Saturday 23 July 1836

No kiss

Fine but dullish morning and Fahrenheit 55 1/2 at 8

Sent by John Booth my note written last night to ‘Messrs Parker and Adam solicitors Halifax’ and my note to ‘Mr Jubb Lord Street’ enclosing £12.9.0 from my aunt £20 £2.14.6 from Ann £4.2.6 for Mary Rhodes and John Clarke( both dead)

Out at 8 5/60 till breakfast at 9 in 3/4 hour. Ann had Samuel Washington who brought her the plan of the Radcliffe Estate

Out again about 10 1/4 till came in at 4 20/60 when the men left work to settle with Joseph and Robert Mann which took me an hour – then out again till 6 35/60

Dressed (my boots wet, and my clothes dirty) - Ann came to me at 12 and we went to the Conery to taste the gooseberry tart (very good) she made yesterday and the leavened bread Matty made yesterday evening – 3/4 hour there then sauntered about took shelter under the bridge against the heavy rain between 1 and 2 – then sauntered about again till got Ann off to Cliff hill on her pony at 3

Wood + 4 at the cave sodding and backing up with stuff from near the great sycamore between the 2 fish ponds – Robert Mann came in the morning and afternoon to look at us

Dinner at 6 50/60 – coffee. Ann read a good deal of French then had John Booth she settled with him the housekeeping bills and I my out-of-doors bills Ann proposed going out and we walked on the flags in the garden from 9 1/4 to 10 – then 1/4 hour with the aunt and sat reading the Halifax and London papers till 11 – then wrote the above of today

Very showery day – Fahrenheit 47 1/2 now at 11 1/4 p.m.

Letter tonight from Mr Thomas, Minster yard York, mentioning a housekeeper at £25 from Mrs Bower of Welham and a footman æt. 20 from Sir William Milner £18.  

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/19/0079

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