Wednesday 27 July 1836
No kiss
Small rain and dull morning Fahrenheit 62 now at 8 1/2 having stood reading last night’s paper in my study
Out - Turner brought 10 of the 1/6 stone posts – with Matthew and Samuel Booth and Amos at the new cellar window Booth and Benjamin at the run – Jack Green finishing puddling over the bridge arch on this side against the road wall – Wood and Richard (the Manns’ brother in law) mowing my 2 1/4 Day Work of the Long field
Breakfast at 9 1/4 in about 3/4 hour – out again.
2 masons and 2 boys at the road wall against the Cave – the 2 York joiners doing the top of the housekeepers bedroom that is to be – ci devant phaeton house – at Walker pit when George came about 11 to say Mr Horner was come – Ann had sent to know if I wished to see him – went home
He will try to give Ann one lesson a week – I wished him to try to give 2 lessons a week – advised his son’s going to Rome instead of Paris
Then out – about till came in at 12 1/2 – Mr Parker’s errand having come to me at the cave about 12 and given me a note from Mr Adam ‘madam – with your permission we will inform Mr Turner you are willing to pay the £2000 to the parties entitled to it on having 3 months notice, but that we should wish the opinion of a Chancery Barrister to be taken before the money is paid – the interest for the infant’s share, will have to accumulate, unless Mr Graham applies to the court of Chancery – we have not a copy of the trusts of the settlement, but we are inclined to think that the appointment of the £1200 is good and that the parties who, in case their had been no appointment, would have been entitled to the £2000, will now be entitled to the £800 – the balance in our favour on the account is £132.7.4 we are madam your obedient servants Parker and Adam’
Wrote the above of today till 12 3/4 – then looking over Mr. Ferguson’s deed of settlement of the £2000, and reading over his will and wrote rough draft of note to Messrs. Parker and Adam till out at 2.
Ann off a few minutes afterwards to Cliff hill and back at and by 5
With Wood and Richard – Wood asked this morning for beer – had sent them 5 pints at noon – the bit of Long field mown off at 3 1/2 – had sent Robert Schofield and Joseph Sharpe this afternoon to spread the grass – very thin and wiry and short and very little of it – not so much as on the grass plat mown every 2 or 3 weeks
There is still a leaking in the Low fish pond – had Wood and Richard turning the water drift run thro’ the Long brewing spout into the pool-drain – and turned the other water run off so that we shall see how fast the pond will empty
Then sent Wood and Richard with Frank to get a few more stones from the meer – Jack Green laying gravel on the walk about the pool this afternoon – with Messrs. Husband and Mowson at the meer till Ann came for me about 5 1/2 – had ordered about the goit to take the water into the meer
Sauntered up the walk with Ann we loitered in the garden eating fruit strawberries raspberries currants and I gooseberries the 1st this year – came in at 6 1/2 – wrote the last 12
And wrote and sent this evening my note to ‘Messrs. Parker and Adam Solicitors Halifax’ mentioned the mistake in my note of last night – immaterial – Mr. Graham entitled to £1200 = £400 if the £800 a lapsed legacy – agree with Mr. Turner in thinking it is. If Parker and Adam have any doubt, or if Parker still thinks told me he thought so in speaking on the subject some while ago, Graham may have a right to the whole £800 as administrator to his 1st wife – then to get an opinion – the only question is whether the £800 is a lapsed legacy or not – the deed of settlement is clear as to Mrs. Ferguson’s power to make a will – decline paying the whole £2000 to Graham till more persuaded of his right to it than I at present – I should be glad to get rid &c. &c. &c. ‘I enclose you a check for the amount of the balance in your favour £132.7.4’
Dobson came at 7 – dinner at 7 – then spoke to Dobson (he had waited 1/2 hour) - about the hole making to show the low face of the Little marsh stone – said I had it valued but would not tell him at what – he asked if below or above 5/- - would not tell him, but said I myself thought it worth more than 5/- per yard to take it at a venture – said I should be pleased if Ainsworth would give up the Whiskum road – to meet Dobson at 10 a.m. tomorrow on the spot
Coffee – Ann did her French – she and I with my aunt from 9 to 10 (I asleep on the sofa) - then sat down with Ann reading the newspaper and Letter from Lady Stuart Whitehall till 10 3/4 – 3 pages of 1/2 sheet very kind letter – sorry to be disappointed of seeing me – had heard Lady Gordon’s report of the Courier puzzled by it – had got all ready for me – sends me the card of another courier – Joseph Crescentini 17 Duke Street
Fine day Fahrenheit 56 at 11 25/60.
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