Wednesday, April 5, 1837

1837

April

Wednesday 5

8 1/4

1 1/4

No kiss. Washing.

Fahrenheit 46° in the sun at 9 35/.. and breakfast.  Ann read French –

Out at 10 1/2 with Robert Mann +3 at the new drain in the Sour Ing – Sam Booth came to his work in the afternoon 1st time since his accident last Thursday –

With Joseph Mann in the afternoon till 5, then with Robert + planting large thorns at the top west corner of the wheatfield-glen – Frank carting stone for Ingham +2 at the carriage court wall – John Day carting clay and stones for levelling up towards the 2 brook Ings near the meer and for the new drain – Masons again at the west tower and meer-drift clow –

Joseph Mann’s plan of avoiding letting of the upper bed dead water – to drive above from the present bottom of Engine pit (12 yards drop) to Listerwick pit –

Longish talk with John Oates this afternoon –

Came in at 6 1/2 – Dressed – Dinner at 7 – Coffee – Asleep on the sofa in Ann’s sitting room (north parlour) till 9 – Then read the newspaper.

Came upstairs at 10 1/2.  Wrote the above of today –

Fine day, Fahrenheit 28° now at 1050/.. p.m.


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/20/0043


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