Frederick [Smith's brother] still in town. Account of his time in London: visited Westminster Abbey; dined with [William Fitt] Drake at [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert's; tiring Audit and Council meetings [at Linnean Society]; Linnean Society anniversary meeting; a wish expressed for a bust of Smith to be made by [Francis Leggatt] Chantrey [(1781-1841), sculptor], as companion to the one of Sir Joseph Banks; only 49 present at the dinner, compared to 70 last year, held in the Free Masons' tavern; Bishop [of Carlisle, Samuel Goodenough] and [Edward] Rudge informed him that the agricultural distress "is in a great measure imaginary"; visit to the British gallery with the Drake and Harriet [Drake's wife?]; went to Royal Institution, is not lecturing this year, but finds they are much called for, may lecture next year, London Institution have also asked him to lecture; visited the Miss Blackwells and assumed they were grave on account of [Thomas William] Coke's marriage but was in fact sudden death of Duchess of Grafton; visits to Lord Stanley, Lady Anson, Lady Scott wife of Sir Claude Scott, Duke of Norfolk, Lady Petre, and Lady Hervé and Miss Caton. Meeting with Coke and Lady Anne, his new wife; alterations at Holkham. Visits to R Kindersley [Smith's cousin]; Lord Stafford's pictures; Lady Banks; [James] Sowerby; the Munros; Major and Mrs Sandham. Plans to visit Sir Thomas Cullum in Bury, [Suffolk]. His feverish and pulmonary symptoms all gone. Harriet admitted a fellow of the Linnean Society in form. Saw [Dawson] Turner at anniversary meeting. Mr Crabbe received £3000 from Murray for copyright to his poems.

Puzzled to understand how Smith has made Harriet [Drake, William Drake's wife] FLS. Her aunt [with whom she is staying] looking well; changes to the garden; saw ruined church at Covehill and another at Southwould in good repair; bought china, description and small sketch; local prices for agricultural produce, the present state is "ruinous", other agricultural distresses; her findings from researching the Sidney family.

Glad neither Pleasance or sister-in-law suffered by the accident [unspecified]. Their journey to Holkham [home of Thomas William Coke]. Plans for Pleasance to join them at Holkham in October, following his lectures in Birmingham. Duke of Sussex [Prince Augustus Frederick (1773-1843)] and [William] Roscoe also to visit. Lists current guests. A game of "long shilling". Shall be cautious when eating fruits. Reading "Voice from St Helena".

Hopes Frederick [Smith's brother] will be careful whilst staying in their house. His accommodation arrangements for his time in Birmingham. Arrangements for their going to Holkham [Hall, Norfolk, home of Thomas William Coke]. Will not think ill of Lord A. His lectures "very fully & genteelly attended" and he receives "much attention & commendation", there are Cambridge men who also approve highly. His health good except for a feverish catarrh, and escaped all visits under pretence of health. His visit to Edgbaston Hall, now occupied by Dr Edward Johnstone. Sorry to hear of riots near Pleasance.

Staying at Mr Lee's at Edgbaston: his and Dr Johnstone's families and homes. His seventh lecture this evening. Arrangements for their visit to Holkham [Hall, Norfolk, home of Thomas William Coke]. Bought cutlery.

[Letter incomplete: folio[s] presumed destroyed]

Exhilarated by the very full audiences at his lectures, which finish on Saturday. People he has stayed with. Details of his intended return journey. Enquired after pumps; his findings. Received no letters or plants from Lord Mountnorris [George Annesley]. His efforts to reconciliate Miss Coke and her father [Thomas William Coke]; conflicts in that family.

His journey to Holkham [home of Thomas William Coke]. Lists the guests, including the Duke of Sussex [Prince Augustus Frederick (1773-1843)]. The Fens in high beauty, with trees still in leaf. Transcribes epitaph Edward Richards, "an ideot", in Edgbaston churchyard, [near Birmingham, Warwickshire], in danger of entire destruction.