Wednesday, November 26, 1834

1834

November

Wednesday 26

8 50/..

12 10/..

No kiss.  Fine morning, Fahrenheit 50° at 9 1/2 a.m.  Breakfast at 9 3/4 –

Mr. Jonathan Grey came at 10 and staid till 11 1/2 –

Ann consulted him about the particulars of the joint property – If done amicably, might cost about £50 – If not, Ann must file a bill in chancery to compel it, which would cost about £150 – On my asking him to write down the best form of expressing the matter, he wrote as follows ‘to make a partition of the joint property, either by dividing it into 2 shares as equal in value as may be with reference to its continguity to the two entailed estates, or else to divide it into 2 shares of equal value without reference to contiguity, and after it is divided, the 2 parties to draw lots for their respective shares” –

Ann mentioned the circumstances of the 2 large pews in Lightcliffe church claimed by the Sutherlands as belonging to Crow nest – Ann to inquire how the pews were acquired by her grandfather – If they were a freehold, they were not entailed with the Crownest estate and Ann would come in as joint heir –

Ann mentioned also the circumstances of Mr. William Priestley’s taking Black castle as an alotment to High Sunderland – Jonathan Grey to search the register office at Wakefield for the copy of the deed by which Ann’s father conveyed his moiety of High Sunderland to William Priestley.

Ann mentioned also the circumstances about the trespass of the Halifax Hunt – Shewed copy of Mr. Adam’s note to Mr. Jeremiah Dyson and his written answer – Jonathan Grey saw through the thing at once – The friendship of Messers Parker and Adam for Mr. Jeremiah Dyson and the awkwardness of summoning before magistrates who were all interested parties – It would be best to give regular discharges in the names of the tenants and then, if further trespass was committed, bring the action – The discharges given only in the names of the proprietors would not be good in law –

Ann and I out at 11 3/4 – Called on Mrs. Henry Belcombe.  Said to be out – in fact, not up –

Then walked to Mrs. Bewley’s – Out –

Returned to Mrs. Henry Belcombe and sat with her about 1/2 hour – She as usual –

Just saw Dr. Belcombe for a minute or 2 – He had been in London – Said he had seen a friend of mine, Mr. Freeman, Lady Stuarts apothecary, to whom he had talked, he said, of me and told him I was the most intimate friend he had !!!  Oh! Oh! thought I, but said nothing in reply.  I am glad I know this – I shall know what to say should it ever be hinted at –

Mrs. Henry Belcombe asked us to go and stay there – I merely said how much we were obliged, but that we were troublesome people and if we could spend any time in York, should be obliged to her to help us to a lodging –

Hurried back to the Black Swan for Ann to have Mr. Brown at 1 1/2 – Left her with him to take her lesson in drawing and perspective, and walked to the Duffins – Out riding –

Then sat about and hour with Mrs. Anne and Miss Gage – Very civil – Begged them not to name it, but mentioned my thought of spending 3 or 4 weeks in York if I could get a Micklegate, and while they (Mrs. Anne and Miss Gage) were in York – On their mentioning them, looked at 3 lodgings in returning.

Carr (the druggist’s) let –

Richardson’s Bacon factor, no price named –

And Hands’s, the auctioneer and upholsterer – This lodging (only one sitting room) would do – £2 per week, and must pay a person for cooking or live from the Falcon –

Back at the hotel at 3 1/2 – We had a mutton chop – and were off at 4 1/2, having sent Charles Howarth forward at 2 p.m. per coach with a note ordering all to be ready for us at the Cross Keys in the marketplace (Geldard) – Alighted there at 9 48/.. – Had tea – Sat talking till 11 –

Very fine day – Fahrenheit 46° at 12 in our bedroom, feeling cold without fire –

 

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/17/0113 and SH:7/ML/E/17/0114