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for York, 25 miles; $2.00. Near York overtaken by a storm of wind 

 and rain lasting half an hour. Reached York at 1.15 P. M. Dined. 

 Left York at 3 P. M. for Baltimore in cars. 59 miles $2.00. Reached 

 Baltimore about 7. Met by Robert Kirkland at depot. After seeing 

 Miss Zollikoffer home corner Fayette and Charles streets, went home 

 with him to his father's, 30 Light street. After supper went with 

 him to see Rev. John G. Morris, 31 the entomologist, with whom I 

 spent some time. 



Wednesday, 22 n . In morning went down to Mr. Kirkland's 

 country house and about town with Robert. Got a stick of Brazillite 

 wood from Mr. Montell. At five left for Washington in the cars; 

 39 miles, $2.50. Arrived at 7.30, and went to uncle Penrose's. All 

 well there. 



At Washington Baird renewed his acquaintance with 

 Titian R. Peale and J. K. Townsend and met J. D. 

 Dana, 32 of the Wilkes' Exploring Expedition, who had 

 recently returned. He gave much time to assisting the 

 latter, who was working at the Patent Office Museum 

 over his collection of Crustacea. He began to write up 

 his list of the birds of Cumberland County, enumerating 

 201 authenticated species. He visited Mr. Rich, the artist 

 of the exploring expedition, where he records seeing some 



31 John Gottlieb Morris, D.D., eminent entomologist and divine; 

 born at York, Pa., Nov. 14, 1803; died Oct. 10, 1895. He was an 

 early collaborator of the Smithsonian Institution, which published 

 for him among its early issues his volume on American Lepidoptera. 



32 James Dwight Dana was born at Utica, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1813; 

 married Henrietta Silliman, of New Haven, June 5, 1844. He 

 applied for service on the United States Exploring Expedition under 

 Wilkes, was appointed one of the scientific staff in January, 1838, 

 and served until 1842. The reports on Corals, Crustacea, and Geology 

 were prepared by him. He became Professor of Geology at Yale 

 University, and his manuals of Geology and Mineralogy are classics. 

 He died at New Haven, April 14, 1895, and was acknowledged one 

 of the foremost men of science America had produced. 



