John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1815 June 16 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Putney: "I have made
some progress in my JOB, and hope to accomplish it in
time—but on Sunday I shall go to East Ham to see Mrs.
Whalley. . . . Spilsbury . . . urges me to make him a visit at his
cottage near Tintern Abbey, I ought to see another country
and this is a charming one—and a good opportunity. . . . I
need not decide for this week or ten days. . . . After I left you
& Mrs. B. on the common I walked gently on to Chelsea."
(JCC II, p. 141)
1815 June Letter from uncle David Pike Watts in London to J.C. in
prob. 16 London. (JCC IV, p. 42)
1815 June 17 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Putney: "I have sold
myself for the work that I am at present engaged in, which is
a large landscape in the background of a picture at Mr.
Dawe's. . . . I am enlisted into a party at East Ham tomorrow.
. . . I have given up all idea of Wales [Tintern Abbey]." (JCC
II, pp. 142-43)
1815 J.C. in London receives letter from Maria. (JCC II, p. 143)
ca. June 17
1815 June 18 Attends party at East Ham at sister Martha Whalley's home.
(JCC IV, p. 42)
1815 June 18 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria tentatively arranging a
meeting for the next day. (JCC II, p. 143)
1815 June 20 Farington records: "Constable called. He spoke of Sir Thomas
Bernard's recent marriage"; etc. (Farington XIII, pp. 4648-49;
see also JCC IV, p. 42)
1815 June 26 Farington records: "The King's Birth Day dinner was had in
the Council room today it being the first day after the close
of the Exhibition." Farington's seating chart shows J.C.
present. (Farington XIII, pp. 4655-56)
1815 June 28 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Putney: "I find there is
no end to my labours for Dawe. . . . He is very anxious to
engage me in other works...& he would have me promise to
do some other things for him & would even take a promise