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1868
Monday, August 3.

Went to the Committee Room this morning copied a few bills and left early 
Joe Howard heard from at [[Kingswill?]] the young man Dallas Smith who was [[ther?]] died and Joe's disappearance made capital of by the rebels.  This Afternoon on his arrival he was arrested but Mr Whipper got out a writ of Habes Corpus [[Habeas corpus]] and got him out.  Joe seemed terribly frighten about it. Kate came to see me this morning  she looks delicate 
Spent the afternoon with them. 


1868
Tuesday, August 4.

At the Committee room Joe Howard came in and spoke  appeared much frightened  I advised him to get Mr Whipper to go with him to the examination before the Coroner
In afternoon went back wrote several letters for Mr Whipper  he accompanied me home. 
Henry Maxwell called to see me