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Part I: Diaries

John Adams' Diaries
John Quincy Adams' Diaries
Charles Francis Adams' Diaries

John Adams' Diaries

Reel
1.   18 Nov. 1755–5 July 1771 ( See Reel No. 608 for 21 March18 Oct. 1761)

2.   16 Dec. 1772–Aug. 1804

3.   1755–1772, Copies by John Quincy Adams and Charles Francis Adams


John Quincy Adams' Diaries

Reel
4.   12 Nov. 1779–31 Dec. 1779

5.   1 Jan. 1780–31 Jan. 1780

6.   25 July 1780–30 Sept. 1780

7.   9 June 1781–27 Aug. 1781

8.   27 Jan. 1782–23 Nov. 1782

9.   31 Dec. 1782–26 Feb. 1783

10.   6–29 Aug. 1783;

11.   20–22 Sept. 1783
20 Oct. 1783–6 Dec. 1783;
8 Aug., 13 Oct. 1784;
20 March 1785

12.   Almanac, 31 Dec. 1782–17 Oct. 1783

13.   1 Jan. 1785–30 June 1786

14.   1 July 1786–31 Oct. 1787

15.   1 Nov. 1787–31 Dec. 1790

16.   Almanac, 11 Jan.–31 Dec. 1788

17.   Almanac, 1789

18.   Almanac, 1790

19.   Almanac, 1791

20.   1 April 17915 May 1791;
13 April 1792
16 May 1792

21.   Almanac, 1792

22.   Almanac, 1793

23.   3 June 179428 Feb. 1795

24.   17 Sept. 1794–31 Oct. 1794

25.   Almanac, 1794

26.   1 Jan. 1795–12 May 1801;
5 Aug. 1809–-30 April 1836

27.   1 March 1795–31 Dec. 1802

28.   Almanac, 1800

29.   Almanac, 1802

30.   1 Jan. 1803–4 Aug. 1809 (See Reel No. 309 for 3 Feb.–14 Nov. 1803, scattered entries)

31.   5 Aug. 1809–31 July 1813

32.   1 Aug. 1813–31 May 1816

33.   1 June 1816–31 Dec. 1818

34.   1 Jan. 1819–20 March 1821;
10 Nov. 1824–6 Dec. 1824

35.   21 March 1821–7 Jan. 1822;
1 April 1822–30 Nov. 1822

36.   "Diary in Abridgment," 1 Dec. 1821–31 Dec. 1838

37.   1 Jan. 1823–14 June 1824

38.   25 Jan. 1823–July 1826

39.   1 Jan. 1825–30 Sept. 1830

40.   11 Nov. 1825–24 June 1828

41.   1 Oct. 1830–-24 March 1832

42.   1 Dec. 1832–31 May 1835

43.   1 June 1835–5 Dec. 1836

44.   5 Dec. 1836–4 Jan. 1837;
29 July 1840–31 Dec. 1841

45.   1 Jan. 1839–28 July 1840

46.   1 Jan. 1842–8 July 1843

47.   9 July 1843–31 Dec. 1844

48.   1 Jan. 1845–10 Aug. 1846

49.   "Rubbish I," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 11 June 1829–31 Oct. 1833

50.   "Rubbish II," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 20 May 1820–31 July 1838

51.   "Rubbish III," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 19 Aug. 1823–31 Dec. 1826

52.   "Rubbish IV," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 1 Jan. 1827–Feb. 1848



Charles Francis Adams' Diaries
(See Reel No. 608 for 1 Jan. 1820–15 Feb. 1820; 1 Jan. 1824–15 June 1827)

Reel
53.   18 Dec. 1823–21 Jan. 1824

54.   22 Jan. 1824–20 Feb. 1824

55.   1 May 1824–31 Oct. 1824

56.   26 Nov. 1826–27 July 1827

57.   31 July 1827–16 Oct. 1828

58.   17 Oct. 1828–3 Sept. 1829

59.   4 Sept. 1829–16 May 1830

60.   17 May 1830–31 Dec. 1831

61.   1 Jan. 1832–31 Dec. 1833

62.   1 Jan. 1834–12 Dec. 1835

63.   13 Dec. 1835–31 Aug. 1837

64.   1 Sept. 1837–31 Dec. 1838

65.   1 Jan. 1839–23 May 1841

66.   24 May 1841–-31 Aug. 1843

67.   1 Sept. 1843–19 May 1845

68.   20 May 1845–31 Dec. 1846

69.   1 Jan. 1847–22 April 1848

70.   23 April 1848–13 Sept. 1848

71.   14 Sept. 1848–31 Aug. 1850

72.   1 Sept. 1850–16 Aug. 1852

73.   17 Aug. 1852–31 Dec. 1855

74.   1 Jan. 1856–-2 Aug. 1859

75.   3 Aug. 1859–9 Nov. 1860

76.   10 Nov. 1860–31 Dec. 1861

77.   1 Jan. 1862–30 April 1864

78.   1 May 1864–30 June 1865

79.   1 July 1865–-31 July 1866

80.   1 Aug. 1866–-30 Sept. 1867

81.   1 Oct. 1867–30 Nov. 1868

82.   1 Dec. 1868–31 May 1870

83.   1 June 1870–28 Nov. 1871

84.   29 Nov. 1871–31 Jan. 1873

85.   1 Feb. 1873–25 Oct. 1874

86.   26 Oct. 1874–31 July 1876

87.   1 Aug. 1876–31 May 1878

88.   1 June 1878–2 Nov. 1880





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