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[[preprinted]]MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1865.[[/preprinted]]
went with Mr Alexander agreeably to appointment to call upon the President but found the Antyrooms(sic) crowded with persons seeking an interview - came away without attempting an Entrance.
Wrote to the architect to inform him that the expenditure on the building had already amounted to 3500 dolls and that he must not only close all work but an account of all contracts which had been entered into.
At about 2 o'clock the building was shaken by a very violent explosion at the arsenal by which several persons were killed.
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[[preprinted]]TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1865.[[/preprinted]]
Started for Princeton to attend a meeting of the Trustees of the College
arrived in Phil[[d superscript]] at about 5 o'clock
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