Cold and clear. Office and regular distribution of time.

My morning runs away in reading the Newspapers at the Insurance Office. Received a letter from my father1 announcing his safe arrival at home and his having been to see the President who is polite as usual. Made up arrears and accounts. Alcestis as usual.

After dinner the Catalogue of coins, I finished Nero. It will be of use to me to look over the Roman History in the mean time. Began Crevier but think I shall go to Cook.2 In the evening made a call upon Mr. John Parker, but not finding him at home, stopped for an hour at Dr. Frothingham’s.