Friday, February 23, 1821

1821

February

Friday 23

8 40/60

12 10/60

My cold and sore throat better.

So busy yesterday I could not write to Mariana – Wrote 3/4 of the 3rd page and the ends very close, and sent off my letter to her (Lawton) before 10 o’clock that she may have it tomorrow – My letter very affectionate, vide last Friday –

Letter from Isabella Norcliffe (Langton), the 2 first pages crossed by Miss Vallance – In answer, filled the 4th page of the sheet I wrote yesterday to Isabella Norcliffe, and wrote and crossed 1 side of 1/2 sheet more to her for an envelope – Filled up the 1/2 page of crossing and wrote one of the ends of the envelope to Miss Vallance, thanking her for the kindness of her 2  pages of crossing –

Made up the 3 volumes of Leontine de Blondheim and my packet of letters – and sent them in a parcel to Whitley to go with the books he has had to bind –

Returned Mrs. Norcliffe her 2 letters from Rouge Croix, vindicating himself from the verdict given against him at the last York Spring assizes for forging an entry in a Church register at Ravensworth, I think, near Barnsley and returned Tib the two letters Mr. Bulmer wrote to her at Bath in 1813 and the copies of the answers I indited and wrote out for her and which she sent –

 In the afternoon at 4 1/2, down the new bank to Whitley’s – He found some leaves wanting in Eustace, wrote to London for them, they are not yet come, and the books cannot be done of a week at least – Determined to have no more trouble with my letters and Léontine de Blondheim, and left them all as they were with Whitley – The packet of letters containing 2 1/2 sheets in an envelope for Miss Vallance – 1 sheet in ditto for Isabella Norcliffe, one Ditto in Ditto for Charlotte, and 1/2 sheet in Ditto for Mrs. Norcliffe, which they may perhaps receive about next Monday week –

Called to inquire at the door after Mrs. Saltmarshe.  She was a little better – Staid 5 or 6 minutes with my Aunt Lister at Northgate, and got home (in an hour) at 5 1/2 –

In the evening (downstairs) wrote 3 pages and the ends to Isabella Norcliffe, to go tomorrow, telling her about the books etc. and thanking her for her letter – and made an extract about ἐπισφυρια and κνημιδες from the Monthly review for July, 1820.

John Oates came.  B ade my uncle £60 per annum for the Pump farm – No sale of Godley yesterday, no one at the sale likely to bid and buy – John’s son very ill –

Very fine day – Barometer 2 degrees below fair.  Fahrenheit 42° at 9 p.m. –

Met Mr. Knight this afternoon in George Street.  He did not call here last Wednesday week (vide page 6, 7)  It struck me afterwards it must have been Mr. Samuel Knight who takes the Pump pew at church and wished to take it now of my uncle –

Came upstairs at 11 – Boil on my left buttock.  It is painful and looking at it with the glass kept me up later –

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/5/0008