Sunday, February 25, 1821

1821

February

Sunday 25

9

11 3/4

Went with my uncle and aunt to the old church, left them there, and went forward to the new – Sat by myself in the Willowfield pew very comfortably – Mr. Watson did the duty and preached 28 minutes (pretty good discussion) from Matthew Chapter 8, verses 2nd and 1 or 2 more –

Spoke to the Waterhouses etc. and Mrs. Empson going out of church, and asked the latter, who goes at 8 a.m. tomorrow, to take my letters to York –

Called for a few minutes at Northgate to speak to my aunt about getting her tooth powder and tooth brushes from Horner, the dentist, of York –

In the afternoon wrote 1/2 a sheet and 1 side of an envelope 1/2 sheet to Anne Belcombe (Petergate, York) telling her that Mrs. Empson would [bring] to their house for me 1 sheet or more ‘the authorship if not the penmanship of Sir Henry Vavasour’ respecting the Quarrel between him and General Wharton, which I begged Anne to read aloud, if she thought it worth while, to all the party in Petergate.  Sent her, as she wanted, the pattern one of the handkerchiefs Mrs. Kitson made me before my going to Langton, after the pattern lent me by Mrs. Waterhouse –

Wrote a note for my aunt Lister to Mr. Horner (Surgeon-Dentist, Coney Street York) wishing him to send the tooth powder and tooth brushes he promised her to Dr. Belcombe’s, directed to Miss Lister – Told Anne to forward this parcel and enclose the ‘Vavasour papers’ –

William Cawood came and a young man with him, and brought me a letter from Miss Marsh (York February 16th): he had been come a week but they had had company at the Wilcock’s, and he could not come before – § ‘The Macleans are to give a ball at the rooms on Wednesday’ (the 21st) –

Immediately sat down and wrote an envelope 1/2 sheet (full) to Miss Marsh in answer – Wrote a note to Mrs. Empson, made up the letters to Mrs. Duffin, Miss Marsh, and the letter and parcel to Anne Belcombe, in a packet directed to Mrs. Duffin, and George took it to Hope after tea –

In the evening with great difficulty on account of my throat and my cold, read aloud Sermon 6, Landford on the rich man and Lazarus –

Barometer 1 1/2 degree above changeable.  Fahrenheit 34 1/2° at 9 p.m.

§ Very civil to William Cawood – told him if he did not like his place to let me know and as he was so recommended by Miss Marsh I would do what I could to get him another place –

Came upstairs at 10 3/4 –

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