Friday 12 April 1839
An hour reading last night's paper and writing copy of letter to foreign advertising maid at 7 1/4 to 8 1/4 dressed latterly with Ann fine but dull morning Fahrenheit 46 1/2 inside and 45 1/2 outside at 8 1/4 a.m.
Went to Listerwick - Booth's cart had been there and was gone to Halifax for boiler for the kitchen - sent George Naylor off after the cart, to choose at Greenwoods or elsewhere 10 or 11 21 posts and 3 six foot deals and to tell Booth's man to bring them back
Home again at 8 3/4 - Edward Waddington and a lad pulling up the kitchen fire-place - no mason at Listerwick
Breakfast at 8 50/60 in about 1/2 hour when Matthew Booth brought me a pair of strong iron-nailed boots - good comfortable fit - 12/- cut my nails out a few minutes
At my desk at 10 wrote and sent off by George at 11 letter inquiring the name, age, native country, wages, address of Lady with whom she lived last, - of foreign Lady's maid advertised in last night’s Morning Herald - directed to Mr. Session, 2 Charles Street, Manchester Square, London Post Paid
Firth the glazier and his man here to glaze the tower windows - the frames want so much alteration, the glaziers went home to come again tomorrow
Had Jonathan Mallinson about carting stones off his holm - 10 deals 21 foots and 3 ditto 6 foots from Greenwood's 6 1/4 everything
Walked with Ann in front of the house and about till near 12 - then she lay on my bed by me and I wrote the last 4 lines - Ann sent to the bank by George for one hundred pounds at 12 Ann and I went out - into the stable blacksmith's shop, and about
Stephen Schofield and his son here all day lengthening out the bars of the kitchen grate Ann and I then walked in front of the house till her luncheon at 12 3/4 when Mr Jubb called for about 1/4 hour - Ann better - recommends her taking sarsaparilla
Sam to call tonight but this had been forgotten - set out with Ann at 2 5/60 the horses following us - a minute or 2 at Listerwick Robert + 3 filling carts as yesterday Thomas Sharp following after the carts and Jack Green puddling (the meer-breach)
Ann then walked on the road to Sutcliffe wood almost as far as yew tree wood, then mounted and rode (I walked by her side) to Halfhouses (Mosey's near Hare Edge) to see Sowdens Macauley quarry, and whether we should advise the stone to be got under Halfhouse before rebuilding it - yes! if got in a year 200 yards at 5/6
Then to Mrs. Ann Lee's - she spoke for the bit of stone at Halfhouse for her brother - did not mention time for getting or price - at Halfhouses at 3 - 20 minutes there - and 1/4 hour at Mrs. Lees, and left Ann to ride to Cliff hill at 3 40/60 and I set off home as I had come
A minute or 2 with Joseph Mann + 3 levelling and trenching about the water wheel - then at Listerwick and stopt Ann as she passed at 4 - followed her home by and by - home at 4 55/60 and set off with Ann to the Conery again to shew Sam's wife how to sew the Shirt - some time Ann teaching the poor simple ignorant woman then home and took Ann to the meer and sauntered back and came in about 6 1/2 - about
Dressed - dinner at 7 1/4
Edward Waddington had had Joseph Booth to help him this afternoon and finished the setting the kitchen range and oven and new 10 gallon boiler about (after) 8 therefore he and Joseph Booth and the lad were invited to get their supper here an invitation apparently agreeable to the workmen and servants and all parties
Ann read French in the dining room as now usual - till 8 40/60 wrote the last 20 lines then coffee - and read the newspaper till 9 35/60 then till 10 50/60 read aloud from page 293 to 311 last Quarterly Review number 126 on Captain Scott’s travels in Andalusia
Fine day Fahrenheit 47 inside and 44 1/2 outside now at 11 p.m.
Ann got a hundred from Briff's bank this morning and gave me the whole
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