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30. VIII:45.

Docno: DCA02d214

Author: CFA
Date: 1826-01-30
At home all day, Snow storm, Federalist,1 Beaumont and Fletcher, dinner, Mr. E. J. Coale,2 Executive Records.
 
1. JQA’s two copies of The Federalist, published in New York in 1802, and in Washington in 1818, are in the Stone Library. Another copy of the 1818 edition is among JA’s books in the Boston Public Library ( Catalogue of JA’s Library , p. 9).
 
2. Edward J. Coale served as com• {p. 30} mercial agent for Russia and as vice-consul for Brazil in Baltimore ( Mass. Register, 1826, p. 212).

31. IX.

Docno: DCA02d215

Author: CFA
Date: 1826-01-31
At home all day, the Federalist, Beaumont and Fletcher, dinner, Mr. J. Johnson, evening with the family, argument, Executive Records.

February 1826. Wednesday. I. IX:10.

Docno: DCA02d216

Author: CFA
Date: 1826-02-01
At home all day, Federalist, Beaumont and Fletcher, letter from Thos. J. Hellen,1 evening, family, an Oyster Supper, Mr. Mills of Massachusetts.
 
1. Missing.

2. IX.

Docno: DCA02d217

Author: CFA
Date: 1826-02-02
At home all day, Federalist, Beaumont and Fletcher, letters,1 evening at home with the family.
 
1. Missing.

3. VIII:50.

Docno: DCA02d218

Author: CFA
Date: 1826-02-03
Morning at home, Federalist, House of Representatives, Debate, Call upon the President, Mr. Webster,1 remain until late, dinner party, Mr. Powell of Virginia.2
 
1. The Crawford, Calhoun, and Jackson partisans in Congress combined in an attempt to embarrass the Executive by “debating a Resolution to call upon the President for the Correspondence, relating to the Panama Mission, and the Objects in which it is expected our Ministers are to take part. They finally passed the Resolution by a vote of 124 to 40 as modified by Mr. Webster” (JQA, Diary, 3 Feb. 1826).
 
2. Alfred A. Powell (1781–1831), who served as Representative from Virginia from 1825 to 1827 ( Biog. Dir. Cong. ).

4. IX.

Docno: DCA02d219

Author: CFA
Date: 1826-02-04
Morning, walk, visits, Baron Stackelberg,1 Mr. Vaughan,2 W. B. Lee, fine weather, letter to George,3 evening at home.
 
1. The Swedish chargé d’affaires in Washington (Force, National Calendar, 1824, p. 279).
 
2. Charles Richard Vaughan (1774–1849), the British minister in Washington from 1825 to 1835 ( DNB ).
 
3. Missing.

5. IX:15.

Docno: DCA02d220

Author: CFA
Date: 1826-02-05
At home all day, writing letters, to Thos. J. Hellen, and Richardson,1 evening, family, visit from Mr. Rush.
 
1. Missing.
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