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[[preprinted]] TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1865 [[/preprinted]]
Col. F down in the southern part of the state exploring a coal mine. Work at the Academy in the evening.

[[preprinted]]WEDNESDAY 11 [[/preprinted]]
Helped Col. F. make out Scammon's Rep. on the Austin coal mine; two miles south of Sparland Station, Beauveau Valley R.R. and near the Ills. River. Saw S. in afternoon also W.R. Arthur, I.L. Waters, VC. Saw Kennicott in the afternoon and spent evening at the Academy with Nason; cataloging my mixed collection. K. came in about 11.30. from the opera. Discuss the Straits Ex. which seems somewhat indefinite in plan. No letters from home, can't understand it. Got boots rep. Saw Mariner, and Co.

[[preprinted]] THURSDAY 12 [[/preprinted]]
Feel miserably. Look after coal for Col. F. and also after timetables & Canal Report for Scammon.  Rest a little while at the Academy, go home lay down and stay down for the rest of the day and night. A very disagreeable and painful cold, almost pleurisy.

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[[preprinted]] FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1865 [[/preprinted]]
Morning felt better. Made a shift to arrange the loose accounts of the Iron Cliffs. Col. F. rather irritable on the subject, or myself. I really don't know which, but nothing said or done to hurt anybody. After noon go up town and find two letters and a telegraph waiting for me, all amounting to nothing, and costing me $2.20 to remedy foolishness. What a pity women are so worthless, some of them at least. Wrote a sharp letter home which I hope, will bring out some common sense. Wrote to Curtiss, and on Report in evening.

[[preprinted]] SATURDAY 14 [[/preprinted]]
Wrote most of day on Report. No letters from the East. Wrote to Anthony, Hyatt, and mother. Evening go up to the Academy, and accomplish little. Nason didn't bring any whisky as he promised. D'Aligny called in afternoon and promised to come up in the even'g but didn't. He is a type of the French I think; a powerful mind, a great worker, a coarse body, but reasonably gentlemanly. He is a good chemist, and mineralogist, and has a very pleasant manner though not the old French ideal of politeness.

[[preprinted]] SUNDAY 15 [[/preprinted]]
Morning go up to the Academy to do some work and get something done before Stimpson comes. This is first Sunday I have been wilfully absent from church, in some six months. The troubles of the Northwestern are on the increase. Systematic bribery don't pay, in my estimation. Edw. Everett dead, full of years and honors. The shout goes up amidst the heavenly host; "admit a conqueror here"! He is with peace and peace with him. Evening Academy again, and got the Cypraeas done up at last. That's something any way