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Napoleon’s invasion of, 337–338
open trade policy for US ships, 309
order of accession, 176
postal system, 5
recognition of US, 228
relations with France, 176–177
impact of war threat, 271
summer solstice, 291–292
trade with US, 197–198
winter in 1812, 330
Russian farmers, reaction to Louisa, 3–4
Russian military
Alexander’s weekly review of troops, 331
failure to push back French, 343
movement to Polish border, 261
parade, 151
scorched earth policy, 343, 345, 353
victory near Lutzen, 375
Saabye, Mr., 75–76
St. Anthony’s fire (erysipelas), 162–163
St Julien, Count (Austrian ambassador), 133
St. Nicolas Church, 169
St. Petersburg. See also balls in St. Petersburg; travel to St. Petersburg
JQA view of, 101
military mind-set, 343
St. Petersburg Gazette, 338
Savage, Edward, 110
Schenk, Count, 153, 212
scorched earth policy of Russians, 343, 345, 353
seasickness, 44
of Charles Adams, 45
Serra Capriola, Duke of, 268–269
servants
end of service to Louisa, 426–427
Jefferson’s views of, 120
Shaw, William Smith, 31
ships. See US ships; also specific ship names
Six d’Oterbeck, Baron of, 131, 145–146, 175, 200, 202
slave trade, 359
Smith, John Spear, 44, 141
Smith, Robert (US Secretary of State), 89, 271, 306
letter to JQA, 141
as potential replacement for Adams in Russia, 288
refusal of Russian appointment, 316
Smith, William Steuben, 32, 132–133, 349, 376
JQA concern for, 128
as JQ’s secretary, 43, 295
relationship with Kitty, 324
Smolensk, 345, 363
social life in Russia, 119, 125
sovereignty of US, x, 59, 220–221, 344, 360
British disregard for, 281
Spain, passports for diplomats, 341
Sparrow, Mr., 87
Staël, Madame de, 345
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” 422
State House in Boston, 31
state militia, 394
Stately, 65
Strasbourg, 434–435
Streptococcus bacteria, 162–163
Strogofshikoff, Mr., 349, 370
Stuart, Gilbert, portrait of Washington, 401
summer, arrival in St. Petersburg, 171–172
Summer Palace, 245
summer solstice in Russia, 291–292
superstition, 349
Tallyrand-Périgord, Prince Charles-Maurice de, 269, 412–413
tattoo, 372
Te Deum, 109
in 1813, 375
JQA summons to, 203–205
Tecumseh (Shawnee Chief), 356
Three Sisters (ship), 196
Thurn and Taxis family, 4
“To Anacreon in Heaven” (English melody), 33, 422
trade, Napoleon’s views, 327
tragedy genre, Louisa’s views on, 320
travel in April 1810, 166
charges for, 12
danger by ship in 1813, 371
travel from St. Petersburg to Paris (1815), 3–6, 11–14, 17–20, 22–23, 385–386
arrival in Berlin, 403–404
arrival in Paris 1815, 442–443
arrival in Strasbourg, 434–435
battlefield crossing, 419–420
Berlin to Hanau, 418–420
broken wheel, 398–399
changing horses, 382
final leg of trip, 435–436
ice break in Vistula River, 381
Kúrstrin departure, 402
winter travel, 390
travel to St. Petersburg, 44–47, 51
arrival, 87–89
Horace, 41–42, 46–48, 51, 69–70, 77–86
John’s decision-making without Louisa’s input, 39–41
JQA as teenager, 95–96
landing at Kronstadt, 84–85
Louisa’s difficulty with, 71–72
treason by Hitroff, 260
Treaties of Tilsit, 98, 124, 251, 403
trust, JQA for Louisa, 389
Tuileries Palace, 436
United States
British blockade, 392
embargo impact on commerce, 136
European view of, in early 1800s, 30, 55–56
House of Representatives Charles Adams as member, 449
JQA as member, 450
president’s inaugural ball, 119
recognition by Russia, 228
sovereignty, 21, 59, 220–221, 344, 360, 447.
See also impressment
British disregard for, 281
tax increases to prepare for war, 342
trade rights, England and, 45–46
trade with England and France, 241
war with Britain. See war between US and Britain (War of 1812)
US Senate
JQA resignation, 28
rejection of Adams nomination to Russia, 34
confirmation of JQA appointment to Russia, 63
unanimous confirmation of Adams Supreme Court appointment, 283
war preparations, 333
US ships
detained by privateers, in Kristiansand,
Norway, 57–59
French duty on colonial goods, 248
French license forgeries, 207, 248
French licenses for outbound, 223
refusal to acknowledge, 263–266
risk from Danish privateers, 190–191
Russian inaction on confiscated, 246
in Russian ports
Adams’ work on behalf of, 239–240, 258–259
case settlement, 270–271
Caulaincourt on, 261–262
US Supreme Court
Adams appointment to, 283
Adams declining appointment, 285, 287
Van Sander (forger), 221
Vilna (Vilnius, Lithuania), 335
Vistula River, crossing, 22–23, 381
“Vive Henri IV” (France’s national song), 10
war. See also Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexander’s expectation of, 331
war between US and Britain (War of 1812), 447.
See also Ghent negotiations
JQA on inevitability, 305–306
Madison’s proclamation, 344
Romanzoff on, 374
threat of, 156, 326
Washington, George, 35, 281
U.S. military, 151–152
Washington City
British burning of, 394–396
European reaction, 397, 400
British threat to, 394
reports of British departure, 421
water, 150–151, 172
Waterloo, Battle of, 445
weights and measures, Adams’ study of, 6, 184–185
Wellington, Duke of, 445
Westphalia, 124. See also Bussche Hunnefeldt of
Westphalia, Baron de
Wiggers, Mr., 253
wigs, 91, 322
Winchester, James, 374
winter in Russia. See also Neva River
impact of freeze, 150
Napoleon and, 366
Winter Palace, 110–111
ball on Nov 14, 1809, 114
ban on entertaining at, 369
JQA summons to, 220
New Year’s mass (1811), 252
Wintzingerode, General, 358
Woldemar Galitzin (princess), 185
Würtemberg, 153, 212
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