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29. VII.
Docno: DCA01d361
Date: 1824-11-29
Missed Prayers, recitation, Chemistry, Astronomy, Say, evening, small party at Richardson’s, very pleasant.
30. VIII.
Docno: DCA01d362
Date: 1824-11-30
Prayers, recitation, Chemistry. Stage to Boston, Dr. Welsh’s, George, dine with him. Stage to Quincy, my Grandfather, family.
December. 1824. Wednesday. 1. X.
Docno: DCA01d363
Date: 1824-12-01
Quincy. Medicine, arise, at home all day. Electoral Colleges vote,1 much conversation with my Grandfather and George.
1. The electoral college awarded Jackson 99 votes, JQA 84, Crawford 41, and Clay 37. JQA won all of New England, the great majority of New York votes, and a few scattered tallies. Since no candidate won a majority of the electoral votes, the election was thrown into the House of Representatives. See Bemis, JQA
, 2:30.
2. IX.
Docno: DCA01d364
Date: 1824-12-02
Arise, Thanksgiving day, attend Meeting, Mr. Whitney, moderate sermon, return, dinner as usual on this day.
3. IX.
Docno: DCA01d365
Date: 1824-12-03
Arise, weather stormy, remain at home all day, reading the Athenaeum,1 rather dull, conversation with the family and George.
4. IX.
Docno: DCA01d366
Date: 1824-12-04
Arise, weather continues bad, still at home, idling time, Edwards’ West Indies,1 Abby, Susan and rest of the family.
1. JQA’s copy of Bryan Edwards, The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, 2 vols., London, 1794, is in the Stone Library. Another copy, bearing JA’s signature is among the President’s books in the Boston Public Library. See
Catalogue of JA’s Library
, p. 82.
5. IX.
Docno: DCA01d367
Date: 1824-12-05
Arise, cold weather, not at Church all day., beyond my time of absence, evening, family, talk.
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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