Monday, February 12, 1821

1821

February

Monday 12

6 1/2

12 1/4

Before breakfast, did from Example 3, page 207, to Example 9, page 208, Volume 1, Hutton –

Letter from my father (Market Weighton) giving a copy of the letter to him, respecting Godley, from Messers Thompson and Stansfield, and a copy also of the answer he returned them yesterday, and begging my uncle and me to call at their office, and, if we thought the ‘purchase eligible,’ the business might be thus concluded – The price £2000. (£50 to be paid before the 26th instante mense, about 450. before the 26th of March and the rest already on mortgages of £1200, 200, and 100 might remain) and Wilson to be tenant from year to year at £70 per annum, but removable ‘at the end of the present year on getting him 6 months notice’ –

Wrote 2 pages and sent them by today’s post (to my father Market Weighton) to say we did not think it an eligible purchase. 

‘The price demanded is a very high one, – considering the times and circumstances of the estate, – and the conditions have every prospect of being vexatious –

There is no probability of Wilson’s being able to pay any rent at all, and there might be difficulty and great expense in getting rid of him, in spite of any agreement he may make –

The place is far too dear; but, at all events, we would not buy it without having full and immediately possession given on payment, or settlement, of the purchase-money’ –

Will call and tell Mr. Thompson ‘he may expect to hear from you again on Wednesday morning’ –

Letter also from Anne Belcombe (Petergate, York) – the ends full and 2 pages crossed, full of York news – Nothing but news, and concluded, from your ever sincere and affectionate Anne Belcombe, the seal Cupid in a boat guided by a star si je te perds je suis perdu – such letters as these will keep up much love on my part.  I shall think not much about her but get out of the scrape as well as I can, sorry and remorseful to have been in it at all.  Heaven forgive me and may π [Mariana] never know it.

In the afternoon at 3 1/2, down the new bank to Mr. Thompson’s office – Perhaps he was not prepared for my saying I had written to advise my father not to purchase Godley – He enlarged upon the advantages of the purchase, but I merely said, in substance, that my father must judge for himself, that Mr. Thompson would hear from him again on Wednesday, and I should be glad of his keeping the place undisposed of till then –

Staid 3/4 hour with my Aunt Lister, and got home (in 1/4 hour ) at 5 10/60 – Found John Robinson here, shewing my uncle John Howarth’s claims (of £50) on the Pump farm before quitting it – In the evening did nothing but talk matters over –

Cold, frosty, day, and thick – The roads quite clean – Everything covered over with white frost – Barometer 1/2 degree below fair – Fahrenheit 28° at 9 p.m.

Came upstairs at 10 55/60 – Then wrote so far of this page of today and read over some of the rules in Surds, Volume 1, Hutton –

 

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/5/0004 and SH:7/ML/E/5/0005