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164/ Dr. [[red underline]] Thomas Barbour [[/red underline]] ordinarily occupies. [[underline]] Jan 30 [[/underline]] Cloudy then sunny. Took the [[red underline]] ION [[/red underline]] out in the Bay to try her on sails alone; Have added a [[red underline]] jibheaded [[/red underline]] sail on main mast, which together with [[red underline]] forestay sail [[/red underline]], and [[red underline]] mizzen sail, balance the ship very well [[/red underline]] and runs pretty close to the wind. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] ION [[/vertical note in left margin]] This [[red underline]] new middle sail, is easier to handle than the big square [[/red underline]] sail, one single halyard being sufficient to hoist or dowse This morning had [[red underline]] again [[/red underline]] a [[red underline]] squirt of blood [[/red underline]] from the rectum which lasted about 5 to 10 minutes [[underline]] Sunday Jan 31. [[/underline]] Thunderstorms still going on and fears for later developments on Mississipi. Here all day. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Howard [[/vertical note in left margin]] - Towards evening had [[red underline]] visit [[/red underline]] of [[red underline]] Henry Howard [[/red underline]] who came for his ship log accompanied by [[red underline]] Schlesinger of Boston. [[/red underline]]  afterwards were joined by Mrs. Howard who came with Miss White and her motor car. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Schlesinger [[/vertical note in left margin]] Showed them [[red underline]] how to prepare Akee [[/red underline]] and made them taste it with a glass of foaming orange wine. Gave them each a Bakelite pencil [[underline]] Feb 1. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] L.M. Moore [[/red underline]] from othe Tax assessor here to verify my statements as to value of my personal property here and Real Estate. - [[vertical note in left margin in red]] [[red underline]]  Assessor [[/red underline]] [[/vertical note in left margin]] [[red underline]] Pleasant visit as usually. [[/red underline]] Gave him a copy [[end page]] [[start page]] \165
of "Gone Sunward". [[vertical note in left margin in red]] ION [[/vertical note in left margin]] [[strikethrough]] Af [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Andrew [[/red underline]] has [[red underline]] successfully installed a rig [[/red underline]] for fitting an [[red underline]] outboard motor on ION, on its [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] stere [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] stern. [[/red underline]] - so that in case of accident to the Diesel Engine we should still be under power. This [[red underline]] outboard is easily installed [[/red underline]] or [[red underline]] taken off. [[/red underline]] [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Celine [[/vertical note in left margin]]  We tried in the Bay and it proves a full success. - We seem to make [[red underline]] 3 to 4 knots [[/red underline]] with it. More careful determination of speed will come by later tests
Letter from [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] she is [[red underline]] almost cured [[/red underline]] and intends leaving New York (Seaboard Air-Line) on Feb 8 - at 9:50 P.M. to arrive here Feb. 10 - morning 7:30 AM at Miami
[[underline]] Feb 2 [[/underline]] . [[red underline]] Bleeding [[/red underline]] squirts [[red underline]] again [[/red underline]] this morning about 5 min. [[red underline]] Jordan, [[/red underline]] the [[red underline]] gardener [[/red underline]] of [[red underline]] Montgomery [[/red underline]] came here to take some of [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] my small Akee trees also Akee-seed. for Montgomery's garden. I was astonishes [[red underline]] how deep and straight the roots of these akee trees go into the soft soil [[/red underline]] Morning and afternoon wrote many letters. Just after dark was surprised by visit of [[red underline]] Nina [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Phil. Wyman [[/red underline]] who had come by their auto and are staying at Judge