Tuesday, January 12, 1836

 

1836

January

Tuesday 12

9

12

No kiss.

Ann had not a good night ⸫ I had not –

Dressed her back – going on well – Ready at 10, at which hour, F 30° and snowy morning – The ground thinly covered with snow –

Breakfast at 10 10/.. to 10 55/.. then a little while with my father and Marian –

Out at 11 1/2 in the farmyard Robert Mann, covering the new paving with sand and 3 paviours setting the dunghill – Wood + 2 began shifting the water drift scale against the Allan Car gate – wheeled it down in front of the house nearish to the Cascade bridge – Mark Hepworth and one cart as yesterday, carting stuff from Whiskum quarry –

I some time there (at the quarry) then at the tail goit – some time with Joseph Mann, draining along the top of Pearson’s Riding – Then at the Lodge – With Wood again – At the Lower fish pond – In the farmyard – 3 out of 4 of the compartments of the dunghillstead done –

Frank carting engine ashes from Mr. Haigh’s mill with the bay horse in the shafts and the grey as leader, 1st time of trying these 2 horses together –

Came in at 5 10/.. – My feet wet and cold – Dressed – Dinner at 6 1/4 –

Mr. George Bates sent a man over with a letter referring me to Messers Waterhouse, Edwards etc. for proof of the goodness of his workmanship –

Coffee – Ann and I with my father and Marian between 7 and 8 when George got back from York – He and Jane arrived safe in York at 10 1/2 last night –

Kind note on 1/2 sheet letter from Mrs. Duffin in answer to mine.  The Norcliffes were at the Duffins’ last week – Going to Croft this week or next – New furnishing (very handsomely) their house in York – the Duffins ditto.  All the rest de mas connaiss.

Ann came upstairs to write to Mrs. Plowes, and I sat with my aunt in the drawing room from about 8 to 9 3/4, during which time read tonight’s paper – My aunt had a bad night last night but has been cheerful tonight –

Snowy, wintry morning till about 11 – afterwards fine day and evening.  F 31° now at 10 p.m. –

Had just written all the above of today –

 

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/18/0159 and SH:7/ML/E/18/0160

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