Compared with earlier months, the entries for September are short, coming in at just under 1800 words. This is partly a result of the illness that prevented Madden for writing for the last ten days of the month, but even before that many of the entries were brief, presumably as a result of the demands of his work at the British Museum.

Thursday. 14th. Slept at Mr Harding’s, & at 9 oC. Bliss & his wife, child, & servant, Harding & myself returned to town. Bliss goes back to Oxford tomorrow. I heard from Hardi…

Madden spent August in London, walking out to see his uncle at Fulham three times. He spent most of his days in the British Museum, dining in Rupert Street and spending fine evenings in Green Park. He attended lectures at the Royal Institution, and spent many evenings at the recently established Western Institution. WC1B 3DG, London, England Rupert Street, London W1D, England…

Friday Sept. 1st. At Musm. from ½ past 9 till 4. Finished at last, the 2d. division of the titles relative to Great Britain. They now are placed under their diff. countries, – topographical, –civil…

Thursday 31.st. Henry ^left town #### this morn’g. ########for Lockinge where he is to meet Weyland Powell, & shoot with him. He/may then, probably, go on to my Aunt’s at Beech Hous…

Friday 25th. At Mus. f’m ½ past 9 till 5. Up stairs two hours, & finished the ^Alcuin letters for Mr Petrie so far as they are legible. The rest must be left to Sir H. Davy. Mr Forshall t…

Tuesday 22nd. Do. ____________________ till 4. and 9 ###hours up stairs copying for Mr P. from Tib. A. 15. ^(alcuin’s letters) Finished my paper ^on Babio for Mr Whyte, & shall send it fo…

Saturday 19th. Lovely day. At Musm. from ½ past 9. till 4. Dined by myself, & then went to the Western Institn & read the Retrospective Review for August. The life of Monk by Dr. Thos. Gumb…

Wednesday 16.th At Musm. from ½ past 9. till 4. On my return home ^I was agreeably surprised to find a letter from Brighton, but from Miss H. as usual. She says her sister dares not write – & s…

Monday 14.th Returned to town at 9oC. & arrived at the Museum ¼ past ten. Stayed till 5 oC. Mr Petrie was there and I was engaged with him 4½ hours. He mentioned the subject of Havelock, & …