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Feb. [[underlined]] 1868 [[/underlined]]
15th Sat.  This week's programme very much the same as lasts.  The pleasantest party to me this season was one at Mrs. Hooper's.
16th Sun.  Prof Pratt preached for us.  Dr. Gurley has left us for six months on account on his health.
17th. Mon. Judge Otto called with _______ after they left Prof Lane came & read a book on optics (French) to Father & himself.
18th  Party at Pomeroy's
19th  Wed.  Mr. Varley, an Englishman here to dinner also Mr. Franklin Mr. Varley assisted in laying the Atlantic cable, gave us much interesting information concerning it.  John Young here in the evening.  Prof. Lane also here. He came for more French optics but had Atlantic cable instead.
20th  Thursday.  Jack Gillis here also Mr. Pierce of Cambridge.  Mr. Varley has taken up his abode with us and we have also Dr. ___ as
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perennial guest.  He has a small Indian boy with us whom he has adopted.
21st  Fri.  Reception day.  Cloudy only seventeen here.  Jack Gillis came to dinner.  Showed us sketches he made while at work on the Pacific R.R.  A discussion with Mr. Varly after he left.  Father not very well.
22nd  The city in a great state of excitement on account of the impeachment of the President.  Yesterday the President sent up a message to the Senate announcing that he had by [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] virtue of the power vested in him removed Mr. Stanton from the position of Sec. of War & appointed Gen. Thomas Sec. ad-interim.  This morning the Reconstruction Committee held a long session at the house of Thaddeus Stevens, and concluded to report a resolution impeaching the President of high crimes and misdemeanors for turning out an officer of the government in
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