Cite web page as: John Quincy Adams diary 45, 1 January 1845 - 10 August 1846, page i [electronic edition]. The Diaries of John Quincy Adams: A Digital Collection. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2005. http://www.masshist.org/jqadiaries

Original manuscript: Adams, John Quincy. John Quincy Adams diary 45, 1 January 1845 - 10 August 1846. 698 pages (also contains unnumbered manuscript title page preceeding page 1 and 20 blank pages following page 698). Page dimensions: 22.4 cm x 18.8 cm (8-3/4 in. x 7-3/8 in.). Original manuscript from the Adams Family Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society. Beginning with the entry for 30 September 1845, on page 273, John Quincy Adams dictated his entries (they are not written in JQA's hand).