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study at our expense and a 5% royalty on sales.
Have answered favorably by night letter but urging caution 
Letter from [[red underline]] George Roll telling why he left Young and Ottley [[/red underline]] and a criticism of their way of handling bonds. Says he showed letter first to George B but the latter did not comment much on it
[[underline]] Feb 18. [[/underline]] The smoke of the [[red underline]] burning Everglades [[/red underline]] which spreads as far as here when the Trade Winds stop during the night is very unpleasant
This is one of the results of that folly of the Drainage of the Everglades 
Lucky the promoters are in bancrupcy. 
[[underline]] Feb 19. [[/underline]] Very busy as usually. Went to visit [[red underline]] Swetland [[/red underline]] and his rearranged garden. This night the [[red underline]] smoke [[/red underline]] was worse than ever before and in the morning before the sun rose could not see beyond 10 yards. Smoke entered the patio and
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the rooms of the house. Remind me of the London fog except this one is white while London fog is yellowish.
[[underline]] Feb 20. [[/underline]] ION is put in readiness for the George Washington Birth Day celebrations
[[underline]] Feb 21. [[/underline]] (Sunday) Busy day all day answering office letters etc 
Nice SE Breeze. - 
[[underline]] Feb 22. [[/underline]] ^[[1932]] [[red underline]] Washington Birthday 
Ion [[/red underline]] had been put in shape, these last days, so left with Andrew at 8:30 AM so as to be first arrival at The Hacienda on Mathesons Island (Cay Biscayne) Beautiful weather Southerly breeze. Went slowly to do trawling [[strikethough]] with [[/strikethrough]] caught five large Mackeral arrived in the harbor about 9:00 A.M. No other boats yet. - [[red underline]] Sorry Celine was not here, [[/red underline]] on account of her delayed departure thru illness of grand'children. Gradually the other boats arrived None of the Mathesons here. Hugh is on an exploration trip and the Woods are in Europe