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THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1865. [[preprinted]]
cloudy rain yesterday - meeting with the carpenter with the men of the Institution. Taking down the middle wall of the south tower. It is in danger of falling inward and of doing injury to the main building
wrote to Mister Davis to inform him that he was appointed to prepare a Eulogy on the late Chief Justice. To Rev Toker Hall of Trenton asking for facts relative to the life and character of the late Judge Dayton.  
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1865. [[preprinted]]
Clear [[underlined]] violent wind in the night of 9th 10
gave the high tower a trial.
Directed the new hose to be put to the plug in the museum every night.
Requested Mr. Drexler to return tools belonging to the Institution
Dr Bache temporarily use the laboratory for work shop.
Wrote to Gen. Carlton to collect Indian vocabularies from New Mexico
Discussed with architect the arrangement of rooms in Towers