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In the evening I took a sketch of the Cincinnati street bridges from Mr.
Smyth’s plan, which he has just drawn from notes and dimensions taken
during his late visit to the Miami Canal.

Aug 8th. I worked in the office nearly all the time in the forenoon; at
[p. 103] noon I received a letter from Darius,¹⁰⁹ and in the afternoon
I went to Louisville to Deliver the Engineers Reports &c. A man by
the name of [blank in MSS.] Davidson arrived here from Philadelphia.
He is to be president of the board of directors in the place of N.
Berthoud Esq. Resigned.¹¹⁰ Canvass White will be out within a few
days. I copied some notes from Tredgolds Railroads into my Book
which I keep for the purpose of receiving notes of all kinds relating to
internal improvement. [p. 104]

Saturday Aug. 9th. 1828. I done some work on the canal in the fore-
noon in the afternoon I commenced a plan of a gate for the workmen.

Aug 10. I stayed at home all day reading principally in the New York
canal laws &c.

Aug 11. I had some work to do on the canal in the forenoon and the
fore part of the afternoon. I made a bargain with Mr. Sayre for a box of
paints which he has of American manufacture. I give him my small
box and several plans. [p. 105] On Saturday, Not having had an opera-
tion on my bowels for some time I called on the Doctor for some medi-
cine: he gave me one drop of the oil of the fruity of the Croton Tiglian,
[note at bottom: Silliman’s Journal Vol. 14 p. 369] which soon opper-
ated as an emetic and some time after it had the desired effect.

Tuesday Aug 12th. What time was not spent on the canal was spent
in drawing plans for Mr. Sayre.

Aug 13th. There was but little work to do on the canal in the forenoon
and none in the afternoon. [p. 106] I was drawing plans of an aque-
duct, bridge &c For Mr. Sayre.

Thursday Aug 14th. I worked on the canal all the forenoon. Canvass
White Esq. arrived from Pennsylvania. In the afternoon I went to
Louisville to deliver a paper from Mr. Henry and as I returned I stopped
at the bridge to see the first corner stone of that beautiful structure laid
by Mr. Sayre.

Friday 15th. I done some work in the morning and then assisted in
making out the weekly report of the engineers. [p. 107] In the after-
noon I carried it up to the board of directors, saw Mr. C. White while
I was there.

Sat Aug 16th. I have done but little work on the canal today the time
being principally spent in reading and drawing plans for Mr. Sayre as