A wet morning but it cleared afterwards. I was nevertheless discouraged from going to Quincy and therefore turned my attention to the arrangement of affairs here. Made purchase of part of my stock for the Quincy house which my Wife seems anxious to have done before our departure,1 and busy upon accounts, writing letters and so forth.2

Home where I returned to the Electra of Sophocles, but my visits are very necessarily now but few. The finance matters are upon my mind as they must be upon every man’s who has any thing at stake in the community. I am responsible for much which belongs to others, which now that things appear so bad, I think I will relieve myself of at the first opportunity. Afternoon at work upon the coins which I now anxiously desire to finish. Scott in the evening and Condillac.