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J.F. Colls's Journal
December
20th.
In J.B. to S.B., announcement
of a
Box of cuttings to
send by Mr. Bowring
to Havre for Sir
S.B. and from thence
to Montpellier
by land.
Took to Bowring's
a small bottle of
Muriat of Cobalt
for Sir S.B. and
returned to Mr
Bowring two
French Books he
lent J.B.
Came Mr Adam
Smith – choused J.B.
out of a Panopticon
for American Livingston.
21.
Took to Mr. Bowrings
to go through a Mr.
Murdoch in the
packet for Sir S.B.
1. Two Nos. of Hunts Life
2. Letter from Germany
for John Mill.
22.
Came a note from
de Colomb sent to Lawrences announcing
his return to
Town, and an opportunity
of sending by
the Spanish Messenger
to Madrid tomorrow
at 11 O'Clock at night.
22d.
Went to Mr. Lawrence
to ask him to furnish
J.B. in time to go
by Spanish Messenger
Mr. Adam on
Roads – promised.
R.D. dispatched
to Traveller office –
for Travellers –
brought them from
Decr. 1 to 22d.
Came from Lawrence
Mr Adam, but without
H. of Common's report.
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December
22d.
Took to M. de Colomb
at Spanish Ambassadors
to go to Mora by
Spanish Messenger
1. Mr Adam on Roads
2. Travellers from 1st Decr
to 22d.
3. Examiners of Decr. 10th
and 17th.
3. Account of Setters
sent to Mora from Mr.
Bentham, since the
three with Mr. Mora
acknowledges the receipt
of, beginning
beginning at Novr. 6,
and engg. at Novr. 21.
4. J.B. to Mora
Enclosed in an envelop to Don Antonio
Comas Madrid –
and took with them
note from J.B. to Colomb.
Brought the packet
back, the Messenger
having started.
23d.
R.D. sent with the
packet for Mora, to
Bowring, with note
from J. B. to beg him
to forward it to Madrid.
Came a note from
De Colomb, accepting
J.B's invitation to dinner
on Wednesday
next.
Mr. Lawrence to dine
here on Friday next.
26.
Took to Bowrings, some
cuttings.
Bowring to dinner.
Took home with him
Bickersteth's copy of
the art of packing –
return on Thursday.
Brought back Proposed
packet for Mr. Mora
together with his copies
of J.B's Span.
letters, with original.
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December
27.
M. de Colomb to dinner.
28.
R.D. sent to Colomb
with Columbus's egg a
print by Hogarth.
29.
Took to Martins,
Place's Draft for
£316.9 on Messrs. Hopkinsons
Regent St St. James – date Decr. 28th.
Paid it in on J.B's
acct.
Got from Bowring Bickersteth's
art of packing
took it to Lawrence's
and desired him to
bring it with him today.
Came a letter from
Blaquiere Rue des Moulin
23d. Decr. 1820.
Extract
"I rec&d.
30.
Took to Borwring Blaqs. to
J.B.
In today's Morn Chron
and yesterday's Traveller
instructive matter for
Spain.
1820
Jany. 2d.
R.D. sent to Places with
J.B's Draft for £10 – got
from him the last only remaing. Copy
of Church Cat.
3d.
Came in an envelope
from De Colomb Letter
from Mora unsealed date Madrid
Decr. 18.
Brot. by Moore
short letter from
Blaq. Rue des Moulin
Decr. 27.
By post BL to
J.B. 30 Decr. 1820.
By post two letters
S.B. to J.B. Montepellier
Decr 20 &
22?
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