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31st. Sunday.
Docno: DQA01d269
Date: 1782-03-31
Wrote a letter to my Father.1 Mr. Artaud dined and Supped out. Fine weather. Thermometer at 9 degrees above.0. Stay'd at home all day.
N.(1782)S. April. 1St. Monday.
Docno: DQA01d270
Date: 1782-04-01
Stay'd at home all day. Begun to read Robertson's history of Charles the 5th.1 Mr. Artaud supped out. Weather Cloudy in the morning and Clear in the afternoon. Thermometer at 9 degrees above.0.
1. JQA's notes (copied passages) from Robertson appear in M/JQA/1 (10/21, 11/22 April), Adams Papers, Microfilms, Reel No. 199.
2d. Tuesday.
Docno: DQA01d271
Date: 1782-04-02
This day Mr. D. went to carry our letters to be sent to the post office. Stay'd at home all day. Fine weather. Thaws fast.
3d. Wednesday.
Docno: DQA01d272
Date: 1782-04-03
This forenoon I took a walk to the academy with Mr. Artaud and bought some maps. Mr. Artaud dined out. In the afternoon Mr. D went to take a walk. Fine weather. Thaw.
4th. Thursday.
Docno: DQA01d273
Date: 1782-04-04
This forenoon Mr. Gonset came to pay us a visit. Mr. D and Mr. Artaud went to the shops, and bought some things. Mr. Artaud dined out. In the afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud to the Shops and bought some things. Fine weather.
5th. Friday.
Docno: DQA01d274
Date: 1782-04-05
This forenoon Mr. D. went to take a ride. I went with Mr. Artaud and took a long walk upon the key.1 In the afternoon I went to the shops with Mr. Artaud. And I carried my watch to the watch maker's, to be mended. Clear weather.
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/