Sunday 10 March 1839

Hard frost, but sun out, and Fahrenheit 40 inside and 49 outside at 9 1/4 - wind whistling and rather hazy

Breakfast at 9 1/2 - to 10 - then walked with Ann in front of the house 1/2 hour, and afterwards alone till 11 - then looking about in the house (chiefly in the hall) till 11 55/60 - from then to 1 40/60 read and made notes from page 168 to 209 volume 2 Wilkinson

Off to church at 2 - a few minutes at the school - Mr. Horsfall did all the duty as usual - preached 34 minutes from Genesis XLiii. 8. 9. Judah's being surety for Benjamin - 25 minutes at Cliff hill - Mrs. Ann Walker seeming much better than for some time past - really very well - home at 5

Wrote and sent off Letter to 'Mr. Hutton tailor 114 Park Street London Post Paid' ordering groom's coat and waistcoat of Oxford mixture - and a pair of breeches such as Hutton usually makes for grooms, to be made and sent to me here as soon as Hutton can - buttons to be got and paid for of strong italian[?] and the bill 6/6 of 4 May last to be paid - shall also be obliged to him to pay Messrs. Rundell and Bridge (for Miss Walker) 4/-

Then wrote the above of today till 6 1/2 - dinner at 6 35/60 - Ann read French - coffee - read the double newspaper - then read and made notes from page 209 to 213 volume 2 Wilkinson

Came upstairs at 10 35/60 at which hour Fahrenheit 37 1/2 inside and 31 1/2 outside - fine day - put the clock forward 1/4 hour  

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/22/0137

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