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Thomas Boylston Adams diary : Diaries, Journals and Logbooks 1798-1799.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, Thomas Boylston, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2898
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Europe.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Logbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Diary kept by attorney Thomas Boylston Adams, son of John Adams, 26 Dec. 1798- 31 Aug. 1799 (with gaps), during a return voyage to the United States from Europe, at home in Quincy and Boston, Mass., and Philadelphia; and on a trip to Baltimore and Washington, D.C. (Federal City). Includes descriptions of the ocean voyage; reunions with friends and family after a four-year stay in Europe; time spent at the Philadelphia courthouse; his efforts, goals, and apprehensions about his career; the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1799; a visit with George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon; social engagements; celebrations of Christmas and New Year at sea and the weather.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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