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Diary of John Adams, Volume 4

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Autobiography: Autobiography of John Adams

Travels, and Negotiations. -

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When I asked Leave of Congress to ...

1778 -

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I was almost out of Patience, in ...

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Feb. 14. 1778. A fine morning, the ...

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On Monday February 16. 1778. We ...

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On Tuesday the Seventeenth of ...

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February 18. Wednesday. We had a ...

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February 19. Thursday. 1778. Arose ...

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February 19. 1778. In the morning ...

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February the 20th. Fryday. In the ...

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February 21. Saturday. 22. Sunday, ...

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Tuesday. 24. Wednesday 25. and ...

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February 27. Fryday. 1778. A calm. ...

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February 28. Saturday. 1778. The ...

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March 1. 1778. Sunday. It was ...

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March 2. Monday. 1778. A fine Wind ...

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March 3. Tuesday. 1778. Our Wind ...

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March 4. Wednesday. 1778. The ...

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March 5. Thursday 1778. This ...

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March 6. Fryday. 1778. The Wind ...

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March 7. Saturday. 1778. The same ...

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March 8. Sunday. 1778. The same ...

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March 9. 1778. Monday. Last night ...

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Tuesday March 10. 1778. We espied ...

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March 19. Thursday. Captain ...

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March 20 Fryday. 1778. Yesterday ...

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March 21. Saturday 1778. Five ...

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March 27. Fryday. On Wednesday ...

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March 28. Saturday. 1778. Last ...

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March 29. Sunday. 1778. Becalmed ...

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March 30. Monday. 1778. This ...

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March 31. Tuesday. 1778. Lying in ...

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March 31. Tuesday. 1778. Captain ...

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April 1. Wednesday. 1778. This ...

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April 2 Thursday. Walked round the ...

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April 3. Fryday. 1778. We Visited ...

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April 4. Saturday. 1778. About ten ...

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April 5th. Sunday 1778. Proceeded ...

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April 6. Monday 1778. Arrived at ...

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April 7. Tuesday 1778. We ...

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April 8th. Wednesday 1778. We rode ...

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April 9. Thursday. 1778. Though ...

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April 10. Fryday. 1778. The first ...

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April 11. Saturday 1778. Went to ...

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April 12. Sunday. In the Course of ...

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April 12. Sunday On this day I had ...

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Monday April 13. 1778 This morning ...

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April 14. Tuesday 1778. I returned ...

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April 15. Wednesday. 1778. Dined ...

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April 16. Thursday 1778. From my ...

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April 17. Fryday. We dined home ...

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April 18. Saturday. 1778. This ...

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April 19. 1778. Dined at home with ...

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April 20. Monday 1778. My Son had ...

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April 21. Tuesday. 1778. Dined at ...

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April 22. Wednesday 1778 Dined at ...

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April 23 Thursday. 1778. Dined at ...

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April 24 Fryday 1778. Dined at Mr. ...

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April 25. Saturday. Dined at Mr. ...

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April 26. Sunday 1778. Dined at ...

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Monday April 27. 1778. Dined with ...

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April 28. Tuesday. 1778. ...

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April 29. Wednesday. 1778. Dined ...

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April 30. Thursday. 1778. Dined ...

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May 1. Fryday. 1778. Dined with ...

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May 2. Saturday. 1778. Dined at Mr. ...

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May 3. 1778. The Business of the ...

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This day May 3. 1778 We had ...

[1778-05-04]
May 4. Dined at Mr. Chaumonts with ...

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May 5. Tuesday 1778. Dined at home ...

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May 6. Wednesday. 1778. Franklin ...

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May 8. Fryday. 1778. Dr. Franklin ...

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May 9. Saturday. 1778. This ...

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May 10. Sunday. 1778. Messieurs ...

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May 11. Monday. Dined at Mr. ...

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May 12. Tuesday. 1778. Mr. Deane ...

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May 13. Wednesday. 1778. Dined at ...

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May 14. Thursday. 1778. Under this ...

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May 15. Fryday. 1778. Dined at Mr. ...

[1778-05-17]
May 17. 1778. Dined at home. Dr. ...

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May 18. 1778. We wrote the ...

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May 19. 1778. We wrote to ...

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May 19. Tuesday. 1778. We dined ...

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May 20. Wednesday. 1778. I wrote ...

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May 21. Thursday 1778. The ...

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May 21. Thursday. 1778. Dined at ...

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May 22 Fryday. We sent the ...

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May 23. Saturday. We wrote this ...

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May 24. Sunday 1778. I was so ...

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May 25. Monday. Business as well ...

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May 26. Tuesday. 1778. Dined at ...

[1778-05-27]
I must now, in order to explain ...

[1778-05-29]
When I dined again at Monsieur La ...

[1778-05-30]
Dr. Franklin, who had no Business ...

[1778-06-02]
Went to Versailles, and found it ...

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On this Day We sent the following ...

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We wrote the following Letter ...

[1778-06-07]
June 7. 1778. Went to Versailles ...

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June 8. 1778. Dined with Mr. ...

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June 10. 1778. ...

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June 16. 1778. ...

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July 4. 1778. This being the ...

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July 5. 1778. I have neglected to ...

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July 6. 1778. Dined with the Abbys ...

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July 7. 1778. Dined at St. Lu, ...

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July 8. I had long since ...

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July 9. 1778. We wrote the ...

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July 10. 1778. ...

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July 11. 1778 ...

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July 14. 1778. Dined at Chatou ...

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July 25. 1778. I was much amused, ...

Autobiography: Autobiography of John Adams Part Three: 1779–1780

[1779 to 1780]
The following is a litteral ...

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On the fifth of November 1779 I ...

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On the Thirteenth day of November ...

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November 24 1779. We were on the ...

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November 25. 1779. The Wind was ...

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December 7. 1779. Tuesday. About ...

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December 8. 1779. Wednesday. We ...

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December 9. 1779. Thursday. Went ...

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1779 December 10 Fryday. ...

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1779 December 11. I wrote to ...

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1779 December 12 Sunday. Walked ...

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1779 December 13. Monday. The ...

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1779 December 14. Tuesday. Walked ...

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1779 December 15. Wednesday. This ...

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December 16. 1779. Thursday. This ...

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1779 December 17. Fryday. The ...

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1779 December 18. Saturday. Walked ...

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1779 December 19. Sunday. Dined ...

[1779-12-20]
1779 December 20. Monday. We went ...

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1779 December 22. Wednesday. Drank ...

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1779 December 24. Fryday. Dined on ...

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1779 December 25. Saturday. ...

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1779 December 26. Sunday. The ...

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1779 December 27. Monday. We ...

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1779 December 28. Tuesday. We went ...

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1779 December 30 Thursday. We went ...

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1779 December 31. Fryday. We rode ...

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1780. January 1. Saturday. We ...

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1780. January 2. Sunday. We rode ...

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1780. January 3. Monday. We rode ...

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1780. January 4. Tuesday. At ...

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1780 January 5. Wednesday. We rode ...

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1780 January 6. Thursday. We went ...

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1780 January 7. Fryday. From ...

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1780 January 8 Saturday. We rode ...

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1780 January 11. Tuesday. We ...

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1780. January 12. Thursday. We ...

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1780. January 13. Thursday. We ...

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1780 January 14. Fryday. We rode ...

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1780. January 15. Saturday. We ...

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1780 January 16. Sunday. Reposed ...

[1780-01-17]
1780 January 17. Monday. We dined ...

[1780-01-18]
1780 January 18. Tuesday. We spent ...

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1780 January 19. Wednesday. By ...

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1780 January 20th Thursday. ...

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1780 January 23. We arrived at ...

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1780 January 25. We commenced our ...

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1780 January 29. Saturday. We ...

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1780 January 30. We dined at the ...

[1780-01-31]
1780 January 31. Monday. We dined ...

[1780-02-01]
1780 Feb. 1. Tuesday. We spent the ...

[1780-02-02]
1780 Feb. 2. Wednesday. We took ...

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1780 Feb. 4. Fryday We arrived at ...

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