Thursday, July 19, 1831

1821

July

Thursday 19

7 3/4

1 1/2

Trying loops to my stockings and garters from my stays but I don’t like the feel of them –

Immediately after breakfast wrote a note to Mr. Waterhouse giving up all thought of Godley, and sent it off a few minutes after 11 – In the meantime, George Holdsworth had been to buy a little hay of my uncle.  The latter mentioned Godley, and it appeared that George Haigh had bid £1700 and George Holdsworth £1750, and thus matters stood at present.  George Holdsworth thought my uncle ought to have it.   Has twelve hundred in the bank and two hundred and fifty upon the estate, and offered my [uncle] all this money on condition at four and a half per cent if he would take the place at what he, George Holdsworth, could get it for.  This has made some impression, and perhaps my uncle will be the purchaser at last –

Staid downstairs talking till 1 § – From then to 6 in the afternoon, looking over my things and packing, ready to be off by 6 in the morning –

In the evening from 8 to 9 40/60 walked with my aunt as far as Mytholm and back along the road and afterwards sauntered about the Dalt, along the brook, and low fields –

Today being the Coronation of George 4, all the haymakers (10 of them including our 3 farming men) have had a shilling a piece and a good additional quantity of beer to drink the king’s health – The 7 men employed about the new road have had a shilling a piece, Ditto the 5 men employed at the Stone-quarry – Our house servants likewise a shilling each and in addition a bowl of strong punch, of which the 3 farming men are to come in and partake and sup on roast beef – The allowance of punch is a pint for each person, that as the women will not drink their share, the men will have a tolerable portion –

Fine day – Good hay-day – Very warm – Barometer 1/2 degree above changeable.  Fahrenheit 68° at 9 40/60 p.m. –

Came upstairs at 11 1/4 (eleven and a quarter) –


Marginal note:

§ and my uncle gave me five one pound Bank of England notes and my aunt gave the same number of Halifax, that is Rawson’s –

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/5/0044


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