July 22nd.—My brother with his family left Slough on a tour to Edinburgh and Glasgow. I went to his house till they returned, Sept. 18th.
Aug. 6th.—Dietrich came to Slough, and I left him to the care of Mrs. Cock, at my habitation. ***** ***** ***** *****
May llth.—I went to be with my brother; Mrs. H. went to town for a month.
June 1st.—Dietrich came to Slough, disengaged from all business in town to spend the last few weeks he was to be in England with us.
June 12th.—Mrs. H. returned from town, and I went home to look to the necessary preparations for Dietrich's precarious (sic) journey he was obliged to make through Sweden.
June 27th.—My eldest brother went to Oxford, came back the 30th, and Alexander arrived the same day from Bath.
July 8th.—Dietrich left us; Alex accompanied him to town.
July 14th.—Dietrich left Harwich, and at the end of the month we received a letter dated Gottenburg, July 18, and so far we knew that he was safe, but of receiving any further account we had not the least prospect, for all communication, with Hanover in particular, was cut off.
Sept.—Mrs. Goltermann came to see me, and took a bed at my cottage, I being left alone at my brother's house. The family were at Dawlish with Sir William Watson.
Oct. 5th.—My nephew left Slough for Cambridge, with intention of not returning till his studies were ended at the University. The latter end of September Mr. Golter-