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" Wednesday, August 2nd, 181 5. Fine day. George 

 Pocock and myself walked to Cobham Fair. 



"Sunday, 13th. Walked to West Wood with Mr. 

 Hatchet and Co., who caught the purple hair streak 

 butterfly. 



" Tuesday, 22nd. A ship sailed to Botany Bay with 

 Anthony Daffy Swinton, proprietor of the Daffy's 

 elixir. He was the person who some years since 

 shot Mr. George Ormerod through the body, but did 

 not kill him. He now is sent away for being a con- 

 federate in stealing a watch. 



" Tuesday, 29th. Walked to Brompton and Strood 

 Fair with Betsey Pocock, and called on Mr. Hoar of 

 Brompton (who gave me a piece of the rock of Elba), 

 and drank tea with Mr. Wright, of Best Street, Chat- 

 ham. 



" Friday, September 1st. This day I first became 

 acquainted with Mr. Haviland of Sussex, who came into 

 my shop with his two sisters going out to settle in 

 Russia, on the borders of the Black Sea. In discourse 



