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________ Thursday August 1 ________
Today Russian America becomes American soil. Go over to a little cove with Ketchum McLeod, Hamey & Wilson & the boy & get 4 Mahlemut skulls. Get some water & berries & come back. Go into Stepanoffs to eat 
Work over collections & read papers in evening. Boys all Drunk
________ Friday Aug. 2 ________
Finish packing boxes of specimens 
Have a bath. Buy a reindeer parkie of Pickett and a porcupine skin parkie of Eaton. Commence letter to Prof Baird.
________ Saturday Aug. 3 ________
A bidarra arrives from Grantly Har. with some [[lovtak?]]] & renne. They say Libbys party has been taken off by a two masted vessel. Hoop some of my boxes & nail on the directions 
They are all ready for shipment now. Write to Baird. In two days the ship is due. The collections are now ready for shipment

Transcription Notes:
"renne" is French for reindeer.