Notebook containing notes on various subjects including telescopic observations, deaths, American Universities, household tips, remedies for colds, sprains and watery eyes, mixtures for tooth powders and other cures, notes on visitors, lists of questions for prospective servants and tasks required, lists of tradesmen at Greenwich and in London, lists of Dr Maskelyne's silverware, lists of his assistants and the length of time they stayed at the Observatory (1786-1798), qualities required from an assistant, notes on prospective assistants recommended, and shopping lists.