Thursday 19 October 1837
Fine frosty morning Fahrenheit 47 and the sun out at 8 - 1/4 with Ann at breakfast in the north parlour to be ready for Mr. Horner - then out about till breakfast at 9 in about 1/2 hour
Then out again till came in to Ann for near 1/2 hour at 12 - then out again - in the stable and about
George shewed me his new coat worn 1st time on Sunday - cloth so bad, had burst into 2 tears in the back with merely putting on - came in about 12 to tell Ann my vexation, and that we had best get a new tailor - in the midst of all this came Mr. Jubb - told him - he mentioned Mr. Crossley tailor (Heath) who made the liveries of the Messrs. Dyson - Mr. Jubb has his own clothes generally from Messrs. Hardwicke and Nelson tailors and woollen drapers Leeds who have made liveries for the Harewood family for a great many years - Mr. Jubb hired his present excellent man servant, groom and general house servant, for £16 per annum and 1 dress suit and 1 stable dress and 1 hat (and I suppose 1 pair boots) and the man saying he really could not do for £16 Jubb gave and still gives, him £20 for which he was very thankful only bargained to give one hat a year, but gives him another hat whenever what he has in wear is shabby - and gives a great coat once in two years - Mr. Jubb staid till near 3
Ann off about after 3 on the elder pony to Cliff hill, and I went out again - about as before
Had Joseph Mann - he has got the pumps up - when put the pump rods? to bring them here and put them up over the top of the joiners shop (inside)
John Oates came about after 4 for about 1/2 hour - I had sent for him to tell him about driving in the dirt band for water for the engine - he quite against it - sure that driving a hundred yards would not get water enough in Summer and in winter there was already enough about the place - he would make the engine pump its own water in summer and by served by the natural springs in winter - he would not throw money away - (I shall give up the thought of driving?) It was a strange thing the pumps could not pump the water - the 2 had never done more than the work of one 6 inch pump - he would tub the Engine Pit either with ashlar or cast iron - the latter would be cheaper - the former would be done for £200 - I mentioned my present plan - whether good or bad - it was my own plan John Oates thought it good - said he had said on hearing of the Dumbmill plan (engine in Lower Place land) that they meant me to give the coal and merely get interest per my money he would not employ a man who had a colliery of his own to loose coal for another person - I said my colliery could not hurt Holt's - John Oates thought it could and would - and Holt would not hurry forward mine - the Manns, too, would have a final salary if the colliery was opened and were better off now they had so much work to do, and employed so many men - they often had men they hardly knew what to set to work at - had if, as was my present idea, I kept the colliery in my own hands, I had thought of paying up people (Manns) a certain proportion so that the more got and sold the better for them - for this would give them an interest in the concern - He said we should have the same water to contend with at Listerwick pit that we had at the Little Engine Pit and should have Listerwick pit to tub and the other Airgate field, to tub also I think he said - but owned that a few yards, I mentioned 4 only expect to have 2 yards, to tub were better than 13 yards of tubbing - said we said we could pull 2 acres but not more at Listerwick Pit and could sell that quantity and more at Listerwick Pit if we could get it - said I would countermand the driving in the dirt band till I had reconsidered it, and seen Holt and John Oates together about it
Had Joseph Mann just before dinner to say the pump rods were come and I told him John Oates had persuaded me to give up the idea of driving; and the engine should pump for itself
Out after John Oates went till 5 35/60 then dressed &c. wrote to 'Mrs. Thompson Register Office, Coneys Street York Postage Paid' John Booth took the letter tonight, Mrs. Lister thought the footman mentioned as having lived with Miss Grimston might be likely to suit her, Mrs. Lister, but she would not give more than twenty pounds and living the 1st year nor more than 20 guineas afterwards and would inquire particularly as to the being sober and trustworthy and thoroughly understanding the place and business of footman
John Booth and Abraham went, about 5 p.m., with 2 one horse carts and brought from Halifax the 5 hampers of wine from Mr. Oldfields York
Dinner at 7 - coffee - Ann said French finished my Michelet's Synchronic Tables of Modern History and began her own little duodecimo précis of modern history by the same clever author - this being the beginning of her third reading of the little volume. Read the paper
Ann and I came upstairs at 9 55/60 at which hour Fahrenheit 52 softly fair, nice night - very fine day - till 10 3/4 wrote the whole of today.
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