1 July

Saturday ##July. 1st. At nine oC. started from Oxford by one of the Star

Coaches, which I preferred, on account of its taking me to

the Oxford ^Street Hotel. It was a very warm day, & the roads very dusty

added to which, the Coach was unusually loaded, so that I did

not alight at the Boar & Castle till near five oC. My first

object was to proceed to No 106. Gt. Russell St. & secure a Room

for my things, but as I intended to go to Fulham, I left word

I shd. not sleep there till Monday night. The Rooms I

had intended to take are at present occupied by a Lady,

who leaves them on Wedny next, so that I must sleep at

present wherever ## Mrs McLallan chooses to put me.

After getting my trunks safely deposited, I went to my brother‘s

lodgings, but found he was out, & did not intend to return till

Monday. On the chance therefore of finding my Uncle #at

Fulham I placed myself on a Coach, & was lucky enough

to find him & Henry together in the garden at Colehill.

### It appears, that Lewis has been elected to the

office of M.C. at Tunbridge Wells, & came up to town the other

day for the purpose of proceedg thither. I wish to God he

could get something more reputable, for this damnable

MC. causes me many mortifications.

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