| Catalogue Finding Number | SH:7/ML/E/17/0096 |
| Office record is held at | Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service |
| Title | Diary page |
| Description | [Diary Transcription]
182
1834
October
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some parts of it 30 feet deep — those parts paid for accordingly — a capital job to take off upper
bed coal canker water — the tenant ————— Parkinson came to us — very civil young man — told
his rent, on my inquiring — directed us to Norwood Green — some time at John Holmes’s — he
told us the story of Mr. Priestley’s being grossly affronted by Mr. Rawson’s calling him an ass
or some such name about the tithe business in 1827? and stopping up the coal water vent in revenge —
so that Rawson was obliged to agree to pay £5 a year for it — but somehow got off this — Mr. William Priestley now
has nothing to do with it — the water has burst through the stoppings, does damage, and Rawson has
the benefit of it for nothing — A- [Ann] and I walked back all along the new road and resting 3 minutes in
the hut from 1 50/.. to 2 47/.. — very good walking for A- [Ann] and she really seemed not much tired —
sat with her while she ate her luncheon till 3 1/2 — then in my study from 3 1/2 to 5 25/.. read very
attentively from page 144 to 185 Bakewell’s Geology — out a little workmen as yesterday — Ann Lee
and her assistant here yesterday and today making and finishing and Charles Howarth put down druggit in Tent room
dinner at 6 — coffee — A- [Ann] won 2 and I 2 hits at backgammon — then from 7 40/.. to 8 25/.. wrote the last
12 lines of yesterday and so far of today — (A- [Ann] writing to her sister) — a minute or 2 with my aunt
then A- [Ann] went to her to read her the letter she (A- [Ann]) had just written — meanwhile and afterwards read from page 185
to 212 Bakewell — then asleep (A- [Ann] returned from my aunt and still writing Copying her letter) till 11 1/4 — fine day —
both came upstairs together at 11 35/.. at which hour Fahrenheit 53° —
Thursday 16
7
11 5/..
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No kiss though in bed at the same time dullish morning Fahrenheit 51° at 7 3/4 — out at 7 50/.. for 1/2 hour —
breakfast at 8 3/4 — Letter (aux soins des Messrs. Hammersleys banquiers à Londres) signed outside
Harry Vane from Madame de Bourke 1 page very kind enclosing in a French envelope the laisser
passer from the bureau des finances for my carriage — some time talking to A- [Ann] damp and small rain
not caring to go out — then happening to go into the little breakfast room to my father and Marian above an hour’s
talk to the latter — It seems she had made up her mind to marry Mr Abbot I promised not to
name it to anyone said I would not advise against it but I did not think it would answer
so well as she might think she knew what and how she was to mind how she gave up that till pretty
sure of being better she did not know the mortification of giving up her own family
meaning and explaining myself and Shibden but the best thing would be to get him to settle
as far off as she could agreed she could not live happily alone but to mind not to leap out
of the frying pan into the fire if she sold Skelfler might sink the over plus money
if she could get ten percent for the four or five thousands it would make her income
comfortable with the stay she would have here said I would help her she said she could
not get ten percent I told her not to despair of that but did not say further though thoug
ht I would give it her myself talked to her very gently and kindly this seemed to
stagger her determination and make her nervous Gill came about fence walling about
Yew trees wood and Robin Close land — referred him to Washington — then with A- [Ann] 1 1/2 hour
looking for old French grammar to give George — then out at 3 20/.. — with Charles Howarth and James doing the blue room
183
1834
October
chimney piece — Midgley and the boy setting fire place in north chamber and the other mason flagging shoe-black place — from
4 40/.. to 5 1/2 read from page 212 to 235 Bakewell’s geology — dinner at 6 — coffee — won 2 hits and a gammon against
A-’s [Ann] 2 hits — from 8 to 9 1/2 except having Marian for 1/4 hour read aloud to her (she making charity baby clothes) from page 107 to 133 volume 1.
Niebuhr’s Rome — with my aunt from 9 1/2 to 10 5/.. — Rainy windy day — very high wind towards
evening and rough boisterous night — Fahrenheit 53° now at 10 1/2 p.m. —
Friday 17
7 5/..
11 1/2
@
Vc
A kiss last night but no better than the last she said I did not give her dinky as at first how was it that
is she did not feel moisture from me as before — very windy morning but fine Fahrenheit 54° now at 9 5/.. a.m.
till now looking at little Chamouni [Chamonix] model of Mont Blanc — opened this morning 1st time since our arrival — out at 10/..
breakfast at 9 3/4 — read the morning Herald (of Wednesday) — Long advertisement about rail road connecting London Norwich
York, Edinburgh and Glasgow — A- [Ann] off to Cliff hill etc. at 11 when Holt came for 1/2 hour to tell me the
sale of Mr. Samuel Hall’s coal to Mr. Rawson was all off — the estate entailed upon Isaac Thwaite’s
children in default of Samuel Hall leaving issue — he has only one child, a daughter ætatis [age of] 20 living with her aunt
Pearson, at the North bridge because her mother (Mrs. Hall) an odd person — Rawson on finding the property entailed
wanted Samuel Hall to give him a bond of indemnity for £3,000 — refused — and whenever the coal is again to
dispose Samuel Hall promised Holt a chance for it — the Rawsons all low about it — Holt does not think
much of their colliery now — have very little of their own coal to get — mine pulled at this new
pit (to be called Walkerpit in compliment to A- [Ann]) will make at 8d. a load a great deal more than Rawson’s
sold in the town at 9d. — Jeremiah Rawson wanted Holt to speak to me about their buying the Shibden coal
but he Holt declined — I can get all the coal above Dove houses out at this Walkerpit —
Mrs. Machin’s coal cannot be got now that Samuel Hall’s coal is unsold — would have me get it
at £10 per DW [days work] if I can — but not worth more — Told him to get to know all he could (without
saying anything) about the Sutherland coal in Rooke’s land — the man who was to have had £20 from Rawson
for advising Samuel Hall to sell his coal is not now to have the money, so will tell Holt (for he knows)
all about the Rookes land coal — Holt to let me know too the value of the Hawkins coal —
and to get me (willing to pay for it) a general plan of the coal strata in this neighbourhood —
said I suspected Stocks was doing his best to get a loose in upper brea land — Holt to look
after this — I would give as much for upper brea (I thought) as anybody would — Stocks would beat James
Norris at longheadedness — Holt to be on the look-out — to call again by and by — went to my
father and Marian — above an hour with them — told Marian what had passed — She said she had not de
termined on taking Mr Abbott did not know that she should do it — Told Marian I would give her
her £20 for the view of Shibdendale by Mr. Horner if she liked to which she consented, and
handsomely offered to let me have it for £10, as I could get him to copy it for that price — or
said she would leave it in the house and take nothing — of course, I declined this — then out with the
masons and Charles and James Howarth till their dinner at 1 25/.. and sauntering about for 10 minutes afterwards — then
wrote the above of today till 1 55/.. had Pickells — to begin moving wall in his Long field for road to Mark
Town’s land at 7/. a rood — out at 2 25/.. to meet A- [Ann] not at Lidgate — at Cliff hill at 3 5/..
to 3 25/.. — A- [Ann] not there — back by Lidgate to Lightcliffe church — peeped in at windows — she was not there —
[margin text:] Sale of Samuel Hall’s coal, off.
Walkerpit.
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| Date | Oct 1834 |
| Extent | 1 page |
| Level | Piece |
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