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Thursday 25th.1
Docno: DCA02d569
Date: 1827-01-25
Evening at the Concert. Miss Gillingham’s sung tolerably well only. I was with Mrs. Everett and Miss Brooks much of the evening.2
1. CFA again spent the morning at home, reading Voltaire and Spenser, which he now called “superficial reading” (D/CFA/1).
2. Ward Chipman Brooks (1804–1828), a brother of Mrs. Everett and Abigail B. Brooks, was also present (D/CFA/1.) See Adams Genealogy.
Friday 26th.
Docno: DCA02d570
Date: 1827-01-26
A dinner at home. Nothing very extraordinary. The party consisting [of] the dinner, very stupid.
Saturday 27th.1
Docno: DCA02d571
Date: 1827-01-27
Went to the French Minister’s. A very dark evening indeed. So much so that we could with difficulty keep the road, although it was straight all the way. Very few people there this evening in consequence. And I had quite a dull evening.
28. IX:15.1
Docno: DCA02d572
Date: 1827-01-28
Morning at home, writing, Executive record, Voltaire, Spenser, evening at home, family.
Monday 29th.1
Docno: DCA02d573
Date: 1827-01-29
Another Concert of the Miss Gillinghams and others for the relief of the Alexandria sufferers. I went in deshabille and was so ashamed of it, I could hardly remain. Introduced to Mr. Macready, the English actor.2
Tuesday 30th.1
Docno: DCA02d574
Date: 1827-01-30
Walked to the Capitol but remained there only a few moments. In the evening, I went to a Private Concert given by Mr. Vaughan. It was rather dull, and I got into a bad humour owing to a difficulty with Mr. Bankhead, as I cannot tolerate rudenesses from foreigners of his pretensions. I had a good deal of conversation with Mr. Macready; he is a pretty agreeable man. We returned before the Concert closed.
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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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