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[[upper left margin]] # [[/upper left margin]] 4 should go ahead with [[strikethrough]] m [[/strikethrough]] Antoninus and Petersen and then let him know when [[left margin]] # with 2 hr below [[/left margin]] 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 [[end page]] [[start page]] [[upper left margin]] # [[/upper left margin]] 5 them with [[red underline]] amylchloride [[/red underline]] for [[red underline]] amylacetate [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] monochlorbenzol [[/red underline]]. [[# with 7 hr below in left margin]] 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]]. [[left margin]] # with 6h. below it [[/left margin]] 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