Monday, July 16, 1821

1821

July

Monday 16

7 50/60

11 3/4

Mending my stockings etc.

A little after, set off with my father and Marian to Halifax – No room for them in the Highflier – They walked a little way towards while I was at Miss Kitson’s –

All went back to Northgate and walked near an hour in the walk before my aunt came downstairs – Farming concerns very bad.  Barley sells at 2/6 per bushel and costs half this sum thrashing – Yet the butchers will give 7 shillings per stone of 14 pounds for fat cattle, and wool sells well and sheep pay tolerably – But the tenants cannot pay their rents, and want them a good deal lowering – asked if the Weighton estate would pay the interest of the debt.  My father said it would, yet heaven knows what it will do by and by.  He gave me ten pounds, saying I had to thank the mason for not finishing Lee lane house –

Saw my father and Marian off in the mail a little few minutes before 2 by the church – They mean to go through tonight and will reach Market Weighton between 3 and 4 tomorrow morning, thence to the Low Grange 2 miles –

Got home at 3 1/4 – All the rest of the afternoon downstairs.  Told all my father said and how bad I thought matters.  Should not like to be dependent on my father, nor to have my aunt or myself etc. to receive income through him.  My uncle seemed to attend, and I think will take care.  Talking till near six –

In the evening, Lowe the tailor, having just made George an undress suit of livery very well, came to take orders for a dress suit, and is also to make for my uncle himself in future –

Wrote out from 9 April to 12 May of the Index to this volume –

Fine day, though threatening rain till almost noon – Barometer 1 3/4 degree above changeable – Fahrenheit 61 1/2° at 9 p.m. –

Came upstairs at 10 55/60 –

 

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/5/0043 and SH:7/ML/E/5/0044