The November longhand project returns again to 1972-73 which in Nation's chart by secondary progression is January 1777 and a lapse in John Adams own diary. His picks up in February 1777 toward the end of which he visits Mount Clare Mansion and describes its riverfront view.
Nation by progression, November 14, 2009/February 23, 1777:
Mars 18° 39' Rx Libra opposite Venus 18° 56' Aries