Monday, November 17, 1834

1834

November

Monday 17

9

11 25/..

No kiss. Fine morning, Fahrenheit 45° at 10, at which hour, breakfast –

Had Mr. Parker during breakfast –

Gave him instructions to let Mytholm farm by ticket on Wednesday 7 December, answer to be given the following Saturday – 31 daywork or thereabouts –

Ann objected to signing Mr. Hird’s lease till the exemption to the tenant from property tax was erased – Mr. Parker said it was customary to put this exemption in leases, and seemed not to understand the nature of the last property tax as to Landlord’s tax 10 per cent and tenants ditto 7 per cent on the rent – Then said it would only free the tenant from the landlord’s tax – Ann said that the act of Parliament would, of course, provide as before for property tax –

She mentioned Mr. Pollard’s hunting in Hunger-hill farm ground – Mr. Parker said an action would lie against him – She said, if he would write any apology, she would be satisfied – but did not give hope that she would be satisfied otherwise –

Sat talking to Ann over my letter from Mariana (Leamington) 3 pages and ends that came this morning – in the usual style

With the 2 painters who came today, 1st beginning of the blue room , –

With my aunt – dawdling about till 12 1/2 – Then out with Ann in the walk and in front of the house 1 1/4 hour –

Then with Ann at her luncheon and then with the painters and Charles and James Howarth and, from 4 1/2, with Mr. John Washington and Eastwood and Day who brought old ash root from Cliffhill – 2 tons weight – Baddish to get down to the foot of the road wall in front of the house – Gave them 2/. to drink –

Then loitering and dawdling about, in and out – dinner at 6 10/..

Played 3 hits, of which won 2 – Coffee – Read from page 249 to 387, Volume 2, Gützlaff – 20 minutes with my aunt till 10 10/.. –

Fine day – rather softish – Fahrenheit 48° now at 10 10/.. p.m.

My father and Marian in the open carriage called this morning at Cliffhill and the William Priestleys, the latter out –

Rubbed Ann’s back 18 minutes with camphored spirit of wine.


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/17/0110


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