Box 1

These materials appeared in part II of this work, published in 1813. Most of the conversations are between Thady and Martin.

The dialogues are Tim and Jem, Lady Seraphina and Lady Charlotte, a parish priest and Darby, and Mr. Austen and Mr. Denby. Most appear in Cottage Dialogues.

This appears at the end of Cottage Dialogues.

Contents include, The Children in the Boat, The Dumb Boy, Filial Sensibility, The Beggar, The Bird’s Nest, The Paper Kite, The Lie, The Cap on Fire, Early Benevolence, The Little Churn, The Old Man, The Halfpenny, Bathing. Some of these appear in the published work, others do not.

This manuscript begins similarly to the published version, but that has a poem in place of prose in this version. Likely much of this manuscript is unpublished. There is also an index for three volumes; the initial published version was two volumes.

This translation, from the 15th century Latin version of Maffaeus, was published in the 1808 Poems. This manuscript begins with line 4 and continues to the end of the book. There are three penciled lines on Burke on the last page, likely in a different hand.

Most of this manuscript is not in dialogue form, but discusses Biblical history and the Old and New Testaments. It does not appear to be part of any published work.

Contents include notes for a dialogue on starch, issues of poor potato harvest and saving food, establishing a school on the Lancastrian plan, how to spend money intended for the poor, and establishing a dispensary. There are also letters about the dispensary and medicine, including one about vaccination for smallpox, signed JD or John David. These do not appear to be part of a published work.