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John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809 - 30 April 1836, page 253

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July 1812 


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1Wednesday. Montreal here Woodward ill. Visit from Count Jenison-Walworth. Dined with the Ladies at Lauriston's.
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2Call at Rospini's and procured the Post-map of Russia. Ride to Kammenoi-Ostrof and walk home. Wrote to America.
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3 Harris brought me the Morning Chronicle of 9. June. British Ministry reorganized. Visit at the Krehmer's at Ochta.
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4 Independence day. My son John 9. At Gourieff's. Call at Lauriston's; at Woodward's. Hall and R. Willing here. Evening walk.
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D 5 Ride to Chrestofsky. Botanical Garden walk. Met the Bezerra's, Lauriston & Empress Mother. Read 2. Sermons and Watts.
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6 Lauriston, Montreal, Harris and Lewis here. Wars and rumours of Wars. Lauriston goes to the Hotel du Nord.
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7 O. Plummer called. Wiburg road Ride. Walk home. Met and walked with Harris. Spoke to Frohberg on the Boulevard.
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8 Calhoun here, and Seaman for a Passport. Summer-Garden-walk. Met Lauriston and Levembours. Then Jenison & Gremp.
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9 Drew—a Sailor of the Monticello here. Saw Harris about it. Call on Lauriston. Hotel du Nord. Bussche there. Slade & Kimball here.
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10 Note to Soltykoff, and received from him a Passport for O. Plummer. He & Boit here. Etter with an antique Seal.
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11 I am 45. E. Plummer here with Captn Blanchard. O. Plummer took his Pass. Harris. Met Lauriston. Brancia at Eve.
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D 12 Engaged in writing to send by O. Plummer. Ride to Kammenoi-Ostrof. Walk home with Charles. Read 2. Sermons.
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13 Montreal here. Fisher brought me Letters from America, received from Archangel. Our youngest child very ill.
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14 Plummer called. Letter to my brother. Wyburg road ride. walk home. Galloway called. Saltus and Ogden here.
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15 At the Gazette Office. At Lauriston's. Bussche & Jouffrey with him. (not yesterday.) O. Plummer took leave. The child ill.
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16 Captain Boit here. Tilden and Redwood at Eve. Walk to Bezerra's. Saw his Lady. Much alarmed for our child.
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17 Baron Gremp von Freudenstein here. Calhoun and Seaman called. My wife suddenly and severely ill, this Evening.
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18 Gremp and St. Genest brought the Wurtemberg, French and Dutch Archives. Lauriston & Bussche here. Raimbert and Ogden.
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D 19 Brancia and Lauriston took leave—Fisher here. Bezerra and Harris at Eve. Kept house all day. Read 2. Sermons.
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20 Fisher here with Captain Millard. A spurious Amercan case. Frohberg took leave. Gave him a rect. [receipt] for the Archives.
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21 Note from Jenison with a Trunk. Archives of the Bavarian Legation. Lewis, Redwood & Woodward here. Hochschild & Kimball.
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22 Montreal here. Imperial Ordinance concerning foreigners. New levy of 5 men to 500. Ride out. Met the Empress. Walk.
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23 Captain Russell brought Ricketson's books and Eddy's maps. Willing, Tilden, Gibson, & Kimball here. Lauriston & Co. Sailed.
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24 Call on Harris with a Letter for Hazard. Visit to Hochschild. Tea arrived last Night. Recognized as Spanish Agent.
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25 Saltus and Delprat here. Dined with Charles at Raimbert's. Boucher there. Galloway at Eve. Ladies at the Play.
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D 26 Te Deum at the Kazan Cathedral for the Turkish Peace. Illuminations. Boit here at Eve. Read 2. Sermons.
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27 Captain Phelps here to ask for assistance. Visit from de Bray. He goes alone. Summer-garden walk with Charles.
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28 Captain Krusenstern called, to recommend Neumann, a Professor at Dorpat. Wyburg-road Ride. Walk home.
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29. Woodward and Harris here. Phelps again. At Gourieff's about his and other business. At de Bray's and Bezerra's.
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30 Phelps here again. Told him of Gourieff's promise. Ladies at Bezerra's. Mrs Columbi a Countess. Tea. Plenipotentiary &c.
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31. Neumann the professor here. wishes to go to America. Montreal called. Captain Hillard; and in the Evening, Lewis.
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