5 June 1817
adams-john10 Neal Millikan
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5. VI: My Sons John and Charles with Antoine our Servant man, and Mary Newell the English girl who is going with us went on board the ship Washington at the London dock; from which she immediately departed. I made several visits in the City, and left cards to take leave, at the Mansion House for the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress; at W. Vaughan’s, R. Sharp’s, W. Murdoch’s and S. Williams’s. I called at the Counting House of the Brothers Baring & Co. and made an arrangement respecting my accounts. They told me they expected Mr Alexander Baring from Paris next Monday. I went also to the American Consular Office, N. 1. Bishopsgate Church Yard, and looked over the invoice of the baggage and Articles of furniture that have been ship’d for me in the Washington. I gave the necessary directions to Coll Aspinwall for the disposal of the wines which I have left with him; for the shipment of the books, and of the Portraits at Mrs Copley’s by the Galen for Boston; and for insurance to be made upon the goods and effects that I take with me— If possible both to New-York and Washington.— In the Evening I went with J. A. Smith to a party at Mr Boddington’s. Met there, young Cowell, Mr Sharp, and the Lord Mayor with his family. He introduced me to Sir Philip Francis, now the supposed author of the Letters of Junius; and to Mrs William Smith, the wife of the member of Parliament for Norwich, who told me she had been very intimately acquainted with my Mother and Sister when they were in this Country. She made many kind enquiries 210after them; not having heard of the death of my Sister— The Lord Mayor told me, he thought his election to the house of Commons would be carried without opposition. We came home about one. My wife was ill, and could not go— Mr J. K. Rogers was here this day when I was out, A Son of Dr Rogers of New-York. He brought Letters of Introduction to me from Dr S. Miller, and from Vice-President Tompkins.

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