Friday 22 March 1839

Rainy windy morning Fahrenheit 44 inside and 41 1/2 outside at 9 a.m. and breakfast

And read over and stopped Ann's letter to her sister and she then copied her letter which took her till eleven about one and three quarters hour I stood by cutting my nails till after ten with Robert the joiner - somewhile in the north chamber

Ann had the linen chest moved into the tent room dressing room yesterday afternoon, and I the bed out of the recess this morning to where the linen chest had stood

A little while with Ann she not well this morning but still as well perhaps or better? than yesterday - she came upstairs with me at 11 35/60 and sat with me in the blue room - from 11 3/4 to 3 1/4 Ann sat by me sewing and I read her bits from Wilkinson's Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians volume iii. and made notes - each had a basin of broth and a biscuit about 1 1/2 - too wild and rainy for Ann to go to Cliffhill

Mr. Horner came at 3 1/4 and Ann and he sketched the hall till 5 and with them a little while then with Robert Norton about the posts of the gallery balustrade - the tops too long - must be shortened 3 or 4 inches - one (the 1st.) post fixed this afternoon - then from 4 to near 7 at Wilkinson volume 3 and making notes

Dinner at 7 5/60 - Ann read French - coffee at 8 35/60

Note from Mr. Parker by Booth (who came to speak to Ann between 5 and 6 or about 6) i.e. one envelope enclosing Mitchell's valuation of the Hopwood lane fields

Read this morning (till dinner) from page 126 to 234 from 8 35/60 to 10 35/60 and made many notes from page 234 to 263. volume iii Wilkinson

Wild rainy day (showery perpetually and occasionally driving small snow or haily showers) Fahrenheit 42 1/2 outside at 11 p.m. - fair and windy -  

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/23/0007

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