John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

Fisher. . . . on Monday Fisher took me a magnificent ride to
Sherborne, a fine old town with a magnificent church. . . .
Lord Digby's is near. . . and in the Park is the ruin of the
Abbey. . . . I have done something from one of the old mills. .
. . I have done a little sketch of [Belim Fisher]. . . . do not
expect me for a day or two." (JCC II, pp. 286-87; see also
JCC VI, pp. 130-31)
1823 Sept 7 Letter from John Fisher in Gillingham to Mrs. Fisher: "We had
all of us a delicious walk beside a pretty stream on the left of
the Mere road on Friday evening. . . . Mr Constable painted."
(JCC VI, p. 131)
1823 Sept 7 Letter, postmarked London 8th September, presumably
written 7th September, from J.C. in Gillingham to Maria in
Hamstead: "I shall wait here 'till Wednesday. . . it will enable
me to make a little picture of this village rather more
compleat. It is for Fisher. . . this is to be paid for." (JCC II, p.
288; see also JCC VI, p. 131)
1823 Sept 10 According to letter from John Fisher to Mrs. Fisher, J.C. still
in Gillingham on 10 September. (JCC VI, p. 132)
1823 ca. Sept 14 Probably a day or two after 12 September, J.C. returns to
Hampstead from Gillingham. (JCC VI, p. 132; see also JC:
FDC, p. 146, where the date is given incorrectly as Sept. 10)
1823 Sept 24 Letter from Bishop Fisher in Salisbury to J.C.: "I wish you
would finish the small Picture of Salisbury as soon as may be.
. . . I wish to have your Picture finished & placed in the house
to surprize & to greet the Bride on her arrival in London."
(JCC VI, p. 132)
1823 Sept 30 Letter from J.C. in London to John Fisher: "I have just
recieved a letter from the Bishop to forward my small picture
of the Church. . . . When must it be ready? My Gillingham
studies give great satisfaction. . . . I have begun putting
Tinney's pictures compositions together, and I have several
pretty minor things to do but . . . next year I must work for
myself—and must have a large canvas. . . . I have been
mostly here [at Hampstead] by day—and have got all my
commissions on canvas." (JCC VI, pp. 132-33; see also JCC II,
p. 289, JCC IV, pp. 218, 245, 290-91 and JCD, p. 60)