CHAP, iv.] Extracts from Diary. 119 



July 22/icL 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. 



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May 11th. 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 12t/i. 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 Sth. Dietrich left us ; Alex accompanied him to 

 town. 



July 14t/i. 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 communica- 

 tion, 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. Goiter- 



