10th Jun 1862- Lawrence (May?)
& masons at work on setting
also several tenders
worked all day –
I
11th Tested [M…?] boiler
to 85 lbs. – leaked a little
on top – in two seams –
Went into boiler + found
it scaled badly – old rivets
remained from the patching
several years ago –
Masons finished
Got the grates in
Worked 1 ½ days
12th– Started [fire?] about
8 P.M. Head to build
wood fire in blue to start
smoke up chimney –
worked 1 day 2 hours –
13th June Lawrence
Run [M…?] boiler enough
to dry the clay on top –
–
Packed lower head of heater
+ commenced attaching pipes
to it – worked all day-
14th– Got heater connected
+ let steam into it.
Got Wilders grates in +
water running in –
His boiler was not so dirty
as [M…?]
Left mill for house at 3 ¼
P.M. got started from Lawrence
about- 3 – 35 and in Lowell
5 minutes too late for train
Paid fare to Boston 75
Went to Old Harbor wharf
to Boston