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[[preprinted]] Ther. SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1900 Wea. [[/preprinted]] fine
but cold (52.5° at 10 am); no sea or swell.
noon: lat. 39.00 long. 74.03 dist 317 mi to Scotland Light Ship 87 [[superscript]] mi [[/superscript]]. This should bring us there by 6.30 pm!  We will see: We did see land at 3 pm!
4.[[superscript]]h[[/superscript]]45[[superscript]]m[[/superscript]] pm + 56[[superscript degree mark]]F.
Dropped anchor at quarantine 7.45 pm.

[[preprinted]] Ther. SUNDAY 29  Wea. [[/preprinted]] fine
Got under way 6.30 am
Wharf N.Y.    8.30 "[[Ditto: am]]
Off with Mary 10.00 "[[Ditto: am]] & An
"[[Ditto: off]] for Washington     3.00 pm
Arr. "[[Ditto: Washington]] 8.00"[[Ditto: pm]]

[[preprinted]] Ther.  MONDAY 30   Wea. [[/preprinted]]

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Ther. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1900  Wea. [[/preprinted]]

[[folded inserted paper - has letters showing through from reverse spelling out, backwards, CUBA SUBMA]]

[[Calculations]]
   1450            20
2   616     725
   ----              10
    834
               12.8

 24) 307 ( 12.8   [[7 overwrites 4 in 307]]
     24
    ----
      67          [[7 overwrites 4 in 67]]
      48                       1222
     ---                        128
      190  [[9 overwrites 6]] -----
      198  [[9 overwrites 6]]  1355 

 309
 307
 304
-----
 920
 307
1227

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Transcription Notes:
A piece of paper has been placed in the diary at this point, covering most of the right-hand page. Calculations have been written on it - they are detailed above. The calculations show as upside-down.