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ADAMS PAPERS MICROFILM GUIDE

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Part I:  Diaries

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John Adams Diaries

1. 18 Nov. 1755-5 July 1771 (See Reel No. 608 for 21 March-18 Oct. 1761)

2.16 Dec. 1772-Aug. 1804

3.1755-1772 (Copies by John Quincy Adams and Charles Francis Adams)

John Quincy Adams Diaries

4.12 Nov. 1779-31 Dec. 1779

5.1 Jan. 1780-31 Jan. 1780

6.25 July 1780-30 Sept. 1780

7.9 June 1781-27 Aug. 1781

8.27 Jan. 1782-23 Nov. 1782

9.31 Dec. 1782-26 Feb. 1783

10.6-29 Aug. 1783

20-22 Sept. 1783

11.20 Oct. 1783-6 Dec. 1783

8 Aug., 13 Oct. 1784

20 March 1785

12.(Almanac), 31 Dec. 1782-17 Oct. 1783

13. 1 Jan. 1785-30 June 1786

14.1 July 1786-31 Oct. 1787

15.1 Nov. 1787-31 Dec. 1790

16.(Almanac), 11 Jan.-31 Dec. 1788

17.(Almanac), 1789

18.(Almanac), 1790

19.(Almanac), 1791

20.1 April 1791-5 May 1791

13 April 1792-16 May 1792

21.(Almanac), 1792

22.(Almanac), 1793

23.3 June 1794-28 Feb. 1795

24.17 Sept. 1794-31 Oct. 1794

25.(Almanac), 1794

26.1 Jan. 1795-12 May 1801

5 Aug. 1809-30 April 1836

27.1 March 1795-31 Dec. 1802

28.(Almanac), 1800

29.(Almanac), 1802

30.1 Jan. 1803-4 Aug. 1809

31.5 Aug. 1809-31 July 1813

32.1 Aug. 1813-31 May 1816

33.1 June 1816-31 Dec. 1818

34.1 Jan. 1819-20 March 1821

10 Nov. 1824-6 Dec. 1824

35.21 March 1821-7 Jan. 1822

1 April 1822-30 Nov. 1822

36."Diary in Abridgment," 1 Dec. 1821-31 Dec. 1838

 

37.1 Jan. 1823-14 June 1824

38.25 Jan. 1823-July 1826

39.1 Jan. 1825-30 Sept. 1830

40.11 Nov. 1825-24 June 1828

41.1 Oct. 1830-24 March 1832

42.1 Dec. 1832-31 May 1835

43.1 June 1835-5 Dec. 1836

44.5 Dec. 1836-4 Jan. 1837

29 July 1840-31 Dec. 1841

45.1 Jan. 1839-28 July 1840

46.1 Jan. 1842-8 July 1843

47.9 July 1843-31 Dec. 1844

48.1 Jan. 1845-10 Aug. 1846

49."Rubbish I," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 11 June 1829-31 Oct. 1833

50."Rubbish II," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 20 May 1820-31 July 1838

51."Rubbish III," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 19 Aug. 1823-31 Dec. 1826

52."Rubbish IV," Diary and miscellaneous entries, 1 Jan. 1827-Feb. 1848

Charles Francis Adams Diaries

(See Reel No. 608 for 1 Jan. 1820 -15 Feb. 1820 and 1 Jan. 1824-15 June 1827)

53.18 Dec. 1823-21 Jan. 1824

54.22 Jan. 1824-20 Feb. 1824

55.1 May 1824-31 Oct. 1824

56.26 Nov. 1826-27 July 1827

57.31 July 1827-16 Oct. 1828

58.17 Oct. 1828-3 Sept. 1829

59.4 Sept. 1829-16 May 1830

60.17 May 1830-31 Dec. 1831

61.1 Jan. 1832-31 Dec. 1833

62.1 Jan. 1834-12 Dec. 1835

63.13 Dec. 1835-31 Aug. 1837

64.1 Sept. 1837-31 Dec. 1838

65.1 Jan. 1839-23 May 1841

66.24 May 1841-31 Aug. 1843

67.1 Sept. 1843-19 May 1845

68.20 May 1845-31 Dec. 1846

69.1 Jan. 1847-22 April 1848

70.23 April 1848-13 Sept. 1848

71.14 Sept. 1848-31 Aug. 1850

72.1 Sept. 1850-16 Aug. 1852

73.17 Aug. 1852-31 Dec. 1855

74.1 Jan. 1856-2 Aug. 1859

75.3 Aug. 1859-9 Nov. 1860

76.10 Nov. 1860-31 Dec. 1861

77.1 Jan. 1862-30 April 1864

78.1 May 1864-30 June 1865

79.1 July 1865-31 July 1866

80.1 Aug. 1866-30 Sept. 1867

81.1 Oct. 1867-30 Nov. 1868

82.1 Dec. 1868-31 May 1870

83.1 June 1870-28 Nov. 1871

84.29 Nov. 1871-31 Jan. 1873

85.1 Feb. 1873-25 Oct. 1874

86.26 Oct. 1874-31 July 1876

87.1 Aug. 1876-31 May 1878

88.1 June 1878-2 Nov. 1880

Part II:  Letterbooks

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John Adams Letterbooks

89.26 May 1776-8 Feb. 1778

90.2 June 1776-1 Oct. 1776

91.3 Feb. 1777-7 July 1777; Expense account, Jan. 1777-Sept. 1777

92.3 May 1778-12 Feb. 1779

93.12 May 1778-8 Nov. 1779; 15 Sept. 1788

94.15 May 1778-8 Jan. 1779, Copies of letters from the French Ministry to the American Peace Commission

95.3 June 1778-Feb 1779; 23 March 1809-6 May 1814, "Private"

96.14 Nov. 1779-28 July 1780, "Public and Private"; preceded by John Quincy Adams, Letterbook, 29 May 1778-20 Feb. 1779

97.Abigail Adams, Letterbook, 18 Nov. 1779-Dec. 1780

98.11 Dec. 1779-5 June 1780, Copies of letters to the President of Congress from Spain and France on Armed Neutrality

99.12 Feb. 1780-29 July 1780, Copies of correspondence between the French Ministry and the American Peace Commission

100.10 June 1780-14 Aug. 1780, Copies of letters to the President of Congress from the American Peace Commission

101. 14 Aug. 1780-7 February 1781, Copies of letters to the President of Congress from Holland; 22 Jan. 1782, Copies of letters to the "Author of Politique Hollandais"

102.17 Aug. 1780-26 April 1782, "Private"

103.1780-1783, Copies of letters and documents of the American Peace Commission, Paris

104.29 Dec. 1780-29 March 1782, Copies of letters and documents of the Mission in Holland

105.7 July 1781-Jan. 1782, Copies of letters to the French Ministry on the Mediation of the Imperial Courts

106.31 March 1782-3 Aug. 1783, Holland; 10 Aug. 1783-14 Sept. 1783, Paris

107.28 April 1782-12 Dec. 1785

108.31 Oct. 1782-8 Sept. 1783, Copies of letters of the American Peace Commission, Paris

109.4 Nov. 1782-12 June 1783, Copies of State Papers of the American Peace Commission

110.17 Nov. 1782-10 June 1783 (scattered)

111.26 May 1785-28 Feb. 1786, "Public"

112.3 Dec. 1785-28 Feb. 1788, "Public"

113.12 Dec. 1785-2 Feb. 1788, 28 Aug. 1788, "Public and Private"

114.May-July 1789, Aug.-Oct. 1797, Feb. 1825-May 1826; Transcripts of letters, 1755-1776; Accounts with the U.S., 1789-1792

115.20 May 1789-7 Jan. 1793

116.25 April, 12 May 1793, 12 Sept. 1794; Diary, 11 Jan.-28 Feb. 1781 (also to be found on Reel No. 2)

117.18 Jan. 1797-22 Feb 1799

118.7 March 1797-20 June 1797, "Public"; 23 March 1801-26 Nov. 1812, "Private"

119.17 Oct. 1797-8 July 1799

120.10 July 1799-2 March 1801

121.30 Nov. 1812-17 April 1813

122.29 May 1814-7 Nov. 1816; preceded by Account Book, 13 Feb. 1780-28 July 1780

123.13 Nov. 1816-12 Aug. 1819; Account Book, American Peace Commission, 16 Jan. 1777-23 Feb. 1779

124.18 Aug. 1819-20 Feb. 1825; preceded by Journal of European Bank Drafts, 1785-1788

John Quincy Adams Letterbooks

125.May 1781-27 Sept. 1782, "Private"

126.30 May 1794-8 Feb. 1795, "Private"

127.30 May 1794-12 July 1795, "Public"

128.9 Feb. 1795-16 Feb. 1797, "Private"

129.12 July 1795-2 May 1798, "Public"

130.25 Aug. 1795-14 April 1796; 16 Feb. 1797-14 Feb. 1798, "Public and Private"

131. Letterpress copies, 26 Dec. 1795-30 May 1801, "Private"

132.30 May 1796-23 Dec. 1801, "Public"

133.17 Feb. 1798-6 July 1799, "Private"

134.9 July 1799-28 April 1801, "Private"

135.7 Oct. 1801-5 June 1812, 8 Feb. 1814, "Private"

136.27 June 1809-5 Dec. 1812, "Public"

137.10 Oct. 1809-25 Oct. 1816; 14/26 March 1810-Dec. 1815; 16 April 1814-26 Dec. 1814; Public documents and letters sent to the Secretary of State, &c.                       

138.2 May 1810-17 July 1816, "Public"

139.5 Jan. 1811-9 May 1815, "Private"

140.6 May 1813-6 Jan. 1815, Official record of the U.S. Commissions to St. Petersburg and Ghent

141.7 Aug. 1814-26 April 1815, 11 May 1815-9 June 1815, 7 April 1815-8 July 1815, Copies of correspondence and documents, U.S. Commision at Ghent and Mission at London; 27 March 1831-1 May 1831, "Private"

142.28 Feb. 1815-19 March 1816, List of Passports delivered; 9 June 1815-26 May 1817, "Public"

143.16 March 1816-31 Jan. 1817; 9 May 1817-10 May 1818, "Private"

144.17 July 1816-10 June 1817; 26 Nov. 1817-27 Jan. 1823 (scattered); 18 Dec. 1830-22 March 1831, "Public and Private"

145.10 Sept. 1817-28 June 1819; 25 Oct., 5 Nov. 1838, "Private"

146.28 Sept. 1817-19 May 1831, "Public"

147.12 May 1818-7 May 1825, "Private"

148.10 Feb. 1825-13 March 1829, "Private"

149.9 July 1826-13 Feb. 1830, "Private"

150.18 Feb. 1830-14 Sept. 1832, "Private"

151.12 Sept. 1832-12 March 1834, "Private"

152.14 March 1834-31 Dec. 1836, "Private"

153.1 Jan. 1837-22 Nov. 1839, "Private"

154.20 Nov. 1839-19 Nov. 1845, "Private"

155.22 Nov. 1845-4 Feb. 1848, "Private"

Charles Francis Adams Letterbooks

156.10 Dec. 1826-26 Oct. 1828

157.20 Nov. 1828-13 Dec. 1836

158.25 Nov. 1829-14 Jan. 1847

159.26 Jan. 1841-8 Dec. 1848

160.12 Dec. 1848-18 March 1851

161.8 April 1851-27 March 1856

162.1 April 1856-23 Nov. 1859

163.16 Jan. 1860-26 Oct. 1860

164.31 Oct. 1860-1 May 1861

165.17 May 1861-5 Oct. 1861

166.2 Oct. 1861-10 Jan. 1862

167.11 Jan. 1862-23 June 1862

168.25 June 1862-27 Feb. 1863

169.2 March 1863-21 Aug. 1863

170.21 Aug. 1863-5 March 1864

171.5 March 1864-31 Oct. 1864

172.3 Nov. 1864-10 June 1865

173.12 June 1865-22 Feb. 1866

174.22 Feb. 1866-19 March 1867

175.19 March 1867-29 Feb. 1868

176.3 March 1868-22 April 1873;      26 May 1880-29 Oct. 1881

177.8 Jan. 1873-9 Dec. 1881

178.Index to Letters Received, Great Britain, 1861-1863

179.Index to Letters Received, Great Britain, 1864-1866

Part III:  Miscellanies

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First Generation

John Adams, Miscellany

180.Autobiography

181.Account book, 6, 9 July 1781; Will, inventory, and estate papers, 1819-1831; Blank notebook with fragment of French MS on cover

182.Docket of court cases, Jan. 1763-April 1770

183.Docket of court cases, Jan. 1771-July 1774

184.Legal papers, Legal commonplace book; lists of actions, 1761-1770; briefs and notes on admiralty cases; four notebooks on Massachusetts cases (not in Adams hand)

185.Legal papers, Briefs and notes on legal cases, 1761-1778, followed by others undated; also some accounts and miscellaneous scraps relating to Adams law practice

186.Notes on law cases, with some added notes in other hands, including that of John Quincy Adams

187.Literary commonplace book

188.Literary notes and drafts

189.Copy of Jeffersons draft of the Declaration of Independence, June 1776; Facsimiles of the engrossed and signed text of the Declaration of

Independence executed by Maverick (1817) and Stone (1823)

190.Copies of instructions to Adams for negotiating treaties of peace and commerce, 1779-1780

191.Copies of Massachusetts Bay charters and other state papers regarding boundaries, &c., furnished to Adams in 1780-1781

192.Journal of bills of exchange in Holland, 1780-1784

193.Catalogue of his library, 1790

194. Journal of executive actions, March 1797-March 1799

195.Journal of executive actions, June 1799-May 1800

196.John T. Kirkland, 2 MS funeral sermons on Adams, 23 July 1826

Abigail Adams, Miscellany

197.Diary, 20 June-19 July 1784, 20-28 July 1787, 30 March-May 1788

198.John T. Kirkland, MS funeral sermon on Mrs. Adams, November 1818; Another copy in another hand

Second Generation

John Quincy Adams, Miscellany

199.Pocket memorandum and commonplace book, 1782-1836 (scattered entries)

200.Pocket memorandum and account book, 1795-1824 (scattered entries)

201.Memorandum book ("The Chaos"), 1804-1827

202.Memoranda kept in St. Petersburg, 1810-1813

203.Memorandum and garden book, 1810-1845 (scattered entries)

204.Pocket memorandum book, 1815-1828, with diary notes for November 1824; Pocket memorandum book, 1831

205.Expense book, 1791-1802; Accounts with the U.S., 1811-1812

206.Accounts with U.S., 1794-1801, 1809-1822; Financial ledger, 1802-1813

207."Monies received," 1798-1801, 10 Jan. 1804; Daily expenses, 1798-1807

208.Household account book, 1799-1822

209.Personal financial record, 1802-1822

210.Account book, 1809-1829 (scattered entries)

211.Account book and miscellaneous notes, 1810-1814

212.Accounts kept by Quinzard (Adams cook), 1811-1813

213.Accounts with the Bank of the Metropolis, 1818-1847; Checks drawn on the Bank of the Metropolis, 1818-1846

214.Legal memoranda, 1786 et seq.

215.Legal accounts, 1790-1804; Fee book, 1792-1809; Notes on legal cases, Feb., Aug. 1802

216.Records of the commissioners of Bankruptcy, 1802

217.Latin and Greek copybook, January 1781

218.Copy of Fables de Phèdre, 1781, with Prologue, 1831

219.Poetical commonplace book, St. Petersburg, 1782

220.Literary commonplace book, St. Petersburg, 1782

221.Poetical commonplace book, St. Petersburg, 1782

222.Translation of Sallust, 1784

223.Verse composition book, 1784-1792

224.Quotations from Shakespeare

225.Translations from Tacitus

226.Translations of Jean Luzac, Oratio de Socrate Cive (Leyden, 1796)

227.Copy of his translation of Dietrich von Bülow, Der Freistaat von Nordamerika . . . (Berlin, 1797)

228.Original poems and draft of translation of Wielands Oberon

229.Translation of Wielands Oberon; Title-page of Adams translation of Oberon as edited by A. B. Faust (New York, 1940)

230.Literary commonplace book and miscellaneous memoranda, 1803-1825 (scattered entries)

231.Boylston lectures on oratory (lacks Nos. 1, 13, 18, and part of 19), 1807-1809

232.Boylston lectures on oratory, continued (lacks No. 27), 1807-1809; Drafts and notes for another series on the same subject, not completed

233.Transcripts of Adams letters to George Washington Adams on reading the Bible, Sept. 1811-Sept. 1813

234.Notes for and drafts of his Report on Weights and Measures, 1819-1821

235.Partial draft of Report on Weights and Measures, 1820

236.Report on Weights and Measures (Washington, 1821)

237.Collection of poems and translations, 1780-1841, including draft and copy of "Dermot MacMorrogh" and some miscellaneous memoranda

238.Collection of early translations and literary extracts in French, English, and Latin

239.Collection of early translations into French and English

240.Collection of early translations into French and English

241.Collection of his writings, literary notes, and extracts, 1787-1829

242.Collection of long poetical compositions, including a draft of his translation of Wielands Oberon

243.Miscellaneous short poems, 1805-1846

244.Draft of "The Brevet, Observations on the claims to command of Brevet Major General Winfield Scott," 1828

245.Another draft (or copy) of the treatise on Brevet Rank, with supplementary material, 1814-1828

246."Answer to the Appeal of Certain Federalists. 1829"; "Parties in the United States," 1829

247."Alphabetical Index to my files of Letters, papers and documents," 1794-1801

248.List of books sent from Europe, 1801

249.List of U.S. public documents, 1808-1822

250.Weather record, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1818-May 1825

251.Presidential Messages to the Senate and House, Dec. 1825-May 1828

252.Executive Record:  Commissions signed, March 1825-Dec. 1828, and Acts approved or disapproved, 23 Dec. 1825-3 March 1829; Orders, 5 March 1825-3 March 1829; Nominations, 5 March 1825-24 May 1828

253.Copy of proceedings of the special Senate session beginning 4 March 1825

254.Registers of letters received, March 1825-Oct. 1827, Nov. 1827-Feb. 1829; Lists of Congressional resolutions, Dec. 1825-March 1827, Dec. 1827-Feb. 1829

255.Scrapbook of mounted clippings relating to Adams western trips, July-Aug., Sept.-Nov. 1843; Collection of newspaper notices (transcripts) relating to the same

256.Transcripts of letters and documents from various sources relating to political and diplomatic affairs, 1782-1831

257.Copy of the executive proceedings of the U.S. Senate, May 1789-March 1801

258.Copy of the executive proceedings of the U.S. Senate, March 1801-March 1811

259.Copy of the executive proceedings of the U.S. Senate, Nov. 1811-April 1814

260.Copy of the executive proceedings of the U.S. Senate, Sept. 1814-May 1820

261.Copy of the executive proceedings of the U.S. Senate, March 1825-March 1829

262.Copy of the Journal of the Hartford Convention, 1814-1815

263.William P. Lunt, MS funeral sermon on Adams, March 1848

Louisa Catherine Adams, Miscellany

264.Diary, 22 Oct. 1812-15 Feb. 1814, 24 Jan.-25 March 1819; Also poems and a dramatic composition

265.Diary, 6 Dec. 1819-8 Jan. 1824; "Record of a Life, or My Story," begun 23 July 1825

266.Diary, 19 July-19 Aug. 1821

267.Diary, 17 Aug.-27 Sept. 1821

268.Diary, verse compositions, and prose reflections, 1835-1841; "Narrative of a Journey from Russia to France, 1815"

269.Autobiographical sketch, "The Adventures of a Nobody," begun 1 July 1840

270.Diary, 12 April 1843-28 Aug. 1847; Poems, 1842-1849

271.Poetical compositions and commonplace book, 1816-1835

272.Poetical compositions, 1816-1835; Collection of copies of poems, chiefly by John Quincy Adams, in his wifes hand, 1816-1843

273.Translations and poems, 1825-1847

274.Prose composition, "The Metropolitan Kaleidoscope or Varieties of Winter. Etchings by Rachel Daub    . . . 18 D. 1827" (2 MS texts)

275.Verse composition book

276.Dramatic compositon, "Juvenile Indiscretions or Grand Papa a Farce in one Act."

277.Dramatic composition, "Suspicion or Persecuted Innocence. A Tragedy," and a fragment entitled "Lenora Vernon"

278.Dramatic compositions: "The Wag or Just from College" and "The Captives of Scio or The Liberal Americans"

279.Dramatic compositions: "The Innocent Convicted" and other fragments

280.Literary compositions and translations

Thomas Boylston Adams, Miscellany

281.Diary, 15 Sept.-23 Oct. 1794

282.Diary, 24 Oct. 1794-14 April 1796

283.Expense book, 1794-1797

Ann Harrod Adams

(Mrs. Thomas Boylston Adams),

Miscellany

284.Family record, 1806-ca. 1825

285.Verses by members of her family and others, ca. 1820-1840

William Stephens Smith, Miscellany

286.Proceedings of the American Commissioners of Inspection during the British evacuation  of New York, 1783

Third Generation

George Washington Adams,

Miscellany

287.Diary, 1-23 Aug. 1825; Autobio-graphical essay, 1825

288.Letterbook and copybook, 1814-1817

289.Account book, 1823-1824

290.Legal commonplace book, with added entries in another hand

291.Poetical and prose compositions, 1817-1820

292."Records of the Dramatic Society," 1819-1823 (in various hands)

293.Poetry notebook

294.Literary commonplace book; Also drafts of speeches and other writings by Charles Francis Adams

295.Literary commonplace book, with further entries by Charles Francis Adams

Charles Francis Adams, Miscellany

296.Reminiscences of his mission to Great Britain, 1861-1862, begun 1 Sept. 1867

297.Accounts as manager of J. Q. Adams finances, 1828-1846, with earlier entries by G. W. Adams, 1824

298.Accounts as manager of J. Q. Adams finances, 1837-1847, with earlier entries by G. W. Adams, 1823-1824

299.Accounts as manager of J. Q. Adams finances, 1838-1842, with records of G. W. Adams estate and expenses, Jan.-Feb. 1824

300.Accounts as manager of J. Q. Adams finances, 1842-1845, with earlier entries by G. W. Adams, 1823-1824

301.Financial ledger, 1846-1851

302.Financial ledger, 1852-1868

303.Account book, 1829-1844

304.Accounts as agent of trust for benefit of Mary Louisa Adams, 1852-1857

305.Financial records, receipt book, and family accounts, 1834-1859

306.Bank deposit book, Metropolitan Bank, New York City, 1854, with 12 checks

307.Travel expenses in Europe, Dec. 1871-Feb. 1872, kept by E. Giorgi, Adams courier

308.Travel expenses in Europe, May-Sept. 1872, kept by L. Perrini, Adams courier

309."Book of Possessions" (records of Adams property), 1853, with other materials, including a fragmentary diary of John Quincy Adams, 3 Feb.-14 Nov. 1803

310.Legal commonplace book, 1825

311.Legal commonplace book, 1827-1829

312.Literary commonplace book, 1822

313.Theme book

314.Lecture notes, ca. 1823-1825

315.Composition book (drafts of political writings), 1828-1830

316.Composition book (drafts of reviews and legislative papers), ca. 1843-1845

317.Literary miscellany (reviews, lectures), ca. 1827-1846

318.Literary miscellany (lectures, addresses, &c.), 1841-1875

319.Political writings and speeches, 1832-1837

320.Political writings and speeches, 1837-1876

321.Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, 1832-1835

322.Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, 1835-1836

323.Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, 1835-1850

324.Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, 1836

325.Scrapbook of newspaper articles by various writers relating to the slavery issue, &c., 1848-1860

326.Catalogue of J. Q. Adams pamphlet collection, 1833

327.Transcripts from the family papers made in 1833, with reminiscences of John Adams by various hands

Elizabeth Coombs Adams,

Miscellany

328.Scrapbook, sketchbook, and autograph collection, 1770-1899

William Steuben Smith, Miscellany

329.Diary, 24 Jan.-22 Sept. 1814

Non-Adams Miscellany

(See Notes of Identification below)

George Beaufort [i.e. Samuel

Cooper Johonnot?], Miscellany

330.Journal, 14 Nov.-9 Dec. 1779, kept on board the Sensible

Thomas Callender, Miscellany

331.Memorandum book, 1804-1820, kept principally in Princeton, New Jersey

Thomas Baker Johnson, Miscellany

332.Diary, 31 Dec. 1807-1808, 24 July-Nov. 1827, 14-16 Feb. 1837

333.Diary, 16 Dec. 1828-28 April 1829

334.Diary, May-3 June 1829, 13 April 1836, May-June 1836

335.Diary, 10 Aug. 1836-13 Feb. 1837

336.Diary, 14 Feb.-30 May 1837

337.Diary, 30 May-14 Aug. 1837

338.Diary, 14 Aug.-17 Dec. 1837

339.Diary, 18 Dec. 1837-20 May 1838

Elise Charlotte Otté, Miscellany

340.Diary, July 1843.  Tour through northern New York and Canada to Niagara Falls with J. Q. Adams and the Grinnell family

James Blake, Miscellany (originally attributed to Stephen Peabody)

341.Diary, 5 Aug. 1769-6 Nov. 1771

Samuel Tucker, Miscellany

342.Journal, 11 Feb.-6 Sept. 1779, "An Abstract of a Journal . . . , on board the Contl. Frigate Boston"

Notes of Identification

ELIZABETH COOMBS ADAMS (1808-1903), second daughter of Thomas Boylston and Ann (Harrod) Adams, never married and lived all her life in Quincy.  One of her hobbies was preserving family mementoes and chronicling family history in the form of notes and marginalia.

GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAMS (1801-1829), eldest son of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams, was a member of the class of 1821 at Harvard.  He studied law but was much more devoted to literature.  He took his own life by jumping from a steamboat in Long Island Sound.

THOMAS BOYLSTON ADAMS (1772-1832), third son and youngest child of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams, was graduated at Harvard in 1790 and studied law.  He accompanied his brother John Quincy on his first diplomatic mission to Europe as secretary in 1794, returned in 1798, practiced law and contributed to Joseph Dennies Port Folio in Philadelphia for some years thereafter.  In 1805 he married Ann Harrod of Haverhill and settled in Quincy, which he represented in the Massachusetts legislature, 1805-1806.  In 1811 he was appointed chief justice of the circuit court of common pleas for the southern circuit of Massachusetts.

GEORGE BEAUFORT is evidently a boyish pseudonym for SAMUEL COOPER JOHONNOT (1768-1806), who accompanied the Adamses on their voyage from Boston to Spain, November-December 1779.  Johonnot was a grandson of the Reverend Samuel Cooper and a son of Gabriel Johonnot of Boston; he was sent abroad for schooling under John Adams and later under Benjamin Franklin at Passy.  Returning home several years later, he was graduated at Harvard in 1783, practiced law in Portland, District of Maine, and became U.S. Consul at Demerara, British Guiana, where he died.  There was no George Beaufort aboard La Sensible on the voyage to Spain in 1779, but John Quincy Adams journal of this voyage frequently mentions young Johonnot, and according to a note in Adams hand at the end of the "Beaufort" journal this MS diary was presented by Johonnot to Adams, presumably soon after the voyage.

JAMES BLAKE (1751-1771), of Dorchester, was graduated at Harvard in 1769 and studied the ministry with the Rev. William Smith, Abigail Adams father. 

THOMAS CALLENDER (1778-1827) was born at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and married Anne Maria Smith, daughter of the Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith and granddaughter of the Reverend John Witherspoon of Princeton, New Jersey, at New Orleans in 1808.  Callender appears to have spent his mature life in Princeton and New York City.  The presence of Callenders memorandum book in The Adams Papers is as yet unexplained.

THOMAS BAKER JOHNSON (1778?-1843), younger brother of Louisa Catherine Johnson (Mrs. John Quincy Adams), was a valetudinarian traveler of whom little is known beyond the voluminous and disorderly diaries which he left and which are now preserved among The Adams Papers.

ELISE CHARLOTTE OTTÉ (1818-1904), of Danish and English Ancestry, came to the United States about 1840 to serve as schoolmistress and companion in the Grinnell family of New Bedford.  She returned to England and achieved a reputation as a student of linguistics.

WILLIAM STEPHENS SMITH (1755-1816), of New York, married Abigail, daughter of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams in London in 1786.  He had served in the Continental Army throughout the Revolution, part of the time as aide to General Washington.  From 1813 to 1816 he was a member of Congress from New York.

WILLIAM STEUBEN SMITH (1787-1850), eldest child of William Stephens and Abigail (Adams) Smith, accompanied his uncle, John Quincy Adams, to St. Petersburg in 1809.  In 1813 he married Catherine Maria Frances Johnson, younger sister of Mrs. John Quincy Adams.

SAMUEL TUCKER (1747-1833), was captain of the Continental frigate Boston that carried John Adams and his son John Quincy to France on the formers first diplomatic mission early in 1778.

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601.Undated Material

Topical Supplements

602.Ciphers and Cipher Keys

603.Genealogical Material

604.Newspaper Clippings: 1765-1847

605.Newspaper Clippings: 1848-1849

606.Newspaper Clippings: 1850-1888

607.Wills, Deeds, etc.

Addenda

608.John Adams, Diary, 21 March-18 Oct. 1761; Charles Francis Adams, Diary, 1 Jan.-15 Feb. 1820 and 1 Jan. 1824-15 June 1827

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