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mann received a few lines which came open through France 

 to him, dated September 4, showing that a letter of August 

 15th had been lost, and that at Helsinfb'rs Dietrich had been 

 robbed of his pocketbook when under examination ; to this 

 accident we were indebted for knowing that he was got 

 home, as he was obliged to write for a duplicate bill of 

 exchange ; such letters were, though unsealed, allowed to 

 pass through France. 



1813. The three last months of the preceding year I 

 spent mostly in solitude at home, except when I was wanted 



to assist my brother at night or in his library. 



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Jan. 25th. Congratulatory letters arrived from Cam- 

 bridge on my nephew's having obtained the Senior 

 Wranglership. He was then contending for another prize, 

 which a few days after he also obtained, so that from the 

 time he entered the University till his leaving he had gained 

 all the first prizes without exception. 



March 5th. Miss S. White, with her maid Sally (one of 

 my nephew's nurses), came to be present at my nephew's 

 twenty-first birthday. 



March 7th and 8th. I joined the company who dined 

 there on this occasion, and I must not forget that my nephew 

 presented me with a very handsome necklace, which I after- 

 wards sent to my niece Groskopf, when a bride, and I being 



too old for wearing such ornaments. 



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March Ylih. My nephew went again to Cambridge to 

 offer himself as candidate for a fellowship, there being three 

 vacant, and at the conclusion of the examination he ob- 

 tained the first choice of the three. 



March 25th. I went to be with my brother. Mrs. 



