The day warm with clouds and showers. Morning Office. Afternoon to Quincy.

I was occupied at the Office in the morning with a variety of Accounts. Settled the business of Mr. Oliver1 and transacted some for Mr. Johnson. He sends for his Money exactly as if it was all in my hands at six per cent interest and payable on demand too. Luckily his letter came twenty four hours before it would have been too late and I this morning remitted to him his whole balance.2

Afternoon to Quincy. It was so showery that I could do nothing and indeed there is not much to do beyond giving orders. I feel now a strong inclination for the quiet of the country and to be once more at my studies and my occupations in writing. Last Summer was the most methodical I ever passed. Home quite late.

Fine day. Morning Office. Afternoon to Quincy. Evening company.

At the Office where I was engaged in Accounts and settling Miss Elizabeth C. Adams affairs. This is one of the trusts about which it is necessary for me to be the most careful. I have got it now in a way which will answer, I hope.

Afternoon to Quincy carrying with me my boy Charles in order to get him out of the bustle and trouble of removal tomorrow. Made my last preparations for the transfer which is a very troublesome business. The place begins to look as if it might pay me for my trouble.

Home late. Edmund Quincy and his Wife and Gardiner Gorham were at the house and spent an hour. Retired being not a little fatigued.

Lovely day. Morning at home. Afternoon to Quincy. Evening at my father’s.

My time was wholly taken up today in the preparations for our removal, which have come more heavily this year than usual. I expected my Mother also from Washington and this cost me three journies to the Railway depot before I found her and effected her transfer to 237Quincy. The packing and sending out the things at the same time with both families is laborious. Yet at five o’clock in the afternoon, after dining at home, I shut up the town house and moved into the country. Upon no similar occasion have I been so much fatigued. Nevertheless I went down in the evening to see the family who seemed very bright after their journey. Miss Mary Cutts is with them and comes to spend the Summer.1 To bed early overfatigued.