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[[underline]] April 13. Papers of sale drawn up [[/underline]] and I leave my check of [[underline]] $7000 in custody of McKay. 
Then to Coconut Grove, visited the old Bryan place built by Larry [[/underline]] Huntington said to measure [[underline]] 150 wide x 1200 ft. 
Good mooring for boat Stately Royal Palms good house tastefully arranged 
With Monroe and Catlow want to sign on for Northern trip [[/underline]] ^[[on Avocet]] which would simplify matters for me. 
[[underline]] April 14. [[/underline]] I have now had [[underline]] full time carefully study durable alterations to Avocet and sketched them to scale. [[/underline]]
Captain Edgar A. [[underline]] Pattison [[/underline]] who know runs Schooner Yacht [[underline]] "Mars" [[/underline]] had been recommended to me by [[underline]] Julian Camp and by Warwick [[/underline]] and all who know him. I went to visit his schooner
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which he keeps in excellent condition 
An hours conversation satisfies me that he is an [[underline]] intelligent [[/underline]] well informed man for his age. (32). So I engaged him at his own asked price [[underline]] $250 [[/underline]] per month and expenses. [[underline]] I hope this time I have the right man!? [[/underline]] 
[[underline]] April 15. [[/underline]] Good Friday; Banks closed went to engage ticket for Saturday then to [[underline]] Coconut Grove.
With Munroe and Catlow will take Avocet to New York [[/underline]] with Pattison for [[underline]] $350 [[/underline]] together I to pay their return ticket. At New York they are under their own expenses.
With [[underline]] Thomas went to see [[/underline]] lot No.20 at [[underline]] Entrada measuring 150'x 130, [[/underline]] and situated next to house I saw first. There is no building on it but sidewalks and street are laid. There is 150' frontage on street and as [[underline]] much on canal and lot is 130' deep. Canal runs about from E to W. [[/underline]] There is a 1st mortgage held by Hugh Matheson = [[underline]] $10000 [[/underline]] 
A second by Corwin ? = [[underline]] $16000 [[/underline]] 
Am told the latter would release for less, perhaps [[underline]] $10000. [[/underline]]