| Description | [Reasons for William Withering not writing. His schoolteachers. Dr Withering in Lisbon. Riding on asses. The 'execution' of an effigy of Tom Paine in Birmingham last week.
Justice Carles badly in debt and all his possessions sold. Old Edward has died. Thomas now has his cottage. Argus [the dog] has been chained up to safeguard the lambs. The new horses have the grease. Mrs Short is unwell. There was a bad storm on the last visit to Greenbank. There is little social life; James Watt does not like to go out. Postal confusion with Miss Wyatt at another 'Heathfield']. |