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Wednesday 10th. -

[1827-01-10]
A very crowded stupid party at Mr. ...

Friday. 12th. -

[1827-01-12]
A dinner today as usual. I had a ...

Thursday 11th.

Docno: DCA02d555

Author: CFA
Date: 1827-01-11
A concert in the evening. Willis of West Point.1 I had a good deal of conversation with Mr. Letcher on politics.2
 
1. John and James Willis conducted a West Point band (Odell, Annals N.Y. Stage , 3:429).
 
2. Congressman Letcher had helped arrange the Clay-JQA alliance which made Adams President (Bemis, JQA , 2:36–39).
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