Tuesday, 13 May 1834

Soft rainy growing morning - Fahrenheit 56 1/2 at 10 20/60 a.m. ready in 3/4 hour - with Joseph in his room teaching him to arrange his cupboards till 8 - out a few minutes - with my father and Marion - the former complained that his left arm felt weak yesterday - this morning he has hardly any use of it - breakfast at 8 1/2 in 1/2 hour - asleep in my study 1/2 hour and at my desk at 10 20/60 - till 11 20/60 wrote 2 1/2 pp. to Miss Walker Washington paid me the theatre dividend £21.13.10 1/2 yesterday afternoon - £15 to be laid out on the Bailey hall cottages if she has no objection - wants a check for £40 to pay taxes - going to Udale after hay time will persuade them to do what Throp wants - Matthew to take less in shaving, and be off here this day-week in time to come all the way - my father may keep him and have him in his room - his left arm weak yesterday - has hardly any use of it this morning - I suspect a slight paralytic affection - If Miss Walker's chair-bed not at home, to send for it - we will set it up in my father's room - Shall be glad to have her back again and settled - 'my aunt is gradually getting worse'

Fair for an hour by 12 - out a few minutes - wrote out rough draft of letter index from 10 March to 30 ultimo inclusive and general index from 27 March to 3 April inclusive till - then out again

Had Gill about hedging stuff - promised him to go to yew trees wood tomorrow if fine to meet him there - with John (who had been once for hedging stuff to Yew trees wood this morning) planting strawberries on the slope this afternoon - with the masons and with Pickels and Dick and John Ombler, Charles Howorth at the railing - had set up from the end of what used to be the little Lane down the hall croft to this end of the Coal pit field - James Howorth and Carter all day preparing rails - George Hardy and his son and boy finished upper Kitchen chamber fireplace - Sykes finished walling up the 2 Small side-entrance gates, our man holing posts can do 5 or 6 of a day and Mallinson hewing window frame

Dinner at 6 1/4 - coffee - sat reading Walpole's Reminiscences addressed to Miss Mary and Miss Agnes till near 8 - then out an hour in the hut walk - at 9 Joseph back from Lidgate - Saval arrived - Joseph brought back hamper of cowslip roots and asparagus, and packet containing French pillowcase and letter 4 pp. and about 1 page crossing and a few lines on the envelope - will be delighted to see me on the 20th. at 12, and will certainly be ready - says always think of her not myself afraid I shall be tired with the long journey from here to Richmond all the same day - will be glad of Eugenie, if I come back here for a few days between the 20th. and 2nd. of June - the letter might be cried at the market cross yet still it is in the quiet style of confiding and affectionate regard 

Finished my letter writing this morning adding the last 1/4 page 3 the ends, and crossed 1/2 page 1 - answered all the main parts of her letter - and sent off mine at 9 55/60 p.m. (by Joseph - back in an hour -) to 'Miss Walker, Heworth Grange, York'

Mignonette sown by John the boxes under drawing room windows this evening - fine Rainy growing day - about an hour fair from about noon - then rain again till after 4 - afterwards fair and fine evening - Fahrenheit 57 1/2 at 11 5/60 p.m.

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/17/0031 & SH:7/ML/E/17/0032