Dec. 17th.—I slept there for the first night.
March 28th.—The MSS. and astronomical books in general were removed out of the observatory above stairs and lodged in my brother’s library. This alteration proved to be an additional clog to my business (which besides was daily increasing on me) for I lost by this means my workroom and found it very difficult to keep the necessary order among the MSS. * * * * *
April 20th.—Moved from Windsor to a small house at Chalvy, rented from Mr. House, the wood-cutter.
June 9th.—My brother went to Bath; by the 25th he was returned.
July 1st.—Alexander came from Bath.
July 29th.—I went to Slough to take (along with Alex.) care of the house whilst my brother, with his family, were from home.
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February 20th.—The first time Mrs. Beckedorff’s[[21]] name being mentioned in my memorandums as having dined with her, and the whole party leaving the dining-room on the Princesses Augusta, Amelia, and the Duke of Cambridge coming in to see me.
March 2nd.—I went with Mrs. H. and Miss Baldwin to town on a visit to Dr. and Miss Wilson, and went with a party to F. Griesbach’s concert at the Opera House. The 4th we returned.