Morning cloudy but with a cold East Wind, which was extremely disagreeable. I took the Bath however being quite determined to persevere as long as it would be tolerable. After breakfast I went to Boston accompanied by Mr. Frothingham. At the Office, writing my Journal up which has for two months past had a tendency to run constantly behindhand, owing to the irregularity of my presence in the City. I then thought it would be as well to prepare a list of debts of the Estate of Robert New in order to set about a Commission of Insolvency. All which was done. A Commission applied for and granted.

I then thought it would be advisable to go down and see the condition of the Tenements in Tremont Street which are empty. Found two of them deserted and the new occupant of the other dissatisfied so that I do not see but what I shall have them all three upon me at once, and this affects my spirits. More care and responsibility. Returned to my Office and from there went off again to Medford. Afternoon reading Rollin upon Rhetoric. A subject in itself so full of good matter cannot fail to be interesting, but this Author affords little matter which I have not seen before. The fact is that after a certain point all is repetition. Quiet evening. Gorham Brooks paid a short visit here.