John Quincy Adams Digital Diary

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Notes to Union Bank Georgetown.

Jany.	3.—	3000—	90 days payable	6. April—	paid
	27	3000.	60.	31. March	paid.
		2000.	90.	30. April	paid
Feby	18	2000	60	22.	paid
March	16.	5000.	90.	17. June	rend
	25	5000	90.	26.
April	2	5000	60.	4.	rend.
	6.	3000	30.	9 May.	paid.

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21. V. Thursday. Psalm 53 Ez. 18.

There is no God—exclaims the fool No Ruler in the Sky Thus all Creation’s voice he shames And gives his heart the lie. No God extending his regard To human bliss or woe No God to punish or reward The Deeds of Man below Major Poussin— Letter from Bernard Stage to Baltimore. Mr Frye Barnum’s— Gales— I. Munro Trunk and Cloak left at Washington— Note paid 2000

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22— VI. Baltimore.

Morning visitors— W. Paterson— Loman.— Jos. Russell— Mr. and Mrs Barney— Newman— Miss Coale’s. Williams &c— Call at Coale’s— Eve at Newman’s— Letter to Charles and John— No trunk

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23. V. Steam-Boat George Washington—left Baltimore at 6. A.M. Back Creek Canal-Boat 11.45— Delaware City at 1.45. Philadelphia at 6— United States Hotel— Renshaw’s W. Lee—

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24— V:30— Heard Mr Bedell 28. Isaiah 16— Sure foundation, Revelation 11.15— The Books— Crowded house— Wallenstein— Mrs. Johnston, Miss Brown— Gilpin— Call at Judge Hopkinson’s and J— Sergeant’s— W. Lee, Sergeant, Randall, Dr Heister—Peters—N— Biddle—Wallenstein here this eve—

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25. V. Monday— Call at Dr Mease’s— Miss Mease— W. and Mrs Lee— Bishop White and his Son— G. and Mrs Harrison. Dr. and Mrs Klapp— Lieutt. Chauncey, Miss M’Knight. Dr Physick his Advice— Mrs Adams and the family, went to Trenton— I dined, at N. Biddle’s— Dr. Chapman. R. Walsh— R Peters— Evening at J. Sergeant’s— Met Mr Nicklin Edward Ingersoll— J. Vaughan—

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26. V. Steam-boat Delaware to Trenton— J. Vaughan— Freight Crowd of Passengers— Judge Smith of Florida. Hall of Washington— Lazell— Stage from Trenton to Brunswick. 4 ladies 3 Men—unknown— Steam-boat Swan at Brunswick. found Mrs Adams and the family on board— Quakers— Peugnet— Judge Bruin— New-York before Sunset. Met Blunt— No room at City Hotel— Lodge at Hamilton’s. Washington Hotel— G. Sullivan.

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27. V:30— Call upon Mr Monroe at S. L. Gouverneur’s—found him very feeble. Received many visitors. Invitation to Bowery Theatre— To exhibition of American Artists this day To a public dinner to G. C. Verplanck to-morrow— Genl Morton and his Son— Genl. and Mrs Scott— Mr Mosquera. James Maury Ex-Consul at Liverpool and his Son. Verplanck and his Sister Mr and Mrs Parish and Sister E Blunt O. Wolcott Jos. Quincy jr S. White.— Wrote to John— Jos. Blunt dined with us— Embarked at 5. P.M. Steamboat President Captain Bunker— Northeast gale coming on.

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28. VII— Stonington harbour— Violent Northeast Storm the whole Night— Anxious and Sleepless. Anchored in Stonington Harbour about 12 this Morning. Gale blew all day— Fellow Passengers Stephen White and his daughter, Lieutt. Govr Collins of R. Island and his Granddaughter—T. H. Perkins jr and his wife, Mr Page Edward Payne—Howard of Philadelphia formerly of Providence, and many others— The inflammation of my eye disabled me almost entirely from reading. Very little conversation— No useful Meditation.

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29. V:30.— Providence— Dedham— The North-east storm continues; but at 7 this morning we came from Stonington harbor, detained an hour or more by grounding on the bar— Short of fuel— Wood for Coal— Turnd Point Judith at 1/2 past ten— Newport at Noon— Augustus Thorndike came on board— Providence at 3. Mrs Adams and the family to come on in our Carriage— Mail Stage— St. and Miss White— T. H. Perkins jr. and his wife. Mr. Page, and Edward Payne— Fuller’s Walpole, at 6.— Bride’s Dedham at past 1/2 past 7. There I left the Stage and stop’d for the Night—

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30. V.15— Dedham to Quincy— Breakfasted at Dedham— Came to Quincy with a horse and Chaise from Bride’s— Reached home at 8. A.M— Found Mrs Kirk and all well— Visited my Garden— new apple-trees just out of the ground— Nothing else— Most of last years trees alive. Begin Ezekiel 19— Call after dinner at my brother’s—both his daughters ill— Abigail with a bilious fever— Home— Charles came out from Boston, and return’d— My wife, with Louisa—Mrs Nowlan—Mrs Pitts and John Kirk arrived at 6. this Evening. Come from Providence this Morning.

And whence this senseless impious creed A world without a plan It springs from wickedness of deed The heart perverse of Man— Corruption her foul venom spreads O’er all the human race Nor is one Mortal found who treads The paths of Truth and grace 208

Occasional Memoranda—

1831.

30 [symbols].— Richard Bradley— A new improvement of Gardening and planting—1717—and 1720. Contains the theory of Hybrids; or crossing the breed of Apples

Thomas Andrew Knight— A Treatise on the Culture of the Apple and Pear &c— London 1797. 12mo.

Observations on the fecundation of Vegetables. Philosophical Transactions 1799.

Hybrids— See Loudon’s Encyclopaedia of gardening. 5th. Edition

p 182–1102. IIII.

Alder Ash Balm of Gilead Beech Birch Chesnut Elm Fir Hazel Hawthorn Holly. Larch Lime Oak Pine Plane Poplar. Spruce Willow. 209

Letter of Attorney to transfer STOCK of the New-England Marine Insurance Company.

For value received, I hereby grant, bargain and sell, fifty Shares in the Capital Stock of the New-England Marine Insurance Company standing in the Name of John Quincy Adams to and I do hereby empower the said or his legal substitute to transfer the same to himself or to any other Person—

Witness my Hand and Seal this twenty-first day of June Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one. Seal

Witnesses.

5000. Boston 21 June 1831. For Value received

I promise to pay, to the Order of the American Insurance Company Five thousand Dollars, in six Months, with interest at the rate of four and a half per Cent per Annum—

Collateral for the above 50 Shares New England Insurance Company Stock

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Levi Lincoln

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

To all People to whom these Presents shall come

GREETING.

Know ye, That

Hon. John Quincy Adams

on the first day of

November in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty was chosen by the People of this Commonwealth legally qualified therefor, a REPRESENTATIVE, to represent them in the CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, for the term by the Constitution of the said UNITED STATES expressed, commencing the fourth day of March, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty one, at the time and places, and in the manner of holding Elections, prescribed by our Legislature, agreeably to the powers therein vested by the Constitution aforesaid.

GIVEN under our Seal in WITNESS this Excellency Levi Lincoln our Governor, at Boston, the thirteenth day of December A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

Edward D. Bangs Secretary.