Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 2
1826-03-12
At home all day, little to say, letter to my grandfather, no occupation, evening, family, Conversation.
1826-03-13
Morning at home, Burlamaqui, weather rainy and cold, my Mother unwell, evening, walk.
1826-03-14
Morning at home, Burlamaqui, walk, lounge at P. Thompson’s book store,1 evening, walk to Georgetown.
Pishey Thompson’s bookstore was on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue, between 11th and 12th streets (Bryan, Hist. of the National Capital
, 2:228).
1826-03-15
Morning at home, Johnson Hellen, walk, Pishey Thompsons, “Mornings at Bow Street,”1 evening at home, family.
John Wight, Mornings at Bow Street, London, 1824.
1826-03-16
Morning, Horseback with John, pleasant ride, Burlamaqui, dinner, Mr. Webster, F. Johnson of Kentucky.
1826-03-17
Morning at home, finish Burlamaqui, fatigue from riding, dinner party at home, disagreeable, Mr. Randall and C. J. Ingersoll,1 evening, Ball at Mrs. Huyghen’s,2 Georgetown.
Biog. Dir. Cong.
).
Wife of the Chevalier C. P. E. J. Bangeman Huygens, minister plenipotentiary from the Netherlands from 1825 to 1832 (Bemis, JQA
, 1:273).
1826-03-18
Morning at home, weather bad, letter to Richardson,1 dinner party at Mr. Rush’s, not well selected, evening, Company at home, Mrs. McLane, Mr. Everett, Clay and others.
Missing.
1826-03-19
Morning at home, weather bad, letter to George,1 dinner, Charles 37Bonaparte and Mr. N. Biddle,2 evening, William Lee and Mr. Lawrence.3
Missing.
DAB
).
Presumably Biog. Dir. Cong.
).