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31st. Saturday.

Docno: DQA01d422

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-08-31
Went this morning to the English Library. Went to a bookseller's shop and bought some books.1 Mr. Wolff came here in the forenoon. Rainy weather.
{p. 144}
 
1. One that can be identified is Jean de La Bruyère's Les Caractères, 2 vols., Paris, 1768 ( Catalogue of JQA's Books ).

N.(1782.) S. September. 1st. Sunday.

Docno: DQA01d423

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-09-01
This forenoon the youngest Mr. Montréal came here. Din'd with Mr. Artaud at Mr. Rimbert's. After dinner I took a walk with Mr. Artaud and the eldest Mr. Montréal to the Convent of St. Alexander Newsky.1 We went to see the tomb which is of solid silver. When I return'd Mr. D was gone to take a ride.
 
1. Alexander Nevski, Russian hero and saint. As prince of Novgorod, he defeated the Swedes in 1240 at the future site of St. Petersburg, on the Neva (Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel ; Hoefer, Nouv. biog. générale ).

2d. Monday.

Docno: DQA01d424

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-09-02
This day the eldest Mr. Montréal came and dined with us. In the afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride.
Stay'd at home all day. Fine weather.

3d. Tuesday.

Docno: DQA01d425

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-09-03
Mr. D went and took a ride in the afternoon. Stay'd at home all day. Fine weather.

4th. Wednesday.

Docno: DQA01d426

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-09-04
This forenoon Coll. Vallentin arriv'd from Holland and brought us, letters from my Father.1 Mr. D took a ride, after dinner. Fine weather.
 
1. Adams Family Correspondence , 4:322–323; JA to Dana, 13 May (MHi:Dana Papers).

5th. Thursday.

Docno: DQA01d427

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-09-05
This afternoon I went with Mr. Artaud to the Shops and bought some things. Mr. Artaud went to the Clubb. Mr. D went and took a ride. Fine weather all day.

6th. Friday.

Docno: DQA01d428

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-09-06
This afternoon Mr. D. went to Mr. Wolff's. Wrote a letter to my Father.1 Mr. D. walk'd out before dinner. Stay'd at home all day. Fine weather.
{p. 145}
 
1. Adams Family Correspondence , 4:378. This letter contains the first indication that JQA was making plans to return to western Europe in response to JA's firmly stated desire, expressed in his letter of 13 May, received two days before.
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