Monday, November 24, 1834

1834

November

Monday 24

7 3/4

1 1/4

No kiss.

Emptying out paper drawers to be painted – Breakfast at 9 3/4 after having had William Keighley with valuation of damages done by the hunters in Ann’s Holcans land = 16/. –

Had Washington – Brought plan of the Brookfoot valley etc. to be about £5 – I pointed out additions to be made that will add I know not how much – Said I would never consent to the proposed road coming out at Pump – From Washington’s rough measurement – one on the Hipperholme side the valley coming out into the Lower brea road at Mytholm would be 1/2 a mile round about –

Hinscliffe came about 11 and staid till about 2 –

Had Myers in the mean[time] about the plan he is publishing of the parish – made alteration the ground about Shibden so as to be as will be without garden in front or approach road except through the wood, etc.

In the long talk with Hinscliffe, learnt that he will do his best for me about the Wellroyde loose – Thinks my valuation of £10 per acre to charge for it to the Spiggs Company not too much § –

From his manner when I said I heard Mr. Rawson would now give my price for the coal (said he did not think Mr. Rawson himself had said so), impressed with the idea that he is tolerably in his confidence – And though I told him I spoke to him (Hinscliffe) in confidence, said nothing he might not repeat – Hinscliffe is in Rawson’s confidence –

He owned Rawson will lower his coal a penny a load on my opening my pit for sale (said I wanted nothing but what was fair – did not want to glut the market – but thought Rawson could not make his coal pay better at 8 pence than I could mine at 7 pence and I could last it out as long as he could – I had a good road for nothing and had only to take a corner of Greenwoods raff yard for a coal staith) –

And Rawson is probably anxious for Wilson’s coal works on his, Wilson’s, failing in them – Perhaps Rawson had advanced him money through the Alexanders – On my saying nobody was interested to buy these works but Stocks – Hinscliffe’s manner (Stocks would not give much – Could buy the whole farm for as little as he might give for the loose) put the Rawsons into my head – I must take the best care I can –

§ Hinscliffe told me as a profound secret that he pays for a loose in Shelf £20 per acre to the Low moor company I think and somebody else using the same loose also pays £20 per acre so that this loose makes £40 per annum.

With the 2 painters and Greenwood’s joiner putting up blue room closet wardrobe doors –

Off to meet Ann at 5 – She had gone to Cliff hill about 2, having finished copying the navigation report for me about 12 or 1 – Had written this morning from page 15 inclusive to the end, 28 pages – Met her at the end of the walk –

Siding – Dinner at 6 1/4 – Coffee – Had Marian some time – Some with my father and Marian till 9 – Then siding – A minute or 2 with my aunt at 10 1/4, and wrote the above of today till 10 3/4 –

Fine day, Fahrenheit 45° now at 10 3/4 p.m.

Packing till near 1 –

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/17/0113