John Quincy Adams Digital Diary

26. VII: Mrs Adams, though yet much fatigued after the Journey found herself this day quite recovered from her illness— Mr Beasley called upon me this Morning, and promised to make the necessary applications for the admission of that part of our baggage which came in the Olga; which has not yet arrived— As the dispatches from the Government of the United States, with my Commission were deposited in the hands of Messrs: Baring, I first went to the house of Mr Alexander Baring, for whom I had a Letter from Mr D. Parker.— He resides in Portman Square— I found him at home, but the papers for me were at the Compting House in Bishopsgate within—in the City. I paid visits to Mr Clay and Mr Gallatin, the latter of whom was not at home. Mr Clay mentioned to me the state of the Negotiation which Mr Gallatin and he have commenced here in relation to Commerce.— I then went into the City to the Compting house of Messrs Baring, and received from Mr Alexander Baring the Dispatches from America enclosing my Commission as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Great-Britain, with a Letter of Recredence to the Emperor of Russia, a Letter of Credence to the British Prince Regent, Instructions, a Copy of which I had already received at Paris, a Letter of Credit upon Messrs: Baring for 25000 dollars, and a Letter respecting my compensation which places me in a state of suspense and perplexity greater then I have been in heretofore— I called then upon Mr S. Williams 13. Finsbury Square, to whose care all my baggage was directed.— I returned home about 5 O’Clock in the afternoon and we received a visit from Mr and Mrs: Beasley— While I was out Messrs: Perkins, Todd, Everett, and Joy had paid visits— We dined at six— Mr Joy came again in the Evening, and sat with us, until near Midnight— I wrote a Note to Lord Castlereagh informing him of my arrival with a public Commission, and requesting him to appoint a time for me to call upon him.