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left - About 84° in Reno -- PM went out to walk with the children -- Went to Lindsays short time -- Bed at 9 --

Monday May 17

Clear & very warm -- About 78 deg -- Work as usual -- Bed at 2 -- Rec'd from the agent Vol 2 of the Personal Memoirs of US Grant $5 per volume -- Recd today the [plageolet?] from the house of Sherman Clay & Co -- It was a beautiful little instrument but an octave too high -- Enclosed it back to S G & Co -- telling them send me what I want -- Also read letter from Geo F King & Merrell, enclosing 10 cts worth of pens as sample -- Also copy of NY Tribune Almanac I sent for -- Bed at 2:30 [phrase erased]

Tuesday May 18

Same -- 80 deg in shade as usual -- I slept till 11:30 AM -- [phrase erased] washed up dishes etc -- Bed at 2 -- worn out -- [Bowels not feeling right yet -- this phrase was erased]

Wednesday May 19

Another clear hot day -- 78° -- As usual [Diarrhea checked -- this phrase was erased] -- Mail about 3 hours late this morning, owing to a land and snow slide on

Le Page's Glue "Students Songs" "Electric B & O"
Bob Lindsay Wife

the CPRR -- West of the Summit -- Received the 10 ct box of Le Page's & liquid glue I sent for, also the book of "Students Songs" -- Also "Electric B & O" -- This completes receipt of all I sent for May 4th -- Bed 2 --