Fine day. Morning in town. Afternoon reading and work. Evening, a visit at Mrs. T. B. Adams’s.

After reaching town I thought I would call at the State house for the purpose of returning to Mr. Felt the lecture I had borrowed, and look into my own house. Upon opening my inner entry door I found the parlour door which I had left locked was open, and was not long in convincing myself afterwards that the house had been forcibly entered. My precautions respecting the plate and the jewels of my Wife had not 110proved useless for I found the doors of the chambers forced like those of the parlour, and my Wifes draws1 in which they were kept thoroughly ransacked. But the plunderers did not seem in quest of silver for they had left some pieces which I did not think to take with me. In my study they examined two or three draws and left the remainder untouched. My Cabinet they did not touch nor the sideboard. They appear to have entered in the cellar although I could not ascertain precisely where. On the whole, from the very cursory examination which I could make, I felt tolerably well satisfied with the result and my first sensations degenerated into mere surprise. I called at Mrs. Frothingham’s to tell her and thence to the Office in Accounts.

Mrs. Smith and Mary dined with us, who with my Wife were startled by the information. Lucretius. b. 3, l. 136–258, and some time at work on my trees. Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Mr. Beale were at Mrs. Adams’s.