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Frederic Madden's Journal, 1826
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The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
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Weather in 1826
Madden does not always record his impressions of the weather, but we have extracted the relevant text here for ease of reference. DateLocationDescription1 JanuaryLondonMiserable, wet dirty day.8 Ja…
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January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Monday 23d. At Musm. Contd. Tib. A.8. Mr P. there & gave me a cheque for 90. 14. 0.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Monday 23d. At Musm. Contd. Tib. A.8. Mr P. there & gave me a cheque for 90. 14. 0.
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#OTD Sunday 22d. Foggy day, & did not go out. —
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January 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
#OTD Sunday 22d. Foggy day, & did not go out. —
#OTD Saturday 21st. Dull day. At the Musm. with Mr. Petrie from 11. till 4. Read over a part of Stow's transcript of Hide abbey Book. In Ev'g. cont'd Var. Not. Sueton.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:01 AM
#OTD Saturday 21st. Dull day. At the Musm. with Mr. Petrie from 11. till 4. Read over a part of Stow's transcript of Hide abbey Book. In Ev'g. cont'd Var. Not. Sueton.
#OTD Friday 20th. Thaw all day, & frost disappeared. At Musm. Copied Tib. A. VIII. At seven oC. in the evening went down in the stage to Kensington, & met my brother at Mrs Bunce’s, to go to a dance at a Miss Smith’s in Edward’s Square or Terrace. ...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
#OTD Friday 20th. Thaw all day, & frost disappeared. At Musm. Copied Tib. A. VIII. At seven oC. in the evening went down in the stage to Kensington, & met my brother at Mrs Bunce’s, to go to a dance at a Miss Smith’s in Edward’s Square or Terrace. ...
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#OTD Thursday 19th. Mr. Petrie at the Musm. We finished readg the Ms. Soc. Antiq. No. 60. Mr P. then spoke relative to the ratio ^charge of my transcription, & we agreed to
consider a page as equal to 3 folios = 15d.) Bene! ...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
#OTD Thursday 19th. Mr. Petrie at the Musm. We finished readg the Ms. Soc. Antiq. No. 60. Mr P. then spoke relative to the ratio ^charge of my transcription, & we agreed to
consider a page as equal to 3 folios = 15d.) Bene! ...
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Wednesday. 18th. At Musm. Began copying Tib. A. VIII. “Liber fratris Joh. Capgrave,” &c. a work in three books, treat'g of illustrious persons who have borne the name of Henry.* ...
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January 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Wednesday. 18th. At Musm. Began copying Tib. A. VIII. “Liber fratris Joh. Capgrave,” &c. a work in three books, treat'g of illustrious persons who have borne the name of Henry.* ...
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#OTD Tuesday 17th. At Musm. Copied “Les Souffrances de William Longespee“,+ from Jul. A. V. in Norman Fr. Alexandrines. Some curious English verses+ precede it, worth transcribing. In this Ms. is also a fine copy of Peter Langtoft’s Chronicle in two parts ...
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17 January
Tuesday 17.th At Musm. Copied “Les Souffrances de William Longespee”,+ from Jul. A. V. in Norman Fr. ######Alexandrines #### ##### Some curious English …
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January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
#OTD Tuesday 17th. At Musm. Copied “Les Souffrances de William Longespee“,+ from Jul. A. V. in Norman Fr. Alexandrines. Some curious English verses+ precede it, worth transcribing. In this Ms. is also a fine copy of Peter Langtoft’s Chronicle in two parts ...
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#OTD Monday 16th. Dreadfully cold. Walked up to town, & got to the Musm. by 1/2 past 10. A thick fog came on shortly afterwards, so that we could with difficulty see to write. I copied a fragment of a curious piece “De obsidione Castri de Bedfordia, ...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
#OTD Monday 16th. Dreadfully cold. Walked up to town, & got to the Musm. by 1/2 past 10. A thick fog came on shortly afterwards, so that we could with difficulty see to write. I copied a fragment of a curious piece “De obsidione Castri de Bedfordia, ...
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#OTD Sunday 15th. Very fine day, but excessively cold. Mr Mitchell from Bath called on me, & brought a few lines from Lewis. He invited me to dine with him on Thursday next at his sister’s. Afterwards Messrs Urwin & Paynter called. ...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
#OTD Sunday 15th. Very fine day, but excessively cold. Mr Mitchell from Bath called on me, & brought a few lines from Lewis. He invited me to dine with him on Thursday next at his sister’s. Afterwards Messrs Urwin & Paynter called. ...
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#OTD Saturday 14th. Varior. notes all the morn'g. It has been a very hard frost for these three or four last days, & the Canals are frozen over. At 4 oC. went to my brother, & promised to go
down to Fulham tomorrow.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
#OTD Saturday 14th. Varior. notes all the morn'g. It has been a very hard frost for these three or four last days, & the Canals are frozen over. At 4 oC. went to my brother, & promised to go
down to Fulham tomorrow.
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down to Fulham tomorrow.
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#OTD Friday 13th. At Musm. Finished the Ramsey charters.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
#OTD Friday 13th. At Musm. Finished the Ramsey charters.
#OTD Thursday 12th. Hard frost still, & infernally cold. At Musm. Finished the Chertsey charters, & began to copy some from a Ramsey Charty. Vesp. E. II. written temp. Edw. I & II.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
#OTD Thursday 12th. Hard frost still, & infernally cold. At Musm. Finished the Chertsey charters, & began to copy some from a Ramsey Charty. Vesp. E. II. written temp. Edw. I & II.
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Wednesday 11th. At Musm. Finished Cleop. A. XVI. These annals ^are the composition of three several writers. From 1299 to 1325, by Robert de Redyng, monk of Westmr. who gives an account of the death of Aymer de Valence ^Earl of Pembroke ... #OTD #MedievalSky
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January 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Wednesday 11th. At Musm. Finished Cleop. A. XVI. These annals ^are the composition of three several writers. From 1299 to 1325, by Robert de Redyng, monk of Westmr. who gives an account of the death of Aymer de Valence ^Earl of Pembroke ... #OTD #MedievalSky
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#OTD Tuesday 10th. At Musm. Do. Received an answer from Mr Whyte, who appears ^to be very well satisfied with what I have done for him, & in acknowledgement sent me a 10 £ note. As I did not expect a shilling, this was a complete Godsend! ...
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January 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
#OTD Tuesday 10th. At Musm. Do. Received an answer from Mr Whyte, who appears ^to be very well satisfied with what I have done for him, & in acknowledgement sent me a 10 £ note. As I did not expect a shilling, this was a complete Godsend! ...
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#OTD Monday 9th. Walked up from Fulham with Henry. Still hard frost. At Musm. Contd Cleop. In Ev'g. Var. notes to Suetonius
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9 January
Monday 9th. Walked up from Fulham with Henry. Still hard frost. At Musm. Contd Cleop. In Ev~g. Var. notes to Suetonius << 8 January 10 January >>
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January 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
#OTD Monday 9th. Walked up from Fulham with Henry. Still hard frost. At Musm. Contd Cleop. In Ev'g. Var. notes to Suetonius
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#OTD Sunday 8th. Began the correctn. of the Variorum notes of Suetonius. At 3 oC. walked down to Fulham. It was a bitter cold day, & hard frost.
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8 January
Sunday 8th. Began the correctn. of the Variorum notes of Suetonius. At 3 oC. walked down to Fulham. It was a bitter cold day, & hard frost. << 7 January 9 January >>
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January 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
#OTD Sunday 8th. Began the correctn. of the Variorum notes of Suetonius. At 3 oC. walked down to Fulham. It was a bitter cold day, & hard frost.
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#OTD Saturday 7th. I received a letter some few days since from Mr Wm Roscoe, #####, desiring me to write to him, & stating it would be impossible for him to meet me at Mr Coke‘s so early as I could wish. ... 👇(full entry)
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7 January
Saturday 7th. I received a letter some few days since from Mr ^Wm Roscoe, #####, desiring me to write to him, & stating it would be impossible for him to meet me at Mr Coke’s so early as …
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January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
#OTD Saturday 7th. I received a letter some few days since from Mr Wm Roscoe, #####, desiring me to write to him, & stating it would be impossible for him to meet me at Mr Coke‘s so early as I could wish. ... 👇(full entry)
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Probably the shortest entry for 1826. #OTD
Friday 6th. Do________________________ Do__________________.
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6 January
Friday 6th. Do________________________ Do__________________. << 5 January 7 January >>
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January 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Probably the shortest entry for 1826. #OTD
Friday 6th. Do________________________ Do__________________.
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Friday 6th. Do________________________ Do__________________.
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5 January
Thursday 5th. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. In Ev’g. Hroswitha. << 4 January 6 January >>
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January 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
#OTD Wednesday 4th. At 11 oC. was at Lord Anglesey‘s, where Mr P. met me, & the MS. being given to us by a Mr Bear — his Lordship’s maître des affaires, we proceeded to collate part of it ...
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The MS is now Staffordshire History Centre, D603/A/ADD
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The MS is now Staffordshire History Centre, D603/A/ADD
January 4, 2026 at 10:37 AM
#OTD Wednesday 4th. At 11 oC. was at Lord Anglesey‘s, where Mr P. met me, & the MS. being given to us by a Mr Bear — his Lordship’s maître des affaires, we proceeded to collate part of it ...
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The MS is now Staffordshire History Centre, D603/A/ADD
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The MS is now Staffordshire History Centre, D603/A/ADD
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Tuesday 3d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. In the evening went on with my ####### Analysis of Hroswitha for Mr Whyte.
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Tuesday 3d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. In the evening went on with my ####### Analysis of Hroswitha for Mr Whyte.
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3 January
Tuesday 3d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. In the evening went on with my ####### Analysis of Hroswitha for Mr Whyte. << 2 January 4 January >>
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January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Tuesday 3d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. In the evening went on with my ####### Analysis of Hroswitha for Mr Whyte.
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Tuesday 3d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. In the evening went on with my ####### Analysis of Hroswitha for Mr Whyte.
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Monday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. Mr Petrie there, who desired me to meet him at the Marquis of Anglesey’s house on Wednesday morn'g for the purpose of copying the charters from the Register of Burton abbey, in possession of his Lordship. #OTD
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2 January
Monday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. Mr Petrie there, who desired me to meet him at the Marquis of Anglesey’s house on Wednesday morn~g for the purpose of copying the charters from the Re…
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January 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Monday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. Mr Petrie there, who desired me to meet him at the Marquis of Anglesey’s house on Wednesday morn'g for the purpose of copying the charters from the Register of Burton abbey, in possession of his Lordship. #OTD
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Monday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. Mr Petrie there, who desired me to meet him at the Marquis of Anglesey’s house on Wednesday morn'g for the purpose of copying the charters from the Register of Burton abbey, in possession of his Lordship. #OTD
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2 January
Monday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. Mr Petrie there, who desired me to meet him at the Marquis of Anglesey’s house on Wednesday morn~g for the purpose of copying the charters from the Re…
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January 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Monday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Cleop. A. 16. Mr Petrie there, who desired me to meet him at the Marquis of Anglesey’s house on Wednesday morn'g for the purpose of copying the charters from the Register of Burton abbey, in possession of his Lordship. #OTD
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