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[[preprinted]]SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1865 [[preprinted]]

Morning sleep late and spend all the morning and most of the day going over Stearns' collection with him taking out many duplicates. He is a very generous fellow and a regular trump. Day wet rainy and disagreeable. After dinner at shells again and about seven oclock go over to Capt. Noyes and spend the evening. Captain, his daughter and son [Wen.?} were there. Mrs. Noyes has been quite ill for a long time. Back to the ship about eleven and write up notes, memoranda etc. Queer mess Wendte has made about
Hepworths coming out here.

[[Preprinted]]MONDAY 25 [[preprinted]]

Christmas Day. Go up to town in the morning and get some button rings. Spend some time searching for my shoulderstraps which have mysteriously disappeared and after looking through my things from top to bottom find no trace of them. Write a long letter home about Kamchatka. Captain and Mrs. Scammon come down in the 
afternoon, also Captain Marston and Miss Plummer. Evening go up to Counsel Klinkofstroms and spend the evening. They have a Christmas tree and Olga and Jeannie give me a pretty scarfpin. Meet Russie and Mr and Mrs Stahl and Doctor Polinski. Back at eleven.

[[preprinted]]  TUESDAY 26 [[preprinted]]

Morning down with Field stopping with Black at the Tailors and Alta office. Stop at Hubbards, out as usual. Get a cart and go out to Mrs. Bridges and get the plants which take to the ship and carpenter sets to work on the box. Take the keg to Hubbards, up to the office and round to Stearns. Go to lunch and Henry Payots with him. Go to town and Bacon and Bosquis after paper. Up to Daylings (out) see Dr. Kellogg, H. Pierce and up to the Survey Rooms where I meet Cooper who gives me some good shells. Evening round to Hubbards.
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[[preprinted]]WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28,1865[[preprinted]]

Morning. Get all the boxes as far as possible boxed up. Find keg leaky, and have new bottom to put into it. Get in all five boxes and kegs. One of Bridges plants, two of tusks and bones. One keg of my own collections and one of Hubbards. After lunch go down to Dr. Ayres and Glover, then up to Cos. office, then into Stearns office, down to Hubbards, pack up his fish for the  steamer and down to dinner on board. Read papers and in the evening leave card at Lows and go to R. Stearns.

[[preprinted]]THURSDAY 28 [[preprinted]]

Morning. Close boxes etc and with two men take the dingy and row to the P Mail S.S.Cos wharf where after some delay I deliver to [Meller?] the three boxes and one keg containing the remainder of our specimens. Go down town, step into office, down to Hubbards (out) Evans of Alta (out) Survey rooms, get a glass for aquarium. See Stearns, Swain etc. Up to Capt. Noyes to get bundle, aboard with it, to dinner and in evening call on Mrs. de Ro (girls out) walking up with Glover. Play chess with Jessie and Charlie & whist.

[[preprinted]] FRIDAY 29 [[preprinted]]

Morning, a beautiful day; the last few days have been delicious but unhealthy. I have the worst cold I have had for a year. Stay quietly onboard and write up memorial of Bridges and resolutions required for the next meeting of the Academy. Afternoon, go downtown, call at the office, leave Col. Bulkleys book at the desk of the Occidental. Leave sketchbook with Whymper,down to Survey office, see Gove about Petropavlosk work on shells, in evening down with Black to Capts.