Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
1785-09-28
Doctor Tufts went by in the morning, and took with him, a small trunk for me, to Boston.
At about 10 I went for my horse, to Mr. Veasy's. Mr. Tyler went with me. At the meeting
house he left me, and I went to Milton. Stopp'd half an hour at Genl: Warren's. Their only
son now at home is James: Harry yesterday stopp'd in at my uncle's, on his road to Plymouth.
Mrs. Warren has been ill; and is not yet entirely recovered. It was near one afternoon, when
I got to Boston. Upon Change I met Dr. Waterhouse; and found him the same man, he was four
years, ago, when I was acquainted with him in Holland. Dined at Mr. Foster's: and after
Dinner went to Deacon Smith's: as I had not been there, since last Friday morning; and did
not know when I came out of the house, that I should not return that day: they all said they
thought I had been cast away; and could not find the way to their house. Received a letter
from Mr. Brush, with, le mariage de Figaro.1 Went and spent an hour with Dr. Waterhouse, at his lodgings,
and at about dusk, cross'd the river, and went to spend this night and to-morrow, with my
Cousin Cranch and my 333brother. It was near 8 o'clock before I
got to Cambridge. Weather quite cool. A fire very comfortable.
Letter not found; Brush had borrowed JQA's copy of Beaumarchais' play (Eliphalet Brush to JQA, 29 Aug., Adams Papers).