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9. IX.1
Docno: DCA02d553
Date: 1827-01-09
Morning at home, Spenser, Voltaire, walk at noon, evening with the family, Cards and Conversation.
Wednesday 10th.1
Docno: DCA02d554
Date: 1827-01-10
A very crowded stupid party at Mr. Clay’s in which there were many very vulgar people. I was excessively disgusted, and came home very willingly.
Thursday 11th.
Docno: DCA02d555
Date: 1827-01-11
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).
Friday. 12th.
Docno: DCA02d556
Date: 1827-01-12
A dinner today as usual. I had a good deal of political conversation with Mr. Laurence [Lawrence], upon the condition of Pennsylvania.
Saturday 13th.
Docno: DCA02d557
Date: 1827-01-13
Went to the French Minister’s. Called on our way, for the Pleasontons, Mother and Daughter, who went with us. I was more engaged in dancing this evening than usual. But all this is great vanity and mispending of time.
14. IX.1
Docno: DCA02d558
Date: 1827-01-14
Morning at home, Voltaire, letter from Lothrop and reply,2 ride with John, evening with the family.
Monday 15th.1
Docno: DCA02d559
Date: 1827-01-15
I walked to the Capitol today. In the Supreme Court I found Miss Brooks and Mrs. Everett and as I had nothing to do more interesting, I attended upon them. We went to the House of Re[presentatives]. where Mr. E. made a short speech, apparently with a view only to please his wife. It had but little in it. After dinner I went alone to
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Mr. Senator Bouligny’s in Georgetown where my attention was almost exclusively taken up by the same two ladies.2
2. Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833) served as Louisiana Senator from 1824 to 1829 (
Biog. Dir. Cong.
). A Mr. Coster was also present (D/CFA/1); he was probably John G. Coster, the wealthy New York merchant.
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.
http://www.masshist.org/ff/
http://www.masshist.org/ff/