The Diaries of John Quincy Adams

The Massachusetts Historical Society has the diaries of John Quincy Adams available online. You can browse them by volume, search by date, or pick from the timeline. The MHS also has pages of interest pre-marked by subject so you can find the well known sections quickly.

The letters have been digitized, not transcribed, which means you get the fun experience of reading JQA's handwriting - which is much better than his mother's, if nothing else!

Here are some highlights:

• Elected to the US Senate
• Marriage to Louisa Johnson
• Meets with Czar Alexander I
• Neogotation with the British over the Treaty of Ghent
• Elected to the House after his Presidency