John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809 - 30 April 1836, page 258

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December 1812 
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  Tuesday. Rose by candle light and walk before Breakfast. Lesson to Charles. Proud and Plummer at Eve.
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  Omitted the walk before Breakfast. Galloway here. Literary and philosophical Conversation. Evening Cards.
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  Call at Raimbert's and Dimond's. Found Guedes recovering from a fever. Dined at Romanzoff's. Admiral Kutuzoff.
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  Received despatch from S.S. with Declaration of War U.S. against G.B. Harris here; and Montreal, alarmed.
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  J. W. Smith and Forrester here. Miss F. Bode dined and spent the Eve with us. Chess with her. Reaumur -20.
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  Te Deum at the Winter Palace for a Victory of Wittgenstein's. Romanzoff will see me tomorrow. Read prayers & 3 Sermons.
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  Note from Romanzoff and Conference with him. Visit to Guedes, who is convalescent. Note from Soltykoff. Lewis here.
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  Montreal here. Rumours that Buonaparte has been killed. Chicagoff's Bulletin. Teaching Charles. Cards.
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  Reaumur -16. Walks before Breakfast and dinner. Company of Americans to dinner. Cards in the Evening.
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  Note from Romanzoff and Conference with him. His draught of a despatch to Count Lieven. Ride with Catherine & Charles.
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  Despatch to S.S. Note to Romanzoff, asking a Courier's Passport for Andrew. Reaumur -20. Played Ombre with the Ladies.
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  Sleepless night—The Cold intensely severe. Catherine ill in the Night, and confined all day to her bed. Charles's lesson.
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  Catherine still confined to her bed. Smith dined abroad. Read prayers; a Sermon of Sterne and two of Mayhew.
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  Morning visit from Raimbert. His anxious situation. Note from Romanzoff asking me to delay Andrew's departure.
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  Reaumur -19.6. Visit to Löwenhielm. Miss Bode called to see Catherine, who keeps her chamber. Andrew & Plummer here
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  Received Andrew's Passports. Brandel called. Dined at Romanzoff's. Bardaxi y Azora & both Löwenhielm's there.
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  Reaumur -21.3. Notice of a Te Deum to-morrow. At a Sale of Books at Grabit's. Saw Harris there. Evening Cards.
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  Montreal here: and Andrew with Plummer. Te Deum at the Palace for Wilna retaken. Read Cicero & Gisborne
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  The Emperor left the City to join his army. At the sale of Books. Ride with Charles. My wife very ill; and Catherine.
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  Reaumur -20.9. Read prayers; a Sermon of Sterne's and two of Mayhew's. Weather moderated. My wife yet ill.
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  Money stolen from my table drawer. At the Book sale. My wife and Catherine extremely ill. Galloway twice here.
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  My wife and Catherine both much better. At the sale again. Read Gisborne. Engaged all the Evening with Charles.
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  Walk again before Breakfast. Catherine still keeps her chamber. Charles has a cough. Harris spent the Eve here.
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  The Emperor's birth day. Passed without celebration. Ombre. Note from Harris. Gazette. Wadsworth's surrender in Canada.
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  Harris and Guedes here. At the Book Sale Dined at Romanzoff's. Miss F. Bode dined with the Ladies. Evening Cards.
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  At the Booksale, and walk afterwards. German Play with my wife, Smith, and Charles. Das Neue Sonntagskind &c..
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  Read prayers, a Sermon of Sterne, and one of Mayhew. Smith dined at Krehmer's. Omit my morning walks. A Cold.
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  Walk before Breakfast. Call at Höwert the German Bookseller's, for Books for Charles. Found None to suit. Evening Cards.
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  Charles has an alarming cough. Galloway here. At the Auction. Death of Prince George of Oldenburg. Whist at Eve
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  Notice of a Court Mourning for Prince George. Death of Maisonneuve, Master of the Ceremonies. Finished Gisborne.
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  Rose at 5. Reaumur at -   Charles yet very unwell. Invitation to Maisonneuve's funeral. Auction. Cards at Eve.