Morning pleasant but quiet warm. I went to the Office after calling upon and seeing Mr. James Sharpe about my piece of Furniture which I finally decided upon having made according to the original form, expense to the contrary notwithstanding.

Time taken up in writing Diary and Accounts. I closed the Account Current of T. B. Adams which has been running now for three Quarters of a year. Finding it difficult to purchase so small a quantity of Stock in the State Bank as his balance comes to at any moderate price, I concluded to transfer one of my shares at the rate a lot sold for at Auction on Saturday, for it is not safe to send him a statement of a balance in Cash.1

Went to Quincy at noon and found the family quiet and happy as usual. My little girl was well and appeared delighted to see me. She had been well contended but there was a sort of subdued manner about her that made me feel as if she missed her friends. Conversation with my father upon political and other matters. Nothing very particular. I dined and passed the day with very little variation excepting reading some of the letters of Madame du Deffand. I am amused with these and take far more interest in them than I ever could be made to take in Madame de Sevigné. Retired early.