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Clear    [[preprinted]]FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1865.[[/preprinted]]

Started this morning at 1/2 past eleven with Helen for Phil[[d superscript]] and New York - to New-York to inspect the fog signal made by Daboll 7 Phil[[d superscript]] to see about our publications - When we got to Phil' at about six o'clock concluded to go on Helen to Princeton I to New-York - arrived at the former place about 8 P.M. and at [[strikethrough]] the latter at 10 - went to the Astor House - took supper and after this was immediately wishing to go to bed wrote to Mrs. H. and as I was placing the letter in the box at the bar hear a nanny say to the clerk "I have just returned from the telegraph office and was there informed that the President had been shot" the news was at first considered a hoax but I was fearful it might be true. Several persons then started for the telegraph office who returned with the same intelligence not being able to get further particulars I 
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Rain at  [[preprinted]]SATURDAY. APRIL 15, 1865.[[/preprinted]]   about 1/2 past 3 p m

went to bed but did not sleep - at about 6 o'clock I opened the door of my room and asked of a passer by what additional news had come from Washington - The answer was the President is dying Mr Seward is still alive
On hearing this I determined to get threw [[sic]] with as much business which brought me to N.Y. today [[underline]] Saturday [[/underline]] and return to Phil[[d superscript]] on the evening train.
Called on Admiral Dr. Reither [[Rather?]], Com. Powell went with him to the work shop of the Erickson engine factory - there found Daboll ready to exhibit the fog trumpets: also the trumpets made for England - 
the instrument performs very well and gives a sound to [[sic]] intense to be endured with the naked ears - was introduced to Mr. Howland one of the proprietors of the new steam company called Neptune which goes between N.Y and[[ampersand]] Boston - This company is desirous to have the fog trumpet put on a point of land in Narragansett Bay called Beaver Tail. I have concluded after hearing
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