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very warm Clear Slightly Hazy [[preprinted]]SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1865 [[/preprinted]] clear warm Mr Lea will send me his list for insertion in the appendix to the 2nd part of the Bibliography Allows his name to be appended to the paper of Meek as one of the vouchers. Paper for Mortoit on antiquities translated for the Inst[[on superscript]]. To be inserted in our Report for 1864- Admiral Davis furnishes a report translated from the French of Bacquenall on the protection of metals at sea. Interview with Mr Hilgard of the Coast Survey relative to the successor of Mr Bache, informed him that Prof Picner was the only available candidate on whom the suffrage of the scientific world would be concentrated. He acquiesced in this opinion Printer will put more hands on Report Club met at Mr Taylors [[end page]] [[start page]] very warm Slightly Hazy [[preprinted]]SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1865.[[/preprinted]] [[crossed out]]very warm clouds in the west with rain in the night[[/crossed out]] This bids fair to be a very hot day ---- Wrote to Mr Vase of N H local floras are unacceptable To Mrs. Edson relative to a barometer registered by galvanesion or another by electromagnetism. Draft of letter to Dykink history of the S. I. ------- Called on new secry of Inter. to speak in favor of Mr. Kennedy - did not make much impression The sec[[y superscript]] will print the report on the ventillation(sic) immediately. Has nothing to do with the agricultural Depart. Meeting of the Light House Board The Sec[[y superscript]] of the Treasury present. several matters referred to him. His answers very satisfactory Davis informed me that he would prefer the coast survey to his present position I informed him that he would not succeed. He then said Pierce would be a candidate. Visited the Navy Yard with Mr Cure to see an iron roof suitable to the towers of the Inst[[on superscripted and underlined]]. [[circled]] This insertion belongs to Monday [[/circled]]
