As the younger ladies of the family were desirous of going to town and there was a vacant place in the Carriage I concluded to go in with them. We had quite a load as Catherine the Nurse and the two younger children accompanied us. The day was uncommonly fine, and I was exceedingly occupied. Corrected more proof and furnished the title page but to get the motto for it I was obliged to go to the Athenaeum. Stopped to get a Dividend upon the Lawrence Manufacturing Stock and was busy afterwards in Accounts and making up my Diary which goes constantly backward. Called to see Mr. Brooks and my time on the whole so much taken up that I had not at all finished when the hour arrived to return. Carried another of my numbers to the Advocate Office and they agreed to publish on Saturday. We got home in pretty good season and yet dined late, so that the Afternoon was made short. I read part of Theodor, and assorted a few papers. Nothing further of consequence.