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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]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 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 [[end page]]
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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.