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[[preprinted]] SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1865. [[/preprinted]]
Morning, start off with Col. F.'s permission for the Ac'dy. Dine and sup with Kennicott and work at checking off the exchange list, till 12 at night .

[[preprinted]] SUNDAY 29 [[/preprinted]] 
Up the first in the house, and after breakfast read and go up to the Academy where I work on as yesterday at the exchange list which we finally finished, some 200 species of birds and some 600 specimens, to Agassiz, Essex Institute, & Yale College museums. Dr's. Blaney & Rock come in; Rock knows Bulkley and sends his regards to him. Weather more moderate. Home at 10.15.

[[preprinted]] MONDAY 30 [[/preprinted]]
Morning the plasterer kicks up a mess, so we have to lie around idle for the whole morning. After noon go to the bank &c. Evening. Col. F. objects to my being out after 12 at night. (which I have done but once) which is perfectly reasonable. Write to Putnam, Richie Chace and Wesson but don't send the last. Go up to the Academy and work on the eggs and thank Heaven, got them done at last. Drs. Hoy, were in, of Racine, Wis. and Sr.invited me to visit him if I ever go that way. Hoy Sr. is one of the earliest of the western naturalists. Eggs are humbugs in my opinion. Left for home at 11.15. -

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[[preprinted]] TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1865. [[/preprinted]]
Morning write, personally. Col. F. makes out his statement of services done for a "corporation without a soul" and I copy all day on it. Evening take the Randolph St cars to Lincoln St, and go two streets south and two doors east, to Mr. Redfield's in West Washington St. where Bob is and pass a very pleasant evening. see some beautiful cone frames made by Emma Kennicott and some pretty rustic ornaments, have a [[underlined]] small [[/underlined]] glass of tip top punch, and return with Bob who leaves for New York via Cleveland tomorrow night

[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 [[/preprinted]]
Dull muggy weather, Col. F. not so well. Wrote to Mr. Ogden and grandfather Healey and enclose a copy of my O. letter to mother with a note. Col. F. writes to O. for me, also. Afternoon work on map. and go to P.O. no letters. A. Agassiz & St John in town , say they will be up tonight. Evening go up, and follow the firebells to State St. Bridge & I see the burning of whiskey & tobacco by the hogshead on S. Water St. The most magnificent of pyrotechnics, I ever witnessed. Work with Bob and get the egg lists made out. Nason works,! writing the localities. Bob don't get off, tonight. Agassiz & St. John. don't come up, for which I am rather sorry. 

[[preprinted]] THURSDAY 2 [[/preprinted]]
Morning work on map and letters. Write to I.G. Anthony finish map, and go to the office for letters; none there. Why won't they write, I think it is cruel, eight or nine days since I wrote last. Evening go up to the Academy and commence packing up the shells for Theobald. Nason comes in for a short time. a rainy disagreeable day.