JQA seated, shown from waist up; etching portrait.

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John Quincy Adams Digital Diary

The John Quincy Adams Digital Diary is a publication of the Adams Papers editorial project at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Adams kept a diary from 1779 to 1848. Verified transcriptions of all entries are published alongside manuscript page images.

This is a beta site. To read and search all of the main diary entries, from 1779 to 1848, please visit our current website.

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