Monday, September 21, 1835

1835

September

Monday 21

7 1/4

11 50/..

No kiss.

Sent off George with my note written last night to ‘Messers Parker and Adam, solicitors, Halifax’ and with my letter also written last night to ‘Messers Rundell and Bridge, Ludgate hill, London, postage paid’ – 

Very fine morning, F 57° at 8, at which hour went out –

Had Charles Howarth – Out an 1/2 hour in the new farmyard and about – With Booth explaining about backing up Adney bridge etc. – Borrowed a light cart of Mark Hepworth and one of his horses instead of Ruthin, so that the old mare with this help could get us out the remainder of the clay from the new farmyard dunghillstead –

Had Mr. Husband – Breakfast at 9 in about 1/2 hour – Then till 10 20/.., at accounts – Settled with George etc. – Then out again – Gave directions to Mark Hepworth about the carting stuff from Northgate – In the new farmyard etc. 

Took leave of my aunt and father – Dressed, and ready at 2 – Ann and I off to York at 2 1/2 – Stopt a minute or 2 in Leeds at Yates’s Commercial street about the lamp glasses – 5 minutes at the 1/2 way house (Fox) between Lees and Tadcaster, and alighted at the George Inn York  at 9 3/4 – Tea – I lay sleeping on the sofa while Ann was busy reading old wills till 10 50/.. –

Fine day – F 64 1/2 in our bedroom at 11 1/2 p.m.  –


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/18/0100

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