Benefits of literacy
Visit of Isabella [Grote], encourages Alice to settle into her new surroundings.
Engaged to be married: Bremen.
George’s debts: Bath
Account of a holiday in Italy: Rome,
Settled in Neuchâtel; its recent history.
Purchase of Deansbiggin, legacies due to John Bickersteth when he comes of age, Rees' Cyclopedia, "new and very ignorant servants": Kirkby Lonsdale
Religion at a low ebb in Cape Town, there are few servants that are not slaves, the governor's proposals that all children should receive education from the age of 6 to 12 received much opposition, a local chaplain has requested that a mission be set up, visit to the Moravians at Groenenkloef: Cape Town.
Report of the death of Robert Mayor
Isabella Grote recovered, wishes to buy greyhounds: Futihpoor
Printing of sale particulars for John Mayor, Jane Mayor's faith: Haymarket
Description of Samuel Lambrick, Henry Bickersteth wants Robert and Lambrick to go to Ceylon, meeting with a converted Russian general, preached in London: Church Missionary House
Daily list of books read, kept from 16 Oct. 1817 - 16 Dec. 1817. With a note in the first entry explaining that he has "found it extremely convenient to keep a waste book of my reading &c. Artificers who work in gold have a vessel to receive all the filings that fall from their work - but I am not a gold worker - This is rather a bag to receive all old rags, scraps & remnants."
RIM will not be attending the BAAS meeting at Cambridge for various reasons, but mainly because of Adam Sedgwick's dislike of him: 'If I did not feel that he had irresolvably made up his mind to be alienated from me, I would still make every effort in my power to win back his friendship. For a long time and even during our gelogical disputes about nomenclature, he declared that they never could or should interupt our friendship and I am at a loss to know why in the last years he has become so morose and unforgiving' [see Adam Sedgwick to Everina Affleck, 25 September 1862].
Congratulations on election as Regius Professor of Greek, he can concentrate on his Latin composition, J Waddington has gone to Trinidad as a private soldier
Astley family finances, family business