Morning pleasant but very warm. I went to town alone, and finding that my father had really arrived at Quincy on Sunday night, after a hurried day I started for Quincy. My time was mainly engrossed by visitors. Mr. Hurlbert talking about the Lease of the House in Court Street and Isaac Hull Adams to see me.

I found my father looking very well and quite lively. We spent the afternoon in conversation about political affairs and home affairs. He explained his opinions upon various subjects. I did not find them very different from what I had anticipated. Evening passed quietly also in the same manner.

A very warm day with light showers morning and evening. I was engaged to go to town, but as I did not know where to dine, and had some business in Quincy, I concluded to remain there until the afternoon.

Walked up to Mrs. Adams to settle with her as usual for the Quarter and found Louisa C. Smith and John Quincy with her. After some miscellaneous conversation she went into her private affairs more particularly connected with her unmarried daughter which were painful enough for me to hear and in which I sympathized with her more than has been customary with me in her troubles.1 I could advise to nothing however. So much of my time was consumed there that I only had leisure to read the beginning of Goethe’s Werter.2 After dinner, I started on my return to Medford which I reached in due season and found Mr. Brooks and my Wife tired out with their day spent in the Theological Commencement at Cambridge.3

Morning to town with Mr. Brooks. The day was as warm as any we have had and it seemed to me as if I had not been so much called upon to be out for the whole season. I went to the House leaving my Key at home and trusting to Mrs. Fields’ being there. But I found her out and had to repeat the hot walk. The transfer of some stock &ca. consumed a vast deal of time and I was excessively heated. My father also 344came in and called at my Office. He was to attend a meeting of the Overseers1 and from thence go to Medford.

After a variety of occupations, I went for the Carriage, called at the State House and went in that manner to Medford barely escaping a thunder shower of some violence. There were at dinner today, Mr. and Mrs. Everett, Mr. McCracken a gentleman from New York, a friend of Henry Brooks, Edward and P. C. Brooks Jr. and Mr. Frothingham. It was tolerably and the company left us early. My father to spend the night here.