Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1

26th. Tuesday.

28th. Thursday.

27th. Wednesday. JQA 27th. Wednesday. Adams, John Quincy
27th. Wednesday.

This morning I went with Mr. D. to the house of the Spanish chargé d'affaires.1 Mr. D went to take a ride with Mr. Artaud. In the afternoon they went to the shops together. In the afternoon I went to take a walk. Begun the fourth Catilinary of Cicero.2 Fine weather.

1.

Pedro Normande, Spanish chargé d'affaires to Russia, 1776–1777, 1778–1782, minister ad interim to Russia, 1784–1788, and later envoy to Poland and Denmark ( Repertorium der diplomatischen Vertreter aller Länder , p. 440, 438, 429).

2.

M/JQA/45, Adams Papers, Microfilms, Reel No. 240.