Chilly but cleared before evening. At home as usual.

I had nothing material to record today. My time passes monotonously enough. Made a call upon old Warren the coin collector who has picked up a great parcel of stuff, but some very curious things in his travels in Canada. Strange to tell, he got three ancient Roman coins in common circulation, which I bought of him. They are not rare and are somewhat worn.

Received a letter from my father giving me the agreeable intelligence of the safe arrival of the family.1 My Wife went to Medford with her father to attend the dedication of the new Meeting house and did not return until evening. Bancroft, and after tea, Frank to the children and Nickleby to my Wife, after which the Lecture.