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 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1865. [[preprinted]]
[[underlined]] Rain [[/underlined]] 
Letter from Collins relative to insurance not in our intensely fire proof building - Having insurance 20 dolls per  1000. Have them put in fire proof quarters. Mr. I. M. Starr Camden N. J.  promised to send him drawings of the building - plans of space to be covered - Thickness of wall conductors of water - etc. distance from top of arch of window to the eaves - pitch ought to 20 to 25.
Wrote to Mrs Bache.   attended reception of Gov. Morgan - met Col. Shafurn the scamp who assisted Morse in his attack on me - Does not believe in the Atlantic Telegraph - is in favour of the one by the way of Iceland in which he pretends to be interested 
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1865. [[preprinted]]
morning clear and warm
Prof. Hertiness of the Observatory called to give me information as to the condition of the Chilean expedition work us left by Capt. Gilliss
The whole may be finished in the course of a few months - The fourth volume is now in the proofs - He gave me a synopsis of the condition of the work.
wrote a metaphysical answer to a question put by one of our observers relative to his concerns of thought and organization
The architect called is going on with the drawings - thinks galvanized iron does not stand government has given up the use.
Short evening at the Capitol seeing members and assisting in collecting air from the senate for analysis.
But six days of the session of Congress left; in this report to be made and presented the bill relative to the Inst'on [[Institution]] passed--*
This was a mistake the whole bill failed - and the part granting the extra money was stricken out.
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