Tuesday, November 18, 1834

1834

November

Tuesday 18

8 20/..

11 10/..

No kiss.

Had Joseph Mann with specimen of four-score-yards stone – This stratum 8 3/4 yards thick below, at the bottom of which the pit is just now about 23 yards deep –

Then breakfast at 9 50/.. –

Off with Ann along the walk to the Lidgate Blacksmith’s – to the Crownest fields and left her there at 10 50/.. – she going to Crow nest and Cliff hill –

Found Hoyland (Mr.) on my return home – Decided to try the blue room painted studwise –

Then settled with Dick (Richard Hanson) for sinking the well at Whiskum cottage 15 1/2 yards deep at 5/9 (down to the dirt band) = £4.1.4 1/2 thrown away – No water.  Mr. Pickles said there would be none – nor will there be any – Must try some other plan –

Mr. Sunderland came to see my father and aunt – both better – going on well – Told Mr. Sunderland in confidence that Marian would rather not have me here if and at the time that anything should happen to my father –

Had just written the above of today at 12 3/4 – From then to 3, read from page 387 to 463, end of Volume 2 (good and interesting as Chinese history can be?)

‘A Sketch of Chinese history ancient and modern: comprising a retrospect of the foreign intercourse and trade with China. Illustrated by a new and corrected map of the Empire. By the reverend Charles Gützlaff, now, and for many years past, resident in that country. In 2 volumes, Volume 2, London: Smith, Elder and Company, Cornhill, Booksellers to their majesties 1834,’ Volume 1, pages 436; Volume 2, pages 463; octavo.  Printed by Stewart and company, Old Bailey, London ‘ –

With Ann 1/2 hour, then out with Pickles, who began this morning moving soil from Greenwood’s woodfield –

Then had Gledhill about the taxes to be taken off Carr’s Godley field in consideration of the 665 1/2 yards or 22 perches taken to the wood – said I thought they should not deduct from him more than 1/4 DW daywork – it would be quite enough to put to the wood –Then with John in the walk moving a fine large double flowering whin –

Came in at 5 20/.. – Read the preface and 1st chapter of Volume 1, Last Days of Pompeii –

Dinner at 6 1/4 – Coffee – Lost two hits and won one and a gammon – Ann read partially aloud and I looked over the rest (I could not read aloud) – the 2nd chapter Last Days of Pompeii to page 64 –

Very fine day,  Fahrenheit 48 1/2 ° now at 10 1/4 p.m. –

 

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


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