John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1796 Letter from J.C. at Edmonton to father at East Bergholt.
(JCC I, p. 12)
1797 Jan 16 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to J.T. Smith, mentioning
directions for etching, his recent work, a copy of Tempesta's
large Battle and two small oil paintings, The Chymist and The
Alchymist, and plans "to copy one of Rysdael's etchings."
(JCC II, pp. 8-9; see also JC: FDC p. 198)
1797 Jan Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to J.T. Smith, undated, but
prob. shortly probably written shortly after J.C.'s letter to Smith of 16
after 16 January, 1797. The lower half of the letter is filled with a
pen-and-ink sketch of the view looking north-east from one
of the windows at the back of Golding Constable's house at
East Bergholt, and is inscribed "View from my Window." (JC:
FDC, p. 293)
1797 Feb 21 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to J.T. Smith in Edmonton: "I
have begun the Church which I promised You." (JC: FDC, p.
294; see also JC: FDC, p. 293)
1797 March 23 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to J.T. Smith in London.
(JCC II, p. 10; see also JC: FDC, pp. 252, 294)
1797 April 4 Letter from J.C. In East Bergholt to N. Smith, father of J.T.
Smith, in London. (JC: FDC, pp. 36, 295)
1797 post-spring Probably soon after spring 1797, J.C. meets George Frost of
Ipswich. (JCC II, p. 37)
1797 May 7 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to J.T. Smith, mentioning
recent work, "another attempt at etching" and drawings of
cottages, and thanking him for "the little sketch after
Hobbima." (JCC II, pp. 11-12; see also JC: FDC, p. 201)
1797 Sept 29 Letter from J.T. Smith to J.C.'s mother in East Bergholt,
commending J.C. (JCC II, p. 13)
1797 Oct 2 Letter from J.C.'s mother in East Bergholt to J.T. Smith,
mentioning her anticipation of a visit by J.C. "in the course of
a week or ten days." (JCC II, pp. 13-14)
1797 With parents at East Bergholt, working as clerk in his father's
office. (JCC I, p. 13)