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[[preprinted]] TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1866[[/preprinted]]
The steamer sails today, Very hot, & sultry, and a small shock of earthquake in the morning, Down to Keiths stopping at office and Stearns'. Col. B. comes in and goes on a tear about Quartermasters boxes Up to Carpenters with Keith to see about chest. Boys at work on the corking bottles. Feel out of sorts and go up to Geological Rooms and work till late. Down aboard the ship, dress and get ready for dancing class. Go up and take Miss Hapgood into Lunts and pass the evening very pleasantly.

[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY 11 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Take a boat and row round the Palmetto which is carcined over to clean the bottom which is covered with mussels and weed.  Get a fine sertularian from her. Down town, stop at the office, get a note from Col. Wicker in relation to the boxes. Down to Keiths and get the boys to work corking bottles &c. Work with Steele over boxes &c. over to Survey Rooms, up to lunch with Bacon Back to Keiths, see Col. W. back to Survey Rooms. Evening call at Mrs de Ro's for a minute. Mrs. Lows. Mr. Hubbard [[superscript]] x [[/superscript]], Mrs. Brackett. [[superscript]] x [[/superscript]], Dr Ayres' [[superscript]] x [[/superscript]] & Whymper.

[[preprinted]] THURSDAY 12 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Work over shells for a short time. Down town to the office. Get order from Wicker in regard to purchasing invalid food. Get books at Bancrofts and see Stearns. Into Keiths. Col. B. orders all chests up to Keiths again, and goes on a tear. Order chest for flagship. Over to Survey rooms, find Dr. Newcomb has been there and go up to Stearns office with him & up to New Acad. Rooms. and down to Robisons. Up to Keiths, dine with Stearns and go down to the ship. See Capt Scammon & call on Mrs. Lewis
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[[preprinted]] FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1866 [[/preprinted]]
Morning, On board Nightingale to examine storage rooms. Down town to office with Starr and Caldwell. Wright sick! Down to Keiths and find uncertain orders awaiting, which I go up to have, in written form, and meeting the colonel get them arranged. Work over the medicines in the morning. Meet John C. Cremona there. Over to see Dr. Kellogg, and get letters from Hubbard. Down to the Wright with Laboume and see sick Aleut. Down to the vessel, dine with Capt. Scammon. Evening, up town and call at Mrs de Ro's, the Consuls, and Mrs Lows. Fanny Ames is coming out. Low will soon be back from Washn

[[preprinted]] SATURDAY 14 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Aboard the Nightingale with swordfishes bone which was found driven through six inches of solid wood in the bottom of the Palmetto. Down town send Starr to pay Lorquin, and Bob to Whitneys office for gold, and to get certificates and go to Keiths. Stop at office, Stearns', and then to Keiths. Prepare medicine for sick Aleut. Go into Bancrofts, look over medical books, into Keiths, up to office, see Laboume Go to Survey Rooms, work over shells a little while, down to Oakland boat, over to see Dr. Newcomb, back by six oclock boat spend evening with Stearns.

[[preprinted]] SUNDAY 15 [[/preprinted]]
Morning, Over to Flag ship and back to dress for church Wind blows very fresh all day; dust by no means agreeable though very plentiful. Intend to hear Dr. Scudder but finding my self late, go to hear Ames who preaches a sermon on the services of President Lincoln a very good one. after church go up to Stearns' house stay part of the day and dine. Evening, meet Ayres going over the hill & speak again of "M.D." Call on Ames and see Mr. Low who has got back and then down to the Consuls and spend the evening. Olga is better-

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Ambrosia: Reviewed 8/8/14. More edits by pickerif 8/14 carcined: see word in use here: http://books.google.com/books?id=u80LAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=carcined&source=bl&ots=qX58AeDJFe&sig=g2uHNSlvXzpFBBE9e5z5VZ7M1lw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-rzsU6GdG-PSiwLOlYD4Dg&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=carcined&f=false