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clear slight haziness  [[preprinted]]TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1865. [[/Preprinted]] Sun shine much of the day but [[thr?]] patches of clouds
Directed cleaning of the Library for the reception of the establishment.
Engaged all morning in preparing for the meeting of the establishment. The meeting to be at 2 o'clock after the Cabinet meeting - The library was fully arranged for the meeting through I waited in anxious expectation of the arrival of the high functionaries
none had[[inserted]] arrived at 4 o'clock when I adjourned the meeting no quorum being present.
I have never been able to get a meeting of the establishment of the Inst[[on superscript]] since the election of the present cabinet. There has however been the excuse for the nonattendance in the press of business on account of the war. Mr Lincoln promised me that  - at the next that is the present meeting he would attend with all his cabinet. - Read translation of article on Indian Rubber for the Report. 
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clear [[preprinted]]Wednesday, May 3, 1865.[[/preprinted]]
conversation with Mr Meek intends to leave for Chicago about the 15th of the month.
The first part of his paper in the transactions is in the press and all ready for printing except the plates which merely require lettering. It makes 130 prepages with 5 plates. This contains the miscellaneous potions of the work the second will consist of the  instances and will occupy about 200 pages and 12 or 14 plates. The 3rd part is the tertiary which will be as large as the first part.
1/3 of all the drawings were contributed by Mr Meek without pay - no pay for any of the drawings of the wood cuts. The paper when finished will contain an exposition of all the paleontology of the N. W of the U. S.
The collection made under Capt Renolds is not included - perhaps some arrangement may be made [[stricken]]by[[/stricken]] with him for the publication of these
Purchased picture of the battle of Gettesburgh(sic)