About The John Quincy Adams Digital Diary
约翰·昆西·亚当斯(John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848)是美国最伟大的政治家之一. The oldest son of John and Abigail Adams of Quincy, Massachusetts, 他在公共服务领域的杰出职业生涯长达60年，担任过外交官, secretary of state, president, and congressman. 在超过68年的时间里，亚当斯一直在记录他的公共和私人经历.
Begun on 12 November 1779, the diary encompassed over 15,在亚当斯1848年去世前，他完成了最后的部分，总共有5000页. 由此产生的51卷日记是当时美国人最长的连续记录，为学生提供了无与伦比的资源, scholars, and all lovers of history.
约翰·昆西·亚当斯数字日记使JQA的日记第一次真正可访问，通过在MHS网站上展示经过验证和可搜索的条目转录和手稿页面图像. 对这个免费资源的增强访问将包括关键字和个人姓名搜索功能, 以及基于初中和高中美国历史课程主题的主题搜索功能.
通过私人基金会、企业和个人捐助者的慷慨支持, 11,600 pages with verified transcriptions are now available, covering JQA’s legal, political, and diplomatic careers (1789–1817), his time as secretary of state (1817–1825), his presidency (1825–1829), 以及他在美国众议院的任期(1830-1848). 所有可用的条目当前都可按日期和关键字进行搜索. 改进的搜索功能即将到来，以及额外条目的转录.
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Interested in being a part of this historic endeavor? We welcome individuals, near and far, 协助抄写日记或相关JQA材料. For more information, contact us at adamspapers@beijingcitytourist.com
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“我发现他对我的提名和我自己一样出乎意料, 而且他从来没有说过一句能使别人以为他有什么愿望的话, that a public office should be conferred upon me. His opinion upon the subject agrees with my own; but his satisfaction at the appointment is much greater than mine.”10 June 1794
“The year would in general have been a pleasant one, 但我妻子的健康状况一直不好, 直到现在我还在深切地关注着这个问题——这个问题对我的折磨我无法用语言来表达.”Day 1799 Entry
“On most of the great national questions now under discussion, my sense of duty leads me to support the administration, 当然，我发现自己总体上反对联邦主义者.”Day 1807 Entry
“With this prospect of a general Peace in Europe, I commenced my Journey, 尽可能为恢复我自己国家的和平做出贡献——”28 April 1814
“我的任命是为了我自己好，还是为了我的国家好，只有上帝才知道. 到目前为止，我有更多的理由为这件事感到悲伤，而不是高兴. 但我仍然觉得我应该得到门罗先生的信任, 而它强加给我的为b他的政府的成功奉献个人力量的责任——”20 September 1818
“我用希腊语和拉丁语检查了我的儿子约翰和查尔斯，观察他们的熟练程度. John has made good progress. Charles who is much fonder of books, yet advances slowly. Among the desires of my heart, 我最担心的是孩子们的品行和幸福. In them, my hopes and fears are most deeply involved—”6 September 1818
“然而，有一件事我已经下定决心——如果总统职位是阴谋和阴谋的奖赏，我不会采取任何行动来推进或促进对总统职位的觊觎, of purchasing Newspapers, bribing by appointments or bargaining for foreign Missions, I had no ticket in that Lottery.”25 February 1821
“此时此刻，我站在过去和未来之间的地峡上, 我满意地回顾在公共服务方面所取得的成就, with humility and regret that more has not been effected, 并怀着无限的感激之情，感谢一切结果的创造者——前进, the prospect is beset with difficulties and dangers—”3 March 1821
“I entered upon this day with a supplication to Heaven, first for my Country; secondly for myself, and for those connected with my good name and fortunes, 愿事件的最后结果是吉祥和幸福.”4 March 1825
“这是我所居住的地区人民对我的呼吁, to represent them in Congress, has been spontaneous . . . 我在整个选区的四张选票中获得了近三张选票. 我当选为美国总统对我内心深处的满足不及这一半——没有任何选举或任命给予我如此大的快乐.”7 November 1830
“我回答说，我认为该决议违反了宪法，侵犯了我的选民和美国人民的请愿权, 以及我作为国会议员的言论自由的权利——我是在秩序的完美呐喊中说这番话的.”21 December 1837
“在人类中，也许没有哪一个人像我这样，用自己的手把从幼年到八十岁的日常生活记录得这么详细——”31 October 1846
“他们极力劝我，把那些不幸的人的情况说得很严重, it being a case of life and death, that I yielded, and told them that, 如果上帝保佑我的健康和体力允许的话, I would argue the case before the Supreme Court”27 October 1840
Contributors
本项目感谢以下个人和组织的资助:
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
- L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro
- Phyllis Lee Levin
约翰·昆西·亚当斯数字日记由尼尔·密立根维护, William Beck, and Sara Martin, 在亚当斯论文公司现任员工凯伦·巴兹雷的协助下, Rhonda Barlow, Gwen Fries, Kaz Gebhardt, Sara Georgini, Miriam Liebman, Susan Martin, Molly Nebiolo, Amanda Norton, C. James Taylor, Mary K. Wigge, and Hobson Woodward.
前亚当斯论文工作人员和实习生的宝贵贡献以及许多志愿者的奉献推动了项目的努力:
Sophia Alessandri, Anthony M. Amore, Mary Quine Auerbach, Adam Berk, Nancy Bertrand, Perry Blatz, Kelsey Brow, Jeff DeToro, Ronnie Dooley, Josh Feigenbaum, Joan Fink, Katie Finnegan, Christina Gaebel, Timothy Giblin, Doug Girardot, Michael Lynn Griffin, Christopher Hall, Kenna Hohmann, Lauren Howard, Robert Huberty, Alison M. 基尔南，杰西卡·利珀，艾丽莎·马查耶夫斯基，克利奥娜·麦卡里，斯科特·R. McKinley, Joan Quigley, Margot Rashba, Laura Richards, Emily Ross, Grace Stillwell, Peyton Tvrdy, Lucy Wickstrom, Emily Wieder, L. J. Woolcock, and others