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[[preprinted]]THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2,1865.[[/preprinted]]
Correspondence of a miscellaneous character
Visit from the Tunis Ambassador and his asst - very intelligent men. Showed them the relative positions of Washington and Tunis on a large Globe.
Return of Dr. Wetherall will commence on my experiments with oil.
Letter from W Westley our agent in London in which the astonishing information is stated that the next box from him is a package from an instrument maker for Mr McEwen optician Phil[[d superscript]].
Mr Rhees made a payment of upwards of 7000 dollars to the architect for materials and workmanship.
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[[preprinted]]FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1865.[[/preprinted]]
Wrote to Mr P. F. Carpenter England to know what remains to be done in the way of preparing the shells which he has been assorting and naming for distribution - 
Went at the request of the secretary of the Interior to examine the Electrical apparatus with which the Capitol is lighted or rather the gas kindled. The arrangement is of a most costly and clumsy character. The cost of the whole almost amounts to 19000 dollars.
Cost of zinc plate by the last quotation is from 15 to 10 cents per pound while charges for each plate 10 inches square is 4 dollars
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