Tuesday, December 15, 1835 (Partial Entry)

1835

December

1 5/.. then wrote note for her compliments to Mr. Musgrave and ask him to fix any day for coming to give her the sacrament as usual before Christmas – all join in compliments to and kind inquiries after Mrs. Musgrave –

Then wrote note to Whitley to order Vox Stellarum or Moore’s Almanack improved for my aunt – and the Almanach de Gotha and Court Calendar for 1836 for myself, and to be on the lookout for Beckmann and get the work for me (3 volumes octavo) as soon as he can –

Sent off George to Pyenest with inquiries after the family from Ann and ourselves and sent by him my note § to ‘the Reverend Charles Musgrave, Vicarage’ – and my note to ‘Messers Whitley and Booth, Booksellers,Halifax –

Out again at 1 3/4 at the tail goit near an hour and Lower fish pond till called in to Mr. Jubb about 3 – My aunt very poorly, the fluttering not relieved by the plentiful operation yesterday of the medicine – She cannot bear to speak – Mr. Jubb seems to agree with me that she is very poorly – Not likely to rally much or perhaps continue very long –

John the footman better – May be well in 2 or 3 days – Without the emetic and medicine yesterday, would have been ill in the fever – Sarah the kitchen maid went ill to bed this morning – Beginning in the fever – Is to have an emetic and 8 leeches and medicine as soon as possible – To be ready in an hour, and I sent off Frank in 1/2 hour to Mr. Jubb’s –

In and out till 4 1/2 p.m. – Then dressed –

Wrote letter to Messers Henry Bates and son about water wheel according to Mr. Harper’s programme of the estimate required, but find he had said nothing about pumps, so will wait to hear what Holt and Washington say tomorrow morning.

Ann wrote to Mr. West, the schoolmaster, to say Miss Walker is sorry and surprised to find the terms stated in her letter of the 9th instante mense so little satisfactory to him – and it not being her intention to offer him any other terms, she concludes her negotiation with him is at an end –

Had just written so far of today at 5 3/4 p.m. – Went with Ann for a minute or 2 to my aunt but she could not bear to speak to us – Sat talking till dinner at 6 40/.. – 10 minutes with my aunt till 7 55/.. – Then coffee – Then with my father and Marian, Ann and I, near 1/2 hour, and then I with Marian talking about the invalids in the house and about the railroad by Northgate – It seems Mr. Jubb told Marian she ought not to leave home even for a day or 2, my aunt so poorly –

Skimmed over tonight’s paper upstairs – then sat 25 minutes with my aunt till 10 1/4 – Never saw her so poorly – She could not bear to speak at all, and several times put her hands upon her chest as if she had great pain there – On asking her, she just said it was a fluttering up and down – She does not shew any sign of thinking herself in danger, but surely she cannot continue long if not better –

Fine soft day – Fahrenheit 40 1/2° now at 10 20/.. p.m. –

Kind Letter tonight (a 1/2 sheet full) from Lady Stuart de Rothesay franked by Lord Stuart de Rothesay from Highcliffe – Lady Stuart safe back at Whitehall – Ward, her butler, will probably leave her; wants to take advantage – to have board wages and eat at home with his wife – Lady S. de R- Stuart de Rothesay says I may have an opportunity of engaging him – No! No! Not under such circumstances --

 

§ Mrs. Lister presents her compliments to Mr. Musgrave and will be much obliged to him to be so good as fix any day before Xmas Christmas for administering the sacrament to her as usual – Mrs. Lister and the family join in compliments to and kind inquiries after Mrs. Musgrave – Shibden hall, Tuesday 15 December 1835

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/18/0145