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[[preprinted]] SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1865 [[/preprinted]]
[[image]] Went to Mr. Stebbins church. Got there early and spent some time looking over the arrangement of the church and at T. Starr Kings monument. It is very simple yet elegant. Went into Capt. Noyes pew who with Miss Noyes was present. After service walked downtown with him, and then called on K. at the Cos. Found him out, went round to Capt. Noyes to dinner, met Mr. Chas. Wendte from Boston a very good fellow. Had some music and in the evening an interesting theological discussion.

[[preprinted]] MONDAY 29 [[/preprinted]]
Prepare to go out dredging with Charley. Board the Shubrick and take the "first cutter" Neither Andrews nor Winship were able to go, and  we were obliged to take second Leut. Glover as officer who afterwards proved totally ignorant of the proper management of a boat with a sail in a head wind. Went over to Goat Island dredged around the northern point - tried to beat back but were kept from 10 to 4.35 beating about and twice nearly capsized. Landed us at Hunters Point & we walked 6 miles into town beating the cutter there. Tide & wind in the bay are awfull. Called on Mrs. Layton in the evening with Kennicott.

[[preprinted]] TUESDAY 30 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Go up to Cosmopolitan and meet K. Go to tailors & try on uniform. Fits well but is darned uncomfortable. Call on Stearns for a minute & get letter to Gabb who is just come to town. Go to the stationers, to Geological Survey Rooms, to Alta office where I saw some fine minerals. Board Barque Palmetto and find it too rough to dredge. Go down & see Barque Golden Gate on which I may spend many days yet. She is a fine vessel and beautifully fitted up. Fire in the Cosmopolitan but does not reach K's wing. Look at Cols. microscope and I go to Mrs. Taylors for K in the evening. Alfter sleep in my room tonight.

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[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1865 [[/preprinted]]
Morning early down to Cos, with things from C.A.T. Cos office for Kennicott who is off to Napa to stay overnight with Col. Bulkley & Prof. Ino. Torrey. After they are gone see Capt. Scammon for a moment about Capt. Somebody stationed at Acapulco. Down to Dr. Paines & have some more filing & grinding done to my teeth. Call on Gabb with Stearns and look at some fossils and shells of the Geological Survey collections.
Up to Cos & wait for Capt. Scammon who don't come and in evening go round to Stearn's house with some shells. Back late.

[[preprinted]] THURSDAY, JUNE 1 [[/preprinted]]
Fast Day for the national loss in Abraham Lincoln. Up late & go down to Dr. Paine's where he works four hours filling one tooth and draws one. Up to Cos, nobody there. Down to American Exchange where I write draw Lymneae &c. till dinner. Loss of blood & consequent weakness make me some what nervous. After dinner down to Cosmopolitan where I find Kennicott got back from Napa with Dr. Torrey and an enormous pile of plants which he had obtained there. Go & spend part of the evening at the Scammons & discuss sea elephants & cetaceans.

[[preprinted]] FRIDAY, 2 [[/preprinted]]
Morning, jaws pretty sore; tell Dr. P that I won't sit today. Go up to Cos. Kennicott out. Get Denison, Dyer, Ennis & myself at work writing the directions about measuring cetaceans. Make a drawing of a whale. Go to Dr. Kelloggs & N.G. Bloomers and find the price of electrotyping it. Go to lunch with Stearns and with him to Towne & Bacons. Down to Golden Gate, meet Capt Scammon and give him papers &c. Down to Cos & to dinner. Evening up to Cos. K. off to theatre. Go round & see Dr. Ayres.

Transcription Notes:
Checked T. Starr Kings monument see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Starr_King We are to transcribe as written so have edited the several "and" mentions to "&"