#if u vote barge of the dead ur dead to me tho

[annelisterofhalifax]

A Typical Sunday

1835

March Sun[day] 22

    7 3/4

     12

No kiss Fine morn[in]g F[ahrenheit] 49 1/2º AT 9.05 a.m. H[a]d settl[e]d Geo[rge]s acc[oun]t. Br[eak]f[a]st at 9.10

+   R[ea]d ov[e]r yest[erday]s H-X [Halifax] Guard[ia]n. Aquilla Green ca[me] at 11 1/2 and st[aye]d till 1.5. Left h[i]m at 12 for 20

V  min[ute]s and h[a]d Mr Jubb to do  up[on] my wrist, bet[ter] b[u]t weak and n[o]t well, use it too m[u]ch, m[u]st

ha[ve] a spelk or 2 the next ti[me] of dress[in]g next Sun[day], if the prog[ress] tow[ar]ds recov[er]y is n[o]t mo[re] rap[i]d

t[ha]n it h[a]s been. Expl[aine]d to A.G- [Aquilla Green] why the lett[in]g to John Mallins[o]n h[a]d gone off, d[i]d n[o]t wish

to infl[uen]ce an[y] man’s opin[ion]s unfair[l]y b[u]t w[oul]d n[o]t ha[ve] an[y] ten[an]t liv[in]g in the town and hav[in]g a vote

up[on] whose help at a dead lift I c[oul]d n[o]t count. A.G [Aquilla Green] th[ou]ght the conservative side w[er]e

the bet[ter] and we g[o]t on ver[y] well on t[hi]s p[ar]t of our subj[ec]t. I ment[ione]d my idea t[ha]t I m[i]ght perch[ance]

ha[ve] so[me] pow[e]r to spare fr[om] my intend[e]d wat[e]r engine wheel w[hi]ch m[i]ght ha[ve] 20 horsep[o]wer if

wat[e]r en[ou]gh in summ[e]r. A.G [Aquilla Green] wants 3 p[ai]r of  corn mill-stones, t[h[ese w[oul]d require 20 horse

pow[e]r, the pres[en]t wheel at Mytholm 8 horse pow[e]r. W[oul]d rath[e]r ha[ve] a mill by the side

of  the pres[en]t one at Mytholm work[e]d by the sa[me] wat[e]r dam enlarge[e]d , if poss[ible], b[u]t w[oul]d

like to ta[ke] the farm even w[i]thout any expectat[io]n of a mill – t[hi]s being und[er]stood, I set

the rent of the 5 Jan[uary] f[iel]ds and brows, includ[in]g 0.1.24 d[ays] w[ork] , of cowgate r[oa]d 14.2.7 and the lit[tle

holme 1.1.0 and

0.1.6 of cowgate r[oa]d and the brows = 10.1. I set the rent of t[hi]s quant[it]y of land

*    at £45 p[e]r ann[um] the use of the barn being include[e]d, s[ai]d I call[e]d the land £44

and the use of the barn 20/. [shillings]. He agreed to the terms of lease b[u]t ask[e]d wh[a]t

allow[an]ce I w[oul]d ma[ke] for the poverty of the land. S[ai[d I h[a]d p[ai]d Pearson £42 odd

for his tenant- right, calculate[e]d drain[in]g and repair[in]g f[oo]t path at £25

and t[he]n t[hi]s w[oul]d be the exp[ense] of hedg[in]g and gates. S[ai]d I w[oul]d put ev[er]yth[in]g in good repair

he hims[el]f m[i]ght ha[ve] the drain[in]g to his own fancy, and look after it, he

agreed, besides all t[hi]s to be laid out to gi[ve] h[i]m £20 for tillage etc in consid[eratio]n of

the run- out state of the land. On t[h]ese terms the barg[ai]n w[a]s made. I am to gi[ve] instruct[io]n

for the lease and ha[ve] it ready for A.G-[Aquilla Green] to sign at Mr Parker’s office on Wed[nesday] ev[enin]g

aft[e]r w[hi]ch he may ent[er] to the land as soon as he likes. W[e]nt to my a[un]t at 1.05,

in 29 min[ute]s r[ea]d the morn[in]g serv[i]ce all mys[elf]. A-s [Ann’s] cold n[o]t allow[ing] h[e]r to r[ea]d al[ou]d.

Off to Lightcliffe ch[ur]ch and t[he]re in 18 min[ute]s at 2.20, wait[e]d 18 min[ute]s bef[ore] ev[e]n the org[a]n

beg[a]n to play and 22 min[utes] bef[ore] Mr W- [Wilkinson] beg[a]n the serv[i]ce, he, Mr Wilkins[o]n, d[i]d all the duty,

preach[e]d 23 min[ute]s fr[om] Luke X [10] 23, 24. At Cliffhill at 41/2 , tho[ugh] I h[a]d yest[erday] ment[ione]d our intend[e]d

vis[i]t and ask[e]d for the cold tongue offer[e]d t[he]re to be for today, saw evid[entl]y t[ha]t we were n[o]t expect[e]d

to tea. Apologis[e]d for my impert[inen]ce handso[mel]y and success[full]y en[ou]gh, h[a]d tea and coff[ee] and all

w[e]nt off ver[y] agreeab[l]y. Mrs A.W [Anne Walker] ver[y] civ[i]l and appar[entl]y gl[a]d to see us. Mr W[ilia]m Priest[le]y ca[me] in

for the last 1/2 h[ou]r. Neith[e]r A-[Ann] nor I address[e]d an[y] th[in]g mo[re] t[h]an necess[ar]y ans[we]rs to h[i]m. Ca[me] away

at 7 1/4  and ho[me] in 1/2  h[ou]r. sat talk[in]g. Tea at 8 1/4 . 1/2 h[ou]r w[i]th my a[un]t till 10.10, wr[ote] all the

N      ab[ov]e of the day till 11p.m at w[hi]ch h[ou]r F[ahrenheit] 51º. Fine day, no[te] t[hi]s ev[enin]g fr[om] the H-X [Halifax] Lit[erar]y and 

Philos[ophical]

Soc[iet]y to ann[oun]ce the next meet[in]g to be on Fri[day] the 27 th inst[ant] to gi[ve] not[i]ce to quit the premises now

occup[ie]d by gthe soc[iet]y.

+ - refers to book/text   V- Visit  * - Land let to A.G [Aquilla Green] 14.2.7           N- Note

                                                                                                            1.1.0

                                                                                                               1.6   

                                                                                                          10.1.0

                                                                                                         26.2.13