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very hot  [[preprinted]] THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1865. [[/preprinted]]

All day Engaged on Report
settled bills  - Losses collums 
Large deductions on account errors
Bill for coal (Received 200 in gold
For boards    (for sale of Birds skins from Prof Branch Turbeck
Mr Bairds work on Birds has cost thus far about 1000 dollars
Rec[[superscript]] d [[/superscript]] Requisition from Mr Chase sent it to Riggs to sell - to place [[strikethrough]] 15000 [[/strikethrough]] 15000 dollars of proceeds [[strikethrough]]  irt [[/strikethrough]] interes with Treasury remainder to credit of Inst[[superscript]] on [[/superscript]]
Sent Estimate for 6000 dolls to Se[[superscript]] c [[/superscript]] of the Interior

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very hot  [[preprinted]]FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1865.[[/preprinted]]
Correspondence  Wrote to thank ^Maximilian Prince of Wind
for skin of Bever
Bossange ordered Buffons works 40 F 
sent meteorological works to Dr Drapin
Borrowed a [[?]] from B B F
Informed Gen Banard that his Eulogy on Gen [[Totten?]] will be published in the Report for next year
Attended meeting of Light House Board
Napthalene is said to be a preservative of specimens of Natural History
Wetherell Gill and myself all engaged on proofs.
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