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Wrote to [[red underline]] Frederic Surests [[/red underline]] and my sister per SS. Noordam c/o Van Nee poste restante duplicate [[red underline]] Bermergen and Son. van Gent [[/red underline]] that I am sending about [[underline]] $1000 [[/underline]] per Berlin [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] my credit [[red underline]] at Bulehtz Gesellschaft [[/red underline]]..After lunch went to Brooklyn to discuss the estimate submitted by [[red underline]] Paulus [[/red underline]]  for creating additional [[red underline]] plant for osalote [[/red underline]] and HCl at Brooklyn.  Suggested some additional safety devices on drum, and also inclosing osalate outfit to [[strikethrough]] prev [[/strikethrough]] prevent escape of H.  Lutherlund on my recommendation has used very dilute solutions

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 of glyosylote in converter cell and finds that from 6% to 4% there is little difference but at 3% great diminution and at 2% and 1% practically nil.  This seems to explain also why in a 6% solution the first transformation is 80% as long

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as only 50% of the glyostic acid has been converted while if reduction is continued the total becomes only 50% to 60%.  In other terms with increasing dilution of glyostic acid present the yield into tantane acid gets considerably reduced.  This would suggest that we stop after 50% is converted then strengthen with more glyosylic and try to refanate [[strikethrough]] treats [[/strikethrough]] recessive and mesotastone is formed from the glyosylate.  Evening took supper at Monquon with [[red underline]] Voight [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Peter [[/red underline]].

May 19.  ]]strikethrough]] Home all day. [[/strikethrough]]  Went to [[red underline]] [[Hashacher?]] [[/red underline]] his physician was there.  a lunch.  borch.  new german physician.  Then wnet to Netherland hotel to visit [[red underline]] Jacobi [[/red underline]].  He seems entirely well and cheerful.  Then went to 

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meet [[red underline]] Geary, Foster [[/red underline]] absent and explained him situation and [[red underline]] estimate for new budget. [[/red underline]] (Charge 2 hours).

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[[red underline]] Jacobi [[/red underline]]