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Tuesday Mar 6/60
Wrote to Williams & Havens of New London asking them to extend the time of their proposal in selling the "Rescue" - 10 Days from the 8th making the 18th the limit.
Called up to the Geographical Rooms - Mr. Fisk had left word for me to Telegraph to Capt. Buddington to come to N.Y. with his Esquimaux "Cudlargo" in [[?session]] to attend a special meeting of the Geographical Society Thursday Evening, at wh. time I am to deliver an address.
Said Despatch I wrote & carried to the Store of Cyrus W Field who had kindly offered to telegraph it to New London.
Took Capt Quayle to the office of Mr. Grinnell on Wall St.  There we went in Company with Mr. G. to the office of his son where a general conversation on the subject of the proposed Expedition was entered into.
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Wednesday Mar 7/60
Had interview with Capt. Quayle relative to taking command of the proposed expedition - Like a [[underlined]] true [[/underlined]] man he thinks himself not so well qualified as some others - "Sir [[?Isaac]]" thought himself but ^[[a]] child tho really he was one of the greatest men of his times. -  Capt. at length suggested Capt. Christopher B. Chapel of Norwich Ct as being really the most competent navigator in the Arctic ices of any man in this country - or any other he knew of.
He proposed that if Capt. C. would consent to accept the Command, & would volunteer his services in this philanthropic cause he would do the same as 1st officer under him - a proposition generous & full of the love for Man.
In the morning, 10 o'clock called at the Burling [[?slip]] office of Mr Grinnell as per appointment - After a consultation,, Mr G. Telegraphed to Capt Chapel at Norwich to come immediately to N.Y. - Mr. Cyrus W. Field telegraphed also to him that he might be present at the ^[[special]] meeting of the Am. G. Society to-morrow night - Mr. Field seems to take great interest in this