Up ¼ to 8 – breakfasted & off to Cliff Hill – down carriage road to look at Walls – then took Sykes & his son & Mr. Washington to Bramley Lane, to get thorns & hollies, & they came with Cart to convey them away – got one thorn, & 2 hollies away by 1 oclock – [words crossed out] & took them to the well in Cliff hill field – Mr. Washington said he was going to Hunger Hill, & Sent message to Moses Barker by him, “had a letter from Mrs. Sutherland, & declined selling any coal at present” asked my Aunt to let me have a…

Up at 8 ¼  down at 8 ½ – & made breakfast. Walked to the drift for dearest read Sismondi – at 11 dearest came for me & we walked together in Trough o bolland wood looking for poor Mr. Sunderland’s funeral, the procession passed down Godley ¼ to 12 – 6 bearers, 4 mourning coaches – 2 mutes, hearse, 4 Phaetons & Mr. Priestley’s carriage along Lower Brea Road to Hipperholme & Coley – came at ¼  to 1. went to Mrs. Lister for a few minutes, had luncheon when Mr. Bradley got his dinner – wrote out accounts & cut out sleeves for dearest shifts – sent George…

Up at ¼ to 9 – after breakfast read Sismondi till 1 oclock – knitted a little at blanket, had luncheon, put on my bonnet to go out – Washington arrived, had him upstairs, as Dr. Kenny came just at same time Mrs. Lister carried downstairs to him, he felt her pulse, Miss Marian saw him, but did not ask him to see her father, dearest & I did not make our appearance, but he enquired after us – Washington brought me his accounts & I settled with him about the hay he took from Collins at Lidgate, said he had had Mr. D. [Daniel] Carter about purchasing some –…

Up ¼ to 9 – dearest not down till 10 oclock – heardMr. Sunderland’s funeral is to take place on friday at Coley Church 12 oclock Mr. Snip invited to funeral, but not as executor; should go in his carriage  copied directions for Slippers for Mrs. Rodgers, about 1 ¼ set off for Cliff Hill alone, met Dr. & Mrs. Hartley, the doctor very much altered went to Hill top to tell Martha Sykes to take her 6 [?] once a fortnight to Crow nest – My Aunt at dinner when I got there invited me to partake, but I declined – shewed Mrs. R- [Rodgers] how to knit slippers…

Up at 9. long conversation with Miss Marian about Cordingley – Sharp to be head in the kitchen & Spate’s girl under her; sent for another [word crossed out] Housekeeper’s Guide. read 60 pages of Sismondi – Hinscliffe came & stayed till 2 ½ – call from Miss Armytage about subscription for Mitchell, the wife of the man who is to be imprisoned 12 months for robbing Mr. Macauley; gave Miss A- [Armytage] 5/- Mr. Parker came & paid me, my share of the division of personalty from Mrs. Clarke, viz £1178..10 which has been lodged in Messrs. Rawsons’ bank since August 1832 – they refused to allow any interest,…

Up at 9 – after breakfast poorly & laid on sofa read a little in Townshend’s Bible – then went to read Prayers with Mrs. Lister – St. Paul’s day. just stopped at Hinscliffe’s to speak to him, as we went to Church – had Mr. Akeroyde. back here at 10 to 5 – read a few pages in Essays on the Church – dearest wrote a note to Mr. Jubb requesting him to come at ten tomorrow – dinner – went to wish Mr. Lister good night – read some chapters in Genesis in Townshend’s Bible – Courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale WYC:1525/7/1/5/1/38 [up at] 8 1/4…

Up at 10 to 9 – xx – breakfasted – Washington came – brought bills for me to look at before he paid them – told him to take some one with him on 2nd of February & say to Mr. Greaves he was come to take possession of the land – read nearly 50 pages of Sismondi – taught John’s children – Newspapers came back from binding  looked over clothes – had luncheon – walked to Cliff Hill – heard of letters in Newspaper from Mr. Protheroe senior to Mr. Samuel Waterhouse senior, & Mr. John Edwards – sudden deaths of two men at Haugh edge – Mrs. Snip…

Up ¼ to 8 – breakfasted 9.10 prepared for going to Halifax bought at Whitley’s Essay’s on the Church, Curtis on the preservation of Hearing & sight – dearest went to Mr. Parker to meet person to sign the agreement about putting some soil in Northgate House land – Mr. Sutcliffe to consider till tomorrow about taking Northgate House – Letter from the editor of the Halifax Guardian with an apology for inserting paragraph – went to Duncan’s, post office, Worm[s]leys. for yarn & Lamb’s wool, Nicholson’s to speak about incivility to me yesterday – home at 1.10, finished my drawing had luncheon – took front section of Armoire, lent…

Up at ¼ to 8 – heard of Mr. Sunderland’s death before breakfast; – after breakfast Greenwood came – dearest went out with him – Washington brought me Hipperholme Rents. my own [gap] Joint – [gap] that perhaps Greaves might choose to hold over & if so I could not get rid of him without a Lawsuit – desired him to pay my Subscription to the Dispensary – got to my drawing – at 11 ¼ dearest came for me, & we walked to Halifax met Walton in the Bank, who spoke about Stump cross Inn – dearest said answer would be given tomorrow – not able to get black…

Breakfasted at 10 – then set off to walk to Halifax bought at Miss Hebden’s, 4 yards all but an inch of Mechline lace at 10/6 per yard – they threw off the half crown & charged me £2 – order crimson silk at Nicholson’s for my work table, bought at Whitley’s, “The Housekeeper’s guide 4/6- Shomberg’s [Schomberg’s] Elements of the British Constitution, Luxmore’s Church of England Catechism  Booth returned me 15/2. for writing paper which had been paid for twice – returning home just on bridge – met Mr. Snip who told us of Mr. Sunderland’s danger, turned back & went to the surgery to enquire after him –…