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[[preprinted]]TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1865[[/preprinted]]
Morning, Capt. Scammon, comes down to the vessel + orders me to finish Wolls designs for uniforms, and to occupy Walker's late cabin in the wardroom.  Go down to the office with the captain, and finish the designs. See Stearns and got to dinner with him.  Make appointment with Bugbee to meet him at seven. Go down and see Gabb's plates of tertiary fossils. Buy an overcoat and go up with Stearns. Label Raymonds shells Meet Buybee, go over to Mrs. de Ro's and play whist. Go over to the Chinese theatre with him, back to vessel taking some grub and meeting Black + the captains by the way.

[[preprinted]]WEDNESDAY 13[[/preprinted]]
Morning, disagreeable and chilly. Get a note from the Captain ordering me to make another copy of those blasted flags. go down to the office and set to work. Work almost all the morning at them and part of the afternoon. Go down to see Hubbard, about boxes the one sent by the Clara Bell not having yet connected. Lunch with Whyniker, and introduce him to Gabb. Go down to dinner on board. Evening, call on Col. James late Collector, Mrs. Raymond being at dinner go to the consuls, leave some flowers for the sick ones; and return to the Occidental. Spend the evening there and go aboard.

[[preprinted]]THURSDAY 14[[/preprinted]]
Morning, prepare to occupy Walker's room Take Tom Denisons furs to his mother, and all my Indian curiosities to Mr. Hubbard, as I know mother would regard them as rubbish and if she hasn't room for Indian shells, she hasn't for Eskimo curios. Look over Hubbards shells from Paumotu Islands, with R.E.C.S. and receive a number from him. Work on the sheet of flags + Raymonds shells in the P.M. and half finish the latter. Evening, go up with Black and call on Capt. Scammon and afterward on Miss Bullene + Bolander who offers one the use of his microscope.
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[[preprinted]]FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1865[[/preprinted]]
Morning oversleep myself, and lose breakfast. Take Col. Buckleys box of mosses down to the Occidental and the bottle of quicksilver to the office. Finish sheet of flags for Palmetto. Go down to lunch with Stearns + Bacon, get some books for Christmas. Hubbards out + no litter. Arrange some of Raymonds shells for him, and down to the vessel. late to dinner. Up town with Glover, call at Stearns' + go to the Animal Exhibition of the Lincoln School. Very fair, but crowded + no pretty girls. Back to ship meeting Black by the way.

[[preprinted]]SATURDAY 16[[/preprinted]]
Morning down town, go to office, enquire about Elliott, snub Chappel on [slopchest a/c.?] Down with the captain to Davis', change book at Bancrofts, down to Hubbard for letters, out + none there, into Stearns' office, down to Raymonds, finish up his shells, down to office leave parcels, and off to Stearns'. Prof. Blake comes in and have an interesting talk. Over to Oakland to see Dr. Newcomb, who gives me several new species. Back, taking dinner with him and spend the evening at Stearns. Back to vessel late, and write to Baird.

[[preprinted]]SUNDAY 17[[/preprinted]]
Morning, move some of my traps down to the ward room and go to church with Glover, Mr. Ames preaching. After church go up to Stearns' and work over the shells for a little while. Go out to Mrs. Bridges' with him, talk with her + return to Stearns to dine. Read him my letter to Baird which he approves of . Evening, Go round to the South park, they are all better at the Consuls. On board early, write up mems. Copy Bairds letter and write a short note to Mother.
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