Tuesday 2 April 1839
Finish, dullish, cold morning - high wind - Fahrenheit 40 1/2 inside and 38 outside at 9 a.m. bilious brought up sheer bile
Went downstairs about 9 1/4 and sat by Ann while she breakfasted, and afterwards sat over the fire in the great chair she sitting by me - had Booth between 11 and 12 about the new blacksmith's shop at Listerwick begun this morning by 2 of his men
Ann had had Booth before and had had soon after 10 (and I with her) Sunderland, Rufus's son, about her cottage in Hipperholme part of the Langley's farm building which she let him to enter 1 May next and pay £5 per annum - about 50/- to be laid out extra for his butcher's shop - if he leaves in one year to pay two pounds of this sum, and it in 2 years to pay one pound of it, and if he stays more than 2 years to be rid of this extra payment
At 12 had a little boiled milk - and sat over the fire till about 1 1/2 when Booth who had dined here called Edward (he and a new man squaring entrance passage flags) to pull off the plastering at the house west end towards the flower gardener sons to lay the great King post base - the tenons out - must be bolted with 2 feet 6 inches long bolts - sent Booth off to Halifax to see about a proper whimble to bore with
Ann rode off to Cliffhill about 2 1/2 and I sauntered out to Robert Mann + 2 (Jack Green and William Lord), wheeling slate scraplings and engine ashes that came yesterday onto terrace walks - then with the joiners
Off to Halifax about 3 20/60 - down the Old Bank to Mr. Parker's - not at home - 1/4 hour at Whitley's - returned to Mr. Parker's and there from about 4 to 5 1/2 - Ann to give Marion £600 for Lee lane and pay the money 1 July next - Marion to receive the next midsummer rent = £8 the place being now raised from £14 to £16 a year - Mr. Parker to write tonight about the sale of Ann's navigation shares - he read me the rough draft of Mr. Abbott's window light agreement - and would tell Mr. Abbott there would be no difficulty about my draining off my top water from his cellars, he to pay and I to do it but I said I would have no communication between my land and his cottages that is no communication by drain - Mr. Day's price for plotting out the Northgate land to be ascertained before the job is finally given to him - mentioned the stewardship said I thought of giving him 1 per cent - he seemed to think this little - but on talking it over, appeared as if it might do - I said the work would be done for him by Mr. Booth who must be paid for great part of his time some talk about Mrs Sutherland
some time with Robert till 6 - then with Ann very bilious again - more bile brought up - dinner at 7 10/60 sat in the great chair again unable to take anything till a little boiled milk about 9 - then sat 1/2 asleep till came upstairs about 10 1/2 and wrote all but the 2 first lines of today till 11 at which hour Fahrenheit 37 inside and 32 outside - fair but dullish day - high wind and very cold - and high wind and very cold tonight.
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