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[[preprinted]] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1865. [[/preprinted]]
Wrote to John LeConte to as to the corrections of Proof sheets of his work to avoid making many alterations.
Wrote to James Green to let Dr Borrends who is to make an exploration to Youcatan have the instruments of which he spoke when I saw him in New York to be credited to the Institution when he returns them.
Attended meeting of Light House Board to hear the reading of the Annual Report. Requested to give some account of experiments on fog signals.
Am informed by the master stone cutter that the rule adopted by the government is to begin work in winter one hour after sunrise and leave off at sundown. I fear we shall be obliged to stop the work until next spring.
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[[preprinted]] TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1865. [[/preprinted]]
Wrote to Dr. [[strikethrough]] Spr [[/strikethrough]] Craig suggesting the publication of a work on the medical [[clinicology?]] of the U.S to meet the frequent inquiries on this point.
Attended a meeting of the visitors of the Hospital for the insane. Appointed one of a committee to confer with the secretary of the Interior as to incresing of the salary of the superintendent.
Letter from the British Minister for Dr Berrends to facilitate exploration of a part of Central America
Offered to send specimens to Dr Slater of the Zoological Society for his work on Natural History
Wrote to Professor [[Froschit?]] of Bonn for books to complete our set of transactions
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