| Catalogue Finding Number | SH:7/ML/E/26/1/0036 |
| Office record is held at | Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service |
| Title | Diary page |
| Description | [Diary Transcription]
death seemed to have no agonies for him he closed his own eyes and
mouth and died with his hands across his breast –
Alas dear boy! Snatched in the bloom of years
from carnal evils in a world like this
John leav’st to us below a world of tears
to gain thy self a world of lasting bliss
John would have been 15 the of February following –
Thursday 25 Wrote to ER [Eliza Raine] to tell her of John’s death dined at Shibden Hall
My Uncle Lister came to see John every day during his illness
since I came home and my uncle Joseph every day but
the tuesday before his death –
Saturday 27 Had a letter from ER [Eliza Raine] in which Miss Marsh wrote the first
page say how very ill Eliza had been but that she was then better
Sunday 28 Wrote to Miss Marsh William Knight drank tea and Mrs Mitchell supped with us
Monday 29 Wrote to ER [Eliza Raine] and called at S.H. [Shibden Hall] with my father –
Tuesday 30 – between eleven and twelve poor John was interred in the family
burying place at the old church his coffin was placed upon
my Aunt Martha’s my two uncles my father and Same were the
mourners Richard Spencer William Green James Smith Thomas
who lately lived at the Northgate his half brother Robert who
now lives there the joiner and two of his young men
breakfasted here and attended as bearers the corpse
being carried the whole way the day was fine and rather frosty
Wednesday 31 Had a letter from ER [Eliza Raine] saying she was better
Thursday February 1 Dined with Miss Alexander and drank tea at Northgate
Miss A drank tea at Mrs Hoyles new road I escorted her there –
Friday 2 – Dr Alexander called my father and I walked almost to Hipper-
holme [Hipperholme] dined at Shibden Hall
Saturday 3 Mr Knight drank tea with us –
Sunday 4 called at Shibden Hall with my father after dinner –
Monday 5 Wrote to ER [Eliza Raine] walked out dined and drank tea with Miss A Disney lent me the 2d volume
Fawcitts sermons of the old jury
Tuesday 6 Had a box from York with a new black broad cloth pelisse and bonnet a letter
From Miss Marsh 2 sheets from ER [Eliza Raine] etc
Wednesday 7 Wrote a long letter to ER [Eliza Raine] and to Mrs Duffin –
Thursday 8 Called at SH [Shibden Hall] and walked with my father and uncle Lister past White Hall
Friday 9 Sat a couple of hours with Miss A she was very ill with too great exertion
the day before and want of sleep the day turned out wet got home in dinner time
Saturday 10 Had a letter from ER [Eliza Raine]
Sunday 11 My father and Same went to Church the first time after poor John’s death the
day being wet and unpleasant my mother Marian M Midgley staid at home
[put] on a blister in the evening on my breast
Monday 12 Wrote to ER [Eliza Raine] fixing to return to York tomorrow fortnight February 27 –
wrote a note to Miss A to enquire after her health by Mary Midgley by
whom I returned Mrs Alexander’s letters lent me by Dr A to Miss A at her
request but had no note or message from her Mary from mistake coming away immediately
Tuesday 13 Had a note from Miss A in answer to mine of yesterday I answered it by
the little girl who brought it and by her returned Bingleys tours in North Wales
and another small work – Essays on 2 or 3 subjects author unknown
about 9 in the evening was seized with an attack at my breast was ill some
time and slept in Marian’s room to be near my father and mother
Wednesday 14 Much better got up at 2 o clock
Thursday 15 quite better got up at nine Dr Alexander and Mr Morley called my Uncle
Lister Aunt Anne Miss Atkinson and Miss Alexander walked with her to the Wards end
and back again through the town as far as Butter’s shop
Had a letter from ER [Eliza Raine]
Friday 16 Dined with Miss Alexander Mr Lund and his 2 daughters arrived at Mr
G Alexander’s – left Miss at ten and in a sedan chair paid therefore
2s for coming home on four borrowed legs when my own 2 would have done better
Mane coepi
Sunday 18 – My father and Sam only went to Church the rest staid at home it being a snowy day
Monday 19 Had a letter from ER [Eliza Raine] Mrs Abbot called and Mrs John Lees with Miss Alexander
Tuesday 20 My father and mother dined at Northgate to meet my Uncle and Aunt and Mrs Hunter
Mr Morley called after dinner
Wednesday 21 Breakfasted at Shibden Hall my father mother Sam and Marian
Dined there Mr Wigglesworth came to tea and we all staid supper
Thursday Called with my mother upon Mr Sam Lees and Miss A who was out
then walked to Darcey Hey dined there drank tea with Miss A as also did
Miss Mary Thompson came home between 8 and 9 to meet Dr D Alexander
who supped with us – Miss A lent me Veneronis Italian Grammar |
| Date | Jan-Feb 1810 |
| Extent | 1 page |
| Level | Piece |
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