Pleasant day. I went to town. Occupied as is usual with me in Accounts and in doing commissions. Office where I concluded to sum up my Annual settlement and leave the error which I cannot explain. This is vexatious but I cannot help it.

Returned to Quincy accompanied by Joseph H. Adams who dined with us. Afternoon I read Pliny and dawdled away some time. Evening Mr. Beale and his daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Wales Jr. paid a visit. E. C. Adams returned with my Wife and also passed the evening, I accompanying her home.

As the time passes, I am more and more impressed with the insignificance of my use of time. Speaking of this, A. H. Everett came in only for a moment and proposed to me to write more about Mr. Biddle, but I declined having no wish to aid the Administration in its projects which appear to me to run so much against the best interests of the people.