John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1808 Sept 8 Letter from William R. Bigg in London to J.C. at East Bergholt:
"I enclose a letter which Betty brought me yesterday, she
said Lady Manners call'd the Day after you left Town, &
wanted a small Head copy'd, she at first thought of taking
your Direction, but afterwards declined it, as she did not wish
to bring you up, on purpose for so small a Business." (JCC IV,
pp. 244-45; see also p. 48)
1808 Sept Thomas Stothard calls on J.C. in London. (JCC IV, p. 241)
1808 Oct 19 Drawing of St. Mary-ad-Murum Church, Colchester. (JC: FDC,
p. 315)
1808 Nov 10 Wilkie records: "Went to the Academy, and saw Constable."
(JC: FDC, p. 315)
1808 Nov 25 Wilkie records: "Called and saw the sketches of Constable."
(JC: FDC, p. 315)
1808 Dec J.C. "may possibly have stayed on at Bergholt over
Christmas." (JCC I, p. 28)
1808 Doing some work for Lady Louisa Manners. (JCC IV, p. 48)
1809 Sends Windermere Lake, Borrowdale, and Keswick Lake to
beg. of year British Institution for exhibition. (JCC V, p. 8)
1809 Jan 12 Letter from mother in East Bergholt to J.C. in London. (JCC I,
p. 29)
1809 Jan 15 Dines with Dr. Thomas Monro in London. (JCC IV, p. 236)
1809 Jan 20 Wilkie records: "called on Constable." (JC: FDC, p. 315)
1809 Feb 9 Letter from Bishop Fisher in London to J.C. in London, inviting
J.C. to dinner. (JCC VI, p. 10)
1809 March 1 Meets with Henry Monro in London. (JCC IV, p. 236)
1809 March 4 Fragment of letter to J.C. in London from mother in East
Bergholt, postmarked 4 Mar, 1809: "dear John, how much do
I wish your profession proved more lucrative, when will the
time come that you realize!!!" (JCC I, p. 29)