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"Thursday, llth. Three gentlemen going to Brussels 

 called one, a mineralogist, bought some minerals. 

 Employed in printing about a prepared wheaten food 

 for infants, by Jas. Hards of Dartford. 



" Friday, 12th. A young gentleman of the nam'e of 

 Fletcher (a student in medicine, and nephew, so 

 he said, to Mrs. Graham, who wrote a pleasing and 

 learned account of the East Indies) called in my shop, 

 and informed me he was going to St. Petersburg, and 

 the interior of Russia, to travel for some years, and 

 would think of and write to me on natural history, &c. 

 By him I sent my compliments to Mr. Etter, minera- 

 logist to the Emperor of Russia. He said he promised 

 Mr. Brooks of Blenheim Street to collect for him. 



" Monday, 15th. Paid Mr. Wilson his bill of 5s, 6d. 

 In the afternoon a rowing match for a skiff of 101. value, 

 given by the players ; and it was won by a waterman 

 named Dixon. In the afternoon walked to Dartford : 

 called on Mr. Nottley and Mr. Brewer. Found Mrs. 

 Nottley died of the same complaint as Mrs. Pocock, 

 and that Mr. Beaumont, surgeon, of Gravesend, pre- 

 dicted the death of both (a judgment which is sufficient 

 to establish the reputation of Mr. Beaumont). Came 

 home in a return chaise, wherein was a Mr. Knell of 

 Cuxton, a wheeler and carpenter, who informed me 

 he had lately, by command of the parish, buried (or put 

 under-ground) Miss Coosens who had lain above-ground 

 in the church ; the particulars of which, with her family, 

 may be seen in the ' History of Gravesend/ No rain 

 to-day, although it was St. Swithin's Day ; but great 

 show of it. 



' ( Tuesday, 1 6th. Yesterday, in my walk to Dartford, 

 saw the first wheat began to be reaped, and also beans, 



