Washington - Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. [Wednesday] MAY 4, 1910  Wea. [Weather]
Partly cloudy
Left Washington at 7.30 A.M. by
Colonial Ex. reaching Boston at 8.20 &
Cambridge at 9 P.M. Vegetation along
road has changed but little in past week
Shad bush, apple, peach, pear & cherry trees
still in bloom in Conn. [Connecticut] Rather abrupt
line of demarkation about at New York.
  Saw two Sparrow Hawks in Conn,
a pair of Black Ducks circling over
the big swamp between Kingston &
Westerly R.R. an Osprey near New London
The bird concerts at morning & evening
in the ravine just below the "Ontario"
have given me great pleasure. The
chief performers have been Cardinals,
Carolina Wrens, Wood Thrushes, Tufted
Tits, Yellow Warblers, Redstarts, a White eye [white-eyed vireo]
a Yellow thr. Vireo [yellow-throated vireo], a Thrasher, a House
Wren & a Meadow Lark.
Cambridge - Boston
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. [Thursday] MAY 5, 1910 Wea. [Weather]
Agreement with Estabrook Dull.
Cloudy with frequent showers. Very cool
  To Boston at 11 A.M. Lunched
with Arthur Estabrook & had a long talk 
talk with him about the Trustee mix-up, He had
consulted Moorfield Storey who had
seen Judge Harmon and through him
obtained from Bassett consent to resign his
 position as Trustee on payment of $10,200.00
Also he had seen Judge Mackintire who
has agreed to appoint Sted Buttrick [Stedman Buttrick] if
Bassett retires & no one else objects.
Arthur proposed to pay Bassett at once with
his personal cheque & to recoup himself in part
as follows: By saving money from Trustees [?].
Thus I might draw $2,000. annually & Buttrick
1000. making 3000, instead of $7800 as in past
years. This would yield 9600 in 2 years, during 
which Arthur is to have nothing for his services.
At the end of this time he is apt to make a 
new arrangement. Arthur will also reduce
our office rent for the 2 years. I finally
agreed to all this & Arthur drew his 
cheque & sent it to Mr. Storey. The fact
that the plan was approved by the latter & 
by Judge Harmon assured me of its probity
Came out at 3 P.M. & wrote letters.