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[[strikethrough]] David [[/strikethrough]] Davitt in back too! Left Perth Amboy about noon and arrive at [[red underline]] Spuyten Duivel [[/red underline]] about 5 P.M. - pleasant weather. Lewis went ahead to Yonkers to fetch me with the motor car but telephoned battery was exhausted and he did not have a crank to start the engine by hand. Hired a taxi-cab from [[strikethrough]] Spuyten [[/strikethrough]] 207th street and drove home, tired and hungry. Letter from [[red underline]] Celine from Colorado [[/red underline]] and one [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] telling his experience amongst the [[red underline]] Indians of Montana. [[/red underline]] Their oil- [[red underline]] dreams seems [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] vanis[[/strikethrough]] vanishing Went to bed tired but slept little
July 24. All morning taken up by dictating letters till past noon. Here all day.
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[[strikethrough]] Afternoon also [[/strikethrough]] Towards evening drove out with Lewis to make some purchases of supplies for Ion.
July 25 (Sunday) Have been troubled last night by violent diarhaea and do not feel well at all. Kept [[strikethrough]] restfu [[/strikethrough]] restful day at home all alone. [[strikethrough]] except [[/strikethrough]]
July 26. Told to [[red underline]] Gothelf [[/red underline]] to try [[red underline]] reduction of formice [[/red underline]] acid by electrolytic hydrogen or by Sodium amalgam made electrolytically using [[strikethrough]] pref [[/strikethrough]] preferably dilute [[strikethrough]] formaic acid formau [[/strikethrough]] formic acid
Then to Ion [[strikethrough]] to [[/stirkethrough]] with Lewis to fix things and initial improvements.
July 27. Most of day on [[red underline]] Ion, [[/red underline]] rigging reefs. University Club for supper.
July 28. Left about noon for [[red underline]] Ion [[/red underline]] worked till 6 P.M then to [[strikethrough]] University Club for supper [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Ion [[/red underline]] stayed on board over night. Lewis went home