This was a warm and pleasant day very different from the Autumn weather of this latitude which though fine is commonly colder. I remained at home much occupied even in personal labour in setting raspberry vines and strawberries as well as in raking off the level in the front and sides of my House. This is the process necessary to go through in order to attain a good surface for grass, but it is laborious. Thus went the day excepting a short time passed in giving the last stroke to my Lecture, which I submitted to the ladies by reading it aloud in the evening, and as they pronounced that the interest was well sustained I felt quite easy respecting this and go on with renewed courage to the other.

A clear and absolutely hot day reminding one of July in October. I went to town where my time was engrossed much as usual. At Hancock Street where I am directing the workmen and at my own house where they are finishing the work of the Furnace. At the Office Mr. Whiting called and brought me his bill for the last work upon quite a good scale. I paid it and desired that he would make his arrangements to settle the final ones.

Call upon Mr. Brooks about the affairs of Mr. Johnson which are now soon to be settled. Thus the hours flew and it became time to return. The Afternoon was taken up in harrowing a part of the ground in front of my house which was well done and is the only thorough work about the ground which has been done. Evening at home.

At home this day, pursuing pretty steadily the raking off which must be done as soon as possible. The mass of work to be done keeps me anxious. Indeed the amount of general occupation which has come upon me this month must be confessed to be rather heavy. My youngest child too showed symptoms of sickness which make it advisable to think of a physician.

I pursued my second Lecture with steadiness though with increasing distrust of my ability to sustain the interest. The adjournment of Congress on Monday appears to have cast a damper upon political speculation. Nothing has been done to relieve the Country, and the Government has only failed in procuring the sanction of the popular body of it’s scheme of separating Bank and State.