Fine morning. In order to keep my engagement I went down and after transacting business, started for Quincy. Reached there at ten and found the family well. Mr. Spear waiting for me. My father agreed to accompany us to the Quarry where we met Mr. Colman the applicant for the Lease. The Stone lies on the homestead farm and seems in much greater quantities than I had anticipated. It is just on the other side of the hill, in front of the house. After looking it all over, and considering and comparing we agreed upon prices and conditions. Colman is to open the Quarry and remove all the Stone he takes out, which is an improvement upon the other plan. If the Stone should prove good, this will from it’s convenience be an acquisition.

I crossed over to Mrs. T. B. Adams’ whither I went on my usual Quarterly business. Found Miss E. Miller there. Conversation for some time. Nothing remarkable. Home in season for dinner. Elizabeth C. Adams came down and spent the day. The family seem well but dull at their loneliness. This will soon be corrected. They fly off like winter birds. But the last month is always cheerless at Quincy.

My father seemed better. I conversed with him upon politics. He bears up against the tremendous attack his indiscretion has brought upon him as usual. But I think his future prospect a gloomy one. All parties will soon agree to put him out of their pale, and there are not enough independent men in the community to keep him up or even to value his course. Returned home after sunset and it was quite late when I reached my house.