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cloudy    [[preprinted]]WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1865.[[/preprinted]] clear very warm
Wrote to Commandore Powell relative to our experiments on the fog signals will meet the latter part of this month.
Meeting of the corporations of the Military and Naval asylum for totally disabled volunteer officers and men in the library of the S. I. at 12 o'clock noon There not being a quorum the meeting adjourned to be called again by a committee [[underlined]] Mr Odell[[/underlined]] of N Y [[underlined]] Jos Henry Gen Jos. K Barnes Admiral Daves Gen Howard [[/underlined]] members of the committee. The Secretary of War is to refer the matter of proxy to the attorney Gen. for his opinion as to its legality.
Wrote to Dr Gould relative coast. survey

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clear    [[preprinted]]THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1865.[[/preprinted]] sprinkle of rain 5 oclock / thunder [[?]][[ap aJ, isp?]]
Wrote to Gaudin of Paris for another set of crystatographic models enclosed in letter to Bossange.
To Adler to send on a paper on linguistics which may perhaps be published in the annual Report.
To Rev Rob. I. Brashainize acknowledging receipt of proxy to vote at meeting of the Assylum
To several persons and Inst[[on superscript]] announcing the presentation of sets of [[arctic?]] eggs.
Communication from the secretary of the Treasury asking analysis of sugar[[?]] a new article on sugar in a new form. 
Dr Gray writes to Prof. Baird relative to the distribution of plants of the Expl. Exped. abroad.
Review of articles from the printing office
Rec[[d superscript]] From the Treasury Dept a sample of coarse sugar called [[covents?]]