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should go ahead with [[strikethrough]] m [[/strikethrough]] Antoninus and Petersen and then let him know when
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boat is at Nyack.  Afterwards a two hour interview with Child who is now in the service of [[red underline]] Edison [[/red underline]] Chemical Co. and who applies for [[red underline]] monochlorbenzol position of Hooker.  [[/red underline]].  He is somewhat deaf otherwise looks as if he were prepared for this job.  Afternoon wrote full list of equipment of [[red underline]] Cygnet [[/red underline]] for use at insurance adjustment
Tessie Middlebrook here for supper.

July 12.  Soggy rainy morning.  Went immediately to Hooker office where I met Townsend, Bush, [[strikethrough]] Co [[/strikethrough]] and Dr. Finn [[red underline]] Shaw [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Carpenter [[/red underline]] the latter of the [[red underline]] Dupont de Nemours [[/red underline]] Powder Co to confer about furnishing

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them with [[red underline]] amylchloride [[/red underline]] for [[red underline]] amylacetate [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] monochlorbenzol [[/red underline]].

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Remained there till 5:30 P.M without interruption.  Charge 7 hours to Hooker.  Then back home with 6:15 P.M.

July 13  [[red underline]] Cygnet has been floated [[/red underline]] to Nyack late last night by means of empty beer barrels. but is not yet on the ways.  Went to office  met [[red underline]] May [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Rossi [[/red underline]] there.  [[red underline]] Swan [[/red underline]]and [[red underline]] Gordon [[/red underline]] are finally off with new [[red underline]] No.600 and new plastic sheet [[/red underline]].

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Then at 2 P.M. to [[red underline]] Hooker [[/red underline]] to meet [[red underline]] Hebden [[/red underline]] and discuss contract for monochlorbenzol.  Thru at 6 P.M but Townsend and Hooker went with me for supper at Mouquin where we discussed further technical matter.  Charge 6hrs.  Home with 10:45 P.M.

July 14.  [[strikethrough]] Dictated most of morning [[/strikethrough]]  A busy day, till afternoon then went to Nyack where