John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809 - 30 April 1836, page 256

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October 1812 
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  Thursday. Plummer here, with Gair of Providence. Walks before breakfast and dinner. Eve teaching Charles.
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  Montreal and Delprat here. Encouraging news from the Armies. Removal of effects from the Hermitage.
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  Morning and noon walks. Rest of the day writing and reading. Idle after dinner, from weak eyes & dosing.
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  My usual walks. Met Krehmer who left his Droshky and spoke to me. Read prayers 3 Sermons, & Coelebs.
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  Double windows up. Dined with Harris. Koslofsky, Poletica and Krehmer there. Rapatel came after dinner.
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  Montreal here, and J. W. Smith with Lawler, just from Archangel. W. S. Smith took Charles this Eve to the Play.
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  Montreal here; and Lewis with Redwood. Note to Gourieff asking to see him. He appointed to morrow.
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  Note from Laval, with a form of a life Certificate. Call on Gourieff. He was at Court. Sent to me to appoint another hour.
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  Interview with Gourieff. Call on Harris. Twice at Laval's with his Certificate. Visit from Blome. My wife unwell.
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  My wife ill, all Night, but this day better and left her chamber. Prince Koslofsky at Eve. Catherine & Charles at the Play.
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  Montreal here. Rumours from the armies, but no intelligence. Took Charles to walk. Read prayers & 3. Sermons.
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  Harris here, and Hall with Rogers of Salem. Answer from Gourieff. Letter from Russell London: going home.
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  Walk before Breakfast. Dismissed Louis Aubin. Pierre Ouvré in his place. Jackson of Newbury-Port here.
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  Jackson took his Passport and despatches. Morning walk, and noon ride. Smith dined with Slade read Clarke.
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  Note from Romanzoff and Evening Conference with him. Arrangements for despatching the proposal of mediation.
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  Call at Jackson's lodgings. He here. Note to Romanzoff, asking a Courier's Pass for him. Tilden here with Sargent.
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  Recd. from Romanzoff, Jackson's Passport and the Mediation despatches for Daschkoff. J. L. Harris here at Eve.
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  Writing almost all day to send by Jackson, who is wind-bound. Read prayers and 3. Sermons. Rainy Season.
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  Jackson took his Passport, and all the despatches. Rapatel here: and Harris. Call at Koslofsky's & Romanzoff's.
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  Walk before Breakfast. Confined to the house all the rest of the day by the Rain. Teaching Charles. Read Gisborne
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  Note to Romanzoff asking to see him. He appoints to-morrow Morning. Harris here at eve. His Court & army news.
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  Interview with Romanzoff. Duplicates of the Mediation despatches, to be sent by J. L. Harris. He called here.
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  Awakened about 2 A.M. by Charles. Note to Romanzoff. Recd. his despatches & J. L. Harris's Pass. L. Harris here. & Lewis.
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  Call on Löwenhielm; he promised a Pass for J. L. Harris. Paulucci with him. Redwood & Tilden at Eve. Ladies at the Play.
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  Notice for a Te Deum to-morrow. Harris here; and Laval. Fair Russian Prospects. Read prayers. 3. Sermons, & Gisborne.
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  Empress Mother's birth-day. Te Deum at the Winter Palace for Polotzk. No Court. Lord Walpole. The Harris's at Eve. Guerrière taken
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  Fortress Cannon. Moscow retaken. Victory over Murat. Harris here. Notice of Te Deum to-morrow. Illuminations this Eve.
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  Te Deum at the Kazan Cathedral for Bennigsen's victory and Moscow. J. L. Harris and Kittera went. Illuminations.
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  Evening with Catherine and Charles at Krehmer's at Ochta— Further reports of victories from Count Wittgenstein.
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  Letter from R. G. Beasley, agent for American Prisoners of War. Harris and Lewis here: and Redwood at Eve. Courier 6. Octr.
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  Walk before Breakfast. Seized with Rhumatism. Stanwood called: just from England. The Ladies went to the Theatre.