Thursday, February 28, 1833

1833

February

Thursday 28

6 35/..

11 35/..

Fine morning. F 48 1/2° inside at 7 and 42° outside at 9 20/..

Wrote and copied note and sent by John before breakfast (respecting having seen Mr. Carr yesterday) to Mr. Mitchell, Land Agent, Halifax’, saying I understood Mr. Carr would take a shilling a yard for the land and throw in the buildings, which I declined – Would not tell his (Mitchell’s) valuation, but said another person had valued the estate at £2,000; and asked if he (Carr) would take £2,500 –  Made no offer, saying I had put the matter into his (Mitchell’s) hands and that he had better see Mr. Carr again on the subject –

Dressed – from 8 25/.. to 9 20/.. Making conclusion of notes from Latrobe's Alpenstock Travels in Switzerland –

Breakfast at 9 1/2 with Marian – she mended my pelisse.  Talked of putting Eugénie into the hall chamber – Marian thought this the most reasonable plan I had ever mentioned for her here – and made no objection to my having Thomas Beech here –

10 minutes with my aunt.

My cousin come in very gently after breakfast.  Prepared.

Out at 11 3/4 with John planting the 20 hollies spared of yesterday in the East slope of the walk – Then sauntered about there and came in at 1 5/.. –

Skimming over Section 2, De la Beche’s Geology, to page 84 till 2 and then out with John –

Took Throp’s acorns – had Pickels, and began planting the Godley road embankment – It soon began to rain, yet I staid, and did not get home till 3 55/.. – Not exactly wet, but changed my things.

From 4 35/.. to 5 50/.., skimmed over from page 84 to 154, end of Section ii, De la Beche’s Geology – Cut open Lindley, Natural System of Botany –

Dinner at 6 10/.. Afterwards till 9 35/.. (had near an hour’s nap), read from page 155 to 181 (i.e. Section) De la Beche’s Geology and then went into the other room –

Came upstairs at 10 3/4, at which hour, F 46 1/2° -- Finish morning and day till after 2 – Then rainy afternoon and evening –


WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/16/0023

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