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[[preprinted]] SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1865. [[/preprinted]]
Bob comes in about one oclock in the morning and after a short talk it is settled that I go with him. Discuss matters in general and get but little sleep. The rascal at the Sherman House didn't give him my letter. He goes off to the Grove with Walker. Spend the morning in selecting the things to take with me. Put most of my books in to my trunk as Stym will bring on his library he will hardly use them. We go by Nicaragua, and leave for Washington Wednesday night. Call on the Collyers Mrs Greeley, Mrs Clarke, and Mrs Cushing, and write five letters. Telegraph mother in the morning.

[[preprinted]] MONDAY 6 [[/preprinted]]
Look about in the morning for flannels trunk etc. Get three good shirts for $2.25 each, very cheap I think; have to give $14.00 for a stout trunk of small size. Get a note from Allie Cleveland and answer it. Write also to Sam Clarke poor man who has broken his leg near the head of the humerus. Fred. Huse, Lansing, Davis, Nason, Blatchford, Walker and Andrews in during the day. Sup at Mr Collyers who gives me letters and Enoch. Arden. Call at Mrs Cushings, Mrs. Healeys, Mr Scammons. Col. Fosters. and Mrs Gibbs'. Col. gone to Wis. Bob terribly busy all day. 

[[preprinted] Tuesday 7 [preprinted]
Fred Huse spent the night with me. Morning, take him over to Mrs Mac's to breakfast. Davis Dalliba, Bruno, Flint, Armstrong, Böettner, Baxter, Marcy, Dr. Bannister, Charley Kennicott, Walker, Thompson, and others in, during the morning Mr. Collyer in and makes me a present of Tennyson's poems in blue and gold. Take a cup of coffee at Jacksons with K. Bros. and see Charley down to the Ill. Cent. Depot. Bob and Frost in the evening and figure for F. for librarian.

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[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1865. [[/preprinted]]
Fix up things generally for leaving. Morning. Worthen comes in, go to Geo. C. Walkers with him and find K. there. Old Meek will possibly come to Chicago, to superintend Worthens plates. in the Ills. Report. About noon Stym comes from Washington. go off with him to a restaurant to get him some dinner. Pack up and send off trunk checked for Baltimore. Evening, grand powow at Geo. C.'s in Terrace Block. off at 6 in the morning. Goodbye Chicago.

[[preprinted]] THURSDAY 9 [[/preprinted]]
"Westward the course of Empire takes its way" 
And science follows with her starlet train. 
Stern Mistress, well beloved, whose generous hand. 
Deals treasures, richer than of mint or mine, 
Forth to her votaries. Such treasures vast I may not idly refuse to grasp! 
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All day on the cars between Chicago and Pittsburgh. Take sleeping car and pass the latter place in the night.

[[preprinted]] FRIDAY 10 [[/preprinted]]
Morning, ditto to Thursday. Afternoon, arrive at Harrisburgh. Go to the United States Hotel opposite the Depot. Stroll about the town, which is pretty and resembles Philadelphia in general style. went up on the capitol a beautiful view; the city lies in a kind of basin, around a central hill on which the State House is situated. Two fine bridges over the blue Susquehanna. Meet, strange coincidence; in the cupola, a man. come to enlist, who knows and comes from the same place as J.T. Rothrock the botanist who goes with us. Back to Hotel and write in evening. Off at 2.30 [[underlined]] AM [[/underlined]]