The Diaries of John Quincy Adams: John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809

December 1809

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1 Friday. Rose at seven. an hour before day. The young men dined at Glukoff's. Evening visit from Harris.
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2 Note to Romanzoff. Thorndike, and Weymouth Commercial Company. Canal walk- Dined with Six d'Oterleck
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A 3 Went with Everett to the British factory chapel. Heard Mr Pitt. Evening visits with Harris. Colombi's and Severin's
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4 Letter to S. S- With Harris, Catherine Johnson and Everett to the Hermitage. Evening visit from Madm. de Bray
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5 Visits to Count Strogonoff. Duke de Serra-Capriola &c. Dined with Count Einsiedel. Evening visit from Harris
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6 Cercle Diplomatique St Catherine's day- Smith and Everett presented. Dined at de Bray's. Card at Countess Litta's-
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7 Visit from Harris and Rodde, Vice Consul at Revel, to Laval and Telisius. Dined with Pardo. Spanish Minister. Ball Bergien's
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8 Saw the Museum and Library of the Academy of Sciences with Telisius. Dined at Six's. Eve at Prince Beloselsky's
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9 Long walk round the City. Dined with Count Rzewuski, a Polish Nobleman; A small party. Evening at home
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A. 10. Saw with Smith the Emperor's military Parade- Read two Sermons of Massillon; on Infidelity and Slander.
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11. Packet from J. S. Smith. at Stockholm. Visits from Harris. Count Einsiedel goes to Paris. Evening visit from Six.
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12 Visit from Baron Stedingk, Swedish Quasi-Ambassador. The Ladies and Everett went to the Play at Eve.
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13 Visit with Harris to Fisher, sick at Demuth's Hotel Dined with Baron Blome, Danish Minister. Eve at Princess Wiasemsky's.
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14 Visits to Six, Meyer, and Raimbert. Children's Bal Masqué at Caulaincourt Duc de Vicence's. French Ambassador.
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15 Visit from Count Einsiedel. Propose to take his apartments. The Ladies & Gray, Evening at Mrs Krehmer's.
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16 Called at Stedingk's with Packet for J. S. Smith. Stockholm. Evening visits with the Ladies at Severin's, Cramer's & De Bray's.
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A. 17 At the German Lutheran Church. Dinner and Ball with the Ladies at P. Severin's. at 2. Supper. Home at 4.
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18 Rose at Noon. Visit to Fisher, ill in bed. Dinner at S. Cramer's. My wife unwell, could not go. Eveg. visit from Colombi.
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19. Visits from Montreal. Harris and Baron Schladen, Prussian Minister. Eve Ball at De Bray's. I sent an excuse.
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20 Visits from H. Severin and Harris. Dined with Gray at Count Einsiedel's. Baron Munck & Hennings after dinner
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21. Shortest day: from 9:14. to 2:46. Read Storch's Picture of St. Petersburg- Visit from Harris. Note from Romanzoff
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22 Attended the funeral of Martin Glukoff. at the Monastery of St. Alexander Nefsky. Draft of Note to Romanzoff
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23 Notice of Court and Ball to-morrow. Dined at Baron Blome, Danish Ministers- Evening visits at De Bray's.
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A. 24. Emperor Alexander's Birth-day. Te Deum, Cercle and Ball at Court. Emperor at Moscow. Dined at H. Severin's.
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25 Visits from Six and Montréal. Dined at Laval's. Evening visit with Harris at the French Consul Lesseps's.
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26 Visits from Cramer. Harris and Pfeiffer: Dined at Raimbert's- Evening conference with Romanzoff. Catherine ill.
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27 Morning visits to Einsiedel, and Count St. Julien, Austrian Quasi-Ambassador. Evening visit from Harris.
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28 Went with Harris to Plinkey, about Einsiedel's House. Visits from Mrs Krehmer. Lesseps, St. Genest and Graham.
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29 Note from Romanzoff to call on him at 2. O'Clock. Conference with him. Dinner at Vicence's Ice-hills. Kammenoi-Ostrof. [Kammenoi-Ostrow.]
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30 Morning visits from F. Dana and Coffin. Evening at Krehmer's. Cards. My wife ill, and we came home at 1.
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A. 31. Mass at the Roman Catholic Church. Nefsky Perspective. Met Navarro. Read a Homily and Sermon of Massillon. Harris.
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