John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1816 May 19 To East Bergholt for father's funeral of 20 May. (JCC I, p.
135)
1816 May 19 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to Maria in London: "I know
nothing to the contrary but I shall be in London again a few
days." (JCC II, p. 184)
1816 May 20 In East Bergholt for father's funeral. (JCC I, p. 135)
1816 May 21 Letter from Maria in London to J.C. in East Bergholt. (JCC II,
p. 185)
1816 May 22 Letter from the Rev. W. Wren Driffield in Feering to J.C. in
East Bergholt. (JCC I, p. 135)
1816 May 23 Drawing of the view across the valley [at East Bergholt] at
eight in the morning. (JCC I, p. 136)
1816 May 30 Farington records: "Constable called and informed me of the
death of his Father at 78 years of age wanting one day.—He
has left 3 sons and 3 daughters & has divided his property
equally amongst them leaving thereby to each abt. £200 per
anum.
"Constable wd. this day put his name down on the list of
Candidates for Associate vacancies. I told Him it was my
intention to propose to several of the Academicians to fill at
least 4 of the 5 Vancancies by electing such Artists as had
been sometime on the list and were of considerable standing
in years." (Farington XIV, p. 4844)
1816 late May To London. (JCC I, p. 136; see also JCC II, p. 185)
1816 May A Wood: Autumn exhibited at the Royal Academy, bought by
uncle David Pike Watts. (JCC I, p. 134)
1816 May Upon J.C.'s father's death, Abram takes on the family
business and is to distribute the profits among the other
children, yielding J.C. about two hundred pounds a year,
which by his own calculation, gives him about four hundred
pounds a year when added to his other incomes. (JCC II, pp.
185-86)