A diary describing Richard Neville Aldworth Neville’s travels in France and Switzerland with his children Dick and Fanny. In the diary, he provides a detailed description of a meeting with Voltaire on 4 July 1772, and an account of Voltaire’s opinions of literature and politics. An account of this meeting was printed in the Gentleman’s Magazine. This is available for comparison at: Essex Record Office, D/Dby Z19.