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John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809 - 30 April 1836, page 242

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August 1811 


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1 Thursday. Interview with Gourieff. Called on Harris. Mrs. Bezerra here. Met and walked with the Schenbom's.
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2 Received a Letter from Jonn. Russell at Paris; Afternoon walk on Jelagin island. Orloff's Garden. No Visitors.
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3 Peterhoff Fête. Masked Ball, Supper, Fire-works. Illuminations. Dinner at the Diplomatic Pavillon-Lines.
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F 4 Left Peterhoff at 1:30. A.M. Stopped an hour at the Bridges. Home at 4:45. Rose at 11. Read Massillon. Harris.
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5 Visit from Lüxbourg to take leave. Captain Woodberry here. Bose, Fisher, and Dugan. Jones and Moses at Eve.
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6 Interview and Conversation with Romanzoff. Call on Harris. Dined at Blome's. Mrs Colombi here; and Jones.
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7 Willing here; and Raimbert. Note to Romanzoff. Fishing at our wharf. No success. The Bezerra's here.
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8 Smith and Jones went to Czarsko Zelo. Lauriston dispatched a Courier. Gray came with Packets brought by Patterson.
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9 Visitors all day. Woodward. Bentzon. Hollins with Patterson. Lüxbourg with Jenison &c. Jones & Smith returned.
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10 Lauriston's first Diplomatic Dinner. Call on Harris. Visits from Labouchère and Bethman. Jones and Patterson.
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F 11 Mrs Reineke sent for- Mrs Colombi here with Mrs Bentzon. Mrs Betancourt & her daughters. Read Massillon.
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12 My wife gave me a daughter. Galloway came. Montreal here, and Hall. Patterson. Plummer, Ashton, Marks &c.
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13 My wife very ill all day. Gave a Passport to Claude Gabriel. Dined at Meyer's. Bezerra and Labouchère.
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14 My wife is better. Galloway here. Fisher and Blodget in the Evening. Walk with Catherine in the Botanical Garden
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15 Hall here; and Leach, with Woodward. Dined at Lauriston's. Napoleon's birth-day. Walk in Strogonoff's Garden.
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16 Maistre sent for his manuscript Translation from Plutarch. Willing took his Passport. Harris here this Evening.
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17 Visits from Raimbert and Montréal. Fisher & Dugan here. Visit with Catherine to Mrs Bentzon. The Bezerra's here
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F 18 Charles 4. Read prayers and a Sermon in the English Preacher. Lassalette here. Dined at Blome's. Small party.
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19 My wife sat up, and first walked once across the chamber. Walked over the Wiburg Bridge. Met the Empress on horseback.
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20 Webb came and took my despatches. Fisher and Dugan here. Walks in the Botanical Garden. My wife not so well.
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21 Montreal breakfasted here. Paid visits. At Bezerra's met Labouchère who told me of Six's death. Called on Webb.
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22 Walk in the Botanical Garden with Catherine and Charles. Bezerra's here while we were out. Fisher and Ashton.
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23 Montreal here. Mrs Bentzon came and rode with Catherine. Hollins and Roberts here. Ramsey's life of Washington.
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24 Plummer and Lander here. Sent a Packet to Wallace, for America. Jones & Fisher here. My wife saw them.
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F 25. Cold Storm. Read a Sermon of Tillotson, and Robinson. Mrs Bentzon here at tea. Smith dined abroad. Short walk.
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26 Storm continued, great part of the day. Visit from the Bezerra's. Store-ships arrived at Reval. Harris here at Eve.
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27 Montreal here. Explains the affair of the Store-ships. I called on Meyer and Harris. Walk home. Jones here at Eve
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28 Montreal here. Harris sent me the Courier of 30. July. A spurious Paper. Bainbridge, Calhoun, Roberts, Saltus &c here.
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29 Fisher here with Connell. Dined with Romanzoff in the Country. Visits to the Bentzon's and Rayneval's, with Catherine.
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30 Plummer here with Captains Lovett and Leach. Visits from Lauriston and Bussche. The Bentzon's not received
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31 Catherine ill in bed. Navarro here. Galloway prescribed for us. Visits from the Soltikoff's, Watzdorf and Harris.
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