Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 2
1826-09-24
Bath, Morning at home, finish Hume’s England, weather bad, letter to my father,1 evening at home.
Missing.
1826-09-25
Bath, Morning at home, Smollet’s Continuation of Hume,1 Geography, Executive Record, billiards, visit from Weed, Theatre, “the Dramatist.”2
Tobias Smollett continued Hume’s History of England with an account of events from the Glorious Revolution to the death of George II.
The Dramatist, or Stop Him Who Can, an English comedy by Frederick Reynolds.
1826-09-26
Bath, Morning at home, Smollet, Maltebrun, Executive Record, weather bad, evening at home, billiards.
1826-09-27
Bath, Morning, fishing excursion, excellent sport, return, evening, Theatre, “Every one has his fault.”
1826-09-28
Bath, Morning, fishing, sport not so good, Mr. Custis, evening, Theatre, “Secrets worth knowing,” walk.
1826-09-29
Bath, Morning, fishing, sport pretty good, return to dinner, evening at home, sleepy and fatigued.
1826-09-30
Bath, Morning at home, Smollet, Executive Record, evening, ride, billiards, Theatre, “Hypocrite,” “the Old Maid.”1
The Hypocrite, an English comedy by Isaac Bickerstaffe; The Old Maid, an American comedy by a Mr. Murphy.