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Hazy but not cloudy  [[preprinted]]THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1865.[[/preprinted]] Hazy very warm
Day set apart by the President for the mourning for Mr Lincoln - The building will be shut until 12 o'clock. - attended church -
Mr Walten has placed in my charge the the copy of the report which Dr Wethenall has been making on the air of the capitol
Mr. W. Laonig resigned his office as superin[[t superscript]] of the Capitol extension - I shall ask to have the next report printed - crowds of visitors to the museum. [[underlined]]Put up apparatus for giving shocks [[/ underlined]]

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clear but hazy   [[preprinted]]FRIDAY, JUNE 2,1865.[[/preprinted]] clear little hazy
The [[coniples?]] [[Residers?]] for [[caret]]10th[[/caret]] April 1865 contains an article on the dimination of temperature which is observed in the in the months in the months of Feb [[underlined]]y [[/underlined]] May; Aug & Nov. By Divells attributed the shooting stars, Study this in relation to the observations of Prof. Caswell.
Arranged history of the S. I. for the [[?]] of Latination 
wrote Alexander Agussig cannot at present make casts of fossils.
call for Prof. Hopkins of William's college wrote S of Canadian Inst[[on superscript]] for number of Journal makes up our set:  To Prof Newton of New Haven [[underlined]]preparation of an account of the present knowledge [[/underlined]] of shooting stars and [[?]] will pay say 50 dolls.
  Paid an other bill on account of drawings of birds egges(sic) for Dr. Brewer's work in all up to this about 100 doll.  Paid account of glass paint for upwards of 100 dolls.   visited the Printer will put more hands on the Report for 1864.