Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 2
1825-10-04
Morning at home, indolence, Vattel, Horace, Ben Jonson, Joshua Boyd called,1 billiards, evening, Don Quixote, to bed early.
Joshua Johnson Boyd (d. 1832), LCA’s nephew. See Adams Genealogy.
1825-10-05
Morning at home, Vattel, Horace, Ben Jonson, visits, Col. Roberdeau, Col. McKenny,1 evening, Don Quixote, walk.
Lt. Col. Isaac Roberdeau, from Pennsylvania, of the Army corps of engineers (Heitman, Register U.S. Army
), and DAB
).
1825-10-06
Morning at home, Vattel, Horace, Ben Jonson, Don Quixote, Johnson Hellen from Rockville, evening, billiards.
1825-10-07
Morning at home, Vattel, Horace, Ben Jonson, visits, Dr. Huntt, Joshua Boyd, letter from Richardson,1 evening, billiards with Johnson.
Missing.
1825-10-08
Morning at home, Bath, visits, Mrs. Smith and M. C. Hellen, Ben Jonson, letter from George,1 evening walk.
Missing.
1825-10-09
Morning at home, weather foggy, indolent, Horace, Ben Jonson, letter to George,1 evening, Conversation with Johnson.
Missing.
1825-10-10
Morning at home, Vattel, weather bad, Horace, Odes, Ben Jonson, evening, billiards, conversation with Johnson, his gloom.
1825-10-11
Morning at home, much wasted, room disordered, masons, visit, Joshua Boyd, evening, billiards with Johnson.