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clear warm TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1865. [[preprinted]] clear warm
Wrote to Gibbs relative to room in the Capitol for National Academy cannot have one. to Westley ordering new edition of Tyndalls book. To National Philosophy Society [[?]] thanks for status as Honorary Member
Sent 500 dollars to the motherinlaw of Mr Rhess.
Mr Dickerson the engineer and his wife who[[caret]] have been with us since Monday night a week ago left for home this morning in the 7:30 train.
Wrote to Miss Tonney for amounts for the paper and string for plants in charge of her Father
The Museum since the Review has been crowded with soldiers. Several hundred at a time.
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Clear    WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1865. [[preprinted]] hazy slight wind S E
Studied the whole matter of Binney's conchology wrote to say I would examine the parts in dispute between him and Lea - asked for his story for the manuscript of his [[Pulm?]] - The correspondence of the Inst on[[superscript]] with him. Would pay for the general index as soon as it is completed
Museum still crowded
Mr Baird informs me that he has made up 13 sets of arctic Birds eggs for distribution