Diary of John Adams, volume 2

[Daniel Smith’s Bill for Entertainment.] <a xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" href="#DJA02d218n1" class="note" id="DJA02d218n1a">1</a> Smith, Daniel JA [Daniel Smith’s Bill for Entertainment.] Smith, Daniel Adams, John

Daniel Smith's Bill for Entertainment. 1

Jno. Adams Esqr. To Daniel Smith			Dr.
1775			£	s	d
May	13th.	To Bottle Brandy		2	6
	26.	To Bottle do.		2	6
July	10.	To Quart Spirits		2	6
			£0	7	6
		To 5 dinner Clubs with the Delegates	2	9	8
			2	17	2

Recd. the Contents Danl. Smith 165 1.

M-Ar: vol. 210. Endorsed by JA: “Mr. Smiths Acct.” See JA's Account with Massachusetts, April–Aug. 1775 above, and note 6 there.

[J. Young Jr.’s Bill for Riding Equipment.] <a xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" href="#DJA02d219n1" class="note" id="DJA02d219n1a">1</a> Young, J. Jr. JA [J. Young Jr.’s Bill for Riding Equipment.] Young, J. Jr. Adams, John

J. Young Jr.'s Bill for Riding Equipment. 1

John Adams Esqr. Bought of J. Young Junr.
1775
June	14.	To a new Pad and Double raind Curb Bridle	£	14	6
	15.	Mendg. an old Bridle		1
July	3.	To a Cover for sword Scabboard		3
	14.	To a small pad for housings		2
	31.	To a Portmanteau & Strap's	1	7
		To a Pair Pistol Bags	1
		To a Male pylion		6
			£3:	13:	6

Recd. the Contents in full J. Young jr. 1.

M-Ar: vol. 210.

[Sarah Yard’s Bill for Board.] <a xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" href="#DJA02d220n1" class="note" id="DJA02d220n1a">1</a> Yard, Sarah JA [Sarah Yard’s Bill for Board.] Yard, Sarah Adams, John

Sarah Yard's Bill for Board. 1

Mr. John Adams Dr. To Mrs. Yard.
1775
Augt. 1st.	To your Board & Lodging from the 10th May to this day 11 1/2 Wks.à 30s. per Wk.	£17:	5
	To your Servants Board for 7 Wks. 4 days à 15s.	5:	12:	6
	To your Proportion to the Parlour and Candles 11 1/2 Wks. à 4s.	2:	6
	To your proportion of the Liquor	13:	10
		£38:	13:	6

Receiv'd the Above in full—Sarah Yard

	38	13	6
	7	14	8	1/2
	£30.	18.	9	1/2
L.M.	£30:	18s:	10d

39:	2
38:	13:	6
	8:	6

M-Ar: vol. 210. The arithmetic at the foot of the paper is in JA's hand.

According to its Journal, Congress adjourned on 1 Aug. to meet again on 5 166Sept. ( JCC , 2:239). But it should be noted that R. T. Paine's Diary (MHi) has under 1 Aug. only the notation “Very hott,” but on the following day: “D[itt]o. Congress adj[ourne]d. ... 1/2 past 12 Clock Sat out, Stopt at Red Lyon. ... thence to Trenton. Lodged.” Clearly Congress met at least briefly on the 2d; see also Francis Lewis to Philip Schuyler, 2 Aug. (Burnett, ed., Letters of Members , 1:187). From Paine's use of the second person plural in entries recording his return to Massachusetts, it seems likely that the other delegates accompanied him, but there is nothing to confirm that JA did so, and he certainly reached Braintree well before Paine reached Taunton on the 10th, because on that day JA attended a meeting of the Massachusetts Council, to which he had been elected by the new House on 21 July (Mass., House Jour. , 1775–1776, 1st sess., 6:60). See also the following entry and note.