19 March 1833
adams-john10 Neal Millikan
543 19. IV.15. Tuesday.

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Judges 21.25.

Chapter 21. Destruction and preservation of the tribe of Benjamin.

Judges Tribe Years of Rule Time B.C. Chap—
Othniel Judah 40 1394–1354. 3
Ehud Benjamin 1336 3.15
Shamgar 80 3.31
Deborah Ephraim 1296 4.4.
Barak Naphtali 40 4.6
Gideon Manasseh 40 1249–1209 6.11
Abimelech 3 1209–1206 9.1
Tola Issachar 23 1206–1183 10.1
Jair Gileadite 22 1183–1161 10.3
Jephthah Gileadite 6 1143–1137 11.1
Ibzan of Bethlehem 7 1137–1131 12.8
Elon Zebulon 10 1130–1120 12.11.
Abdon Pirathonite 8 1120–1112 12.13
Samson Dan 20 1140–1120. 13.24
Eli Levi 40
Samuel. Ephraim

I had a visitor with a subscription paper to build a Church for a German Preacher, to which I declined putting my name— There are a number of Germans who arrived in this Country perhaps last Summer, and are now employed in pounding up the stone for M’Adamizing the Pennsylvania avenue— The project of a Church is for them; but if erected they would not be able to maintain it— I went to the War-Office the Secretary was absent at a Cabinet-Meeting— I went to the pension Office, and asked Mr Edwards for answers upon two of the cases which I had exhibited before, and which had been overlooked— I also left with him, the papers of Elisha James, upon which he promised to send me an answer to-morrow Morning— I walked and partly rode to the Capitol, and took out all the remaining Volumes of Rose’s Version of the Orlando furioso— Of which I read, after dinner the seventh Canto— There is no appearance of the Hero yet— Nor is it possible in the seven Canto’s that I have read, to perceive any plan, or unity of action— It seems a collection of Fairy tales without connection between them— The enchantment of Alcina, and its decantation in this seventh Canto, are full of beauties of detail— The horses, and Swords of the knights have their names.

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