Saturday, November 22, 1834

1834

November

Saturday 22

7 3/4

12

No kiss.  Ready in 50 minutes.  Darkish, soft, damp morning, Fahrenheit 41 1/2 ° at 8 25/.. a.m.

Breakfast at 9.  Had William Keighley just before breakfast – Ann gave him a note to Heblett to tell the latter to shew him (William Keighley) the damage done (for the purpose of valuing it) to Holcan wood –

Very civil note from Mr. Bradley the architect, to fix the 16th of next month for coming here and bringing his plan – Himself and all his family sick – Children in the scarlet fever –

Read a little of the newspaper – The Duke of Wellington to be premier –

Had Washington – Settled with him for all done at Whiskum cottage and Yew Trees etc. – Greenwood’s men brought the wash-stand for the north chamber –

About 3 or after, down the old bank to Mr. Parker’s office – while Mr. Adam was sent for, went to Greenwood’s and ordered servants drawers for Oddy – Then back to Mr. Parker’s – Saw Mr. Adam and paid him the £200 borrowed 20 October last – Gave me copy of note written to Mr. Jeremiah Dyson as master of the hunt – He had been at the office this morning and Mr. Adam gave me to give Ann copy of what he (Mr. Jeremiah Dyson) had written down in answer to the note – As good a plaster as he could make it – Will wait till his brother, Mr. Dyson Thomas, returns and then an answer shall be given as to apology making and paying damages –

Home in, i.e. had been away only, 55 minutes – A little while talking to Ann, then all the rest of the day till near 6 as I had been all the morning , with the 2 painters and 2 Howarths and the glazier doing the window, in the blue room –

Charles and James Howarth lined out the pattern of the studding of both ends of the room for the painters, – and had had no time to get any dinner – Could not go home and nothing left for them here! – Told Charles I was obliged to him, paid his bill, and gave him for himself and James 2/. to drink – Told him of taking him to Hull on Tuesday –

Had Mallinson – Ordered about the upper kitchen fire place to be more closed in and prevented from smoking next week – Mallinson and his man here putting on chimney pots all the day –

Had Pickles at 6 – Paid him in full for walling in the upper land and bringing soil from Park farm field – Read him Mr. Jeremiah Dyson’s answer to the note – Not quite fairly stated – So long hearing the whole story, did not dine till 6 1/2 – Coffee –

Ann ruling for copy of navigation – Copied a page while I was out and busy this afternoon – I wrote out to about 1/2 page 6 of the report this evening –

With my aunt 1/4 hour till 10, and then writing out report and all the above of today till 11 00/.. –

Damp, soft day – Fahrenheit 43° now at 11 25/.. p.m. in my study –

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/17/0112


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