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| Page 1 13tḥ August 1784 □□□ Friday Breakfasted wṭ Anna Maria - at 10 oClock dreſsd for yẹ day. at 11 Miſs Murray came she sat an hour with me - brought me a very polite in- vitation from her Aunts to come wṭ Mrṣ Delany & Ken Wood to dine there. shepleased me very much by telling me I was a great favourite with of her fathers (Lord Stormont. Mṛ Sandford came & She left me. he read to me whilst I work'd the debates in yẹ House of Lords yester- day Lord Stormonts speeches etc. etc. A Maria join'd us. he ask'd me to go & see yẹ Air Balloon at the Lyceum -- I agreed provided Miſs Clarke wḍ accompany us - A.M. was not well enough having a pain in her back. Miſs Clarke Consented & we set out - it was not a pleasant walk as we were obliged to walk through a part of yẹ Strand - & yẹ day very hot. However it was worth our walk & gratified my curiosity as I had not yet seen one of these curious Vehicles - the Balloon |
Page 2 is a perfect Sphere of abṭ 33 feet in Diameter & 102 feet in Circumference. it contains 18200 Cubic feet of inflammable Air & composed entirely of oil'd silk the Colors are Green & Red in parts thus□□□ [Here: drawing of balloon, with basket, oars and wings. Writing on drawing: [on balloon:] red green yẹ silk join'd by strong stitching [right hand side of balloon:] Oil silk cases or pipes Through wcḥ yẹ inflammable Air is convey'd by large bellows at yẹ end [left hand side, above upper oar:] yẹ Oars are net works wtḥ flaps of oil silk [left hand side of basket:] Gallery [right hand side, above wing:] Wings + [right hand side, below wing:] + are on each side & directed by yẹ persons in yẹ Gallery [left hand side, above lower oar:] 2 Loose Oars wcḥ are held [below lower oar:] in hand yẹ □□□ of yẹ wings & □□□ □□□ of yẹ oil'd silk ] |
Page 3 The Gallery contains one pair of Wings, wcḥ are raised high, & move horizontally, for yẹ purpose of in- creasing yẹ Motion it receives from yẹ Wind: also one pair of Oars, wcḥ will move vertically; & are meant to raise or depreſs yẹ Balloon at yẹ pleasure of Aerial Travellers. Mṛ Lunardi & an English Gentleman will ascend into yẹ Atmosphere. I saw a Genteel handsome looking Young Man who they told me was yẹ english Gentleman who was to go up. the King & Queen are to see This B: ascend. it is to be conveyed to Chelsea Hospital Garden from whence it is to □□□ be launched. Tickets are iſsued at yẹ Lyceum at 1 Guinea, ½ a G: & a Crown. entitling yẹ bearer to an admiſsion into yẹ Gardens of Chelsea Hospital on yẹ day yẹ Balloon is to be launched, & also to a sight of it before it leaves yẹ Lyceum.- we gave 1 Shilling a piece. |
Page 4 After having seen this curious Machine & been made very sick by the horrid Smell of it. I was rejoiced to breathe even yẹ Air of yẹ Strand. in coming home I went into two Shops buying a Morng. Gown & Threads etc. - Met Mṛ Jackson & Colḷ Stephens spoke to both (Colḷ S: is one of yẹ Prince of Wales's Equerries) he seem'd to stare at Mr S- & wonder who I was flirting with - we got home ¼ past 3 - Mṛ S- took his leave. I desired him to make my excuses for not waiting on MrṣDelany this Morng., & also to tell her as she was to have Company I wḍ not come to her in yẹ Afternoon, for I felt so exhausted with my walk that I was sure I should not be able to stir out. A:Maria & I sat together till dinner time - din'd comfortably at home. A.M. play'd two or 3 leſsons after dinner - we separated from 6 till 7. Miſs C's & I □□□met to tea - amused ourselves with writing - etc. at 8 o'Clock Mṛ Sandford came with Mrṣ Keenes Coach with full |
