion continued. Mr. Cuthbert delivered a most violent speech ... 24 January 1824Saturday. 24th.My usual numbers of maps being finished this morning as well as Bacon who has been found and resumed. Madame was also much better this morning althoug... 25 January 1824Sunday 25th.It was very rainy indeed this morning, but as my father was going to the Capitol, I thought that it would be better for me to accompany him. We went i... 26 January 1824Monday. 26th.Continued my studies in Geography and read Lord Bacon, also one or two numbers in the North American Review, which in my opinion is not exactly equal ... 27 January 1824Tuesday. 27th.This morning after having gone through the customary portion, I went to the House of Representatives not with the expectation however, of meeting with... 28 January 1824Wednesday 28th.Coming down after the usual time spent upstairs in the morning, I heard the death of Mrs. de Bresson announced, a circumstance very shocking indeed. T... 29 January 1824Thursday 29th.Morning spent upstairs, then to the Capitol. Mr. Stevenson of Virginia delivering his sentiments against the passage of the bill on roads and canals. ... 30 January 1824Friday 30th.After having spent the morning as usual I went to the House to hear Mr. Randolph in this bill of roads and canals. I went early to get a good seat, bu... 31 January 1824Saturday 31st.Exercises performed as usual. Madame and Mary went with Monsieur to Mrs. de Bresson’s funeral which took place today. To me at a distance it appeared ... February 1824 1 February 1824Journal. February. 1824. Sunday 1st.For the first time this Winter, we had a cold day, in truth, hitherto it has been most remarkable in this respect. I went to Mr. Baker’s Church howeve... 2 February 1824Monday. 2d.This day was spent at home, in finishing my lord Bacon and in reading miscellanies. To continue the review of past books, the next one that I took up ... 3 February 1824Tuesday 3d.The Weather continued remarkably cold and for the first time this season the Potomac exhibited a thick covering of ice over it’s surface. For my part ... 4 February 1824Wednesday 4th.Spent the day at home, again, although the family all went except Madame to the Supreme Court which opened this week, to hear Mr. Webster argue on the... 5 February 1824Thursday. 5th.My Geography having been finished yesterday, the few remaining days of this vacation will be spent very much without method or desire of study, as I t... 6 February 1824Friday 6th.Attended the Supreme Court this morning and heard Mr. Emmett in continuation, but he was so much in the law that I could not go on with him. The case ... 7 February 1824Saturday. 7th.Nothing to do today, and my feelings not the most agreable on account of the close of the vacation, so soon to happen. Spent the day in the house, Mad... 8 February 1824Sunday 8th.Did not attend Church today, but on account of the loveliness of the day I was obliged to go and take a walk, so Johnson and myself went as far as the... 9 February 1824Monday 9th.Arose today and went to the House of Representatives for the last time this year. I also went into the Supreme Court. Mr. Wirt was finishing the case ... 10 February 1824Tuesday 10th.Arose this morning at an early hour, and dressed myself again in my travelling clothes. My preparations having all been made yesterday, I was very ear... 11 February 1824Wednesday 11th.I do not recollect ever passing a more uncomfortable night than the one I am now writing of. From eight o’clock until half past two, I was obliged to ... 12 February 1824Thursday. 12th.Roused this morning at half past three o’clock, after a very uncomfortable night indeed, dressed immediately and prepared myself for my journey. The w... 13 February 1824Friday. 13Th.Roused this morning at half past three o’clock and started for New York after waiting a convenient hour. The road for the first fifteen miles very goo... 14 February 1824Saturday 14Th.Up this morning soon after six, and crossed the North river in the ferry boat. The Irishmen stayed here all night also and the philosopher crossed whe... 15 February 1824Sunday 15th.The weather in the course of night became very bad and it was with great ill will that once I was forced to get out to hold the horses for the driver.... 16 February 1824Monday 16th.Arose this morning very much refreshed although in very low spirits on account of the loss of my trunk, for I had been thinking over all my journal an... 17 February 182419 February 1824Tuesday 17th. —Thursday 19th.Arose this morning 17th after having spent a very moderately comfortable night, and made a determination not to come here again. On coming downstairs,... March 1824 1 March 1824March 1824. Monday. 1. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitations all day, quiet at home, Dr. Johnson, Life of Pope, evening at home. ... 2 March 18242. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield. Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar, Tacitus, evening, Lyceum Club, admission of members, Dwight. ... 3 March 18243. VI:2Missed Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Tacitus, lecture, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar, evening to Boston, Tudor, Theatre, Romeo and Juliet, Mr. Conw... 4 March 18244. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, a Forensic, Tacitus, Mr. Otis, evening at home. ... 5 March 18245. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar, Declamation, evening at Wheatland’s, Blackstrap. ... 6 March 18246. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Lecture, Mr. Willard, day quiet at home, Belknap’s Biography, evening at Sheafe’s, Champagne. ... 7 March 18247. VI.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, Dr. Kirkland, very dull, evening at my room, visitors, Bartlett, Tudor. ... 8 March 18248. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Homer, Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar, evening at home, Belknap’s Biography. ... 9 March 18249. VI:5.Missed Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Homer, Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar, evening at home, Richardson. ... 10 March 182410. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Homer. Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar, purchased Plutarch’s Lives. ... 11 March 182411. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, a Theme, Homer, Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar. Evening at Tudor’s, Silsbee. ... 12 March 182412. VI:5.Missed Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar. Declamation, evening, Lyceum Club, Admission of Members, Chapman. ... 13 March 182413. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, feel very uncomfortable, lounge at the Bookstore, decision of bets, distribution of Exhibition parts, Tudor’s evening, C... 14 March 182414. VIII.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, Dr. Kirkland, sleepy, quiet at home, evening visiters, Otis, Brennan. ... 15 March 182415. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Tacitus, Lectures, Mr. Willard, Mr. Farrar, Electricity, evening at my room, Cards and Wine. ... April 1824 1 April 1824April 1824. Thursday. 1. VII:10.Missed Prayers, Fast day, Chapel, Dr. Kirkland, Dr. Ware, very interesting. Evening at home, Roscoe, Lorenzo de Medici. ... 2 April 18242. V:40.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Lecture, Mr. Farrar, Declamation, evening, walk, Lorenzo de Medici. ... 3 April 18243. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, lounge at the Book store, purchase, at home all day, finish the life of Lorenzo de Medici. ... 4 April 18244. VI:10.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Kirkland, Dr. Ware, afternoon walk, evening at Tudor’s, conversation. ... 5 April 18245. V:45.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, no afternoon exercise, pleasant day, ride to Waltham with Tudor, evening at Sheafe’s, Cards and Claret. ... 6 April 18246. V:30.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Homer, Lecture, Mr. Farrar, evening quiet at home. ... 7 April 18247. V:30.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Homer, Lecture, Mr. Farrar, evening visitors, Rundlet, Richardson. ... 8 April 18248. V:30.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, A Forensic, Homer, evening at home, noise at Sheafe’s. ... 9 April 18249. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Declamation, Lecture, Mr. Farrar, evening, company drill, Lyceum Club. ... 10 April 182410. VII.Missed Prayers and recitation, morning occupied at home, afternoon to Boston with Tudor, evening at his room. ... 11 April 182411. VII.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Mr. Frothingham. Quiet at home, Roscoe’s life of Leo the Tenth. Evening at Wheatland’s. ... 12 April 182412. VI:15.Missed Prayers, recitation, felt unwell, omitted Spanish exercise, Tacitus, Lecture, Mr. Farrar, evening, club meeting, Knights Square Table. ... 13 April 182413. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Tacitus, Lecture, Mr. Farrar, evening at home, Roscoe’s Leo 10th. ... 14 April 182414. VI.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, Spanish, Tacitus, Lecture, Mr. Farrar, evening walk, at Otis’s. ... 15 April 182415. V:45.Prayers, recitation, Enfield, A Theme, Tacitus, evening at my room, visits, Lothrop, Rundlet, Cards. ... 1 May 182431 October 1824Titlepage 1 May 182431 October 1825IntroductionAs with this book, I commence a new plan, it will not be inapropriate to my purpose, to lay down to myself the rules by which I am to be guided, and t... May 1824 1 May 18241824. Saturday. May 1st. V:30.Arose, attended Prayers and morning recitation half an hour afterwards. The interval was spent in looking over my lesson, in Enfield’s Natural Philoso... 2 May 1824Sunday. May. 2d. VI.Missed Prayers, but I arose notwithstanding and immediately sat down to my journal for yesterday which I did not complete until it was time to go to C... 3 May 1824Monday. May. 3d. V:40.Arose and after looking over the lesson in Astronomy, attended Prayers and recitation immediately afterwards. Mr. Heyward shows himself to some advant... 4 May 1824Tuesday. May 4th. V:15.Arose and after reexamining my lesson in Astronomy, attended Prayers and recitation. Mr. H. came up to me and the bell rung so I was saved. Returning ... 5 May 1824Wednesday May 5th. V:45.Arose and after a very slight review of my lesson attended Prayers and recitation. Fortunately I was not called upon. After recitation I was employed ... 6 May 1824Thursday. May 6th. V.Spent an hour this morning studying my Astronomy lesson, then attended Prayers and recitation, had the happiness of being called upon first which is a... 7 May 1824Friday. May 7th. V:20.Arose and after reading over Astronomy, attended Prayers and recitation after which I wrote my Journal and attended a recitation to Mr. Sales the stud... 8 May 1824Saturday. May. 8th. VII:30.Owing to my being up so late last night I did not arise quite so early this morning and therefore missed Prayers and recitation in Enfield. I immediat... 9 May 1824Sunday. May. 9th. VII:20.Arose very late this morning after having missed Prayers. The late hour at which I retired last night and the only time we have for indulgence had the... 10 May 1824Monday. May. 10th. V:15.Arose and after again looking over my Astronomy attended Prayers. Did the same between Prayers and recitation it being our turn to go in last. My Jour... 11 May 1824Tuesday. May. 11th. V:15.Studied my Astronomy before Prayers and spent the interval in writing my Journal. After recitation as I had the Morning before me, I determined to mak... 12 May 1824Wednesday. May. 12th. V:25.Looked over my Astronomy with more care than usual, attended Prayers and having spent the half hour in writing my journal, went to recitation but was ... 13 May 1824Thursday. May 13th. V:30.Arose and studied my lesson, both before Prayers and in the Interval. Mr. Hayward would not call upon me however, much to my regret. I accomplished my... 14 May 1824Friday May. 14th. VII:40.Missed Morning Prayers and recitations all day. My feelings to day were not of a sort to feel proud of. My mouth felt very much parched and I felt mys... 15 May 1824Saturday. May 15th. VII:30.Arose considerably refreshed although feeling still quite feverish in consequence of which I determined to absent myself from the College Exercises un... 16 May 1824Sunday. May. 16th. VII:30.Arose feeling considerably better, but not clear of the burning feeling which has been affecting me of late. I did not attend any exercises all day. I... 17 May 1824Monday. May 17th. VII:30.Arose, feeling perfectly well, but having fixed my mind upon going away I went to the President’s immediately after breakfast and obtained leave of ab... 18 May 1824Tuesday. May 18th. VIII:30.Although not extraordinarily late, I found my breakfast laid by and the room cleaned up. I was therefore reminded that the indulgence of former days w... 19 May 1824Wednesday. May. 19th. VII:30.I this Morning changed the time of rising according to admonition, and appeared downstairs before breakfast was over. The day was so disagreable that ... 20 May 1824Thursday. May. 20th. VII:30.Arose this Morning and immediately after breakfast took a long walk with Thomas Hellen to my father’s Estate at Mount Wollaston as well to see it myse... 21 May 1824Friday. May. 21st. VIII:45.Very late this Morning, Every body having done breakfast some time since. Although the weather in the morning was very disagreable, I determined to go... 22 May 1824Saturday. May 22d. VIII:30.The ladies having become exceedingly scandalized at our late hours of rising sent up breakfast to us before we were up, thinking probably this might b... 23 May 1824Sunday. May. 23d. VIII.Arose early, comparatively speaking with yesterday. Owing to the state of my dress, I did not choose to attend Meeting today, so that instead of it, I... 24 May 1824Monday. May. 24th. VIII.This Morning was employed as usual, I doing nothing except reading the second part of Akenside’s Pleasures of the Imagination. My judgment upon the be... 25 May 1824Tuesday. May 25th. VIII:30.Employed this morning as usual. We are so monotonous here at present that it is hardly possible to obtain material enough for amusement, in my journal... 26 May 1824Wednesday. May 26th. IX.Arose very late this morning owing to the late hour at which we retired, Thomas and I having considerable conversation concerning the scene of last ev... 27 May 1824Thursday. May. 27th. VIII:30.Thomas Hellen took his leave this morning for Exeter, evidently much against his will. He is quite agreable and when he shall have lost a little of hi... 28 May 1824Friday May 28th. IX:10.Up very late this morning, so that the morning passed rapidly. I finished Mrs. Opie and read the small and short productions of Smollett in Aikin’s Co... 29 May 1824Saturday. May. 29th. VIII:20.After a breakfast a la Solitaire, I sat with the family all the Morning neglecting my usual walk which I find has been of such advantage to me since m... 30 May 1824Sunday. May. 30th. IX:15.Owing to the heat of the night, the jarring of the last evening it was long before I became sufficiently composed to sleep and when I did nothing cou... 31 May 1824Monday. May 31st. IX.George went this morning before I was up and Mrs. Harrod still remained one day more with us. It is somewhat to my surprise as it must be as uncomfort... 1 May 182431 May 1824Review of the Month of May. 1824.On reexamining attentively and impartially my Journal for the preceding Month and comparing it with the plans with which I had started, I have come to... June 1824 1 June 1824Tuesday. June. 1st. IX.Arose much as usual. Mrs. Harrod went to Boston this Morning with Mrs. Adams and Thomas. Her little daughter who is really a beautiful girl went to Mi... 2 June 1824Wednesday. June. 2d. VIII:35.Owing to unusual negligence I did not close the month of May until today. I did not enter the office yesterday as I supposed that my Uncle was not in ... 3 June 1824Thursday. June 3d. IX.I was compelled to change my determination of returning to Cambridge today partly by the result of the conversation with my Uncle on the other day and... 4 June 1824Friday. June 4th. VIII:15.Upon rising this Morning, I found the weather bad for my intended departure, but would not suffer that to prevent so I made my preparations. My Uncle ... 5 June 1824Saturday. June 5th. VII:30.I did not attend Prayers this Morning as they were voluntary and it would have been too sudden a change from my late habits. It is my intention howeve... 6 June 1824Sunday. June 6th. VII:30.Missed Prayers this Morning, this being the last which it is my intention to allow myself to lay in bed without sufficient reason. I employed the Morn... 7 June 1824Monday. June 7th. V:45.Arose and attended Prayers, and recitation in Astronomy half an hour afterwards. Very much to my surprise Mr. Heyward called upon me and I did not acq... 8 June 1824Tuesday. June 8th. V:15.Arose and after reading two Chapters in Genesis, attended Prayers, after which I looked over the Review of Enfield which was set us as a preparation f... 9 June 1824Wednesday. June 9th. VI.Attended Prayers, but was very late in getting up. My walk of last Evening had fatigued me so much, that I slept more soundly than usual. As I was abs... 10 June 1824Thursday. June 10th. V:45.Attended Prayers and having looked over my review in the interval, recitation. I was called upon for the first time in a review and recited moderately... 11 June 1824Friday. June 11th. IV:30.After a very sleepless night, from what cause I know not, I arose, dressed myself and read my usual number of Chapters and the first book of Cowper’s ... 12 June 1824Saturday. June. 12th. V:45.Attended Prayers, read two Chapters in the Bible, looked over my lesson and went to recitation. I went to see the Newspapers but found nothing except ... 13 June 1824Sunday. June 13th. VII:30.My excessive fatigue of yesterday made me sleep until the breakfast bell had announced the hour which makes the limit. I found scarcely any one at br... 14 June 1824Monday. June 14th. V:30.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning, read my two Chapters as usual and the fourth book of Cowper, the feelings upon which I have described in... 15 June 1824Tuesday. June 15th. VI.Attended Prayers but as usual had no recitation this Morning. I read my Chapters in the Bible and wrote a Theme this Morning on Spring Vacation, quite... 16 June 1824Wednesday. June 16th. VIII.Missed Prayers. At study bell I attended a lecture of Mr. Channings. His subject today he divided into three heads, Demonstrative, deliberative and ju... 17 June 1824Thursday. June 17th. VII:30.I missed Prayers and recitation this morning as I had not got my lesson and was very sleepy. On getting up, found myself afflicted with a very heavy c... 18 June 1824Friday. June 18th. V.Arose and having read my Enfield over attended Prayers and recitation. I then read Cowper’s Table Talk, which I did not feel at all struck with, some ... 19 June 1824Saturday June 19th. VII.I missed Prayers and recitations this morning unintentionally however as I had intended to have been up at all events, my number of misses not being ... 20 June 1824Sunday June 20th. IX.My excessive fatigue and uncomfortable night made me delay my time of rising until very late which made me miss Prayers, a most remarkable number of w... 21 June 1824Monday. June 21st. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Enfield this Morning reading my Chapters in the recess. At study bell, I attended Mr. Channing’s Lecture which was ... 22 June 1824Tuesday. June 22d. VI:5.Missed Prayers as I did not awake early enough by about one minute. I read my Bible and looked over my lesson and attended recitation, did not recite ... 23 June 1824Wednesday. June 23d. VI.Attended Prayers, read my lesson over, and my Bible, lastly went to recitation. We this morning had a lecture from Professor Channing on judicial Orat... 24 June 1824Thursday. June 24th. VI:5.Missed Prayers again this Morning through mere negligence, but attended recitation. I have got into the habit of sleeping so long that I cannot easily... 25 June 1824Friday June 25th. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitation in Enfield this morning although I have already taken a very large number, indeed so many that I should not be surprised... 26 June 1824Saturday. June 26th. VII:30.Missed Prayers and recitation this Morning although it is among the first in the quarters, and I expect a punishment. I could not help it today and de... 27 June 1824Sunday June 27th. VIII.Missed Prayers, but attended Chapel on one of the warmest days we have had this year. There was no amusement therefore in sitting to hear Dr. Ware and... 28 June 1824Monday. June 28th. VI:5.Missed Prayers this Morning although very anxious to attend indeed. I had cautioned Sheafe to wake me which he did but my drowsy habits had made me re... 29 June 1824Tuesday. June 29th. VI.Attended Prayers this Morning for the first time for some days, and recitation. After breakfast I drilled my squad for half an hour and taught them ma... 30 June 1824Wednesday June 30th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation, but very luckily was not called upon in the latter, otherwise I should have been compelled to the same course with th... 1 June 182430 June 1824Review of the Month of June. 1824.I have read my Journal over, and find a sad deficiency this Month in my resolutions which were so well formed. I am ashamed of myself and what is more... July 1824 1 July 1824Thursday. July 1st. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Enfield this morning, after which I read my Chapters in the Bible as usual. I spent the morning in writing my Foren... 2 July 1824Friday. July 2d. VII:30.I had intended to have gone to recitation but my rest this night was disturbed by horrible dreams and I awoke this morning with a bad head ach. I coul... 3 July 1824Saturday. July 3d. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitation again for I could not help it, the lesson was so hard and I had been unwell, which shall be my excuse for I cannot possi... 4 July 1824Sunday. July 4th. VIII.Arose, after having again missed Prayers, but this is as usual for I have not attended one on Sunday morning since the commencement of the Junior year... 5 July 1824Monday July. 5th. V:45.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning, being prevented from sleeping by the firing of cannon and ringing of bells by which the celebration of t... 6 July 1824Tuesday. July. 6th. VIII.Arose considerably but not entirely refreshed from the dreadful fatigue of yesterday. I have seldom felt more overcome than I did on that day. My feel... 7 July 1824Wednesday. July 7th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitations this morning very fortunately, and was called upon in a long proposition, the commencement of which I was prepared to... 8 July 1824Thursday. July. 8th. VI:5.Missed Prayers but awoke in sufficient time to attend recitation, not in very good time for it, but I was not called upon. After breakfast I attended ... 9 July 1824Friday. July 9th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Enfield but was not called upon, Mr. Hayward very seldom troubles me with questions now, a very singular but certai... 10 July 1824Saturday. July 10th. V:30.Arose and after reading over my lesson attended Prayers and recitation in Enfield in which as usual I went to sleep. The day was not a fair one althou... 11 July 1824Sunday. July 11th. VIII.Arose considerably refreshed this Morning, and took breakfast. Found Cunningham here, an addition to our number at the table, and I forgot that Silsbe... 12 July 1824Monday. July 12th. V:30.Arose and attended Prayers and recitations. I was taken up this morning but it is exceedingly singular, Mr. Heyward gives me but three lines to recite... 13 July 1824Tuesday. July 13th. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitation very unintentionally indeed, my drowsy faculties predominating. I heard no bell until the second to recitation which I t... 14 July 1824Wednesday. July 14th. VII.Missed Prayers and recitation again this morning, although I had cautioned Richardson last night to rouse me which he did, but sleep overpowered me an... 15 July 1824Thursday. July. 15th. V:55.Attended Prayers and the last recitation in Enfield. I am rejoiced at this as it has been an exceedingly disgusting book from it’s length. We commence... 16 July 1824Friday. July 16th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. Mr. Heyward has cheated the class very unhandsomely out of a miss, as is always usual upon entering a n... 17 July 1824Saturday. July. 17th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. Went to the bookstore and Athenaeum, found very little in the papers. Mr. Force has bought the Washingt... 18 July 1824Sunday. July 18th. VIII.Missed Prayers this Morning, as usual with me, this being truly my only morning of rest in the week. As I have not been excused this term, I determine... 19 July 1824Monday July 19th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography this Morning. I was not taken up as usual. I returned home and after breakfast attended a Lecture of Mr.... 20 July 1824Tuesday. July 20th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography this morning and was taken up upon a sum I did not understand but I managed myself from it with success.... 21 July 1824Wednesday. July 21st. VI.Attended Prayers and, after employing the interval in getting my lesson, recitation in Topography. After breakfast I attended a lecture to Mr. Channin... 22 July 1824Thursday. July 22d. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. After breakfast I sat myself down and wrote a theme upon the subject of Lord Byron’s death. It was very... 23 July 1824Friday. July 23d. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography, and then came home and dressed myself for I am exceedingly hurried in the morning now. At study bell I ... 24 July 1824Saturday. July. 24th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. A very remarkable thing indeed after a meeting of the Knights, as I do not recollect doing such a thing... 25 July 1824Sunday. July 25th. VII:30.Missed Prayers this morning according to privilege, which I do enjoy most exceedingly, it comes more pleasantly as it is more rare. After breakfast I ... 26 July 1824Monday. July 26th. V:10.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. After breakfast attended Mr. Channing’s lecture upon the right use of words. I trusted too much to Rich... 27 July 1824Tuesday. July 27th. V:30.Arose and looked over my lesson before Prayers, which I attended, and recitation in Topography. I was not taken up, it being a hard lesson and I not b... 28 July 1824Wednesday. July 28th. V:15.Arose and studied my Topography, after which I attended Prayers and recitation in it. After breakfast we attended Mr. Channing, he continued his obser... 29 July 1824Thursday. July 29th. V:20.Arose and looked over my lesson, but felt so much fatigued that I went to sleep again until the Prayer bell, which I obeyed and attended recitation. I... 30 July 1824Friday. July 30th. V:40.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography, fortunately was taken up in the Commencement of the review and succeeded very well. After breakfast I a... 31 July 1824Saturday. July 31st. VII:45.Missed Prayers and recitation this morning for the first time for almost three weeks. This was in a sort of dependence upon a report that had gone abo... August 1824 1 August 1824Sunday. August 1st. VIII.Missed Prayers this morning as usual and from a slight indisposition sent Sheafe to state it to Mr. Hayward. I employed the Morning in writing answers... 2 August 1824Monday. August 2d. V:40.Attended Prayers and recitation this Morning in Topography. I was taken up first but did not manage well at all. The subject of Projections is an exce... 3 August 1824Tuesday. August 3d. VI.Attended Prayers and, after the interval, recitation. After breakfast, I went to the reading room and saw a number of violent pieces against my father... 4 August 1824Wednesday. August 4th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography but was not taken up as usual. After breakfast, we attended a Lecture from Mr. Channing. He talked today... 5 August 1824Thursday. August 5th. VI.Attended Prayers and, after the interval, recitation in Topography. The lesson was nothing this morning as we went over some of our former ones. After... 6 August 1824Friday. August 6th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. Came home and spent the time until lecture in writing my Journal. Last Evening, I took more Wine than I... 7 August 1824Saturday. August 7th. VI:15.I missed Prayers this morning, not hearing either bell. I arose however in time to attend recitation in Topography. After which I returned home and br... 8 August 1824Sunday. August 8th. VIII.Missed Prayers this morning and was at breakfast about the usual time. I employed my Morning in reading Ossian principally and writing an answer to my... 9 August 1824Monday August 9th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. Was taken up and acquitted myself with about as much propriety as usual. After breakfast I attended a l... 10 August 1824Tuesday. August 10th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography in which this morning I was exceedingly unsuccessful as I trusted to Mr. Heyward’s usual forbearance. Bu... 11 August 1824Wednesday. August 11th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. I was left in peace this morning for once. After breakfast, I attended Mr. Channing’s Lecture which was... 12 August 1824Thursday. August 12th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. This is the commencement of the easy part of this term. But little more to do except these miserable le... 13 August 1824Friday. August 13th. VI:10.Arose too late for Prayers, to which I trusted last night to copy the sums which were this Morning’s lesson. I nevertheless determined to encounter th... 14 August 1824Saturday. August 14th. VI.Attended Prayers, but we were rejoiced this morning at finding that Mr. Hayward was absent and consequently we should have a miss. This is a thing whi... 15 August 1824Sunday. August 15th. VIII.Missed Prayers this morning, the last Sunday in the Junior Year in which I have not attended one single one throughout. Whether this is an objection a... 16 August 1824Monday. August 16th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning. I copied all my sums in the interval and consequently was well prepared for the examination of Mr. Haywa... 17 August 1824Tuesday. August 17th. VIII.Arose but late for this house as they breakfast earlier here than at Cambridge. The day an exceedingly pleasant one and I was left alone here to enjoy... 18 August 1824Wednesday. August 18th. VII:30.On this day I am seventeen years old. Early in life and full of hopes, entering into the world at an earlier age than usual, I can look back and say t... 19 August 1824Thursday. August 19th. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitation this Morning, it being the last Exercise in the term. We found the day to be a pretty pleasant one, except that it was l... 20 August 1824Friday. August 20th. VIII:30.Missed Prayers this Morning, arose, and found myself much refreshed. After taking breakfast I went at Chapman’s invitation to Freshpond as he was goin... 21 August 1824Saturday. August 21st. VIII.Missed Prayers this morning, arose, feeling again restored to strength. Found myself on the eve of being deserted or nearly so. Chapman went this morn... 22 August 1824Sunday. August 22d. VIII.Arose and spent the morning reading Redgauntlet and writing my Journal. The novel I finished this morning. It is quite interesting in parts but as a w... 23 August 1824Monday August 23d. VII.Arose earlier than usual this morning in order to prepare for the Stage to go to Boston. I determined to do so because I do not believe I shall obtain... 24 August 1824Tuesday. August 24th. IX.Arose much later than I had any idea of, and after breakfasting, went down to the Athenaeum but could find no news. Cambridge deserted today because L... 25 August 1824Wednesday. August 25th. VIII.Arose and walked out immediately to the Athenaeum. The village was becoming very much crowded as it was the all important Commencement day. I remained... 26 August 1824Thursday. August 26th. VIII.Arose a Senior Sophister at Harvard University. Although the day was not fair, company began to flock in from all quarters. And the society began to s... 27 August 1824Friday. August 27th. VIII:15.Arose but much too late for the Stage in which I intended to have gone. I just gave Tudor a farewell. He is going now and will perhaps not meet any of... 28 August 1824Saturday. August 28th. IX.Arose and after breakfast sat down to the important business of writing my Journal which has on account of my frequent change of residence lately, gon... 29 August 1824Sunday. August 29th. VIII:30.Arose but cannot say I was quite lucky enough to word omitted breakfast, for somehow or other the family quite forgot me and I was obliged to go witho... 30 August 1824Monday. August 30th. VII.Arose early this morning as I wished to take advantage of the stage to Boston in order to go to Neponset. The family, or at least the remaining part o... 31 August 1824Tuesday. August 31st. X.Arose extremely late, the weather very rainy indeed and making it evident that amusement must be sought in the house all day. As the morning was prett... September 1824 1 September 1824Wednesday. September 1st. VIII.Arose, weather still rainy. I spent the morning in writing my Journal comfortably in the house. The weather improved a little in the course of the mor... 2 September 1824Thursday. September 2d. VIII:15.Arose and after breakfast as my Uncle wished to write this morning which deprives me of the power of doing so, I took my gun and ranged the woods, wit... 3 September 1824Friday. September 3d. VIII.Arose just in time to get into the stage for Boston. I had expected to have gone in a different way but I could not. We got to Boston and as I passed ... 4 September 1824Saturday. September 4th. IX.Arose and after breakfast, as it rained very violently, I kept myself in the house this morning, following my usual occupation of writing up my Journa... 5 September 1824Sunday. September 5th. IX.Arose rather late this morning and therefore could do but little before it was time to attend Meeting. I went and heard Mr. Whitney deliver a Sermon o... 6 September 1824Monday. September. 6th. X.Arose quite late this morning owing to a restless and disturbed night, and after a short breakfast I went into the Office and commenced writing my Jou... 7 September 1824Tuesday. September 7th. IX:20.Arose very late again today and found all the family at their occupations and even my mother up. My father looked blue. I went up and sat an hour with... 8 September 1824Wednesday. September 8th. IX.Arose and breakfasted, the day bleak and rainy. I consequently remained at home throughout. I spent the morning in reading the novel of the Inheritanc... 9 September 1824Thursday September 9th. VIII:35.Arose and breakfasted, the day fair but exceedingly cold. I was shivering the greater part of the day. I spent the morning, with my mother, in light c... 10 September 1824Friday. September 10th. IX.Arose and after breakfasting, I read the paper and wrote my Journal, matters of not very great consequence at present. I spent the greater part of the... 11 September 1824Saturday. September 11th. IX.Arose a little earlier than I had myself expected considering that I had been up until so late last night. I immediately sat down and wrote my Journal... 12 September 1824Sunday. September 12th. IX:30.It was so late this morning before I arose that I found it impossible to do any thing before the time to attend Meeting. I went this morning in my mot... 13 September 1824Monday. September 13th. VIII.Arose earlier than usual this morning being roused by a call from my Uncle to go shooting with him. My father and George went this morning to Boston t... 14 September 1824Tuesday. September 14th. IX.Arose and after breakfasting, took the opportunity to write my Journal, before setting off for Cambridge. I had intended to have gone in order to assi... 15 September 1824Wednesday. September 15th. IX.Arose, day extremely warm, indeed the three last have been as hot as any part of the summer. We feel it the more too, as it so immediately follows ext... 16 September 1824Thursday. September 16th. VII.Arose feeling quite unwell as I had no rest whatever during the night, and I found myself in a fair way to obtain the dysentery. I therefore took some... 17 September 1824Friday September 17th. VIII.Arose though not feeling much better in health. What could have brought on my sickness, I am sure I cannot possibly tell, but I am sure it is a pretty... 18 September 1824Saturday. September 18th. VIII.Arose considerably better than I was before and with spirits considerably revived. I first reviewed some portion of Paley and then went upstairs to se... 19 September 1824Sunday. September 19th. VII:45.Up early this morning and for once breakfasted with the family. The weather misty, rainy and exceeding disagreable. I did not attend Meeting all day b... 20 September 1824Monday. September 20th. VIII:55.Arose and after breakfast reviewed a part of Paley as usual. It was a part which is the driest and least interesting of all we have studied. After thi... 21 September 1824Tuesday. September 21st. IX.Arose and was greeted in the first place by a letter from John. It was a long one but not very satisfactory. On the subject on which I had particularl... 22 September 1824Wednesday. September 22d. VII:30.Arose and after breakfast read twenty five pages farther in Paley as a sort of preparative to the commencing lessons next term. I then went upstairs a... 23 September 1824Thursday. September 23d. IX.Arose and after breakfast read over twenty five pages more of Paley which finishes all that I can do farther this vacation. I have read about four of ... 24 September 1824Friday. September 24th. VIII:40.Arose and after breakfast commenced my preparations for departure. This house is today to lose many of it’s late inmates, some perhaps never to return... 25 September 1824Saturday. September 25th. VI:15.Arose and dressed myself quickly in order to get to Mr. Cruft’s in time to see my father and mother again before they went. We got there soon and brea... 26 September 1824Sunday. September 26th. VII:30.Missed Prayers this Morning commencing the year in no better way than formerly. I met at breakfast with all the remaining members of our assembly. Cha... 27 September 1824Monday. September 27th. VI:10.Missed Prayers this Morning although awake before the bell rung. I was in time however for recitation but did not attend it with much advantage to mys... 28 September 1824Tuesday. September 28th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning, was not called upon, fortunately, or it would have been the worse for me. I must despair of again making... 29 September 1824Wednesday. September 29th. VI.Attended Prayers this morning although tardy, and recitation afterwards in which I escaped by not being taken up. Returned home, dressed for the day a... 30 September 1824Thursday. September 30th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation, and was again reprieved for a time. I now think that every escape is something. After breakfast, I attended Lecture a... October 1824 1 October 1824Friday. October 1st.Attended Prayers this morning and recitation in Topography. I was called upon today and acquitted myself with mediocrity. Making one week over, out of... 2 October 1824Saturday October 2d. VII:30.Missed Prayers this morning and did not arise until breakfast time. The class as usual were alarmed by an ambiguous expression of Mr. Hayward’s and on... 3 October 1824Sunday. October 3d. VIII.Missed Prayers this morning and arose late to breakfast, after which I sat down and wrote my Journal, which, with some time taken up at Otis’s room, p... 4 October 1824Monday. October 4th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography this morning as usual. After breakfast also, I attended Mr. Everett’s Lecture. He commenced today with t... 5 October 1824Tuesday. October 5th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation and was very unexpectedly called upon by Mr. Hayward. I however managed pretty well—these recitations are rather farc... 6 October 1824Wednesday. October 6th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. After breakfast, I went as usual to lecture. He commenced today the account of Musaeus. He was the scho... 7 October 1824Thursday October 7th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation, was called upon and acquitted myself as well as usual. After breakfast attended Lecture which consisted of observatio... 8 October 1824Friday. October 8th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning as usual. The room was rather empty this morning but I was not called upon. After breakfast, attended Lec... 9 October 1824Saturday. October 9th. VII:45.Missed Prayers and arose in time for breakfast and attendance upon Mr. Everett’s Lecture. He continued his former subject today by repeating the last ... 10 October 1824Sunday. October 10th. VII:30.Missed Prayers and arose just in time for my breakfast. I am now always the last in these days at the morning meals, as our acquaintance are extremely... 11 October 1824Monday. October 11th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation this Morning as usual. After breakfast attended Lecture. Mr. Everett continued to day the analysis of the controversy ... 12 October 1824Tuesday. October 12th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation as usual in Topography. Part of the class have seceded so that the room is not very full. The next point of investigat... 13 October 1824Wednesday. October 13th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning, without any thing uncommon happening. After breakfast, I attended Mr. Everett’s Lecture as usual. He clo... 14 October 1824Thursday. October 14th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography as usual. After breakfast went to Mr. Everett’s. He was treating today of the works of Homer. The first ... 15 October 1824Friday. October 15th. VII:20.Arose and dressed myself, my brother according to his usual custom having arisen much earlier—his custom of late I mean. I breakfasted and during the ... 16 October 1824Saturday. October 16th. VIII.Missed Prayers this morning without my intending it in the least. After breakfast attended Mr. Everett’s Lecture. I regret that I was absent yesterday... 17 October 1824Sunday. October 17th. VIII.Missed Prayers, and as I did not feel exceedingly well, I thought it would be some relief to me to remain at home all day. I would not attend Chapel. ... 18 October 1824Monday. October 18th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning to Mr. Hayward with usual success. After breakfast attended a lecture from Professor Everett. He began th... 19 October 1824Tuesday. October 19th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. Our lessons are very much easier than they were a little while since. But it makes exceeding little dif... 20 October 1824Wednesday. October 20th. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning as usual. Mr. Heyward being extremely complaisant, I was free with a remarkably easy passage. Mr. Everet... 21 October 1824Thursday. October 21st. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography this morning and after breakfast went to Lecture. He began today with a period of far greater certainty ... 22 October 1824Friday. October 22d. VI.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. After breakfast went to Mr. Everett’s Lecture which he commenced with an account of Alcman, whose name ... 23 October 1824Saturday. October 23d. VIII.Missed Prayers again this morning. After Breakfast attended Mr. Everett’s Lecture. He began this morning with Solon—whose name constitutes an era in t... 24 October 1824Sunday. October 24th. VIII.Missed Prayers as usual and went to breakfast after having enjoyed a delightful night’s rest. I employed my morning in reading Don Juan, a copy of whi... 25 October 1824Monday. October 25th.Attended Prayers and recitation this morning as usual. After breakfast we went to Lecture. Mr. Everett commenced with Aesop, who existed in the age of... 26 October 1824Tuesday. October 26th. VI:15.Missed Prayers but attended recitation this morning, the day looking rather threatening for an intended Parade. I felt in very low spirits, why I have... 27 October 1824Wednesday. October 27th. IX.Missed Prayers and recitation this morning, being too fatigued to rise early. I was accordingly not up until quite late. After breakfast however I att... 28 October 1824Thursday. October 28th. VI:45.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography, after which I attended Lecture but did not hear the one which I shall note down as that is inserted in ... 29 October 1824Friday. October 29th. VI:30.Attended Prayers and recitation in Topography. I went down today to see what had been the matter with my Chaise and found that I had brought from Bost... 30 October 1824Saturday. October 30th. VIII.Missed Prayers this Morning and scarcely arose in time to pursue the plan I had proposed. I was just in time however, for having been to the President... 31 October 1824Sunday. October 31st. IX.Arose and sat myself down to spend the day comfortably at home. I had the good fortune to discover yesterday that Mr. Flagg, a well known resident gra... November 1824 1 November 1824November. 1824. Monday. 1. VIII:30.Quincy, arise, breakfast, reading all day, general election for President, my Grandfather, success in this town, my Uncle. ... 2 November 18242. VIII.Arise, go to Boston. Stage. My Uncle, Mr. Cook’s Office. George, business, return to Cambridge. Stage. Athenaeum, at home. ... 3 November 18243. VIII.Arise, continue my name out, employed all day making up my Diary. Evening supper at Willard’s. ... 4 November 18244. VIII.Name still out, continue upon my Diary. Lecture from Mr. Everett, evening spent at home. Entered my name. ... 5 November 18245. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitation in Topography. Mr. Everett’s Lecture. Declamation, evening, intention to visit the Theatre, rain detains me. Party at Sh... 6 November 18246. VIII.Missed Prayers, remain at Cambridge all day, employed in reading and writing my Diary. Mr. Everett’s Lecture as usual. ... 7 November 18247. VIII.Missed Prayers, attended Chapel, President Kirkland, Mr. Pierpont, finish my large Diary and commence upon my notes. ... 8 November 18248. VIII:15.Missed Prayers and recitation in Topography. Mr. Everett’s Lecture, Mr. Farrar’s and his recitation. Paley, evening attend the Theatre, Carriage, Miss... 9 November 18249. VIII:45.Prayers, recitation, Topography, review, Mr. Everett, Mr. Farrar, miss in Paley, evening, notes of Mr. Farrar’s lectures. ... 10 November 182410. VI:45.Prayers, recitation, Topography, Mr. Everett, Mr. Farrar, Paley. Evening, reading Corinne and supper at Willard’s. ... 11 November 182411. VIII:30Missed Prayers and recitation in Topography, writing notes and reading Corinne, no exercises for my division, evening, attend the Theatre with Chapman... 12 November 182412. VIII:20.Missed Prayers and the last lesson in Topography and Mathematics, Mr. Everett, writing notes, Declamation, evening, K.S.T. meeting, laws. Oyster suppe... 13 November 182413. VIII:45.Missed Prayers, Mr. Everett closed his course for the season, at Cambridge all day, election, in very low spirits, letters from home received and answ... 14 November 182414. VIII.Missed Prayers, excused from Chapel, reading Corinne and writing notes to Mr. Everett’s lectures. ... 15 November 182415. VII:50.Missed Prayers, lesson set in Gorham, Mr. Farrar and Paley both attended, evening, very industrious, did not retire until late. ... 16 November 182416. VI:30.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Astronomy, Paley, Moral Philosophy, evening, Supper at Richardson’s, Lothrop. ... 17 November 182417. VI:45.Missed Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Astronomy, Paley, evening, walk, visit to Rundlet, Conversation about Sheafe, Otis’s. ... 18 November 182418. VI:45.Missed Prayers, recitation, Chemistry. A Theme, day wasted, visits to Bartlett and Chapman, evening, supper at Richardson’s. ... 19 November 182419. VI:30.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Declamation, high spirits. Ride with Otis, Franklin Hotel, Billiards, Brighton, return, to Boston with Sheafe, Theatre... 20 November 182420. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, at home all day, reflection, happy feelings, evening very quiet. ... 21 November 182421. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, Chapel, President Kirkland, Dr. Ware, evening, quiet at home. ... 22 November 182422. VII.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Astronomy, Say’s Political Economy, first lesson, evening at home. ... 23 November 182423. VII.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Astronomy, Say, evening at Otis’s. Conversation with him until late. ... 24 November 182424. VII.Missed Prayers and recitation, unwell and excused from exercises all day, occupied at home. ... 25 November 182425. VIII.Omitted all the exercises today, wrote a Forensic, day much wasted, mind unsettled. ... 26 November 182426. VIII:30.Missed Prayers and other Exercises, ride with Otis, Billiards at the Franklin Hotel, return, evening Oyster Supper, Sheafe. ... 27 November 182427. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, morning quiet at home, visit from Howard, afternoon, Champagne and Whist at Richardson’s, evening, Supper at my room, Lyceum, Howard, ... 28 November 182428. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Kirkland, Dr. Ware, evening visit from Howard, Supper at Willard’s Tavern, tough chickens, very agreeable, Otis, puns. ... 29 November 182429. VII.Missed Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Astronomy, Say, evening, small party at Richardson’s, very pleasant. ... 30 November 182430. VIII.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry. Stage to Boston, Dr. Welsh’s, George, dine with him. Stage to Quincy, my Grandfather, family. ... December 1824 1 December 1824December. 1824. Wednesday. 1. X.Quincy. Medicine, arise, at home all day. Electoral Colleges vote, much conversation with my Grandfather and George. ... 2 December 18242. IX.Arise, Thanksgiving day, attend Meeting, Mr. Whitney, moderate sermon, return, dinner as usual on this day. ... 3 December 18243. IX.Arise, weather stormy, remain at home all day, reading the Athenaeum, rather dull, conversation with the family and George. ... 4 December 18244. IX.Arise, weather continues bad, still at home, idling time, Edwards’ West Indies, Abby, Susan and rest of the family. ... 5 December 18245. IX.Arise, cold weather, not at Church all day., beyond my time of absence, evening, family, talk. ... 6 December 18246. VII:30.Arise, Stage to Boston, dine at Dr. Welsh’s, Worsley, conversation with George. Stage to Cambridge, acquaintances. ... 7 December 18247. VII.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Mr. Farrar, Paley, evening, ride to town with Lothrop, pleasure party, cold but beautiful evening, return very late, L... 8 December 18248. VII.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Mr. Farrar, miss in Say, ride with Rundlet, Savin Hill, billiards, Boston, Oyster Supper, return to Cambridge, evening... 9 December 18249. VIII:30.Missed Prayers and recitation in Chemistry, carry up a Theme, Say, evening writing letters, Lothrop and the Lyceum. ... 10 December 182410. VII:30.Missed Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Declamation, writing, evening, Supper at Richardson’s, he twenty one, not agreeable, up until very late. ... 11 December 182411. IX.Missed Prayers, nostalgia, morning at home, Boston with Rundlet, George, conversation, Dr. Welsh’s, return, disagreable weather, evening, a Supper. ... 12 December 182412. IX.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, President Kirkland, stupid, afternoon at Richardson’s, Howard, evening at home, Rambler. ... 13 December 182413. VII:30.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Mr. Farrar, Say, evening, part at home, and the rest at Richardson’s, supper. ... 14 December 182414. VII:35.Missed Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Mr. Farrar, Say, evening, a small Supper at Sheafe’s, parting, Ducks and Champagne, Lyceum and Lothrop. ... 15 December 182415. VII:30.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Mr. Farrar, Say, evening, Howard, to Boston, a Ramble, Women, a queer affair, escape, return very late. ... 16 December 182416. VII:30.Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Dr. Kirkland, leave of absence, ride to Boston, George, with him to Roxbury, dine at Mr. Boylston’s, agreeable time, t... 17 December 182417. IX.Quincy, my Grandfather, Conversation, politics, return to Cambridge, pack, again to Boston, Dr. Welsh’s, Miss Hinkley, George, remain with him. ... 18 December 182418. VII:30.Leave Boston, Stage to Providence, Easterly Storm, arrive at Horton’s, remain for the night, Mr. D’Wolf. ... 19 December 182419. VI.Leave Providence, Steam boat, College acquaintances, Fisher, Miller, Bonaparte, Elwyn, Marshall, Heavy sea. Stop at Newport, very dull. ... 20 December 182420. VII.Steam boat, leave Newport, Willing, attempts at occupation, going slowly, off New London. ... 21 December 182421. VI:50.Steam boat, Hell gate, strong current, reach New York, cross to the Steamboat for New Brunswick, Companions, Stage to Trenton. ... 22 December 182422. VI.Leave Trenton, Steamboat to Philadelphia, thence to New Castle, Marshall, conversation with him, Stage to Frenchtown, Mr. A. Townsend, Steamboat to Ba... 23 December 182423. 1:30.Arrive at Baltimore, wait for Stage, to Washington. Singular companions, arrive at home, family, dinner party, Conversation with John. ... 24 December 182424. IX.Morning at home, visits to Mrs. Frye, Mr. T. B. Johnson’s, Thomas J. Hellen, return, evening at home, family. ... 25 December 182425. IX:10.Morning at home, Christmas day, family dinner at Mr. Frye’s, evening, Chess, my mother’s ill health. ... 26 December 182426. IX:15.Morning at home, Church, Capitol, Mt. Vernon, visits, Miss Selden, Miss Cottringers, John, evening, Conversation with him. ... 27 December 182427. IX:20.Morning at home, billiards with John, evening, ball at Mrs. Brown’s, dull, and no acquaintance. ... 28 December 182428. IX.Morning at home, walk, visits, principal people, Johnson Hellen, evening, Miss Pleasonton, Miss Peter, party at home. ... 29 December 182429. IX:5.Morning out to walk, purchases, Thomas J. Hellen, evening, Theatre, Damon and Pythias, Mr. Pelby, full house, Oyster Supper. ... 30 December 182430. IX:20.Morning at home, billiards with John, dinner party, Governor Findlay, amusement, evening, ball at the Marine Barracks, dull. ... 31 December 182431. IX.Ride with John, to Alexandria and Mount Vernon, Washington’s tomb, fine day, early return, evening, Cards. ... 1825 January 1825 1 January 1825January. 1825. Saturday. 1. IX.Morning stormy, as usual, went to the President’s, ladies, cold treatment, saw nobody, dinner here of the family. Madame very unwell, dinner to Lafaye... 2 January 18252. IX.Morning at the Capitol, Mr. Lynde, heard the last part of his Sermon, return, conversation at home and usual lounge. ... 3 January 18253. VIII:50.Morning at home, short time at Billiards before dinner, evening unwell, headache, to bed early, family at my Uncle Johnson’s. ... 4 January 18254. VIII:40.Morning walk to the Capitol, House of Representatives, Johnson, dull, library of Congress, Mr. Bailey, evening, backgammon with Johnson. ... 5 January 18255. IX.Morning at home, conversation, politics, lounge, Madame better, evening, family circle, Whist party. ... 6 January 18256. IX:20.Morning as usual, lounge, evening, large dinner party, very dull, Mr. Rives, thence to a party, Mrs. T. Munroe’s, quite pleasant, return early, Miss S... 7 January 18257. IX:30.Morning as usual, Madame improving in health, lounge, evening at home, backgammon with Madame. ... 8 January 18258. IX.Morning at home, write a letter to George, Johnson off to Rockville, evening, ball, anniversary of New Orleans, given to General Jackson, Mrs. Brown’s... 9 January 18259. IX.Not at Church. Morning at home, walk to Georgetown, Thomas, evening visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Everett and General Wingate. ... 10 January 182510. IX.Morning at home, lounge, nothing interesting, evening, Mrs. Richard Smith’s, few acquaintances, dull at first, Miss Pleasonton, conversation, finally ... 11 January 182511. IX:30.Morning at home, report of failure, Ladd, loss to my father, evening party at home, very agreable. ... 12 January 182512. IX.Thomas Hellen off, at home all day, reading, evening family to Drawing room, did not go. ... 13 January 182513. IX:40.Morning at home, lounge and ride to Georgetown, loss true, return, large dinner party, Mr. Sloane, tooth ache. ... 14 January 182514. IX.Morning at home, state of the family, Madame, evening, all at home and backgammon with her. ... 15 January 182515. IX:25.Morning at home as usual, lounge, time wasted, evening, Theatre, Mrs. Barnes, School for Scandal. ... 16 January 182516. IX.Morning at home, idle, afternoon at Church, Mr. Baker, singular prayer, home, dinner, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Tracy, pleasant conversation, politics. ... 17 January 182517. IX:10.Morning at home. Noon, House of Representatives, Mr. Clay, Internal Improvement, evening, Theatre, Sweethearts and Wives, Mrs. Barnes, pretty woman. ... 18 January 182518. IX:50.Morning at home, idle, short walk, letter to George, Mary sick, evening, family to Mr. Frye’s. ... 19 January 182519. IX.Morning at home, visits with the ladies, Mrs. Jackson, dinner at Baron Tuyll’s, splendour, evening, Conversation with John. ... 20 January 182520. VIII:45.Morning at home, Geography, idle, walk, dinner party at home, General McArthur, Ohio and Kentucky. ... 21 January 182521. IX.Morning at home, conversation, political prospects brighter, evening, small party, Mrs. Johnson’s, dance on the Carpet, Mr. Lewis of Louisiana, Electo... 22 January 182522. VIII:40.Morning at home, weather cold, walk, dinner at Mr. T. B. Johnson’s, family, evening, Cards, return, conversation with John. ... 23 January 182523. IX.Snow. At home all day. Newspapers, death of George Bartlett, evening, company at home, Mr. and Mrs. Cook of Illinois, Mr. Tracy. ... 24 January 182524. IX:10.Weather fair. Morning walk, very idle, evening, family to Mrs. Dickens’, myself to Circus, Tom Thumb, Stevens the Dwarf. ... 25 January 182525. VIII:30.Morning at home, nothing to do, political conversation, evening party at home, Miss Selden. ... 26 January 182526. VIII:40.At home all day, politics of the day, pervading interest, decline the Drawing room, conversation with John. ... 27 January 182527. IX.Morning at home, walk, visit my Uncle Johnson, John, return, dinner party at home, Mr. Bell of N. Hampshire, rules of proceeding, evening at home. ... 28 January 182528. IX:40.Morning at home, walk, Capitol, evening, family to Morris’, myself at home, visit from Mr. Ironside, politics. ... 29 January 182529. IX.Morning at home, incessant political discussions, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kremer, evening, Theatre, Mr. Keene, Devil’s Bridge, Count Belino. ... 30 January 182530. VIII:50.Morning, walk, Capitol, too late for Church, Painting of Washington, at home, small dinner party, Mr. Webster, Mr. Cook and others. ... 31 January 182531. IX.Morning at home, political excitement, Mr. Clay, evening, Theatre, the Gamester, Cooper, Mrs. Barnes, full house, rival candidates. ... February 1825 1 February 1825February. 1825. Tuesday. 1. IX:30.Morning at home as usual, walk, evening, Theatre, The poor Soldier, Mr. Keene. Tom Thumb, Major Stevens, singular dwarf. ... 2 February 18252. IX.Morning as usual, reading the Albigenses and Miss Foote’s trial, English papers, singular state of morals, evening an Oyster supper at home. ... 3 February 18253. IX:15.Morning at home, state of political excitement, walk, motives, home, large dinner, Dr. Watkins and General McCoy, evening at home. ... 4 February 18254. IX.Morning at home, George arrived today, walk as usual, conversation, evening, Theatre, School for Scandal, Lady Teasle, Mrs. Barnes, visit and observat... 5 February 18255. IX:20.Morning at home, political world in hot water, afternoon, usual lounge, eve. remain at home, conversation with George, state of his feelings. ... 6 February 18256. IX.Morning at the Capitol, Mr. Post, extremely crowded and dull. Johnson came from Rockville, walk and conversation with him, evening, Tracy, conversatio... 7 February 18257. IX.Morning as usual, politics, Mr. Clay and Mr. Kremer, conversation, Johnson, evening, Theatre, Damon and Pythias, Mr. Cooper, very crowded, Catherine a... 8 February 18258. IX.Morning as usual, reading Waverley, and talking politics, my father, evening, party at home, large, opposition people, large number, party in high spi... 9 February 18259. VIII:30.Morning at home, snow. Election of President, at half past three my father elected, cured of head ache, congratulations, evening, Circus, Tom and Jerr... 10 February 182510. IX.Morning as usual, Committee of Congress, visits, evening, family go to the Military ball, George and I at home in conversation. ... 11 February 182511. IX:20.Morning at home, bad weather, visits, reading Hodgson’s letters, evening Theatre, Mr. Keene’s benefit, Love in a village, Don Juan, disgusting scene. ... 12 February 182512. IX.Morning spent at home, want of conversation and excitement since election, evening spent at home with the family. ... 13 February 182513. VIII:50.Morning at Church, Mr. Little’s with Johnson, dinner party, family, Mr. Owen and Crowninshields, evening company, Mrs. Cutts and others. ... 14 February 182514. IX.Morning at home, low spirits, lounge, Johnson off, evening at home, family to wedding visit, General Brown’s, Mrs. Kirby. ... 15 February 182515. IX.Weather unpleasant, severe cold, at home all day, dinner party, Genl. La Fayette, Messrs. Stanley, Wortley and Dennison, members of Parliament, retire... 16 February 182516. IX:25.Weather bad, my cold increased, at home all day, Waverley, English Newspapers, Miss Foote, family at my Uncle’s, to bed early. ... 17 February 182517. IX:30.Confined to my room all day, weather very unfavourable, low spirits, dinner party, could not go down, to bed early. ... 18 February 182518. IX.Weather very pleasant, much better, walk with my brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. T. B. Johnson to dine, conversation, “society.” ... 19 February 182519. IX:30.My cold much worse, at home all day, dull and low spirits, evening, family to Aunt Frye’s, myself to bed early. ... 20 February 182520. IX.Weather very bad, remain in my room, Influenza, dull, dinner party at home, could not go down, to bed early. ... 21 February 182521. VIII:45.At home all day, on the recovery, cloudy weather, evening, last regular party, very agreeable. ... 22 February 182522. VIII:30.Weather raw and disagreeable. Walk to the Capitol, evening, Anniversary Ball, Washington’s birth day, family went, myself at home, to bed early. ... 23 February 182523. IX.Health much improved. Walk to the Capitol, Domestic Manufactures, return, evening, Whist at home, George, Mary. ... 24 February 182524. VIII:40.Morning, walk to the Capitol, Exhibition of Manufactures, Cloths, return, dinner party, Mr. Baylies. ... 25 February 182525. IX.Morning, walk to the Capitol, Exhibition closes, bad weather, evening, Theatre, with John, Bride of Abydos, dull, Oyster Supper. ... 26 February 182526. IX:25.Morning at home, foggy weather, cold increased, family troubles, George, his affairs and feelings. ... 27 February 182527. IX.Still annoyed by my cold, horrible weather, Johnson Hellen, political affairs, dinner and evening party. ... 28 February 182528. VIII:40.Morning at home, politics. Cabinet appointments, walk, evening, family to St. André’s, myself at home, to bed early. ... March 1825 1 March 1825March 1825. Tuesday. 1. IX:20.Morning at home, weather fair, lounge, meet Burton, conversation, home. Dinner. Supreme Court, Mr. Bibb and Ogden. Evening, first visit to A., origina... 2 March 18252. X.Morning at home, walk to visit old College acquaintances, Burton at the house, Mrs. De Wint arrives, evening Circus with Johnson. Cataract of the Gang... 3 March 18253. IX.Morning at home, lounge, a large family, Mr. Cook and Mr. Cruft dine here, evening, John out at Houston’s, punning scene at h... 4 March 18254. VIII:30.Inauguration of JQA to be President, procession, walk to the Capitol, home, receiving company, Madame unwell, expresident’s, with Burton, evening, bal... 5 March 18255. IX:30.Arise fatigued, reading Don Juan, Mrs. de Wint disagreeable, walk, change in the city, evening, my uncle and aunt Smith, evening, laziness. ... 6 March 18256. IX.Not at Church. Johnson off, Madame unwell, walk, Don Juan, my own letters, evening, conversation John and Burton, Mr. Davis &c., warmth, second visit ... 7 March 18257. IX.Morning at home, walk with Burton, visit my aunts Frye and Smith, return, pleasant dinner, Mr. Cruft and Sullivan, English wine, evening, Oyster suppe... 8 March 18258. VI.Off for Baltimore with George and Mrs. De Wint, Rossburgh, Baltimore, Steam boat to Philadelphia, Mr. Cruft, Genl. Dearborn &c., New Castle, ride acro... 9 March 18259.But little sleep, steam boat, Philadelphia, Ives, get on, Trenton, ride to New Brunswick, arise late, Crowninshield, conversation, remain up until lat... 10 March 182510. VI.Arise, clear weather, Steam boat Thistle to New York, arrive and dress, Bunker’s, leave Mrs. de Wint, City Hotel, billiards with Ives, eve., Theatre, ... 11 March 182511. VIII:30.Morning, lounge, to Castle Garden, Ives, character, pleasant day, afternoon, off with Mr. Cruft in Steam boat Providence for New Haven, sleep on board... 12 March 182512. VI.New Haven, start for Hartford, stage, fine weather and bad roads, company uninteresting, on for Boston, Mr. Cruft, supper at Vernon and travel all nig... 13 March 182513.Travelling, Worcester, breakfast 1 2 o’clock, fine weather, company, dry goods merchants, observations, arrive in Boston at 9 o’clock, Mr. Cruft’s, ne... 14 March 182514. IX.Boston, walking, business, walking, Dr. Welsh’s, conversation, dine at Mr. Cruft’s, lady and children, afternoon Stage to Quincy, my Grandfather and f... 15 March 182515. IX.Quincy, arise, remain at home all day, Miss Thaxter, my Uncle unwell, Abby, my aunt &c., conversation, George arrived, high spirits. ... 16 March 182516. X.Morning spent at home, performing very little, spirits extremely high, dinner agreeable, argument with George, much conversation during the day. Mary.... 17 March 182517. VII.Morning off to Boston and Cambridge, find all my acquaintance, spend remainder of the day in conversation with Sheafe, Richardson and Otis. ... 18 March 182518. VIII:30.Missed Prayers and recitation, lectures, Dr. Ware and Mr. Ticknor, afternoon, Declamation, ride with Otis, Savin Hill, billiards, return to tea, eveni... 19 March 182519. VIII:30Missed Prayers and lecture, Dr. Ware, ride to Boston with Richardson, George Briggs, conversation, dine at the Exchange, Savin Hill, return, Heinrich’... 20 March 182520. VIII.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, Mr. Frothingham, walk, evening, employed at home, Forensics. ... 21 March 182521. VI.Prayers, recitations, Say, Brown, Lectures, Ware and Ticknor, at home all day, evening at Hammond’s, occupant of No. 5. ... 22 March 182522. VI:5Missed Prayers, recitation, Say, Brown, Lectures, Ware and Ticknor, at home, evening at Richardson’s. Perkins and Lothrop. ... 23 March 182523. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Brown, Lectures, Ware and Ticknor, difficulty, Richardson and Hammond, evening, Theatre with Richardson, Tom and Jerry, retu... 24 March 182524. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Theme, Lectures, Ware and Ticknor, Brown, evening, Theatre with Richardson, Widow of Cornhill, Mrs. Henry, return. ... 25 March 182525. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Lecture, Ware, missed Ticknor, Declamation, ride with Otis, Franklin Hotel, Billiards, accident to Chaise, repaired, eve. at... 26 March 182526. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, and lecture, Ware, stormy, at home all day, afternoon, Sheafe’s, Cunningham, Chapman, a glass of Punch, evening at Richardson’s. ... 27 March 182527. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, missed in the afternoon, unpleasant weather, evening at home, reading and writing. ... 28 March 182528. VI.Prayers, recitations, Say, missed Brown, Lectures, Ware, Ticknor, ride to Boston with Sheafe, dine at the Exchange, Franklin Hotel, Billiards, Theatre... 29 March 182529. VI:10.Missed Prayers, recitations, Say, Brown, review, last lecture Ware, Ticknor, evening, ride to Boston with Sheafe, Theatre, The Honey Moon, Mrs. Barnes... 30 March 182530. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitation, Say, Brown review, lecture, Ticknor, evening spent at Richardson’s. ... 31 March 182531. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, lecture, Ticknor, at home rest of the day, reading Shakespear and writing, evening at Richardson’s. ... April 1825 1 April 1825April. 1825. Friday. 1. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Lecture, Ticknor, ride to Boston with Richardson, George not at home, return, Franklin Hotel, Billiards, evening, Howard, Wh... 2 April 18252. VIII.Missed Prayers, ride to Neponset in a Tandem with Sheafe, Billiards, dinner and Champagne, evening, return through Quincy, spend an hour at Sheafe’s, ... 3 April 18253. VIII.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, missed in the afternoon, weather stormy, evening, a slight supper and a glass of punch at Richardson’s. ... 4 April 18254. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Lecture, Ticknor, ride with Richardson to Savin Hill, Billiards, thence to Boston, Theatre, Isabella or the Fatal Marriage, ... 5 April 18255. VIII.Missed Prayers and recitation, Lecture, Ticknor, day spent idly in Cambridge, evening drill of the Harvard Washington Corps and a light supper at Rich... 6 April 18256. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, obtain leave of absence, Lecture from Bigelow, Stage to Boston, George, thence to Quincy, my Grandfather and family well. ... 7 April 18257. IX:30.Fast day. Arise, go to Meeting, Mr. Brooks, remain at home in the afternoon composing a Conference, evening conversation with George and a glass of Pu... 8 April 18258. X.Arise, extensive fire in Boston last evening, at home all day, reading the Liaisons Dangereuses, state of feeling, argument with my Uncle. ... 9 April 18259. VIII.Arise, return to Boston, dull ride with my Aunt, George, Briggs, dinner with the former and a Cigar, evening Stage to Cambridge, Pratt, lovely walk, R... 10 April 182510. VIII.Missed Prayers, remain at home all day, name still out, writing my Conference, evening, Freshpond, walk, with Richardson, supper and conversation. ... 11 April 182511. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, missed Ticknor and Warren, ride to Boston, Richardson, Franklin Hotel, billiards, dinner at the Exchange, evening, Theatre,... 12 April 182512. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, missed Ticknor and Webster, ride to Boston with Richardson, Franklin Hotel, billiards, evening, Circus, Cataract of the Gang... 13 April 182513. VII:30.Missed Prayers, and recitation, Say, and Ticknor’s Lecture, attended Bigelow and Warren, missed Webster, evening, Carriage, Theatre, The Apostate, Sup... 14 April 182514. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, missed Ticknor and Webster, ride with Howard, Champagne, sup at the Punch Bowl, unwell, to Boston, evening, a visit to S.B.,... 15 April 182515. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, missed the Lectures of the day, ride to Boston with Sheafe, conversation with George, dine at the Exchange, return, Franklin... 16 April 182516. VIII:45.Missed Prayers, ride to Neponset tandem with Richardson, dine there, play Billiards, Champagne, return through Quincy, early, to bed. ... 17 April 182517. VIII:45.Missed Prayers, excused from Chapel, at home all day, idle, evening with Richardson and Sheafe, Champagne Wine, late. ... 18 April 182518. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Missed the Lectures, ride to Boston with Sheafe, dine Exchange Coffee House, return, Franklin Hotel, Billiards, Company dril... 19 April 182519. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, and recitation, Celebration at Concord, Richardson and I to Neponset, tandem, billiards, return through Quincy, evening, Champagne win... 20 April 182520. VIII:40.Missed Prayers and recitations all day, ride to Boston, George, conversation, evening, Theatre, John Bull, Howard, Sheafe and Richardson, Supper at th... 21 April 182521. VII:30.Boston, ride to Brooklyn, party of four, luncheon, return, George, dine at the Exchange, evening, Circus, stupid, return to Cambridge. ... 22 April 182522. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, missed Mr. Ticknor’s Lecture, Dr. Bigelow, drill, declamation, to Boston, Theatre, She stoops to Conquer, return, Richardson... 23 April 182523. VIII:40.Missed the exercises, morning at home, horseback to Lexington, Sheafe and Richardson, fatigue, evening to Boston, return early. ... 24 April 182524. VIII:30.Missed Prayers. Chapel, Dr. Kirkland, Dr. Ware, excessive fatigue, evening at Richardson’s, punch, Sheafe. ... 25 April 182525. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Lecture, Dr. Jackson, ride to Neponset with Sheafe, billiards, return early. ... 26 April 182526. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Exhibition day, my part, George, Company parade, visit President Kirkland, Officers, Collation at Cunningham’s, retire early... 27 April 182527. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, and recitation, Lectures, Dr. Bigelow, Jackson and Warren, entertainment at Dwight’s, evening to Boston. Supper at the Exchange to our... 28 April 182528. IX:30.Missed Prayers and recitation, a Theme, Lecture, Dr. Jackson, afternoon, ride with Sheafe, Lincoln and Weston, return early. ... 29 April 182529. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Dr. Bigelow’s Lecture, Jackson’s and Warren’s, evening, Sheafe and Richardson at my room. Oysters and Claret. ... 30 April 182530. VIII:45.Missed Prayers, and Lecture, ride horseback to Concord with Richardson and Sheafe. Dinner given to us by Richardson, early return, a lobster at my roo... May 1825 1 May 1825May. 1825. Sunday. 1. IX.Missed Prayers, Chapel, President Kirkland, amusing Sermon, Dr. Ware, evening, walk and visit to Richardson. ... 2 May 18252. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, lectures, missed Jackson’s, attended Webster and Warren, low spirits, evening, visit to Otis. ... 3 May 18253. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, lectures, attended Jackson, missed Webster, Neponset with Sheafe, billiards, return, evening, a lobster at Richardson’s. ... 4 May 18254. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Bigelow’s lecture, Everett’s and Warren’s, weather rainy, at home all day and evening. ... 5 May 18255. VIII:30.Missed Prayers and recitation, Say, lectures, Everett and Warren, missed Webster’s, reading Shakespear and Ford, evening at Otis’. ... 6 May 18256. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, lectures, Bigelow, missed Everett’s, Webster’s, Warren’s, ride to Boston, dine with George, pleasant conversation, evening r... 7 May 18257. VIII:45.Missed Prayers, lectures, attended Bigelow, bath, dinner, horseback ride to Neponset, billiards, return, evening a lobster at Sheafe’s. ... 8 May 18258. IX.Missed Prayers, Chapel, President Kirkland, Dr. Ware, evening a walk, and conversation at Otis’. ... 9 May 18259. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, lectures, Everett, Missed Warren’s and Webster’s, ride to Boston with Richardson, Franklin Hotel, billiards, dine at Exchang... 10 May 182510. VI:15.Missed Prayers, recitation, Say, lectures, Everett, missed Webster, weather bad, evening at Otis, conversation concerning Rundlet and consequent aston... 11 May 182511. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, lectures, Bigelow, Everett, afternoon, Dudleian lecture, Mr. Jenks, Errors of popery, evening, walk, at Richardson’s. ... 12 May 182512. VI.Prayers, recitation, Say, Theme, ride horseback with Richardson, Franklin Hotel, Billiards, execrable dinner, Boston, Rouillard’s, compensated. Circus... 13 May 182513. VIII:30.Boston. Arise, breakfast, ride to Neponset, horse capricious, dine there and billiards, return to Cambridge, earnest conversation with R., evening, Po... 14 May 182514. VIII:45Missed Prayers, lectures, attended Bigelow, morning at home, after dinner, ride with Richardson to Newton falls, tea at his father’s, family, return e... 15 May 182515. IX.Missed Prayers, Chapel, President Kirkland all day, very dull, at home, evening, Porter and Cheese at Sheafe’s. ... 16 May 182516. VI.Prayers, recitation, Paley, Lecture, Mr. Everett, ride to Boston with Sheafe, dine at Rouillard’s. Pleasant conversation with George, long ride home, ... 17 May 182517. VI.Prayers, recitation, Paley, a review, Howard, a party to Sudbury, ride with Richardson, dine there, rain, return, race between Otis and Howard, argume... 18 May 182518. VI.Prayers, recitation, Paley, a review, missed Lecture, visit from George and Wheatland, ride horseback with Otis and Chapman, evening at home. ... 19 May 182519. VI.Prayers, recitation, Paley, a review, a Forensic. Students to leave Cambridge, evening at home, Ford’s Plays. ... 20 May 182520. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, morning at my room, quiet. Stage to Boston, George’s room, Stage leaves me, remain with him, Briggs, Cheney, his friends. ... 21 May 182521. VII:30.Boston. Arise, tired with Boston, walk to Quincy, Neponset, billiards dull, arrive to dinner, family, evening quiet. ... 22 May 182522. IX:30.Arise, at home all day, quiet, Butler’s Analogy, dry, evening, Mr. Degrand from Boston. ... 23 May 182523. VII.Arise, quiet at home, my grandfather, my Uncle as usual, dull, reflection on comparative situation. ... 24 May 182524. VIII:50.Arise, Morning at home, Butler’s Analogy, Liaisons Dangereuses, dangerous book, dull at home. ... 25 May 182525. VII:30.Arise, leave Quincy, Stage to Boston, Election day, Boston Cadets, George, fatigue, conversation, walk to Cambridge, solitary at my room. ... 26 May 182526. VIII.Cambridge. Richardson calls for me, ride to Worcester through Newton, Needham, Natick, Framingham and Westborough, dine here, evening walk at Worceste... 27 May 182527. VII:30.Leave Worcester, pass through Leicester, Charlton, dine at Stur-bridge, Holland to Stafford, wrong tavern, wretched accommodations. ... 28 May 182528. V:30.Leave Stafford, delightful ride through Tolland to Vernon, excellent breakfast, East Hartford and Hartford, to Tudor, at his house, Wine. ... 29 May 182529. VIII.Hartford. Tudor’s, Church, Mr. Wheaton, dine with Tudor, ride to Major Watson’s, East Windsor, Connecticut river, return, evening walk. ... 30 May 182530. VIII.Hartford. Leave Tudor, agreeable visit, ride up the course of the river, beautiful country, Windsor, Suffield, West Springfield to Springfield, meet D... 31 May 182531. VIII.Springfield. Armory U.S., dine with Dwight, pleasant, evening ride to Northampton. ... June 1825 1 June 1825June. 1825. Wednesday. 1. VIII.Northampton. W. B. Lee, Round Hill, ascent of Mt. Holyoke, warm, Miss Warren, dine with Blake, Payne and others. Ives, Sturgis, lively and agreeable S... 2 June 18252. VIII.Northampton. Weather rainy, leave it and pass through Amherst to Belchertown, dine, irritable, scene with Richardson, pain in my teeth, stop at Ware, ... 3 June 18253. VII:40.Ware Factory village, leave it, pass through Brookfield and South Brookfield to Spencer, execrable dinner, through Leicester to Worcester, pleasant da... 4 June 18254. VIII.Leave Worcester, rain and uncomfortable, Westborough to Framingham, good dinner, return to Cambridge, evening, Sheafe, agreeable conversation. ... 5 June 18255. VIII.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, Mr. Gilman, return to old habits, weather cold, fires, conversation with Sheafe, about Lothrop and others, our concl... 6 June 18256. VI.Prayers, a Miss, weather unpleasant, at home all day, Traits of Nature, Miss Burney, very quiet. Artillery Election. ... 7 June 18257. VI.Prayers, Lectures, Dr. Webster, Judge Parker, to Boston with Sheafe, dine at Rouillard’s, long ride, return, find Richardson, at his room, Potter and ... 8 June 18258. VIII.Missed Prayers and Dr. Webster, attended Dr. Bigelow and Judge Parker, ride with Sheafe, Neponset, Billiards, my Uncle, return to Boston, Theatre, Tom... 9 June 18259. VIII.Missed Prayers and Lectures, ride with Richardson, Billiards at the Franklin Hotel, Dedham, Howard and Sheafe, hot and dull, Boston, Museum, Exchange,... 10 June 182510. VIII.Missed Prayers and Lectures, attended Dr. Bigelow, afternoon ride with Richardson, long ride, Franklin Hotel, billiards, early return and quiet evenin... 11 June 182511. VIII.Missed Prayers, and Lecture, quiet day at home, afternoon ride with Sheafe to Woburn Pavillion, return, thunder storm, darkness and fire flies, arrive... 12 June 182512. VIII:30.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, Dr. Kirkland, quiet at home, conversation with Richardson and Sheafe, argument, Nahant. ... 13 June 182513. VII:30.Missed Prayers, ride with Sheafe to Nahant, Nine pins, dress for dinner, no company, Mrs. Hammond, fishing, billiards, quiet evening. ... 14 June 182514. VII.Nahant, Fishing and Billiards, Company, Prescott, Rowe and others, disgusting, return to fishing, quiet evening, Picquet with Sheafe. ... 15 June 182515. VII:15.Nahant, Billiards, arrival of Richardson and Howard shortly after, dinner, large company, Lothrop, our feelings, Cod fishing, boat, qualmish, ride to ... 16 June 182516. VII.Rain, leave Nahant, Lynn, Cambridge, thence with Sheafe to Boston, dine at the Exchange Coffee House, crowd, George, return to Cambridge. ... 17 June 182517. VI.Prayers, no lecture, ride to Charlestown with Richardson, Bunker Hill, Mr. Webster’s address, crowd, to Boston, Franklin Hotel, billiards, return to C... 18 June 182518. VII:30.Missed Prayers, and Lecture, at home all day, quiet, Rothelan, reflection, evening at Sheafe’s, conversation. ... 19 June 182519. VIII.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Mr. Colman, figures, evening, to Boston with Richardson, Boston Common, Supper at the Exchange and return. ... 20 June 182520. VIII:30.Missed Prayers and exercises, to Boston with Sheafe, dine at the Exchange, ride to Savin Hill, Billiards, return to Boston, Theatre, Genl. La Fayette,... 21 June 182521. IX.Missed Prayers and exercises, ride with Howard, Roxbury, Strawberries, return, election of officers for Company, Corn. McLean, to Boston with Richards... 22 June 182522. VIII.Missed Prayers and exercises, party to the Blue Hills, ride with Richardson, Champagne, Howard and Sheafe, return early. ... 23 June 182523. VIII:30.Missed Prayers and exercises, to Boston with Richardson, dine at Rouillard’s, George, to Neponset, billiards, return to Cambridge. ... 24 June 182524. VII:30.Missed Prayers and exercises, morning at home, afternoon Declamation, ride with Richardson to Woburn, thence to Boston, return late to Cambridge. ... 25 June 182525. VII:30.Missed Prayers, unpleasant weather, at home all day, Juliet Grenville, Sheafe returns, quiet and reflection upon the past fortnight. ... 26 June 182526. VIII.Missed Prayers, Chapel, Dr. Ware, Dr. Kirkland, evening, pleasant ride with Richardson, conversation, Juliet Grenville. ... 27 June 182527. VIII:20.Missed Prayers and recitation, Lecture, Judge Parker, Law, to Boston with Richardson, George, argument. Neponset, billiards, Sheafe, strawberries, ear... 28 June 182528. VI.Prayers, recitation, Paley, a review, morning at home, sick and low spirits, private admonition for negligence, farce, at home, Conversation with Shea... 29 June 182529. VII.Missed Prayers and review, morning at home, Novels, Rhoda, ride with Sheafe, conversation, evening at home. ... 30 June 182530. VI.Prayers, recitation, Paley, a review, at home all day, finish Rhoda, Otis, conversation, Sheafe and Richardson, Lyceum Club troubles. ...
