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Jan 4th 
Had more calls than are expected on New Years day Was sorry I did not see Dr Craig. Enjoyed Baron [[Osten?]] [[Sacken's?]] call. Nell was [[sick?]][[since?]] [[morning?]] so I staid with her but went to church in the evening. Stopped at Mrs Bells on our way home to wait for [[Laliner?]] who had [[gone?]] to [[the?]] [[Chief?]] [[Justice?]] x [[Tawney's?]]. Yesterday Prof Dana came to us he is a small slender man with [[sober?]] [[countenance?]] light hair and eyes. he has a very [[pleasant?]] smile.

x In the morning had a visit from Mr Tyler. [[Father?]] enjoys his conversation [[as/so?]] much I [[[?]] his [[w?]] son [[co?]] I could not [[hear?]] much of their conversation [[but?]] [[heard?]] to [[?]] [[say?]] in [[s?]] of [[the?]] [[?]] of [[?]] 
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1860
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Nov 6th
Election day. It seemed strange to see the streets so quiet when the rest of the country was so excited.

7th  Lincoln elected.
Mr [[blank]] came in for a few moments after tea he had just returned from a Western survey. Told us about the Digger Indians. He said they the dregs of the neighboring tribes. They live chiefly upon rats. The country they inhabit is exceedingly barren. Rabbits the largest game.  Their children are frequently stolen by the neighboring Indian & sold as slaves to the Mexicans. 

" 7th  Mr. Williams a missionary from China gave us some very interesting information. He said the population of Cina was 360,000,000. On the seaside many of the inhabitants found it more economical to live on the water than on the land & the shore was sometimes entirely concealed by the quantity of small boats, each containing it's respective family. He said it was quite amusing to see the little children, with life preservers in the shape of large gourds tied about them to prevent their sinking should they fall overboard. 

Heaven, Earth & the Emperor form the Trinity with the Chinese. The latter is worshiped as the vicegerent of the two former & as such