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Monday April 20. 1874 Put things in order in room. Down to P.O. call at Tennents. Carmanys breakfast - get piles of papers. Call at Navy pay masters office. Room. Buy slippers, up to office have things brought up. Write Postcards. Make up accounts. Down to bank - draw balance, see Shirpser, Rogers, Brown &c back to office, get things in order, close up my room, leave note in regard to mail Drive down to Carmanys and thence to the wharf. Get things aboard, arrange matters in my room. About 2 P.M. weigh anchor and stand out to sea bound for Sitka. Tuesday 21 Wind fresh, weather fine. Read Bulwer's last novel the Parisians. Wednesday April 22 Day cloudy wind light. Overhaul scientific stores, read Victor Hugo's 93. Thursday April 23 Day cloudy with light winds. Friday April 24 Day overcast wind light. See an English cruiser a ram, probably the Repulse. Evening wind freshens a little Saturday Apr. 25 Day half cloudy, wind fresh. See a barkentine in P.M. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[image - outline landscape with annotations: NW by W 1/2 W and W 1/4 N]] [[image - drawing of landscape and mountain with annotations: NS and NNW]] Edgecumbe dd N mag