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Dr. William O. Ayres Corr. Sec. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci. [[Two columns]] July 3 | Goodells $1.00. 5th Smiths 0.75 7th Fare Down 6.00 16th Short 0.25 [[ditto for July]] 23d | Fare to Astoria 4.50 Aug 20 | Fee $5.00 - Sept 10 Work 0.50 Oct 12 | fm Russell $10 - 15th - Do. 190 to 50 - Watch 5 - [[dittos for Oct 12]] | Coat 16 1/2 Pants 7 Vest 3. Cravat 1 1/2 Shirts 3+5 Hat 3. Socks 1. Drawers 2. Ushirt 1. 1 Val 5 1/2. [[ditto for Oct]] | Board days 10. $13. Lodging days 8 - $8. [[ditto for Oct]] 18 | Fare to S.C. 3.00 Bkfst .50 [[Aman?]] 90 [[ditto for Oct]] 28 | Board $9.00 (Boots 7.) Fare 2 Nov 14th [[strikethrough]] 14th [[/strikethrough]] | [[ditto for Board]] 15.00 Washing 2.50 Sund. 2.50 Dec 1st | Stage 4 Meals 7 Socks 1.50 Hdkfs 1.50 [[ditto for Dec]] 2 | Gloves 3.50 [[ditto for Meals]] .50 3d Passage $3.75 Board 1. [[ditto for Dec]] 17 | Hat 1.50 Coat 2.50 Baskets $1.00 [[ditto for Dec]] 24 | Coat 2.00 Shells 6.40 Board 12.00 Unit 1 Jan 3 | Board 12.00 Baggage 8.00 Dinner 1.00 Dec 3 | Coins 2.00 Box 1 Cartage 0.50 Expr .50 = 4.00 [[line across page]] Oct. 12 | Rec'd from Russell $200.00 [[ditto for Oct. 12]] | Clothing 57.50 [[ditto for Oct. 12]] | Board & lodging 10 days 21.00 [[ditto for Oct.]] to 28 | Travelling 5.00 Board 10.00 15.00 Nov'r | Board 15.00 Washing &c 5.00 20.00 Decr 5. | [[ditto for Board]] 7.50 Stage 4 Cloth. 11.50 19.00 [[Subtotal]] 67.50 132.50 [[ditto for Decr]] 3 | Recd from W.C. 400.00 [[ditto for Decr]] 3 | Fare to New York 467.50 275.00 + 12 [[ditto for Decr]] 5 | On hand at starting 180.00 missing 6.00 [[ditto for Decr]] 29 | Clothing 7.00 Umb. 1.00 8.00 giving Jan 3 | Shells 2.50 Board 15 d 25.00 27.50 + 2 [[dittos for Jan 3]] | Baggage 8.00 Sand. 4.50 12.50 [[ditto for Jan]] 10 | Missing 10.00 On hand 120.00 47.00 1856 | 120.00 [[end page]] [[start page]] Bayard Taylor [[calculations randomly written on first half of page]] May 15th partial eclipse of Sun visible 400 miles NE of Astoria Oct 24th total eclipse of Moon visible in U.S. & Canada [[image - two drawings of fish]]