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Get books etc down to vessel. Work over blanks & vouchers. Austin comes in and in P.M. I go up to Mr. Selby's to dinner. Evening call on Stebbins who is out. Friday Apr. 17. 1874 Morning P.O. breakfast, office. See Bryant and Whymper. Herendeen. Send off vouchers, to pay bills. Work over accounts. P.M. Go down town & pay Jenning's bill. Evening call on Herendeen & Stebbins Saturday Apr 18 Morning. down to P.O. & breakfast, room, bank & get books draw 420.00 & meet Herendeen on the way. Up to office. Give noyes a check & check off bank a/c which proves correct. P.M. go down to vessel which lays off Meigg's Wharf give the men their orders for their advance, clear up in room. Back to office, call on Avery, then on Jennings where I dine Evening back to room and over to Stearns. Sunday 19 Morning, straighten up in room down to P.O. Leave order at Tennents breakfast, room & up to office. Write letters and put things in order for going. Call on Hague Noyes & Brannan