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[[preprinted]] FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1866 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Down town; into office for a moment. Into See Stearns. Only an hour and a half at Ballenas but with fair success. The commissioners made him a present of $150.00 just before he left; to pay expenses. Down to Survey Rooms where I write letters most of the day. Up to Stearns office in the afternoon. Down to ship dress and passing the tailors get my pants and change them. Go up to Mr. Macondrays where I dine and spend the evening. Have some pleasant singing & music

[[preprinted]] SATURDAY 16 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Down town. Stop at office and to see Stearns. Down to Survey Rooms and write letters till one. Down to Merchants Exhcange and meet Gove. Down in his buggy to Fort Point with him. Look over the Fort and at some 20 inch Dalhgrens just arrived. Down to the rocky beach and get well wet with the surfspray. Come back to town dine at Stearns' and look over shells with him. Walk down town, Go and call on Miss Plummer, see Capt Marston and in the evening up to Mrs Lows and stay there all night.

[[preprinted]] SUNDAY 17 [[/preprinted]]
Morning walk down to church, with Edith King, and sit in the Norrisses pew. Mr & Mrs. Low not making theire appearance, walk home with her. Stay at Mrs Lows to lunch and in the afternoon go down to Capt. Noyes and stay to dinner. Go down to Wrights room and see him, Whymper and Field. Wright is better through very weak. Talk with Whymper about spending the winter. Evening to church with Mr Low and call on Mrs Norris
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[[preprinted]] MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1866. [[/preprinted]]
After breakfast and reading the last Eastern papers go down town with Edith. War seems imminent in Europe and the clearest headed men look pale at the prospect of a panic even here. Dickson DeWolf, Macondray & Co & other old firms are reported to be in a weak condition. See Whymper. Stop at office; Chappell as [[prouty?]] as ever. See Stearns, and go down to Survey Rooms and write all day. Col. Jewett is in town. Dine with Stearns and in evening go down to Academy meeting, and propose resolutions of sympathy for Chi. Acad. Sci. To ship

[[preprinted]] TUESDAY 19 [[/[preprinted]]
Morning after breakfast over in boat with Ijams to the foot of the third Street. Onward goes tomorrow A.M. Up town call at office. into Stearns office. send down packages to the ship. See Dayley at Harbor Commissioners office Down to Survey Rooms. Receive and answer Coopers rather discontented effusion. Up to Stearns, and show it to him Back and write a copy. Evening, make a ballot box for the Academy. Go up to Mrs de Ros find the girls away. Go up to Mrs Lows, spending the evening down to ship.

[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY 20. [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Have Sci. stores moved out of port brig. Go to Pillsburys and get hasps & padlock. In to see Stearns and down (to lunch) with him. Meet Col. Jewett and go round to the Cosmopolitan with him. Down to Survey Rooms, send two barometers down to the ship and take one to office. & Sacks for repairs. Down to Survey Rooms & write and up to see Stearns who goes to Ballenas tomorrow. Evening to Onward, up town & talk with the Captain. Sands left, call on Mrs de Ro, up to see Col with [[mass?]] of-

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