Monday 22nd December 1817
Monday 22
9 20/60
11 50/60
Wrote to Marian (Market Weighton) to tell her of my safe arrival here by Saturday's mail – Mrs
James Holroyd called – walked to Halifax, put my letter into the P.O and called at Northgate – I met
Miss Prescott senior there – my aunt looking as spruce as possible Mrs Veitch was to drink
tea with her – Left a note from my aunt Anne for Mrs Veitch containing a loan of 6 of Rawson’s
pound notes –
Got home to dinner. Spent the afternoon in conversation – In the evening writing out (fr[om]
Got home to dinner. Spent the afternoon in conversation – In the evening writing out (fr[om]
Memoranda on scraps of paper) a rough draft of what I had spent and of my journal of what
occured during my stay there – Frosty day – Barometer 1 1/2 degrees above rain – Fahrenheit 28° at 9 p.m.
Original diary page:
https://www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=CC00001%2f7%2f9%2f6%2f1%2f66&pos=1
Original diary page:
https://www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=CC00001%2f7%2f9%2f6%2f1%2f66&pos=1
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