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Mar. 7. Mother enlc. photos 25-6-7-9-30- = 2 views
Capt. Lautmann, Dearborn, & Bosqui. ? about desk
& Dr. Bellows.  Don't publish and reasons.  Bothers.
Mar. 28. Mother enclosing photos of Wendle & Field.
Prof. Baird.  All going well with outfit, particulars in next.  Punch up with the Col. about fine shot.
Apr. 8. Mother. Visit to Sacramento. Details of business & M.D. Photos of Fisher, Dow and two of my own.
Apr. 7. Prof. Baird. Acknowledge kindness.  My appointment as Acting Surgeon & work as such.  List of vessels Trouble about Henry Elliott, broken promises &c. Am working at Coopers snails. Mty shells &c.  Conifers seeds & Mrs. Bridges.  Moving Cal. Acad. Visit to Sacramento and Geol. Survey.  Detachment of our Rev. officers. Acad. reps & fish to be sent on to S.I. List of outfit in my next.  No news from Chicago. seen Marcy.
Olgas accident. Do something for Canfield. 
" [[Ditto for: Apr.]] 24. Mother. Sorry for sickness in Family. Xn forbearance &c. About desk. About letter to Slack About nitroglycerine explosion. About business on hand Uncle John and medical degree.  Six pages
" [[Ditto for: Apr.]] 24. Prof. Baird [[superscript]] (Ap. 11.) [[/superscript]] Col. B. says we leave May 1, don't think so, but ready. pledge my self to the work. Ap. 24 unfinished because of explosion. Have heard at last from Walker who complains! of not hearing from me. Enclose bills & Henry Elliotts letter, by R. Pope who returns disgusted with Canadians &c. Comments on Conway & Eillott. Your telegram did the business. Mumford come out. Col's. habits. Sci. is apparently secured & a two years supply. Shall telegraph when we leave? June 15th.
" [[Ditto for: Apr.]] 25 Prof. Baird. Have rec'd assurances of a post on the Youkon or a place in a party for rescue of K. if necessary. Davison and Glover ordered off. Carpenters Rep. mutilated.
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Sent copy of memorial on Bridges to
" " " [[Dittos for: Sent copy of]] other papers x √
Prof. Wyman. √
Prof. Bannister.√
Dr. Gould. √
Mother. √
Miss Wilde. √ 
Mr. Collyer. √
Prof. John Torrey. √
Prof. E. D. Cope. √
Alpheus Hyatt. √
F. W. Putnam. √
A. E. Verrill. √
Prof. Asa Gray. √
Boston Soc. of Nat. Hist. √
Dr. Stimpson √
Grandma Dall.
" [[Ditto for: Grandma]] Healey. √
Uncle Austin. 
Tom Newell 
Miss Merriam.
" [[Ditto for: Miss]] Cleveland. √
Mrs. Kennicott.
Miss Anne Newman. √
Mrs. Healy.
Theobald. √
Father. √
x Tryon √
Chicago Acad. Sci. √
x Anthony. √
x Library of Harvard College. √
x Phila. Acad. Sci. √
British Museum (Pro. J. E. Gray.) √ 



Transcription Notes:
prob. Mty not Mtg = prob. abbreviation for Monterey Ambrosia: Reviewed with minor edits.