Title: William Dillwyn Diaries

Location of originals: National Library of Wales, Abersystwyth

Transcription by Richard Morris

Acknowledgements: Thanks to the National Library of Wales and the Richard

Burton Archives, Swansea University, for arranging a temporary loan of the

diaries to allow them to be transcribed.

Note:

The Diaries of William Dillwyn (in 13 volumes) are deposited in the National

Library of Wales. My very grateful thanks to them for allowing their loan to

Swansea University where I was able to transcribe them.

Above the day entries, at the top of some pages, are also names of places being

visited that day. They do not necessarily coincide with the actual date entries,

merely being at the top of every page. They have been included in approximately

the right places!

When the scans of the original handwritten diaries are also on the web site, I

hope that people will respond if they can make sense of any missing or

mistranscribed words.

Richard Morris, Swansea 2012.

[Volume 1, Cover:]

I

1774

[possibly added at a later date]

No. 1 arrival at Bristol 25/6/74 to 10/9/74

No. 2 11/9/74 to 26/10/74

No. 3 28/10/74 to 11/12/74

No. 4 12/12/74 to 16/3/75

No. 5 16/3/75 to 7/6/75

No. 6 7/6/75 to 26/7/75

No .7 27/7/75 to 11/11/75 arrived back in USA

1774

Bristol – Gloucestershire –

7th

Day 25th

of 6mo 1774. Came to Anchor about 8 o’Clock in the Morning in King

Road and a Boat coming alongside, the Captain and Passengers went in her about 2

Miles up the River Avon and at 9 0Clock landed at Lamplighters …(unreadable). We

expected to have immediately taken Coach for Bristol (distant 6 Miles) but found it

was gone off, but soon expected to return; to amuse the Intervals Peter Price, W

Shephard & I were to see the Seat of Edwd. Southwell Esqre. which is very elegant.

We passed through a fine Wilderness and were much pleased with his noble

Improvements; Retd. to N… and wh. P. Price too a View of King Road, where the

Shipping are sheltered by the high Banks of Avon it is just above Pillp (?) a dirty

Town as ever I saw principally inhabited by Pilots – and opposite to the Hall – The

Passengers having engaged to dine together at Bristol – for which Purpose Capt.

Volans who went before us on Horseback had agreed to bespoke a Dinner – the long

looked for Coach arrived about 4 (?) oClock and in abt. ½ an hour afterwards set off –

and about an hour carried us to the White Lyon. Spent Bristol where dined together

and where came Rob: Peters & Thomas Frank to feed me –I had Letters to the former

who hardlily (sic) pressed me making his House my Home during my Stay in Bristol

– He lives in the Old Market – a pleasant side Street so called , has a neat small House

and an agreeable small Family and himself a worthy plain Man – He walked the

Town with me in the Evening –

1 Day. 26

Went to Fryers Meeting in the Morning, a neat elegant House where John Richards

(an antient (sic) welsh Friend) and Nathaniel Ogborn appeared, the former hardly

intelligibly. Dined at home with Benj. Hughes and wife and Till Adams, the first

being Brother in Law and Sister and the latter (who lives with Frd. Peters) the Mother

of my Friend John Till Adams. Benjamin went with me in the afternoon to Temple

Meeting (smaller than the Fryers but a neat Building). Drank Tea with Rob: Peters

etc., at Jos: Frys he being from home. Was at Fryers Evening Meeting where I heard

Jos. Wall (of Bridgwater) preach and also the Wife of ----- besides others.

2 Day 27.

Dined with Frd. Peters, Cap. Volans and Peter Price at Thomas Franks in Castle

Green, and drank Tea at Andrew Dury’s in Stokes Croft (a pleasant Street) to whose

agreeable Daughter I had a Letter from Debby Morris. He afterwards walked the

Town with me and was very obliging.

3 Day 28. Bristol.

Was at Fryers Meeting where Ann Young, Jos. Ball etc., preached and Jos. prayed.

Dined at Home with Cap. Volans, Peter Price and Tho’ Franks. Drank Tea with

Andrew Drury and afterwards he with Sherman Bath, his Son in Law, went with me

over Brandon Hill (from whence is a full view of the City and a noble prospect) and a

long walk back to the Hot Wells on the Rocks which in many Places are 350 feet

perpendicular over the River Avon. Walked under the Rocks up to the Wells where

we drank Water and returned another way to Town, having in going out called on and

delivered Letters to Eliz. and Amelia Parsons at Clifton (a very beautiful Village or

Town.) I supped at Andrew Durys.

4 Day 29.

Dined with Cap Volans at John Dowells who afterwards went with me to see Temple

Church (whose Tower is leaning), to Corn: Fry’s Flint Glass House and then to

Redcliff Church, supposed to be the most elegant Parish Church in the Kingdom. In it

are some fine Paintings Admiral Penn’s Monument and Armour. Also and antient

[sic] Monument of – Cannings its founder, it’s a very light pretty Gothick Building

and deserving a Traveller’s Attention. The Sexton’s wife told us several droll

legendary Tales too tedious to repeat. Drank Tea at Hone and visited Sally Farly.

5 Day.30

Dined with Peter Price at Wm. Freeman’s. Then rode out with John Dowell thro

Stapleton, viewed the Duke of Beauforts elegant Seat (late Ld. Botetourts) at Stoke

from near which is a clear full view of Bristol. Went a By Road to Felton where were

kindly entertained by John Payner, an honest plain Friend, who thinks the Americans

are undutifull stubborn Children. Riding slow we did not get into Town till near 10

oClock.

7 Month.

6 Day 1.

Hearing that Capt. Kerlin of Philada. was arrived from Lisbon with his Wife, went to

see her (the Daughter) of John Goodwin and related to me). At 11 oClock called on

And. Dury who accompanied me to Clifton, Gabriel Goldney having invited me to see

his Grotto etc., this Morning. We spent 2 hours with him very agreeably, he exerting

himself to gratify our Curiosity in every Respect. The Grotto is elegant beyond

Description, his Gardens fine and good Water Works he having a fire Engine to

supply them erected in a Tower. The Terras is very noble, commanding a charming

Prospect. He also has some fine paintings particularly 2 fruit pieces very well done.

Thence we walked to Change and thence to Sherman Baths, where Ann Durys Family

dined with us and spent the Remainder of the Day, except that we three Males walked

about 2 miles to see some pretty Improvement back of Kings down.

7 Day 2.

Dined at And: Dury’s where Sally Pedder also dined and spent the afternoon and

Evening at John Pedder’s (he from Home). His wife is a Daughter of Friend Lewis A

Dury’s Sister (who lives with him). She with her 2 daughters Sally and Betsy treated

me very genteely, and Dury with his Sister and Daughter were also here. Kitty

Osborne formerly of Philada lives at John Pedder’s, and was well acquainted with

many of my Friends there. All the Company present were or acknowledged

themselves to be Americans. On the whole we spent an agreeable afternoon and

Evening.

1 Day 3.

Was at Prayers Meeting 3 Times. Dined with Rob. Peters, Cornelius Fry and Wife at

Jos. Fry’s (he from Home).

Frd. Peters and I drank Tea with Mat: Wright in College Green (a Batchelor) and

Partner with Jas. Ireland. Supped at Home with Samuel Dyer a young Man who

sometimes preaches. Martha Williams a Friend from Wales spoke well today as I

thought. [this last sentence crossed out]

2 Day 4.

Dined at Home. Went afternoon to the Monthly Meeting which when divided was

very small (between 20 and 30). My Certificate was read and the Friends on almost

every former appointment absent …. (sic) driving bargains I supposed.

2 Day 4.

After Meeting went to see Ruth (the wife of Thomas) Rutter, he being out on a

religious visit. Here I found Han. Dury and Sally Pedder, and we four drank tea, and

spent the Evening very agreeably, as I thought.

3 Day 5.

Breakfasted with Eliz. Parsons at Clifton and on my way thither walked to the Top of

Brandon Hill from which is a most extensive prospect. It is said Oliv: Cromwell

battered the Cathedrall (sic) from this Hill, on which are the Remains of a

Fortification. From Breakfast hurried to the Fryers Meeting where among others

Martha Williams of Wales preached acceptably to me. Dined at Cornelius Fry’s with

Frd. Peters, also drank Tae, from thence I went to spend an hour with – Alston an

Officer in the Customs, and here I met with Peter Hudson and eminent merchant of

London, with whom had a Conversation on American Politicks, in which I differed

much from him in opinion. He kindly invited me to his House in London.

4 Day 6.

Friend Peters and Nancy (space) (his niece) went with me in a Post Chaise to

Frenchay Morning Meeting which consisted of 14 of us including 7 Scholars (of the

boarding School Girls). Spent an Hour in Jos: Beck’s Gardens which are large and

fine, and then dined with him. James Ferguson (who was giving a Course of

Philosophical Lectures at Frenchay) also dined with us. He lodges also a Friend

Becks. He has a very uncouth Slovenly Appearance, of few words no Ceremony, and

good sense. He observed it was a pity Dr. Franklin had ever left the natural World

which was permanent for the political which was so changeable. We returned to

Bristol, thro’ a smart Shower of Rain, by 4 0Clock. Drank Tea with Frd. Peters and

spent the Remainder of the Afternoon at Andrew Dury’s where also were Sally

Pedder, and Sherman Bath. I think we have had but one Day, since I arrived without

Rain, tho’ seldom more than a Drizzle. This Circumstance makes the lower parts of

Bristol extremely dirty in general, while the hilly Parts are for the same Reason very

clean.

5 Day 7.

In the morning was at Nevil Bath’s and at Cornelius Fry’s. Thence to Change and

dined with Robert Peters at Home. After Dinner went to Cap. Kerlin’s Lodgings.

Crossed Avon passing a fine Rope Walk and thro’ fine Grass Fields about 2 miles to a

small Country House at Long. Ashton, belonging to Geo: Fisher (of Bristol) and

where his wife then was. She was a Musgrave of Haverford West, Sister of Lewis

Musgrave Daughter of Lewis and Grand Daughter to (space) . We drank Tea

there, her Husband and 2 Children, Geo. And Francis being also with us. They have

another son named Lewis and a daughter Peggy, the latter I saw at Frenchay School.

The wife is named Ann and an open hearted worthy Woman. She with the rest of the

family (and Cap. Ranton’s wife) accompanied us back to Bristol, where at Kerlin’s

lodgings we found our Kinsman Owen Weston of London and his Daughter Debby

who had just arrived from London to see his niece Sally Kerlin. We accompanied to a

lodgings and parted for the night.

6 Day 8.

Went to see Owen Weston and accompanied him to Meeting where ____ Ogborn and

Thomas Rutter spoke, the latter is a great Minister universally esteemed in Bristol and

was just returned from a Journey Eastward. From Change he took a short walk with

me. I dined with Sherman Bath and Dury came to us with his Daughter Hannah, after

Dinner. She and Sherman walked to the Quay etc., with me and we returned and

finished the Evening at Sherman’s House very agreeably. Received Letters from Jam:

Logan and Geo: Dillwyn.

7 Day 9.

Dined at Home, and spent most of the afternoon in writing Letters to Friends in

America. Spent some time at Bristol Inn with Peter Price and half an hour with

Thomas Rutter in the Evening.

1 Day 10.

Was at Fryers Morning Meeting where Tho. Rutter preached and prayed – some

others spoke. Dined with Owen Weston and Daughter, Cap. Kerlin and wife at Tho.

Rutter’s. Was at Fryers Meeting (silent). Drank Tea with William Fry (grocer) and

after Evening Meeting at Fryers where T. Rutter spoke. Supped with Thomas Rutter.

2 Day 11.

Owen Weston and Daughter with Sally Kerlin breakfasted with me at Home. Visited

Corn: Fry in Temple Street. Saw Abram Darby of Colebrookdale who invited me

there. Dined with Westons and Kerlins at George Fisher’s in Princes Street where also

dined Sarah Stains, a widow and sister of Ann Fisher (who lives in Chew Magna but

was come to stay a few Days with her Sister Fisher). Cap. Ranton’s wife also dined

with us, and we enjoyed each others Company much being a Collection of Relations

who had scarcely seen each other before, and in the Welsh Manner kindly recognised

our relationship. Drank Tea with Andrew and Hanna Dury at John Pedder’s where

also staid untill (sic) half after ten oClock.

3 Day 12.

Busy all Morning. Visited Geo Fishers Family. Dined at Andrew Dury’s and took

leave of this kind Family and Sherman Bath’s. Spent Remainder of the Evening at

Home writing Letters to James Pemberton, James Logan, Geo: and Ann Dillwyn.

4 Day 13. Somersetshire - Wiltshire

Breakfasted with Weston, at their Lodgings and about 7 o Clock set off for Bath.

Captain Kerlin, Rantom and self in one Chaise and Owen Weston and Debby with

Sally Karlin in the other. About 9 o clock arrived at Christopher Inn in Bath, bespoke

a Dinner and then walked to the great Pump Room, viewed the Baths a Statue of Beau

Nash’s etc. Thence walked round the Parade and thro’ the Circus (a very elegant

group or Buildings forming in Front an Area of that shape) to the Crescent (another

exceeding superb Pile of about 30 elegant Houses). Thence to the great Rooms for

Diversion which exceeded anything I had seen. In the Card Room is a fine Portrait of

Cap. Wade the present Master of the Ceremonies. We then walked thro’ the principal

part of the Town over a new elegant Bridge and along the Avon to Prior Park

formerly the seat of Ralph Allen Esqr. deceased. Here is a beautifull [sic] piece of

Water and fine Walks with a neat Pile in a beautiful situation perfectly natural. We

intended to have seen his famous Quay and Convenience to bring stone from the

Quarries, but unluckily missed our Way and falling in with several smaller Quarries

returned to Bath to Dinner after which left our Company between 3 and 4 oClock set

off with Owen and Debby Weston for London. And passing a good Road thro’ a

delightfull (sic) Country, changed our Carriage at Devizes (a large Market Town)

where we drank a Dish of Tea. And went on to Marlborough, where at the Castle Inn

(formerly the seat of the Earl of Hertford) we lodged. It is a very capacious fine

House with Good Gardens in one of which is a high Mound or Barrow with a path to

ascend in a spiral direction. On Marlboro’ Downs are many smaller of the same kind.

It is a dull Town. At ¼ before 4 o Clock A.M.

5 Day 14.

Set out and passing over Marlboro’ Hill suspected 2 men (who only wanted a Penny

for Scotching our wheels) of an intent to rob us – a diverting Scene after ‘twas over.

Passing thro’ Hungerford, went on to Newberry (sic) at an Inn on the west side of

which Town we breakfasted. Viewed the Town and proceeded to Reading where after

a hurrying view of the Town and eating a Relish proceeded thro’ Maidenhead to

Windsor where dined and spent four Hours in viewing the Castle etc. Many things

pleased me but among the Paintings none more that the two Misers. Drank Tea with

(space) Elgar whose daughter accompanied us to the Castle. Crossed the Thames by

a Ferry where an elegant wooden Bridge is building and passing thro’ several fine

villages etc., changed Horses at Hounslow and after Dark entered London by Hyde

Park Corner and an Hour afterwards got to Owen Weston’s at Wapping where I

lodged very comfortably. Next Morning (word unreadable)

6 Day 15. London &c.

Went with Owen Weston to Grace C. Street Meeting, and afterwards to Dinner with

S. Clark and James Beasley. The latter introduced me to Th. Wagstaffe by whom I

was recommended to James Freeman with whom I took my Lodgings where also was

W. Morris.

7 Day 16.

Dined with (space) and in the Evening took Boat with J. Freemen to Southwark going

thro’ B. Friars Bridge. Viewed part of the Borough and after a pleasant walk returned

to Town.

1 Day 17.

Having received an Invitation from Lewis Weston, Went to Radcliff Meeting and

thence with him to Dinner, where were his wife, Daughter Sally, and son Danny, also

Debby Weston. Went to Wapping Meeting and returned to Tea where also came Ow:

Weston and wife. Owen accompanied me to Town.

2 Day 18.

J. Chorley accompanied me to view the old and new Bank &c &c, the latterly

superbly grand. Cap. Falconer accompanied me to wait on Doct. Franklin by whom

was kindly received, on B. West who was from Home and then to F. Lamars. Dined at

Jos Wood in White Hart Court with Rob: Crafton who delivered Letters from R.

Wells and H. Moore. Spent the Evening with J and F Fothergill, his wife, J, Ashby,

Forbes, wife and daughter, at John Chorley’s.

3 Day 19.

Walked to Radcliffe Works called at L Westons, dined with Fred Pigeon (?) – found

myself much indisposed with a violent Cold and tho his (?) being (?) heavy went to

Lambeth with J Chorley’s wife and lodged.

4 Day 20

Dined with J. Strettell where were also Cap. Falconer and All, Docr. Vaux Jun. &c.

Very unwell. Was at an adjournment of Monthly Meeting and Youths Quarterly

Meeting at G. Church Street House where delivered my Certificate.

5 Day 21.

About Noon went to T. Lamars in Newman Street, Westminster , and then with him to

St. James’ Park thro’ many fine Squares, etc, saw many of the nobility in the Park,

among then Ld. Sandwich who looks like an old Battered Rake, also the Queen going

in a Chair to her own Palace, waited so long to see the King follow, but were at length

tired out, and after receiving an impudent Address from a Town Lady, went with T

Lamar in a Coach to Dinner, where his good wife received me kindly. Drank Tea and

returned home.

Memo – On 4 Day Evening spent Evening at Forbes in Coleman Street.

6 Day 22.

Dined at Rob: Crafton’s in White Hart Court, his Wife being now in Town. Joseph

Woods and also Cap: Falconer and Thomas Hopkinson being with us. Spent 2 Hours

very pleasantly.

7 Day 23.

Sent the Day generally at home in writing. In the Evening J. Freeman, Thom.

Fothergill, W. Morris and self with J. Chorley took Boat at London Bridge and went

up to Westminster Bridge where the latter left us and we walked to South Lambeth

and spent the night pleasantly. Was with G. Sharpe.

1 Day 24.

Walked to breakfast in London. Was at G. C. Street Meeting – a woman Frd. Brown

appeared very satisfactorily to me. Dined with WM at Tho. Corbin’s in Bartholomew

Close, his wife a fine woman, his Daughters Betsy and Sally lively and agreeable.

Was at Peel Meeting in the Afternoon. I drank Tea with John Elliott and his wife.

After which she went into the Country and he and I walked and spent an hour with

John Townsend.

2 Day 25.

Busy in writing. Paid Tho. Letchworth a short Visit and walked to Ratcliff. Dined

with Cap. Falconer at Dan. Mildred’s, and employed the afternoon in writing Letters.

In the Evening Sam and Jonathan Hoare went with W.M. and Self by Islington to

Stoke Newington to their House, a retired pleasant situation where were agreeably

entertained.

3 Day 26.

W.M. and self after breakfasting walked to Town viewing Bedlam Hospital (tho’

superficially) in our way. Dined at Ed. W. Philips (a Relation of Lewis Weston and

ours) with whom Cos: Dan Weston is an Apprentice. Was agreeably entertained by

him and his wife, he is in Partnership with one Clarke under the Firm of Philips and

Clarke Linen Drapers and in (space) Grace Street. Doct. Franklin called to see me

in the afternoon before Dinner. I drank Tea and spent the Evening at J. Chorley’s.

4 Day 27.

Breakfasted at J. Chorley’s who with his wife and W.M. afterwards set out for Bristol.

I wrote by him to Rob: Peters. Dined with John Elliots and his Wife. Nancy Freeman

set out for Yorkshire with her Brother John and Wife. Jemmy Freeman going with

them the first afternoon journey- Spent the last (?) part of the Day in writing to –

Geo and Ann Dillwyn

Uncles Wain (?) & James Logan

Geo Roberts & James Kingley

Richd. Wells & Isaac Grevy

In the Evening Granvill Sharp paid me a Visit and spent an hour with me, presenting

me with a dozen of his Pamphlets on American Affairs, Part of which sent to Philad.

&c. He had before sent me several of his Publications and wrote me a kind Letter. Put

my Letters in the Bags of All (?) and Falconer who early in the Morning of

5 Day 28.

Left London. This Day dined at Lewis Weston’s drank Tea with Owen Weston, took

boat with him to Ratcilffe. Wrote letters to H. Moore and Nancy Dillwyn.

6 Day 29.

Still poorly with Cold. Put a box with (the 2 letters last mentioned) under Cap: Allen’s

Care containing sundry Trifles for my Friends. Dined at Home. John Tilladams came

to Town and spent an Hour with me. Went to Ratcliffe, increased my Cold & was

very poorly. Spent the Evening with J. Freeman and Tho. Fothergill at Home

agreeably.

7 Day 30.

Still much indisposed and mostly in my Room. Dined at Home – Engaged in the

Evening with a Person by Appointment on the Subject of Glass.

1 Day 31.

Having last night taken a Medicine – kept my Room Sipping Gruel and Broth until 2

oClock – then went to G. Street Meeting – after which went with John Gurney and

Geo Harrison to drink Tea at David Barclays. There also saw John and Ambrose

Lloyd and Jos. Bevan – Went Home early where Sam Hoare and Dr W Curtis spent

the Evening with me – J Freeman having been in Lambeth since Yesterday Evening –

8 Month

2 Day 1.

Spent Morning in writing – Dined at Home - Went to see Hains Gregory in St.

Martin’s Lane. He went with me thro’ Westminster Hall to Parliament then thro’ a

particular view of the Abbey, Henry 7th

Chappell [sic] Day. Then walked up the Park

and down the Mall to the Kings Mews where took a particular fine view of the kings

Horses which were very fine – particular (sic) 12 of the fine large Cream Coloured

Coach Horses for State Occasions, one of them was said to be 33 years old and to

have been 29 in the Royal Stables. I went to spend the Evening at Sam. Clarke’s with

James Beesly, Sam. Hoare, Tho. Fothergill and Thom Hill.

3 Day 2.

Having been very poorly all Night and very sick at the Stomach this Morning – was

very chilly and poorly. I however dined with Tho. Wagstaffe, and went to the Meeting

at Devonshire House in afternoon, from whence J. Townsend’s Daughter was buried.

Tho. Letchworth etc. preached and honest Claude Gay appeared with Power in

supplication. I went afterwards to Ratcliffe and returning Home spent the Evening

with W.M. Allister (J.F. being at Lambeth). John Tilladams paid a short visit. Went to

bed early with Wind Whey (?)

4 Day 3.

Was at G. Street Meeting where was a marriage and Claude Gay preached – Busy

writing in the Afternoon. – and went unwell to Bed earlier than usual.

5 Day 4.

Wanting Exercise, after writing in the Morning and dining - Went to the Park at St.

James where I saw the King get into a Post Chariot with 4 Horses, and about 1 doz. of

Horse Guards. He was dressed very plain in dark green Cloth and looked very dull.

The post Boy drove off furiously as was informed he was not more than 35 minutes

generally going to Kew. Then walked in the green Park and thro’ Hyde Park into

Kensington Gardens where are found the old fashioned square cut Yews and other

evergreens – it beginning to thunder I returned home and in Piccadilly was caught in a

Shower of Rain, which obliged me to go home in a Coach.

6 Day 5.

Spent in writing so the whole Day – as also

7 Day 6. At the same Business – except on the appointment at the Coffee House in the

Evening with two Men.

1 Day 7.

Wrote in the Morning - Was at G.S. Meeting - dined at Home with W.M. Allister and

Hannah his wife at Home. Went with them to Lambeth in the Evening with J.

Freeman and Tho. Fothergill where we spent the Night. I wrote to Philad. from hence.

2 Day 8.

Returned to London with J.F., and T.F. by Water, - a pleasant Time. Was busy all Day

in writing &c, except to settle a venison Dinner (with company at Home). W.M.

Allister and self viewed S. Paul’s in company with 2 Gentlewomen who had the like

Curiosity. Spent the Evening in writing after a Dish of Tea.

3 Day 9.

At Home most of the Day except on a few Errands & W M Allister and self went in

the afternoon on a little Walk. The Letters I wrote to Philida. &c per Verny Cap. Story

and put on board last Evening were to Isaac Gray, James Logan – John Monperson

(??) Richd Wells – Geo and Ann Dillwyn.

4 Day 10.

Dined at Home. Was at Morning Meeting in G. Street, and afternoon at the Monthly

Meeting which began at 3 and held untill 7. Then next workmen on an appointment.

After visiting Wm. Fry, James Beesly, Sam Hoare and self spent the Evening with

Jos. Woods. A gust of Thunder and Lightning this Evening.

5 Day 11.

Waited on Docr Franklin after viewing Rahestraws (??) Exhibition near Temple Bar.

Went to the Park, saw the King and Queen get out of their Chariot at St. James. Saw

many of the Nobility &c, going to Court. Went to Tho. Lamar’s, he was from Home.

Visited Lewis and Owen Westons Familys – Coz. Sally was at Higham. W.M.

Allister, J. Freeman, Tho. Fothergill and self spent the Evening with John Chorley and

wife who had returned this Day from Bristol.

6 Day 12

Dined at Home and busy all Day. J Strangman came to Tea.

7 Day 13.

Do. after which John Griffiths came to see me and engaged me to Drink tea with him.

Joshua Strangman dined with us, also Wm. and Hannah M. Allister. I drank Tea at

Jos. Rows with J. Griffiths and spent time with Cos: Sally Logan at W. Arch’s – The

Family going to Lambeth was alone in the Evening.

1 Day 14.

Was at G.S. Meeting where was John Griffith who preached. Dined with several at J.

Chorleys. Was at G.S. Meeting afternoon, drank Tea at J. Chorleys, after which

Thomas Fothergill, Doct. Curtis and self with John Dearman and – (in original)

Church of Dublin accompanied W. and H.M. Allister to St. James’s Park, from

whence the two latter after walking there some time left us and we proceeded in a

Coach to Chelsea where we viewed Doct. Dominicetas Medical Baths, - really

curious. Here we were detained by the Rain untill dark when with Difficulty

procuring a Coach T.F. Dr. C and self and crossing Battersea Bridge passed the

Meadows thro’ Nine Elms to South Lambeth where were J. Chorley and wife with J.

Freeman. Here we supped and spent a social Evening sitting up untill near Midnight.

2 Day 15. Wooburn, Northampton, Leicester &c.

Walked to Town after Breakfast. Dined at Home with Claude Gay and spent my

Leisure in packing up my things, having engaged a Seat in the Coach for Nottingham

which sets out this Evening. Accordingly at half after 6 oClock in company with 4

other Men and 1 woman inside the Coach, and several outside Passengers we left the

Swan Inn in Ladd Lane. We stopped on Highgate Hill where in Compliance with

antient custom two of us who were Strangers paid a drinking Fee and other nonsense.

The night came on about Barnet, so that we could see but little of St. Albans (where

we supped) Redburn, Dunstable or Hockliffe in the Hole, all of which we passed in

the night, tho’ with some Moon light in the fore Part of it. The Day broke time enough

to show Woburn Abbey (belonging to the D. of Bedford) just before we entered

Wooburn Town. Stopped a little at Hockley in the night as also at New Port Pagnell

after Daybreak. Just at leaving London received a Letter from Dr P… (unreadable) &

GD.

3 Day 16.

Breakfasted at Northampton and took a transient View of the Town. Stopped at

Harborough (after passing thro’ Broxworth and Killmarsh) where took wine &c, and

went thro’ the Market from hence passing thro’ Kibworth and Oadby dined at

Leicester where I visited and was kindly received by T. Palmer. Passed thro’ a good

deal of Rain almost all Day, tho the Morning early was very fine. From Leicester

passed thro Birstall, M. Sorrell, Loughbro’ Bridgford etc and arrived at Nottingham

about ½ after 8 oClock Evening having passed in the Days Ride passed the Earl of

Staffords and many other fine Seats. Our Passengers were (space) and his

Wife, Ingham (a surveyor near Nottingham) Stocks (a Hosier in Nottingham) John

Vaughan (of London) and last a young Man of good Sense and agreeable. On my

arrival at Nottingham I went to John Leaver’s where I found him and his 2 younger

daughters Polly and Dolly at supper, and found a hearty reception, the more

acceptable as I was very unwell and much fatigued in riding thro’ the preceding

Night.

4 Day 17. Nottingham

Having had a comfortable Night’s Rest Friend Lever accompanied me in the morning

to view part of the Town, the Castle (a seat of the D. of Newcastle) etc. Dined with

him and spent the afternoon at Francis Hart’s Junior, where came John Storer who

after tea walked with me to see his Wool stapling Ware Houses. I also visited Francis

Hart senior this afternoon and was at John Storer’s house. Spent the Evening at home

where was also Geo. Mason’s Daughter the widow of one Bakewell.

5 Day 18.

Breakfasted with Friend Storer, was at their small Week Day Meeting. Dined at Home

and spent the afternoon at Fran: Hart, Senior, where was the Junior Francis and his

wife Sally. (Grasson (?) formerly). Spent the Evening at Home where I wrote a Letter

to Friend Leaver enclosing one from her two Daughters. Samuel Fox (a Maltster here)

spent the Evening with us.

6 Day 19.

Rode after Breakfast with John Leaver and Dolly to his Farm at Baseford distant

about 2 miles. The Day being pleasant, our Ride was very agreeable. In the morning

viewed a Malt House with Samuel Fox where saw a curious Kiln and a cistern made

of Brick remarkably light and good. The Lime of which the cement was made is

remarkably good and made about 10 miles from Nottingham. We all dined with the

Widow Bakewell (a Daughtr of Geo Mason) and Polly and Dolly Leaver shewed me

the Way to Dan. Freeth’s where J. Leaver’s sister drank tea with us. Were agreeably

entertained. In the Evening Nancy Leaver (the eldest daught.) came home and made

the Evening very agreeable – an amiable Girl.

7 Day 20.

Broke my fast in my Lodging. Wrote by Post to Peter price at Stour Port. Employed

most of the Morning in hunting a Horse to purchase without success. Visited the

Market, it being Market Day. It is held in a fine area left for the purpose and there was

a good variety of provision in it. Dined with Francis Hart Junr., and then accompanied

Nancy Leaver and her two sisters to Friend Colson’s (widow of David Colson) where

drank tea agreeably and walked round the lower part of the Town and to a small

Distance from it where are many good habitable Houses entirely dug in the sides of

the Rocks covered by the soil on which sheep etc. feed on the top about 50 feet from

the lower floor which is level with the meadows in front. This work is dug at leisure

and the sand sells in Town. There are many of this kind of Caves in and about

Nottingham, which formerly was called the City of Caves. Spent the Evening at

Home pleasantly.

1 Day 21.

At morning Meeting which was silent. Friend Colson and Betsy James (Daut. of

Richard James of Devizes) dined with us at Home. John Storer preached in the

afternoon. Nancy, Polly, Dolly and I drank Tea with Francis Hart Junior and wife at

friend Colson’s. After tea J. Leaver came to us and F.H. and his wife went away the

rest of us remained and spent a very agreeable Evening together. After we returned

Home, Patty Winter the Mistress of the boarding School and her sister paid us a short

visit.

2 Day 22.

Agriculture seems to be well understood in these Parts and Friend Leaver an adept at

it. They are now in the height of their Harvest, for I saw them cutting Wheat, Rye,

Barley and Oats at one time in his Grounds at Baseford. They never lay land down

with red Clover for any continuance. When they do they get one Crop, feed the land a

little and plough it up for wheat. They reckon it impoverishes land much. At noon I

procured a Horse by Frd. Leaver’s assistance and provided myself with saddle &c.

Visited Patty Winters at her Boarding School in which were 16 boarders from

different Parts. Dined at Frd. Leaver’s who received a Letter this Morning from his

wife at Philada. Drank Tea with Nancy Leaver at John Storer’s, and spent the evening

at home very agreeably. Was up untill (sic) Midnight putting up my Things intending

go set out Northwards in the Morning.

3 Day 23.

Frd. Leaver thinking my Horse too young for my Purpose sent him back to the man he

was bought of before I was up, so that I had another beast to seek before I could go

forward. Yesterday an elderly woman Frd. came to see me who knew the Bunting

Family of Jersey she told me she had enquired whether I was from Boston for in that

case she should not have wanted to see me. In the afternoon, met with a young Horse,

dark brown with a white Face and 4 white feet, 5 years old last Grass about 14 hands

high for which gave 15 Guineas. On this occasion I drew on Bland Barnet and Hoare

of – inst. Date for £20. Drank Tea at __ Else (Frd Leaver’s Sister) & Nancy Polly &

Dolly Leaver wh. whom afterwards walked the Park – a delightful round indeed ---

4 Day 24. Derby – Chesterfield.

Hearing some Friends had appointed a Meeting this Day at Derby, I went thither early

in company with – Gregory and ------ (blank space). We put up at the Inn where the

Friends Abia Darby and Francis Dodson were, also the Son and Daughter of the

former. John Hustler and wife (who was there on her way to Bristol). Patty Winter,

Molly Bakewell, and Frd. Colson with other Friends from Nottingham. The meeting

was in the Town Hall, F.D. opened it in Prayer. Abia spoke a long time, F.D. said a

little, also Frd. Jos. Storer’s wife. Frd. Abia concluded in Prayer. On the whole

considering the congregation was a mixed rabble, ended well. A great number of

Friends dined together. About 3 oClock in Company with Jos Storer Junr. and John

Husler, left the Town which is a very pleasant one, and rode to Chesterfield, my

Company being very agreeable, was baited on the Road and drank Coffee. We did not

get to Jos. Storer’s Junior untill near 10 oClock, and then spent two hours more with

him, his agreeable wife, his Father and wife. Was very tired and sore, owing to my

being unwell and unused so long to riding.

5 Day 25. Derby, Sheffield, Newell, Went: House

After Breakfast Frd. Husler and I went to Sheffield, and got late to their Meeting

where a young convinced man spoke. Staid their preparation meeting. Visited John

Barlow where saw R. Wilson’s Daughter. Dined at John Hoyland’s – kindly treated –

his son shewed me their curious Manufacture of plated Hard ware. W. Fairbank and

wife with J. Barlow came to see us. Went forward to Wentworth House which took a

view off with making much … (unreadable) as it rained hard – With difficulty found

our way about 2 Miles further to Newells where were where kindly received by the

Widow Payne, and relict of Mary Leaver’s Brother, and where she was born. Her

brother (space) who lives hard by was much with us. In short Entertainment was

very kind. Her Father John Ecroyd a hearty old Man of 85 was remarkably agreeable

for that age.

6 Day 26. Wakefield, Leeds.

Johnny Payne her son accompanied us 2 or 3 miles on our Road. We stopped at

Wakefield and took some Refreshment. A pretty Town, from whence we got to Leeds

about 3 oClock. Frd. Husler coming out of his way to accompany me. He is an

agreeable man, and his conversation was very pleasant to me. Here he left me and I

put up at the New Inn intending to stay there as I was very sore, unwell and much

fatigued. After a dish of Tea, I walked to view the town, amusing myself an hour in

the Grave yard. However on returning to my Inn my kind Friend Eman Elam came

and insisted on my going to and my making my Home at his House and here I was

agreeable entertained. His nephew and partner Saml. (son of John Elam) and niece

Polly Storrs living with him. Supped with Nany. Husler, Polly Wormersley &c. at

Wm. Fishers John Huslers Son in Law’s … (unreadable)

7 Day 27.

Employed the Day in viewing the town and making Enquiries after G. Works – one of

which visited in Company with Emanuel and Benj: Jowett. Visited some

Manufacturers in the Cloathing (sic) way at Napping Mills, Fulling Mills, Dyeing

Houses and Buckram Works &c.

1 Day 28. Bradford, Leeds.

Intended to visit J. Hustler but it raining fast – deferred it untill after Meeting and

dining at Eman: Elam’s. Then he and his nephew Samuel accompanied me by

Kirkstall Abbey to Bradford where after Tea at John Husler’s (whose House is near

and commands a fine prospect of the town and adjacent Country – he found we could

see Dwellings of 20000 people), we walked to view the artificial navigations leading

to Bingley. Examined Locks, saw the Barges etc., and after a long walk returned to

Frd. Hustler’s which we again left about Dusk, and then mounted and returned by 10

oClock to Leeds.

2 Day 29.

Visited several, viewed Manufactories, Infirmary &c. and afternoon conversed with

Workmen (?) drank Tea at John Elam’s (a fine situation). He has one pretty Daughter.

He with son Sam. and Eman. went with me to Nathaniel English (whom with J.

Whitelock’s sisters I had visited in the morning), and spent the Evening agreeably.

3 Day 30.

Rainy – could not go forward and was in much Pain in Back and Breast -

Viewed the mixed Cloth Hall and afterwards White Cloth Hall. Spent most of the

afternoon at Eman. with John Jowett, Rob. Walker, Junior, and Nat: English. W.

Fisher spent the Evening with us agreeably.

4 Day 31. Leeds, Bramham, Tadcaster (??)

Rainy, and could not set off as proposed. After Dinner Eman: Elam intending for

Scarborough, set off with me for York. We passed thro’ Bramham Park, the elegant

seat of late Lord Bingley, now Sir Jno. Goodricke Bart. Just beyond it is the village

of Bramham between the Hills on a Rivulet. We stopped at the House of Richd. Smith

Innholder. He was from home; his wife told us he was about 55 years old, that his

father is Walter Smith (who had no brothers) his Grandfather’s name was John Smith,

his Great Grandfather William Smith. His own Brothers were named William, John,

Richd. (himself) and Walter,* and his sisters Mary and Catherine. The house he lives

in was built in 1611. She supposes it was his Grandfather William’s Brothers who

went to America as a certain Richd. Smith (a Brother of his) returned from America

(where he had been for some years) about the 1706 or 1708. Richd., Thomas, Robert

and John are mentioned in a Deed dated 1633 as the sons of Wm. Smith. After a good

Dish of Tea for which the Landlady could hardly be prevailed upon to accept anything

from so near a Relation we proceeded. The House known by the name of Ye Wt.

Horse has been in the Family from Father to Son since 1611 and is on the high

Turnpike Road from London to Edinburgh about 4 miles from Tadcaster thro’ which

Town we passed. It is a small and not unpleasant Town and has a fine old Bridge over

the Rover Wharf which runs by it. The Road to York from hence is very fine thro’

exceeding pleasant Country which we highly enjoyed. Arriving at the George Inn in

Coney Street E and I walked to Nathaniel Bell’s where we enjoyed half an Hour’s

conversation with his agreeable worthy wife, now far advanced (but green) in Age.

She formerly paid a remarkable visit to London preaching in the Streets. Nathaniel’s

son of the same name walked with us to Jo. Scott’s in Michael Gate. His Housekeeper

was come home from Bath from which City her Master and Mistress were to set off 8

Days ago, and were expected home this Evening. This determined me on declining

E’s Invitation to go to Scarborough with him, and we retired to our Inn where were

comfortably lodged.

* This Walter kept the Queen’s Head Tavern, Water Street, Philada. in the year 1760.

Died soon after leaving wife and 2 Bairns.

Hannr. Daur. of Richd. Smith of Branham born

25 of 9.mo 1654

Mary – do. of do. 27 of 1 mo 1655 Decd. 28 10mo.1655

John Son of do. 27 of 1mo. 1657

Sarah do – do – 1 of 10mo. 1659. Decd. 20 10mo. 59

Deborah do – do 1 of 7 mo. 1660

Benjm. Son of do. 26 of 9mo. 1662

Elkanah (?) S on of do. 9 of 6 mo 1664. . Decd. 29. 6mo. 1664

Daniel – Son of do – 14 of 11 mo 1665

Joseph – do – do – 4 of 1 mo 1667

Samuel do – do – 1 of 2 mo. 1672

Richd. do – do – 25 of 4 mo. 1674

John Son of Christs. Wethership (try and check place on map) of Sherbourn

born 18 of 3 mo 1677

Sam. Son of do – 22 of 3 mo 1680

____________________________

Richd. Smith of Bramham deceased and was buried the 26 of 1 mo 1688

____________________________

Rachel Smith – Wife of Richd. Smith of Weatherby departed this Life the 31 of 11

mo. 1708 – Buried at Tadcaster of 2 of 12 mo:-

Edward Smith of Weatherby departed this Life 3rd

of 1 mo 1714.

____________________________

In a Minute of York North Meeting dated the 2 of 9 mo 1676 Two Richd. Smiths

prescribed their Names as being present at (unreadable letters) Meeting -

9 month

5 Day 1. Yorks

Emmanuel Elam left me early pursuing his Rout to Scarborough. Breakfasted at Old

Nathaniel Bell’s. Viewed the Minster which is one of the largest Buildings I ever saw

and said to be upwards of 400 years old. Also viewed the County Hospital which is a

good Building – the Shambles &c. and the fine river walk & Bridges. And then went

to the Mo. Meeting which is small, but the business appeared to be well conducted.

Dined at Wm. Tuke’s in Castle Gate and went to John Scott’s who was not yet come

home. I spent part of the afternoon in agreeable conversation with Ann Mercy Bell,

and there also saw a young woman named Stone who is first Cousin to R. Wells.

After Tea N. Bell, Junior, and – Torrs (a brother in law of one who lives with Cha.

Read, junior) accompanied me to a decent Burying Ground to see the Grave of Dr.

John Wolman which is decently made up. Afterwards walked on the walls which 3

Miles in Circumference surround this ancient City, raised before cannons were used.

It is said there are 23 Parish Churches in the City, which tho’ declined much from

what it has been has still a venerable appearance. W. Tuke walked with me to Tho.

Prestman’s a Tanner at the skirts of the City where J. Woolman finished his Course. I

spent a satisfactory Evening here and returned with W.T. to his House to Lodge. After

Dinner at W Tukes I copied the above rough Miniature (?) from York Monthly

Meeting Books.

6 Day 2d. Esingwold, Thirsk, North Allerton.

Breakfasted at W. Tuke’s after which finding John Scott was not yet come home and

that is was uncertain when he would, I therefore set off in the Rain towards New

Castle. It held up a few miles from York. The country to Esingwold is very flat but

the Turnpike is very good as indeed they generally are on this side Sheffield, altho’

between Derby and the last mentioned Town they wretched.

I dined at Esingwold which is a tolerably pleasant tho’ not large Town. I mounted

again at about 2 oClock and rode through Thirsk which is a pretty large Town. The

Country all the way from York is rather flatt [sic], and thinly built on tho’ finely

cultivated. I turned from Thirsk on the left to Carlton, (abt. 2 Miles distant) and spent

more than an hour with Rob. Proud whose agreeable Conversation I enjoyed much

more than a good Dish of Tea his honest Wife made for me. I should have staid all

night but observing they were engaged in their harvest, I only left myself Time

enough to ride 9 miles to N. Allerton (a long Town where No. Riding Assizes are

held) and where I lodged, getting in about Darkness..

7 Day 3. Darlington, Durham.

Had my Horses Shoes altered, which prevented my getting off before Breakfast, and

rode thro’ a pleasant Country, rather more hilly than yesterday’s Ride, to Darlington a

considerable town prettyly [sic] situated about 3 miles northward of a good Bridge

over the River Tees which brought me into the Bishopric of Durham. At this town

there is a considerable manufacture of Huccabacks, and many Friends tho’ I had no

oppo: of conversing with any. The Master and Mistress of the Inn I stopped at were

very agreeable and kind. Near and before I came to this Town passed a pleasant Seat

belonging to Miss Allen. Here I dined and spent 3 Hours as my Horse limped, and

prevented my pushing him too fast. About 12 Miles further (thro’ a Country fine

indeed but still more hilly) is Ferry Hill (a pretty village on a remarkably fine

Eminence.) I stopped for a Dish of Tea for myself and a Bait for my Horse, and then

went on thro’ a very fine Country crossing the (space) to the City of

Durham, which I entered just after Dark. On the Banks of the (space) near the Road

of a Beautiful Seat belonging to Sq. (space)

1 Day 4. Durham, Chester le Street, New Castle on Tyne.

It raining this morning I indulged and intended to have gone to their Meeting, but in

walking to see the Cathedrall (sic) was so much fatigued with the weight of my

heavy Great Coat wet with Rain that I concluded it was unsafe without drying my

Clothes. I therefore returned to my Inn and it holding up a little I determined to put on

for New Castle which I did about 11 oClock, having viewed a great part of the Town.

The Cathedrall is an antient large Building and as it belongs to the richest Bishopric in

England, was surprised to see so much out of repair. The Bishop’s Palace is near it but

nothing extra. These with the residences of the Clergy occupy a great Part of the City

of Durham. Along the Banks of the River on which it stands is a beautifull [sic]

Romantic Walk. Near the Cathedrall they are building a very elegant Stone Bridge.

Durham is the most hilly Town I ever was in, and tho’ it has several open well built

streets, it had on the whole but a disagreeable aspect to me. However it should be

remembered that not very well in Health or well mounted and the Descent into and

ascent from the Town exceeding steep I got fatigued, and the weather also being rainy

assisted to my dislike. I rode thro’ a tolerable country to Gateshead, passing a large

village or town called Chester le Street near which is Lumley Castle, a pretty seat

belonging to the Earl of Scarborough, and also stopping at a House 6 miles from New

Castle where the rain continued I dined on tough Beef and good Cabbage. The

Descent in Gateshead to the River Tyne is a very steep Hill at the bottom which I

entered a temporary wooden Bridge (built to supply the Place of the Stone one

washed away by a fresh) and got to New Castle about 5 oClock P.M. ascending a

steep Hill to the Inn where after a short walk to stretch my Legs I spent the Evening

and retired early. 3 of 4 Miles from N CastleI found a view of the Sea at Tynemouth.

2 Day 5. New Castle on Tyne

Being fatigued with my wet ride yesterday, indulged this morning. After Breakfasting

went to James King’s. I found his Son (himself being just gone from Home) who

introduced me to Middleton Hewitson (Nat: Englishes Brother in Law). I dined at

James King’s and afterwards walked alone to see them at work at the Foundations of

the New Bridge over the Tyne, to a Flint Glass House, the Infirmary &c. and then to

the Coffee House where I drank Tea and read the Papers. In Company with John

Birkbeck of Steele and Jos: King, I spent an agreeable Evening with Middleton

Hewitson. He said that a Keel which carries 20 Ton of Coals loads them above New

Castle (about 12 or 14 miles from Shields) and discharges them on board the shops at

Whitby for 13/4 which is said to be the cheapest carriage in England. I lodged at

James King’s comfortably and breakfasted with them next Morning.

3 Day 6.

After Breakfast went to M. Hewitson, and walked with him and J. Birbeck into the

Town, I got my Horse from the Turks Head. where I had first put up and placed him

at Place’s in Grott Markett where I spent an hour with a Barbadian. Went to Change

which is a Old Building (not inconvenient for the purpose) near the Bridge End and

thence to Jonathan Ormston’s where met an extra civil reception and dined. His son

Robert walked with me to see them grind Flint Glass which is first done with common

sand and Iron, on a copper wheel, and finished at two other grindings the last of which

is with Pummice [sic] stone and Putty (so called tho’ different from that used by

Glaziers). Went also to the Infirmary which went in side of and appeared to be under

very good Regulations. It is in form of a L. Drank a Dish of Tea at the Coffee House

and afterwards at J. King’s Country House began to answer my Debts in the Letter

way. Just at leaving London I had recd. Letters from Dr Park and Bro. G D and at

Leeds from R Wells – 2, John Thompson, E.. Edwards – Sister Nancy. Bro G Dillwyn

– Spent the Evening with J Birkbeck and Middleton Hewitson at Frd. Kings

4 Day 7. North and South Shields

Breakfasted at M Hewitson’s and about 11 oClock, afterwards John Birbeck and self

set out for North Shields, a Port where most of the New Castle Cargo Ships load. 7 or

8 Miles from N Castle near the Sea. The Town consists of a long narrow thick built

street under a fine eminence where are a few good Buildings called Dockwra Square.

We dined at the Beehive Inn and afterwards visited (space) Brown and Robinson

Wakefield (who married a Thomas of Maryland). I afterwards went to Henry Taylor

(to who Captain Manson had given me a Letter), and went with him and another Man

named (space) over the river to South Shields, and when I had an oppo. on the

subject of G.W. Returning drank tea at H. Taylor’s, and then walked with J.B. and

Josy King (who on his Fathers Return had kindly come to accompany me) to see the

Ruins of Tynemouth Castle (once a place of great strength and now in Ruins) It is

situate about a Mile from Shields just at the Mouth of the River with a fine Sea

Prospect – and near it is a Town called Tynemouth – We supped at Geo. Campions in

Dockwra Square (where H. Taylor came to us). Geo’s wife is Niece to Rachell

Cathrall, deceased, and much like her in person and Manners. Henry went with us and

spent half an hour at our Inn where we lodged.

5 Day 8. Tynemouth, Sunderland.

Rising early, crossed to South Shields and thence to Sunderland a Sea Port at the

mouth of the River Wear which runs by Durham. Here as at N. Castle is a number of

Ships in the Coal Trade principally, a good old Pier but a better building. Here we

broke our fast, viewed the Town which is large and populous. Josy and I were at their

week Day Meeting and afterwards with J. Birbeck dined with Francis Clapham at

Jane Ogden’s. A Friend named Thomas Richardson does a good deal in Shipping

Coal etc. Here J B Left us and Josy and I returned the direct road by Grindstone

Quarries to New Castle, where I had the pleasure of finding and spending the Evening

with James King.

6 Day 9. New Castle on Tyne

Confined myself to writing Letters in the County House most of the Day. In the

Evening James King, Mid. Hewitson, with Thomas Farmer of London walked about a

mile down the River to a delightfull spott where Frd. King and others have a Copperas

Work. This is made from Strata found among Coal called Brasses, which being

exposed to the Air Stacks and the Water oozing thro it so strong impregnated that

being afterwards boiled with old Iron shoots ink salts or Chrystals called Coperas.

7 Day 10 Newcastle on Tyne.

Continued writing untill Noon by which Time had finished Letters to James Freeman,

Lewis Weston Rob Crafton of London John Leaver of Nottingham and to Bro. G D,

Sist A D – Doctr Park – Phineas Pemberton & Ezekiel Edwards in America. After

dinner walked up to Town where had a long Oppo: on G.W. with H.T. Dixon and

another. Drank a Dish of Tea at the Inn where I also assayed a Letter for Isaac Gray

&c. - and just at Dusk returned home where we spent a pleasant Evening in Chat -

There are but three principal Streets in Newcastle, Pilgrim Street, (space in

original) Street and (space) Street and Nese (?) and these are on the Hill from which

is a steep descent to the River the banks of which are very thickly built in narrow

streets. They have an elegant Spire to the Principal Church of uncommon

Construction, a good Quay of great length and a pretty good exchange. The Town was

formerly surrounded with strong walks (yet pretty sound) but the buildings extend

outside of them. It is said the Corporation revenues amount to £14000 per annum, of

which the Mayor has £14 or 1500. There are several Streets about the Town from

which Coals are put on board the Keels without Trouble and also brought from the

City with very latele (?) one Horse and … Wd. (?) on the Ways descending the Street

(words not easy to read)

[back page of volume 1:]

Chester Coach sets out 7 oClock Evening Mond: Wed: & Frid

goes thro in two Days.

Liverpool Coach every nt. (?) at 8 except Saturday night.

She that here doth lie entombed

Here Rachels beauteous Face & Leahs fruitful Womb

Abigails Wisdom Lydias faithfull Heart

With Martha’s Care had Mary’s better Part

The above is an Epitaph at St Albans Abbey.

Another at ……………

For 38 years she was so kind and loving a Wife that

She never gave her Husband an angry Word in her Life

Staves Acre powdered fine & mixed wh. Hogs lard

A little of it put on the Tip of Fowls Wings or under the

Ears of Hogs &c. will cure them of being Lousy

Will: Bowles abt. 53 yrs of age was Born at Loughborough+ in Surrey. Parish of

Lambeth +commonly called Lubrey.

[END VOLUME ONE]

(START VOLUME TWO – 1774 September)

1 Day 11 of 9 mo Septembr. New Castle on Tyne, Northumberland.

Was at New Castle Morning Meeting where James King, Ann King (his Brother Jos’

Widow) and Arabella Ormston (a maiden sister of Jonathan living at Kelso in

Scotland) preached. Went into the grave yard to see the grave of W.M. Hunt who died

just about 2 years ago at James King’s House. With Josy King dined at Jon.

Ormston’s where Geo: Miller’s of Edinburgh daughter and Geo: Waidy and sister of

Kelso also dined. These latter are concerned in Ormston’s Jersey Right. At Afternoon

meeting James King and Ann King preached and the latter prayed excellently. We

went to drink tea with her, a large Company being there. After which Josy and I called

to spend half an hour with Betty Holmes (Isaac Wilson’s sister) a worthy old

Minister, and her Daughter. Here we found David Sutton and spent half an hour

agreeably.

2 Day 12. New Castle on Tyne, Northumberland.

Went to the Monthly Meeting consisting of Frds. from Shields, Sunderland and N.

Castle. Betty Holmes preached also Ann King. Bella Ormston prayed. The Business

held about half an hour. Friend King and all the Family dined at Jonathan Ormston’s

and I with them. After which spent part of the afternoon at David Sutton’s where

Sam. Campion of Shields and wife also drank Tea. I went to finish a Letter to Isaac

Gray & c on GW – at Rob. Ormstons … (unreadable) House and put it with a Letter

to Rob. Crafton under Cover with one to James Freeman into the Post Office paying

the Postage to London – Also a few Sent to John Leaver at Nottingham – Afterwards

spent the Evening at home with Sam. Campion.

3 Day 13.

This Day had intended to have left N. Castle but declined it in hopes of having the

Company of David Sutton, Rob. Ormston and Josy King to Carlisle it I would wait a

few Days which on that and some other account concluded to go. Being a rainy Day I

sat down and finished Letters to R Wells and Jos Smith wd. with f… (passage

difficult to read) wrote before to Prisney (?) Pemberton E.. Edwards, Doc (?) Park

Geo Dillwyn and Ann Dillwyn I enclosed in Evening to the Care of James Freeman to

be forwarded by the Jamaica which supposed to be now about sailing for Philada. – I

staid within Doors all Day -

4 Day 14.

After Breakfast walked to Town to see my Horse &c, at the Inn where employed

myself until Dinner to which I returned to Frd. King’s where were also Bella

Ormston, Jenny Miller and Betsy Waidy with whom also drank Tea. Eleanor and

sister of Friend King also being with us who is a lively pleasant woman. In the

Evening visited Broad Plate and Crown Houses (?) with Josy King.

5 Day 15.

After Breakfast went up to Town and spent a little time with Rob: Ormston and David

Sutton and walked the Town untill Meeting Time. Bella Ormston, Jas. King and Betty

Holmes preached and Ann King and Thomas Cutforth (a young man) prayed. Dined

with Mid: Hewitson where was also Wm. Chapman junior. Spent afternoon with

Betty Holmes and Daughter agreeably.

6 Day 16. Northumberland, Hexham.

Staid within all the Morning and after dinner went up to Town where had some

conversation with Wm. Vary, a Gn. at South Shields. Drank Tea with Ann King and

her clever Daughter Nancy, of whom took my Leave, as afterwards did of my kind

Friends Ormstons Family. Cleared of (sic) at my Inn and took my Horse to friend

King’s that we might set out early tomorrow Morning.

7 Day 17. Northumberland: Hexham

At half past 6AM - Josy King and I set off at calling on David Sutton and Rob:

Ormston we together left New Castle and pursued our Journey towards Carlisle.

About 17 miles from Town we crossed a good bridge to the South side of the Tyne,

called Corbridge (having left the Military Road which leads on the north side of the

River) and went along the pleasant Banks of the river to Hexham (formerly a

Bishoprick since moved to Durham). After a comfortable dish of Coffee we walked

part of the Town to the old Cathedral which is a venerable old Pile, but nothing grand

nor in good order inside, saw some antient Monuments of the Dead. From hence

pursued our Rout up the River, passed the Estate of the late Earl of Derwentwater

(beheaded 1715) and crossed the South Branch of the Tyne by a good Bridge called

Hedon 6 Miles from Hexham, and then along the north Bank of that Branch thro a

pleasant Country somewhat hilly to Haltwesell, a poor little town where we dined and

visited wife of Daniel Coates (a worthy and particular Friend of Wm. Hunt and sister

to widow King). Soon after leaving this Town we again joined the military Road, near

which a moorish Country commenced thro’ which this excellent Road passes several

miles. Near Brampton we left this road have [sic] first passed Howard Castle the Seat

of the E. of Carlisle situated low and not very extraordinary, and pursued by Roads

(the Day Light going in) a tedious length through a varied country to Scotby with 3

miles of Carlisle. About ½ after 8 we lighted at Wheelbarrow Hall where were kindly

entertained by Thomas Sutton (David’s Brother) and his clever wife.

1st Day 18. Northumberland. Hall…, Scotby. Cumberland

After a refreshing Night’s rest we recovered pretty well of the Fatigue occasioned by

our yesterday’s ride of 60 miles, and having breakfasted visited William Sutton

(David’s Father) who lives about a mile from him and went to their Meeting after

which their preparative Meeting was held. Wm. Sutton and his wife and their

Children, Wm., John, Joseph and David dined with us at Tho. Sutton’s, or however

soon after Dinner set out with us on a walk to see Corby Hall, the seat of Philip

Howard, Esqr. (a Roman Catholic). The house is situated on the high Bank of the

pretty River Eden, (which we crossed to it) and is commodious but not very

remarkable, but the Grounds along the River are very prettily laid out in the Walks.

There are several pretty Rooms cut out of Rocks in romantic situations on the River

with Quotations from Milton Thomson &c descriptive of the scenes, painted near

them. The River abounds in Trout and Salmon, which there are some clever

contrivances to catch. Having amused ourselves here for an hour or two we returned

and drank Tea at William Sutton’s - from whence we visited Wm Hodgson (just by)

and then returned and lodged as last night.

2 Day 19. Cumberland: Scotby, Carlisle.

After Breakfast we went to Carlisle where spent the morning in viewing the Cattle

Fair, the Castle (which with the walls are in tolerably good order) and the antient

Cathedrall, (sic) all which we particularly viewed going up to the heads of the Castle

and Cathedrall in which we saw several curious Things. Then we went to the curious

manufactory for stamping Linens, Cottons etc, which pleased me much. After Dinner

taking leave of Thomas and David Sutton etc. (we having in the morning visited John

Micheson and John Bell) we left Carlisle and came to Wormanby to the House of

John Hodgson a worth Friend with a worthy Wife and amiable son David, who all did

what they could to make our stay agreeable. Indeed the time spent there was very

pleasant to me.

3 Day 20. Cumberland: Carlisle, Wormanby, Kirkbride.

After an early Breakfast we took our leave of this good Family except David who

accompanied us to Allanby. Our Road was generally along and in sight of Solway

Firth dividing England from Scotland passing within a mile of the latter, so as plainly

to distinguish the farms etc. The famous Scotch Mountain called (?)Priefels having

been in our view since we left Haltroeselly (?) as well as the high English Mountain

called Skiddaw - We passed through Kirkbride a tolerable good village, Abby, Long

Newton etc., and after riding little less than 25 miles without baiting, got to Allanby, a

poor Town and Port little accustomed but by fishing Boats, and situate on the sea near

the mouth of Solway Firth. Went to see and were kindly entertained by Sarah Beeby

(David’s Mother’s sister) a good motherly woman. About noon we proceeded and

rode along the Sea Shore to Mary Port, a pretty little Town of increasing

consequences in the Coal Way where we saw many Topsail vessels. Passing thro’ this

Town without stopping, the tide being low, we rode along the strand to Workington

also a considerable port with a long tolerable Town where we dined, and then

proceeded thro’ a fine hilly Country to Whitehaven a prettyly (sic) laid out Town with

fine Piers and great number of Shipping, which we viewed before dark as also the fine

House of Sr. James Lowther. Whitehaven is surrounded with high hills on all sides

except the north west which opens to the sea. We lodged at a poor Inn.

A Dirty House and good Stable

Middling Bed and middling Table.

4 Day 21. Cumberland: Allanby, Mary Port, Workington, Whitehaven, Cockermouth.

Having taken cold in the Night, felt poorly this morning. It raining very hard, we staid

to breakfast contrary to our Intention over night. however about 10 0Clock we

mounted, but had not gone far before we were caught in a most violent rain which

lasted half an hour and nearly wet us through, but the Sun breaking out afterwards

dried our cloaths (sic). Our Road was pretty good tho’ hilly for 2/3ds of the way and

very dirty and sloppy the remainder of our Road to Cockermouth, which Town e

reached about half an hour after 12. We shifted, shaved and dined at the Inn, after

which Richd. Pike (who married Nancy the youngest of Betty Wilkinson’s Daughters

about 15 mos. since) and Wm. Harris (son of Jonan: and Nephew of Hannah Harris)

came to see us. We walked with them to pop Castle crossing an old Bridge over the

Derwent (wh. empties into the Sea by Workington (?)) and returned to tae at R. Pike’s

where also was Polly Wilkinson and Dan. Coates (at whose House we were when at

Haltswesel). Thence we went to Jonathan Harris and finished an agreeable afternoon

and Evening after which we retired to our Inn to Lodge.

5 Day 22. Cumberland: Keswick, Cockermouth.

Cockermouth is a pretty Town with one pretty wide street, situate on a flatt Piece of

Ground rather too low, and surrounded by high Hills among which the broad bas’d

Skiddaw at 2 miles distance raises its towering Height above the Clouds its head often

appearing above them. In Cockermouth on a fine Knole is a venerable antient Castle

belonging to the Earl of Egremont, said to the 1000 years old at least. Breakfasted at

our Inn after rising early and Rob. Ormston and Jos. King intending for Kendall, I

hired a horse and with W. Harris and R. Pike accompanied them to Keswick riding

thro’ or between a Romantic Scene of Mountains and Vales, picturesque beyond

description. We dined at Keswick and the Rain hindering us from going on its famous

lake we parted and W.H. R.P. and self set out on our return to Cockermouth, but after

riding about 2 miles thro’ a violent Rain which in that time got through my great coat

and the wind being almost too high to sit safely on my weak Horse, R.P. and I

returned to a House where we were kindly entertained all night by two maiden

Friends Mary and Ann Wilson, (about 1 miles from Keswick Town.)

6 Day 23. Cumberland: Cockermouth, Broughton.

It continuing to rain we indulged and breakfasted with them, after which the Rain

abating Richd. and I took leave of these kind Friends, and having taken a view of the

grand lake surrounded by Cloud capt (sic) Hills we pursued our Rout to Cockermouth

where I dined at the Inn. Drank Tea at Jonathan Wilkinson’s with R. Pike and

(space) a young Man who has lived long in London. Sent the Evening at R.Passy (?)

where lodged.

7 Day 24.

About 11 oClock R.Pike set off with me to Little Broughton, where dined with John

Hall (son of Alice) who lives with his Father tho’ married to Rachell Brigham’s

Daughter (of Cordwood)(?). Afterwards went to great Broughton about a mile and sat

an Hour with Alfred’s two Daughters one of which is married to Jona. Sarjeant and

lives by Side of Derwent.(?) This last had appeared in public &c. for the first time the

Day before. They are a hopefull Family. Crossing a Wooden Bridge, we then went to

Highfield to John Harris where had the satisfaction of once more shaking hands with

his excellent Wife. After a Dish of Tea R. Pike left me here to enjoy a most agreeable

Evening in this Worthy Company. She seems like pure beaten Gold and to overflow

in Love and Kindness to her American Friends of whom we conversed abundance, her

good Husband enjoying our mutual Pleasure.

1 Day 25. Cumberland: High Field, Pandshaw (?), Loweswater

Yearly Meeting at Philada. After Breakfasting, we three set off for Pradshaw Hall

Meeting about 4 miles where Jane Pearson, a good young Levite appeared and H.H.,

concluded with an excellent Prayer. We then parted uncertain of meeting again, and I

went with Jonathan Dixon to his Brother Jonah’s House to Dinner, after which Jonah

came and spent the evening with us at Jonathan’s Farm at Lowse Water, a romantic

situation at the end of a pretty lake about 1 mile long and half mile wide. Thomas

Wilson (Brother of Christopher) and his Wife also spent an agreeable Evening with

us. During the time of Jane Pearson’s appearance at Meeting I thought it probable I

might see her in America.

2 Day 26. Loweswater.

Being Market Day I insisted on Jonathan’s going to Marker according to custom and I

staid by myself writing all the morning. He returned to Dinner. We drank Tea at

Thomas Wilson’s and staid till after Dark agreeably and then in about ¼ Miles Walk

descended about 200 feet to our Home (?) the prospect solemnly grand from this Hill,

which is … (unreadable) by Hills or Mountains much higher. John Wilsons Bro.

and Jac. Hudson (an ingenious Man) staid with us till 11 oClock when retired for the

night. This Day took a Walk on the Banks of the Lake and saw a pretty Cascade of

Water tumbling down an adjoining Mountain. At the Head of the Lake is a View of

the others (?) and Scenes all round truly romantic.

3 Day 27. High Field.

After Breakfast Jona. Dixon accompanied me to John Harris’s about 6 miles distant,

riding thro’ a hilly but not unpleasant Country. Highfield is however more to my taste

than anything I have seen in Cumberland considered as a common Farm – a pretty

little River running close by the House that wd. admit (?) of beautifull Improvements.

Here I met a kind Reception from this worthy couple. After Dinner J.H., Jona., and

myself took a walk to see the Iron Works near hand and afterwards saw men catching

Trout in the river by a Method new to me, using only their Hands in searching under

Stones etc., and tickling them till they can grip them fast. On our return home Jona.

left us and we enjoyed a most agreeable Evening’s Conversation.

4 Day 28.

About 11 oClock R.Ormston, Jos. King and Billy Harris came and dined with us.

After Dinner we younger ones went to the Iron Foundry where we saw them cast

Potts etc., from 2 Air Furnaces, the Blast Furnace being out of Repair. About 3

oClock we set out for Cockermouth, and in our way drank Tea at John Wilson’s at

Greysouthern (a large Village). We also saw a Hare on the Road which was the first I

ever saw. We stop’d at the Globe and W. Harris and R. Pike spent the Evening with

us.

5 Day 29. Grey Southern . Cockermouth, Beigham (?)

Breakfasted with R. Pike. At 11 the Quarterly meeting began. Anthony Mason (of

Sedbey [probably Selby] in Yorkshire) and Barbara Sharpless appeared, the latter

twice and both to my satisfaction. The Business continued about 1½ hours. I dined

with the Friends just mentioned Wm. Sutton of Scotby etc., at Jona. Wilkinson’s.

Think A. Mason a plain honest Friend and B. Sharpless a Worthy excellent Woman. I

spent about 2 hours with them at the House the last Evening. I spent most of the

afternoon with Jona. Dixon at the Inn, part of the Evening at Jona. Harris and the

Remainder at our Inn where Hannah Harris and her Husband also lodged. W.Harris,

Ormston Jona. Dixon and I staid up till near Midnight talking.

6 Day 30. Cockermouth - Keswick

Sent a Copy of Letter to J Gray Post to Liverpool to be forwarded under Cover to J

Gandg (?) Merchant there. John: Dixon lodged with me last night. John and Han:

Harris breakfasted with us. At 9 oClock the Meeting for Worship (Business finished

yesterday) began. Antho. Mason, Jane Pearson, Han: Harris etc., preached and

Barbara Sharpless prayed. Meeting holding upwards of 3 hours. Declined an

Invitation to dine at R. Pike’s. Dined with H. Harris and a number of others at the Inn,

and soon afterwards took leave of my good Friends at Cockermouth, the Task with

dear Hannah Harris was a hard one to me and affecting also with J. King,

Rob.Ormston and David Hodgson, (who set of (sic) before one for Carlisle) and my

kind Friend Jona: Dixon. Then in Company with the two maiden Wilsons and David

Sockett (?) came to Pontingsale where leaving them I lodged at Keswick Town.

7 Day 10 mo: October 1 1774. Penrith, Terrill, Lowther Hall

Rose early and put on for Penrith, over some high Hills on one of which I was

enveloped in a Cloud. Had an extensive view of Keswick Lane and a Prospect

hideously pleasing all round me. Passing thro’ Stenton which is a pleasant village,

entered a pleasant Country tho’ hilly and continued in it about 4 miles to Penrith

where I breakfasted, (18 Miles from Keswick) viewed its ruinous Castle etc. It

consists of a good number of Houses and some very good ones on several Streets.

About noon I left it and about 1½ miles distant having passed Broom Castle on the

Road to Kendal and also some very neat Gentlemen’s Seats I turned to my right Hand

to Terrill about 3 miles from Penrith to the House of John Rittson where Jenny Davis

makes her Home, and here I found her, dined and agreed to stay all night. Spent the

Time in conversation pleasantly J.R. being an ingenious Cabinet Maker and original

Genius in other respects. He and his good Wife have a few words in Publick. J. Davis

has been with them 2 or 3 Months having moved from her Brother to be nearer the

Meeting which is in Terrill tho’ small.

1 Day the 2d.

Rose early and breakfasted. John rode about 3 miles with me to put me on the Kendal

Road. Passed thro’ Sr. James Lowther’s Place called Lowther Hall, a fine situation

capable of great Improvement, and was much improved by the late Ld. Lonsdale but

now shamefully neglected by Sr. James, especially the Roads about it which are

scandalously bad and miry, altho’ this is his common Country residence. Stop’d to

bait at Shap, an inconsiderable Town or rather Village my Road here was good but

hilly, from hence to Rosdale (?) it is very mountainous indeed and tedious …

(unreadable two words) Hill rising above Hill, and generally desolate as to any kind

of Cultivation. Got to Kendall just time enough to swallow a hasty Dinner and go to

afternoon Meeting, where I sat unknown to any, Rachel Wilson not being returned

from York Quar. Meeting. Drank Tea at my Inn and then went to Isaac Wilson’s

where I staid the night.

2 Day 3d. Shap. Kendall. Bowness, Winandermeer (sic) Kendall.

After Breakfast John Wilson (Son of Isaac) went with me to Windermere Water. We

alighted at Bonnas, and crossed in a Boat to an Island where a London Mechanic is

Emproving a Seat at considerable Expense, and if well managed will make an elegant

Retreat. The Island contains about 50 acres. The lake is about 13 or 14 miles long and

in Breadth from half a Mile to a Mile, surrounded by high and in most Places by steep

Mountains, down which there are many beautifull gushing Cascades in wet Seasons. I

could not help thinking of the River Susquehannah (sic) near Wright’s Ferry. although

the Banks are higher abundantly and much wilder and Romantic in appearance. After

refreshing ourselves with a Glass of Wine at the adjoining Village of Bowness, we

returned to Dinner at Isaac Williams - afterwards viewed the Manufacturies of

Cottons Lindseys, Plain striped and embossed for Bed Furniture, also of Knit Hosiery

for which Kendall is famous. Drank Tea at Geo: Braithwaites (who married J (?I).

Wilson’s second Daughter Debby a fine woman indeed). Here Rachell Wilson being

returned from York came to us with his Daughter Betty and we spent the Evening

very agreeably together. The whole Family Convention (?) being there among them

John Whitervelp (?) who had lately buried … eldest Daughter – Debby, Betsy & Sally

being now together.

3 Day 4. Kendall, Kirby Lonsdale, Inglestone.

Was at the Meeting where Rachell Wilson preached and prayed. After Dinner at I.

Wilson, his son John & self set off for Settle, going the hilly Road and passing thro’

Kirby Lonsdale and a tolerable Country we stop’d for a Dish of Tea at Ingleton, and

here Night overtaking us we passed over a hilly country to Settle (a small and not

unpleasant Town) where we lodged at Deborah Birbeck’s, her sons Wm. and John

and Nephews John and Anthony spending the Remainder of the Evening with us

pleasantly.

4 Day 5.

Went to their monthly Meeting in Settle, where altho’ satisfied with their solemn way

of conducting Business I could not help recollecting the story of Jane Shore, a young

Cripple being received into Membership after doing Penance on a Stool in the face of

the Men’s Meeting. Notwithstanding the novelty of the circumstances I was affected

with their behaviour. We were in Meeting 4 Hours and then dined with Wm. Birbeck,

who married Geo. Braithwaite’s Sister. Afterwards He and John Jr. walked with me

near 7 Miles climbing over Hills which afforded a fine Prospect and two or three fine

falls of Water that are well soothing a Travellers attention. One of them about 25

yards perpendicular, the other not so high [below the text: Robin Hood Falls] but

broader and I thought more pleasing. We did not return till after Dark when we spent

the Evening at Deb. Birbecks altogether. John … being with us. At Settle they

manufacture Shalloons, Callimancoes, Coarse Linens and Knit Hosiery.

5 Day 6. Settle, Kirby Lonsdale, Kendall.

After Breakfast we took our Leave of this valuable Family and passed towards

Kendall in our way viewing a remarkable Well the Water in which ebbs and flows.

We dined at Kirby with a Justice of the Peace, Lawyer and Doctor, and had some

Entertainment for the Ear as well as the Mouth. We took the lower Road and reached

Kendall in Time for a Dish of Tea. Here we found John Birbeck (son of Deb:) before

us and many Friends the Quarterly Meeting beginning this Evening. W. Morris came

with Jos: Birbeck this Evening, from Lancaster.

6 Day 7

Had an Interview with Jane Crosfield and Tho. Gauthrop who live about 4 or 5 Miles

from hence and with several other Enquirers after their Friends in America. Went to

Meeting which Jane Crosfield opened with fervent and excellent Prayer. Rachall

Wilson, Jane Crosfield. W. Dillworth and several others preached and it was to me

acceptably on the whole Worship and Discipline, being a favoured Meeting. Dined

with Geo Benson where were also Wm. Dillworth of Lancaster and wife, Tho.

Gawthrop, Sally Rathbone (Daughter of Wm. of Liverpool) and other Friends. Also

drank Tea here and then went to the Evening Meeting at 6 oClock which was a good

one, as I thought. John Ritson said a few words. He and his Wife attended the

Meeting and delivered me a Perfect for my (?? last few words) from Jenny Davis with

a Request I wd. write to her from London & America.

7 Day 8. Kendall.

Joseph Smith (Father of Wm. Broker at Philad. breakfasted and had a good deal of

Conversation with him. Memo: a writers (?) request of Jona: Wilson. Walked to John

Birbeck and W. Morris to view the School which is well suited with a House, a

Library &c. The Head Master (space – name omitted) is a sensible young

Man and has 18 Boarders. A spirit prevails for establishing this School as a reputable

Foundation that does credit to its founders. We afterwards walked to M…

(unreadable) Castle now in Ruins on a fine Hill, from hence to the Market for yarn,

Linseys, Kendall Cottons etc. and then dined with Will: Dillworth and wife, and Sally

Rathbone at Tho. Creudsons Wms.(?) Son in Law. Drank Tea at John Wakefield

(Wm’s wife’son) he and all that had dined together being with us. Afterwards spent

an ½ an hours with Tho. Kendall Brother of Benjamin at Philada. and then spent all

Evening with Isaac Wilson’s Family at Geo: Braithewaite’s. Intending to leave Town

early in the Morning I took Leave of the Family – Best on (?)

10 month.

1 Day 9. Kendall, Lancaster.

Isaac & Rachell Wilson would rise (?) to see me off. Isaac went with me to Geo.

Braithwaite where he and I breakfasted together and after about ½ after 6 sett out for

Liverpool. We rode through Burton (?) to Lancaster just in Time for the Morning

Meeting which was large and gay. (space) preached and prayed. Sam.

Bradford dined with us at Wm. Dockrwra’s who married W. Dillworth’s Daughter.

The other Daughters also dined with us. Took a transient view of the Town which

drives (sic) a considerable Trade in Provisions and Candles with the West Indian

Islands. It is pretty large and has some very good Houses on some pretty clean streets.

The old castle is used as a County Gaol and stands on a pretty Eminence. The

Harbour is not far distant from the Sea (which appears from the Hills about the Town)

but is not navigable for Vessels of great Burthen. Sam. Bradford kindly accompanied

me to a Dish or Coffee at Garstang, where we left him at Dusk and proceeded to

Preston which reached about 8 oClock, and found the Town crowded on account of

the Election to be held next Day. We however got a Lodging of some sort.

2 Day 10. Garstang, Preston, Ormskirk.

Walked the Town after rising early. It is large and has many good Houses. The

principal Manufacture is the better kind of Check Linen. From hence we rode 18

Miles thro a flat Country side the Sea frequently visible on our Right Hand,

to Ormskirk to breakfast. This is a pretty clean Town and appears populous, tho much

less than Preston. Before we reached the Town we crossed the Leeds Canal, as we

afterwards did twice between that and Liverpool where we got Dinner at 3 oClock.-

the Road from Preston here is ordinary tho’ a Turnpike. Liverpool was full of People

occasioned by the general Election held this Day for the town. The old Members

chose without Opposition. Visited Wm. Rathbone to whom had letters, and drank Tea

with his Brother Jos: who married Abin (?) Darby’s Daughter. Viewed the curious

Docks wet and dry with which no Port is better furnished. The Tide rises about 30

feet. Met with Cap. Osborn near sailing for Philada. Read the Papers at George’s

Coffee House. Samuel Darby spent the Remainder of the Evening with is at our Inn

(the Golden Lion).

3 Day 11. Liverpool.

Breakfasted alone and spent the Morning writing Letters to Wm. Logan – R Wells &

Sister Nancy to send by Osborn. Viewed the Elegant Exchange in which are several

noble Apartments, and from the Top where Saml. Darby spent half an Hour with me,

is a good view of the Harbour, Town and Sea. Saw 4 vessells coming in which

afterwards saw sail into the Docks. Dined with Cap.Osborn and Sam. Darby at

William Rathbone’s after which Sam and I went with the Captain on board the

Pennsylvania Packet lying off in the River. Afterwards walked the Town. Drank Tea

and spent the Evening at Jos. Rathbone’s (his Brother and Nephew, the Captain and

Sam. Darby being with us) except an Hour at George’s Coffee House.

4 Day the 12th

.

Cap. Osborn breakfasted with us at our Inn. After which I walked to see the Canal

which is making from Leeds to this Town, and nearly finished as far as Wigan to

which Boats for Passage and Burthen can now pass. They have not yet brought it to

join the River Mersey which is 30 or 40 feet below the Level of the Canal. Near the

end they are making a good Careening Dock and a large one at the Town End for

Boats to lie and unload in. Viewed Paul’s Church which is a spacious Building well

situated in a pretty square. They have several pretty Churches in this Town and other

good Buildings for Publick Uses, as a Work House, large Infirmary &c &c. and two

Places in different parts prettily improved as publick Walks. Dined at our Inn and I

being unwell with a bad Cold spent most of the Day there except an Hour with Cap.

Osborn to a Flint Glass House (Cylindrical Cone) worked by __ Kirby – the Coals

comes low being under 2d …… (bushells) – Cap: Osborn drank Tea with me at my

Inn after which met Geo B and Son Derby at the Coffee House – spent half an Hour at

Jos: Rathbones after which Sam Darby spent the Evening at the Inn with us – Went to

Bed before Midnight and rose early on

5 Day 13. Liverpool. Prescott.

Enclosed a Paper for Uncle W Logan – C. Osborn breakfasted with us and took his

Leave. With Difficulty we could pay our Bills and get ready for Departure from this

dirty House with … (unreadable) making (?) Stables. About 10 oClock we mounted

and passing by Prescot a pretty House well situated, crossed the Sankey Canal, and

reached Warrington to Dinner at an excellent House (the Red Lyon). Spent the

afternoon walking the Town to see the Academy etc. etc. Drank Tea with Thomas

Cook of Puddle Dock London at Joseph Whittells – Visited Doct: Herd at the

Widdow Tithy’s where was Hannah Hustley. Spent the Remainder of the Evening

very agreeably with G.B. at J. Whitwell’s. Lodged at the Inn and intending for

Runcorn to see the D. of Bridgewaters water Works.

6 Day 14. Warrington, Runcorn, Warrington. Worsley, Eccles, Barton Bridge,

Manchester.

Rose at Break of Day and mounted before it was light. Rode about 2 Miles on the

Road to Chester with G.B. and then parted with the worthy man, he intending for that

City. Hook and I viewed the Duke’s Canal where it passes over the Road, and turning

to our Right Hand, rode to Norton Hall, the owner of which Sir (blank space)

Brookes refuses the Duke a Cut across his Estate. The Hall is an elegant House with

good improvements around it – the Stalls fine. Passing this we went to the End of the

D’s Canal, and rode by the side of it about 2 miles to Runcorn where the

Communication is make from the Canal to the River the Height from the low Water in

Mersey to the Surface of the Canal 83 feet 5 Inches. The Ascent and Descent of the

Boats (of 65 Tons Burthen) is performed by 5 Double Locks with 15 Gates, most

curiously contrived to answer this valuable Purpose. Here the Duke has built a very

good House for himself and is building a commodious Warehouse etc. After

Breakfast at an Inn we returned by Horton Castle (a fine Ruin on a fine Eminence) to

Warrington where I staid an Hour and then set off for Worsley, my Road being thro’ a

fine tho’ flatt Country on the North side of the Irwell. Here I dined and viewed the

Head of the Duke of Bridgewater’s Navigation as in the morning I had seen the lower

End about 26 miles distant. The Canal heads about 2 miles under a Mountain into

which a Canal is cut that Distance and arched over. The Boats used contain from 6 to

12 Tons, are long and not more than 3 feet wide. At the Entrance or opening only one

of these Boats can go or come at once, but further in it widens sufficiently for 2 or 3

Boats - from the main Canal inside are made other Canals to different Coal pits and

here and there a Hole is opened (like Sky Lights) to admit Light. Just at the opening is

a wide Basin cut out of the solid Rock where the Boats lie as in a Harbour, and just by

it are Mills etc., and a little distant a piece of subterraneous Road, a mortar Mill etc.,

etc., It is altogether a stupendous work, and does more credit to its noble Undertaker

than his Title. After a middling Dinner at a poor Inn I rode down the Canals about 3

Miles to Barton Bridge, where the can crosses the Irwell River on 3 large arches, so

that vessels are seen in the Canal sailing a great Height above others in the Irwell

which is here navigable by Locks one Pair of which is just above it. The Distance is

about 7 miles from Wormsley to Manchester which by a Sandy Road I reached just as

Day Light put in. Felt myself a good deal indisposed with a cold and was obliged to

spend my Evening with a large mixed Company, the House being crowded.

7 Day 15. Manchester.

Indulged this morning. After Breakfast went to see Gideon Bickerdike who waited on

me to Rob: and Nathaniel Hyde’s, and thence to Benj: Bower’s who both deal largely

in America. The latter shewed his large and commodious Warehouses, filled with the

Manufactures of this thriving populous Town which are generally Check Linens and

Cottons, Cotton, Velvets, Velverets, Fustians, Hatts, Threads, Tapes etc. After dinner

at my Inn (the Bull’s Head) Geo; Bickerdike walked with me to see the Town &c.

Here I received a Letter from Sam Elam Jr of Leeds enclosing 2 from Uncle Wm

Logan & Cap Osborn which afforded the Pleasure of hearing my Friends at Home

were well the beginning of August tho was disappointed in my Expectations of

hearing immediately from them. After dining at my Inn (the Bulls Head) Geo:

Bickerdike walked with me to see the Town &c – and introduced me to Betty Moss,

Daughter of John Moss where we drank Tea and viewed his dying Houses Stoves &c.

Betsy has the most regular Features that I have seen and tho’ not talkative seemed

agreeable. Wrote to Jms Freeman in London. Spent an Hour of the Evening at a

famous Club of Traders and Manufacturers, Benjamin Bowers was there, lately

chosen Chief Magistrate of the Town. The Remainder of the Evening G.B. spent at

the Inn with me. Viewed a fine Infirmary.

1st Day 16. Manchester, Stockport, Buxton.

G.B. and I breakfasted with Ben Bowers after which I set out for Stockport (7 Miles)

where I sat the Meeting with Friends there unnoticed and unknown. One Geo:

Howarth a Relation of John at Philada. just spoke to me and after Dinner another

Friend named – Shepherd called to ask after his Relations. Here one Peel (the Head of

the House of Peel Yeates and Co. of Blackburn in Lancashire) also dined and being

on his way to London desirous of gratifying his curiosity in Derbyshire we joined

Company and rode over amazing high Hills to Buxton, where we joined other

Company in spending the Evening.

2 Day 17. Buxton Baths, Pooles Hole. Tydeswell. Casselton. D… Capelton,

Montone. Chatsworth. Matlock Bath.

One Guthrie proposing to join us in our Excursion for this Day. We rose before Day

light and hired a man who carried a Lanthorn before us to Poole’s Hole about a Mile

from Town. Here we hired other Guides and each of us provided with a Candle in our

Hands we entered the famous subterranean Cavern and proceeded about 350 yards

inside the Mouth, near which were obliged to stoop, but afterwards could walk

upright tho over very rough Stones. After hearing abundance of the stuff used on such

occasions and seeing Poole’s Kitchen, Cupboard, the Lion, Ham of Bacon and Queen

or Scots Pillar and 20 other things to which any other name might have been as well

affixed we returned by the way we came to our Inn the Day being now broke. We

then went to the Hall Inn where the Baths are, which we viewed. The Water is warm

but without any Taste or Smell different from common Water, the Room the principal

Bath is in so hot I could no longer bear it. We then went to the spring where two

women are employed in serving out Liquor of which we each drank a Glass. Just by

this spring are two others, one warm, the other very cold. The Streams from each

unite at a little distance and at their Juncture I put my Hand in, my Thumb in Warm,

my Fingers in very cold Water. There are many pretty Walks about the House to

make it agreeable to Company and on the whole I think it is a very pleasant Place -

We then mounted but had not proceeded a Mile before I found I had left my Spurs, to

recover them was obliged to let my Company go forward and thus they are taking a

different Road from what we had proposed we did not meet again untill we reached

Castleton in my way to which I passed thro’ Tydeswell and over some very high

Mountains, afforded fine rude Prospects. I got to Castleton some time before them

and gave them up as having missed their Road, but they came at last. As soon as we

had breakfasted we hired a Man as a Guide and walked about half a Mile to the

Entrance of the D’s Cave in the Peak which has a horribly grand Appearance. Just

within it a Number of miserably looking Creatures are employed in spinning Twine

and Ropes. At some Distance we entered by a Door and sometimes stooping but

mostly erect passed forward with a Candle in each of our Hands to a River (as they

call it) over which the Rock is so low that it appears impassable, but getting one at a

Time into a Boat (made like a flatt bathing Tub) and lying flatt in it, a Man wading

thro’ the Water pushing the Boat before him for 20 or 30 yards where it opens to a

lofty Arch being 70 yards wide and 40 high. Here I landed the Boatman returning for

the other Passengers, when together we continued our Rout into this dreadfull gloomy

Cavern to another River, over which each of us were carried by our Guide on his

Shoulders. Over this Brook we passed still further till fully satisfied with our

Expedition and having gone in about 370 yards we returned to the World which we

seemed to have left. And in our Return in some upper Apartments a … (unreadable)

being placed with Candles afforded us noble Scenes of dismal Grandeur - There is

something very surprising in the Effect of the Day Light just as you are leaving the

part inside the door, and the Apartments inside the Entrance are grand beyond

Description and the same may be said of the Vale or Gulph which you pass thro’ to

enter this frightfull Mansion. The Sh… (unreadable) Mount called Mon Torr about a

Mile further North is a prodigious high Hill, but is nothing remarkable, the wondrous

(?) Tales you hear of it being nothing so unaccountable as they wd. make you believe.

The Winding Passage or Road passing just between the steep Mountains near to it, is

much more remarkable in my opinion - Mounting our Horses we pursued a good

Road thro’ Hills and Dales (but generally our course lay thro’ the latter) that afforded

us constant Employment for our admiration of the extraordinary fine views that every

side presented. One of the Heads of the River Derwent is in the Hillsby Casselton (?)

(which derives its Name from an antient Castle just over the Entrance into the Peake

in Ruins) and our Road lay generally on its Banks on which near Stoke is Stoke Hall

the delightful Seat of Sqr. Simpson – About 2 oClock we reached Chatsworth and

dined after which we walked to Chatsworth House belonging to the Duke of

Devonshire. The Family being from Home we went all over the House which is very

large and every way grand, particularly the Stair Cases and Saloon. The Paintings are

numerous and fine but the Furniture generally old. The Stables are like a Palace, and

the grounds around exceeding finely improved with Water Works, Walks etc. I

thought the grand Cascades and fountains might have been made in a more natural

Taste. The Gardeners set the Waters in motion, and two of us got wet Cloaths from

our ignorance of the Machinery of the Temple Floor, the dead Tree and hidden Pipes

that played on us from the Ground where no Pipes were visible. The Jet… (?)in the

Lawn are prettily designed. A Virtuous man with agreeable domestic Connection that

owned this place with an adequate Income can want nothing to make life happy. How

beautifully does the Derwent run thro. the Grounds in View of the House –the Deer –

the Mills &c &c &c &c &c Would two D… (?) to do it Justice. We were so long

detained in viewing the Grounds that it was dark before we could mount our Horses.

Guthrie left us and ___ Peel and I proceeded by the Derwent a good level Road

between fine reverent Hills that with the water beneath equalled any of our former

prospects, for Moon near full shone bright and gave the Scenery its mellow Lustre.

The Time did not hang heavy on our Hands and the 12 Miles we had to reach and

Matlock, Horse, walked the whole Distance. Nothing could exceed the Beautiful

Effects of the Morn Light on the very high steep Hills that rise on each Side of the

River and Road as we approached Matlock which we reached by about 9 oClock.

From Kingroad to

Bristol and about it. 15 Miles

London by Windsor 126 141

… London 20

Nottingham 128

Derby 14

Chesterfield 26 188

Sheffield -----------

Leeds per Wombwell –

Bradford and back 16

York per Bramham - -

Northallerton p. Thirsk

New Castle upon Tyne

3 Day 18. Matlock, Cotton Mills. Derby. Burton on Trent. Woodbridge.

Rose as soon as Light and walked about 1 Mile of our last night’s Road to enjoy a

daylight Prospect of what had struck us with Amazement. As also see some curious

Pump Machinery used to draw Water from the Lead Mines with which this County

abounds. After viewing the Bath (the water of which is not so warm as Buxton) the

Grand Dining Room and romantic Walks that where possible are made in this dreary

Valley, we put on to (space in original) about a Mile distant where a

Gentleman insisted on our breakfasting with him (Peel being an acquaintance) and

afterwards shewed us the most curious works in England for spinning Cotton. It is

done by a large Water Wheel which turns about half a dozen others which again each

of them turn some hundred, the Cotton thick lose spun yarn passing thro’ a small pair

of Rollers covered with white Leather, and being twisted and wound on spindles most

curiously. The Carding is also done by Water, a transient view only was permitted,

but it is certainly a most curious Machine. The Water which turns it comes from a

Lead Mine down a subterraneous Arch up which a Man goes to clear it, every Day,

near a Mile. The Stream is amazing strong and plentifull and affords one of the best

conveniences in England for Water Works. Soon after leaving this we got to a

Country less and less hilly till we reached Derby, where we dined and afterwards

attempted in vain to see the Silk works. This honest Man (space) Peel and I

mounted together but soon parted, he going for London and I taking the Road for

Burton on Trent. We had travelled two Days together and I believe had contracted a

mutual Regard for each other. My Road to Burton was partly indeed mostly by the

Side of the Staffordshire Canal. That Town is pretty considerable in size tho’ nothing

very striking, the Country being very flatt and subject to over flow in wet Times. I

passed thro’ it to Woosnot Bridge where there is a lone House a decent Inn where I

put in at Dusk, having passed some pretty Seats. The Evening spent partly alone and

partly with a Traveller from Stourbridge, not disagreeably – Went to Bed in better

Season (?) than the last 2 Nights a little fatigued.

4 Day 19. Litchfield. Suttons. Birmingham.

Went after Breakfast at Litchfield which is an antient decayed and small city, and has

little to recommend it but its Cathedrall which is a fine old and large Edifice,

abundance of antique statuary being about it & the whole kept in decent order. Over

the West door inside is a tablet inscribed to Lancelot Addison by his son Joseph the

celebrated Poet. Here I met a Person (Fowler a Glover) going to Birmingham. Were at

Birmingham (his Home). For the sake of his Company I walked an Hour and also

stopt and dined with him at Sutton, a large pretty Village on a good Eminence. After

Dinner we passed by Lord Donegalls fine hunting Seat and missed our Way about 2

Miles. Were at Birmingham before Dark. There being a good deal of mixed Company

at my Inn, it was not so agreeable to me as I could have wished. One … (?) near

Wallington in Herefordshire invited me to pay him a Visit – lodged uncomfortably.

5 Day 20. Birmingham

After Breakfast waited on Geo: Russell’s House to deliver a Letter from G.B. He was

from Home. Having no Acquaintance I rambled about the Town alone. It is one of the

most considerable Towns in England for Size and Numbers of People after London,

Bristol, Liverpool, and Norwich. The new Church is a large good Building in a good

area. The Old Church has a high Spire. Its Market Houses are contemptible indeed.

There is one pretty Square with a circular area neatly enclosed. Intended to have dined

at my Inn but it being crowded with Market Folks and accidentally meeting a Person

of Sheffield who loved to be quiet, he asked me to go and take a quiet Dinner at

another Inn, where we went, were very civilly treated and a Compensation refused by

the honest Man Thomas Hobson. I introduced myself to Geo: Boone and drank Tea

with him who is a very agreeable Man. He went with me to see Sampson Lloyd the

Elder where we spent a social Evening together, being treated with the Complacency

of a Gentleman and the Love of a Christian. I returned to Geo: Boone’s to lodge and

quiet.

6 Day 21.

After Breakfast walked to Town and then to their Meeting where Geo: Boone

preached and prayed. I dined by Invitation with Sam. Lloyd. senior, where also dined

the Widow Farmer, her Daughter and Son in Law Charles Lloyd, the Wid: Plumstead

of London, and her two Daughters Polly and Hannah, Sampson Lloyd, jun., and

Nancy Bradley. Waited on Polly Plumstead and to see Dolly Harvey who was said to

be from Home. I walked the Town by myself and viewed some Manufactures of

Thread &c ……. (unreadable)my Inn and walked with Sampson Lloyd, jun., to a

maiden Friend named – Fyder where Geo: Boone and we drank tea with most of those

we had dined with. We staid till 8 oClock when Geo: Boone, his wife and I spent the

remainder of an agreeable Evening at his House.

7 Day 22. Birmingham. Leasowes (?).

As soon as Breakfast was over - One Miles (a merchant of Jamaica with a son of Jos:

Smith’s set off for Leasowes about 7 miles distant (the seat of Shenstone). The

beautifull Simplicity which everywhere reigns in the Improvement of this pretty spot

is inexpressible and it gave me Pain to find it has been much neglected since

Shenston’s Death, but one Horne of London has lately bought it and is repairing it and

I hope will not spoil its Beauties by endeavouring to put them into a more regular

Dress. The House is but indifferent, we had a good printed Description of the whole

put into our Hands and on the whole were all much pleased with our Ride which was

thro a plentiful Country commanding the Hills, Views of Halesowen – the Wrekin and

Malvern Hills &c &c. We returned in Time to dine with (space) a

Manufacturer where Jos Smith dined with me us. The latter afterwards walked with

Miles some to see Taylors famous Beltt Manufactories where abundance of Women

are employed. Drank Tea at my Inn and then went to see the Slating (?) Mills which

are curious. Spent the Evening at Jos Smiths with those I had dined with.

1 Day 23d Birmingham

Tho: Mildred coming to Town last night we brokfast [sic] together at Frd. Boone’s

where he also lodged. Went to a Meeting (a pretty large one) where G.B. preached

and prayed. Dined at Wid. Farmer’s (a pretty House at Bingley) with the Plumstead’s

etc., and were at Afternoon Meeting where G.B. again preached and prayed. He went

with W. Sheward (who had come in this Morning to see me) and Mildred and me to

young Sampson Lloyd’s to drink Tea, after which the other Stranger leaving me I

spent 2 Hours very agreeably with this worthy Man and his agreeable Wife who have

a lovely GroupE (sic) of Children. The Company calling on me again we went to

Sam. Galton’s where G.B. and wife, Jno. Galton (Bro. to S…) T.M., W.S., and I spent

a pleasant Evening with this hearty Man, his good Wife, civil Son, Samuel, and 2

clever Daughters Polly and Betty. All exceeding kind.

2 Day 24.

I breakfasted at Sam Galtons – visited Wid: Freeth, (space) Daermess (?) &

Wife, Sampson Freeth and Geo Harveys to see Dolly (but they were from Home)

Having taken a serious Leave of my dear and kind Friend Geo. Bone and wife and

some others that I much valued W. Sheward and I sat forward for Redditch where we

got to Dinner. With Han. Bradley viewed the Needle Manufactorys, also those for

Fish Hooks - and spent an agreeable Evening.

3 Day 25. Birmingham. Redditch.

Spent part of the Morning in writing and in getting my Cloaths repaired – also in

walking about the Village (which is a pretty Situation in generall (sic)) commanding

from one Part of it a fine Prospect of a well cultivated and beautiful Country, also of

the Earl of Plymouths Seat at Hewells &c. Spent the Evening as the last and hearing

that Esther Tuke and Chrissy Hustler intend to have a Meeting at Bromsgrove

tomorrow, concluded to go thither.

4 Day 26. Bromsgrove. Hagley.

Set out about 9 oClock with Hannah Bradley and W. Sheward for Bromsgrove, and

by the Way went aside into the Earl of Plymouth’s Park and took a view of his elegant

House, Lake and Gardens - the Park is exceeding finely planted and the whole well

situated. Got to Bromsgrove by 11 oClock. Went immediately to the Meeting where

Esther Tuke, Chrissy Hustley and Timothy Bevington’s Wife preached to a very thin

Auditory. The latter prayed. We dined with them all and several other Friends at the

Inn. Sukey Hopson who lives at Timo: Bevington’s at Worcester was with them and

is a clever Lass. The publick Strangers went forward to have a Meeting at Stourbridge

where I proposed to accompany them, but not being ready in Time, I put on alone and

reaching the Top House in Hagley about sunset, concluded to stay there all Night

amusing myself with half an Hours Walk in the Park while Tea was preparing – Being

not so well my Spirits were uncommonly low and to amuse the Time I spent part of

the Evening in writing to my dr. Sister Nancy … immediate oppo: (?) passeth (?) to

forward a Letter.

5 Day 27. Hagley. Stourbridge.

Rose early and went I into the Park where L: raising (??) a Guide I viewed the

Shrubbery Garden Hot House Green House Dairy &c and changing my Guide

afterwards walked the Park near 2 Hours, viewing in Company with my Guide who

had been here 50 Years its many pleasant Walks Temples Cascades Hermitages –

Tower – Statues &c – the whole in simply and beautifully grand being chiefly

indebted to Nature, tho in … Park informed (?) by much Labor – Returned to my Inn

and sat a hearty Breakfast for which a long Walk had prepared me and then had just

Time enough to ride 2 Miles to Stourbridge where I put up my Horse and went

directly to Meeting where Ch. Hustler and Esther Tuke preached. I dined at the Wid:

Bradley’s (W. Sheward’s mother in Law). Visited Jas Morris where the strangers

were and afterwards viewed the glass Houses which are all in the Flint, Bottle, and

Broad Piece way, but generally the first, there are about 15 on the whole. I saw

nothing but what I had seen before except in the grinding way here brought to great

perfection. Spent the Evening and lodged at Wid. Bradley’s except an Hour at my Inn.

Stourbridge is a brisk well built Town in generall but many very ordinary Houses in

and about it.

[Inside cover of diary]

Octo 15. Wrote James Freeman to forward Letters for

me before 22d to Geo: Russells at Birmingham

do – 27 to James Fell at Worcester

do – 10 prop: to Rob: Peters (?) in Bristol

Peel Yates % Co: Printers in Church

near Blackburn

Lancashire

Wm. Squire of Charlberry. Oxfordshire.

[END VOLUME 2]

[START OF VOLUME 3 – October 1774]

(inside front cover list of addresses:]

From a Manuscript in Jon: (?) Thompsons Hand.

John Barnes No 24. Back Street

do. 53 do

Sarah Fuller 54 do

Caleb Pusey 113 do

Sarah Fuller 36 (P of)(?) Schylkich Front Street

Peter Worrall 38 do

Tell James Thornton from J Thompson that in

a fitt of the bilious Cholick – 1oz p… Cream

Tartar mixed … … a less Dose if

this is found too much.

[the following scored through diagonally]

Enclose 2 Wills from London directed

To Geo: Harris in Somerton and leave

the Packet at the Saracens Head in

Fraday (?) Street, with the Bookeeper to

be sent per …… (inky splodge) Andrews the Taunton

Carrier. [entered in a different ink:] Done. Decr. 9

6 Day 28 of October Stourbridge (Worcestershire). Stourport

Will: Barnesley came in by Appointment to accompany me to Stourport. Our Road to

Kidderminster was sandy and heavy. That Town famous for its Stuff Manufactures is

close built and ill built, the greater part of the Town being composed of ordinary

Houses. From this Town we rode to Stourport on the Banks of the Navigable Canal

leading to Birmingham, Wolverhampton etc. It is said to pay well. We saw several

Boats pass up and down thro’ its Locks. At Stourport is a large Basin to hold Boats

etc. which are let down thro’ 2 large Locks into the Severn. Stourport has but a few

Houses at present but in Time will certainly be a considerable Place. There is a good

Bridge now building here across the Severn with very long Causeways on a double

Height of Arches on each side. These are of Brick, but the 3 Arches which cross the

River’s proper Bed are to be of stone and the whole plain and strong. My honest

Friend Peter Price accompanied me to view these Improvements and afterwards dined

with us. The head undertaker of the Bridge came to us and we all went together to

Peter’s uncle Rich’d Price (hard by) to drink a glass of Punch.

The old Brute’s Conduct was such as made me much pity of his Nephew, who was

disturbed by it. Taking leave of him, I found it necessary to return to the Top House at

Hagley. We went there by way of Hartlebury Castle, the Bishop of Worcester’s Seat

which is an antient well improved Place. Finding Mathews was from Home I went 4

Miles further to my Companion’s Mother’s House at Hales Owen (just by the

Leasowes (?)). She had given me an Invitation at Stourbridge and with her son treated

me with singular Kindness. She lived some years at the Leasowes when Shenston

boarded with her, of him she gave me many entertaining Particulars. Here I spent an

agreeable Evening and Night.

7 Day 29. Stourport. Hagley. Hales Owen (Shropshire)

Rising early I went to the Tap House to breakfast and had a satisfactory Conversation

with Daniel Mathews. After which in Company with the famous young Parson

Stillingfleet and his wife I viewed Hagley House which is a very good habitable

House with some very elegant Apartments, particularly the Hall, Saloon & Gallery,

and many fine antient and modern Paintings and Statues and some extra rich

Furniture. My Companions being disposed to see the Park, and fine Walks I went a

second time through these enchanted Grounds. About 12 I put on and passing thro’

Bromsgrove and a dirty Town called Droitwich, famous for making Salt, I got to

Worcester about 4 oClock (Memo. The Salt is made by evaporating its strong briny

Springs in Iron Pans; it takes 18c. of Coal to make a Ton of Salt; from this Town is a

Cut that enters the Severn and gives them an easy conveyance to Worcester etc.] After

drinking a Dish of Tea and changing my Cloaths I went to James Fells where I was

very kindly received and entertained by this worthy Man and his Daughter Grace,

Sally being gone to Birmingham.

1 Day 30. Hagley. Bromsgrove. Droitwich. Worcester.

Was at their Meeting in a pretty House on a neat Spot of Ground, neatly enclosed.

John Burlington preached and his Daughter prayed. Dined at James Fell’s. Was at the

afternoon Meeting where J.B’s Daughter and another young Woman appeared. Drank

Tea at Thomas Beasly’s with James Fell and Geo: Becket. Here Wm. Sheward (who

had been at Droitwich Meeting) came to us. We paid a short visit to John Bradley, his

Brother in Law, and spent the Remainder of the Evening at James Fell’s.

2 Day 31.

Breakfasted at J. Bradley’s. Went to see the Cathedrall which is an antient large

Building, ornamented with antique Decoration in the Common stile of those

Buildings. In it among many other monuments is an elegant Statue of Bishop Hough.

Went into the Gaol at Castle which is commodious and well filled with Rogues, also

into their elegant Guildhall, which is conveniently adapted for their Courts,

Entertainments, etc., and has half a dozen good portraits and nearly half as many

Statues, that of Q Ann a good one. Dined with Richard Lowe, a civil young Man.

Walked the Town read the Paper at Toms Coffee House – Visited George Bonnin to

whom I had a Letter – and drank Tea at J Fells – after which visited Henry an d then

Jos: Beasley and supped at J Fells with W Sheward and took Leave of him.

3 Day 1 of November..

After breakfasting at Jos: Beasley’s and with him and J.Fell viewing their capacious

Infirmary which has excellent Regulations – went to their small Meeting House,

where Timothy Bevan preached and his Wife prayed. Dined with them where were

some others and Suchy Hopson James Fell calling on me we walked round the Skirts

of the Town – viewed the Carpet Manufactory, which is in good Reputation, went

round Frd. Fell’s Schools, Grounds etc, paid a visit at Frd Goodere’s where drank Tea

and afterwards spent half an hour at Geo: Becket’s over the Bridge which is an

ordinary old one and a dirty Walk on each side of it. Just below it they were building

a fine new Bridge, but shamefully tardy about it. Richd. Lowe accompanied me in

part of our Walk. I spent the Evening with Gous Bonnin.

4 Day 2.

Spent an hour or two in writing Letters to John Wilson at Kendall – Peter Price

at Stourport and Rob: Crofton in London &c. Dined at J Falls – paid a short Visit to J

Bradley and drank Tea with Henry Beasly – spent an hour at Tim: Bevingtons & the

Remainder of the Evening at J Fells with Henry Beasly who desired a

Correspondence with me -

5 Day 3d. Worcester. Upton. Gloucester.

After Breakfast prepared to depart and taking Leave of Geo: Clebburn (Abm’s son of

Haverford West) one of the Scholars, and my worthy Friend James Fall and his

Daughters Sally and Grace. About 11 oClock left Worcester. Sally Fell is an

agreeable sensible woman, she came home the 3d Day Evening and kindly pressed

my longer stay so that I could hardly leave them. Worcestershire is a fine woody

Country and pleasant to ride thro’. At 10 miles from it I crossed the Severn a muddy

Stream by a Bridge to Upton, a considerable Market Town just on the Banks and

tolerably pleasant. About 4 miles from it I entered a Lawn (a long Common) and

stopped at the Green Dragon Inn where I dined decently and then rode on a lonely

Road, (tho’ some Parts of it very fine for Prospects of fine Valleys and flatts on each

Side of the River to the Severn, where 2 miles from Gloucester I crossed it and riding

along a stony bad Causey entered that City just as it drew dark. Gloucester is not

equal to my expectations, it lies about 1 mile from the Banks of the River but has the

River Avon running by it. I spent the Evening pretty well in Company with a Person

from Bromsgrove.

6 Day the 4. Gloucester. New Port. Thornbury. Tockington.

Rose very early, but my Companion not doing so, we breakfasted before we set out

which afforded me Time enough to see the little that is worth seeing in this City. I

went inside the Cathedrall which is a fine antient Building well preserved and kept in

decent order in side and in a pretty Square well built that surrounds it and is much

prettiest Part of the City to live in - We got thro’ Sloppy Roads by noon to New Port

where are a few good Inns, at one of which we dined and had a view of Berkeley

Castle about 1 mile distant. Putting on again we passed Thornbury, and I hearing of

Ann Young’s Residence at Tockington left my Companion and went there where was

kindly entertained the Night - before Dark having paid a Visit to her Son Edwards

pretty place at Shipcomb – On the Down is a find View of the King Road &c.

7 Day 5. Bristol.

After Breakfast put on for Bristol and overtook a Clergyman going to preach at the

Cathedral there, had a good deal of Conversation with him and gave me an Invitation

to go to Church with him and pressed me to make him a Visit. Arrived at Bristol at

about ½ after 10. and staid to clean brush at Tho. Higgs Inn where I put my Horse.

Dined with my old Friend Rob: Peters and had a most satisfactory repast in 2 Packets

of Letters from R. Crafton enclosing 3 from R. Wells, 1 from Geo. Dillwyn, I from A.

Dillwyn, 1 from E. Edwards, and 1 from Han. Smith from New York. After a deal of

anxious Expectation how pleasing was it to hear from my dear Connections at Home -

Called with R. Peters to see J. Rutter and then drank Tea with Jos. Fry’s wife to

deliver a Message I had received from him at Worcester. Spent the Evening at Home

with Henry Wilkins of Cirencester.

1 Day 6.

At Fryers Meeting in the Morning where Nath: Ogborn, Thomas Rutter and Henry

Wilkins appeared. Dined at Home. Was at the Temple Meeting afternoon where only

Henry Wilkins appeared. Finding A. Dury was not here as I expected I went to his

House where drank Tea and waited on Hannah to the Evening Meeting, getting a Tale

by the Way. At Meeting Thomas Rutter appeared. Afterwards went home.

2 Day 7.

Breakfasted at Home and spent an hour writing. Dined with Shermur Bath and wife

etc., at And: Dury’s where also drank Tea and spent Remainder of the Evening at

Home -

3 Day 8.

Spent most of the Morning in writing and at the Meeting where T. Rutter preached,

and went from Change to John Dowell’s to Dinner with Cap. Spain of the Chalkley of

Philada. Walked afterwards with them to see Dowell and Co’s new Manufactory for

the finer kind of Hatts, near Stokes Croft. For this purpose they have bought and fitted

up the large circular Riding House and Stables applying it to a much better Purpose.

There is not a more commodious roomy Place in the Kingdom for the purpose. Drank

Tea at Comn: Fry’s in temple Street. He is the same honest open Man he was but

vexed me a little by not having shipped some bottles for J. Fisher and Sons agreeable

to his Promise made when last in Bristol. Spent the Remainder of the Evening

agreeably at Wm. Freeman’s in Queen Square.

4 Day 10

Spent most of the Day in writing Letters, dining at home. Towards Evening spent an

hour at Shurmer Baths and drank Tea at John Pedders – Remained the Evening at

home.

5 Day 10.

Finished Letters to my Brother G and Sister AD, also to R Wells and An: Benezet and

one to Han Smiths. Spent an hour on Change where saw Edmund Burke (lately

chosen Member for Bristol). He is a modest looking Man abut 5 feet 9 or 10 Inches

high, rather thin than corpulent, with a speaking and rather smiling Countenance, and

plainly drest. His countenance put me in Mind of James Smith of York Town, tho’

more pleasant and engaging. I dined at Geo: Fisher’s where also dined Abraham

Clibborn of Haverfordwest, his Relation Henry Clibborn of Dublin and several others.

These two gave me a kind Invitation to their Houses. C. Fisher is Daughter of Lewis

Musgrave. Could not find Mathew Wright who I endeavoured to see and spend an

hour with. Went to Andrew Dury’s where drank Tea and spent a very agreeable

Evening with this kind Family who had uniformly made me welcome at their House.

6 Day 11. Bristol. Pensford.

After Breakfast took leave of Tho: Rutter, Jos: Fry’s wife, Will: Fry, John Dowells.

Wrote to Rob: Crafton desiring him to forward Letters till the 20. to J. Thompson near

S… (unreadable) took leave of my hospitable Friend Bob: Peters, and about noon set

out for Glastonbury, but had not got above a mile before it rained fast and soon after

snowed which obliged me to stop at an Inn 6 miles from Bristol, so noisy that I turned

out and went 3 miles further where staid an Hour or two and then put thro’ Wind and

Snow to Wells which reached about 6 oClock having passed thro’ some very fine

Country and over a large wild Common, which being dark looked dismal and difficult

to fine my Way over. I also crossed the Mendip Hills and passed the villages of

Pensford, Chewton Mendip & (space). Spent my Evening alone in reading

writing and posting my Papers.

7 Day 12. Mendip Hills. Wells. Glastonbury. Somerton. Ilchester. Yeovil.

After a comfortable Nights Lodging wh. conquered an in… (?) head ach which

troubled me at going to Bed – I walked to see the City – particularly the Cathedral,

Bishops Palace & other Buildings belonging to the Church and Clergy, which the …

(?)are well preserved and in pretty order – The Cathedral is a very fine light yet rich

Building with abundance of Statuary and other carved Stone Works particularly the

West front. Surely the People here were formerly very zealous in their way. Returned

to my Inn to Breakfast and then put forward to Glastonbury - Wells is a small

tolerably well built pleasant City in a Valley among high hills. My Road passed thro’

a fine Country in general flat – but here and there a pretty high Hill rising from the

Plain and the Mendips and other high Ridges in Sight on either Hand - Staid half an

Hour at Glastonbury finding James Clothier (with whom I had some Business) was

just leaving home. Glastonbury is famous for the Remains of a famous Abby (sic), of

which little remains but it remains venerable, and the celebrated Thorn which

blossoms about Christmas and is said to have been planted by Joseph of Arethimia

(sic) with many other legendary Tales. I put on to Somerton where I dined and made

an appointment to return on 3d. Day next. This town is a decent small place well

situated, but my Inn to which I was recommended was very ordinary indeed, tho’

afforded me some diverting Scenes in the Somersetshire Dialect. Thence I put on

thro’ Ilchester (an old tolerably built but small Town) and Yeovill (a larger tolerable

Town) to Nethr (sic) Compton where I met a kind Reception from Jonah Thompson &

Wife and their son Thomas and Daughter Nancy, and spent an agreeable Evening in

our (?) Recollections of Scenes 20 years past when J.T. was in America.

1 Day 13. Compton. Sherborn.

Walked with J.T. 3 miles to Sherborn Meeting and returned to Dinner late occasioned

by their Monthly Meeting held this Day there. The Remainder of the Day and

Evening spent as last Evening.

2 Day 14.

Viewed the Village, which is a pleasant Vale among high Hills – and after Dinner

Thomas and Isaac Hand went with me to Sherborn which Town walked thro’, its

Church with the Remains of a Monastery is venerable, the former very large and said

to have been formerly a Cathderall before the removal of the See to Salisbury. In it is

a fine Monument to the Memory of Lord Digby with an epitaph written by Pope.

Viewed the curious Silk Mill for winding raw silk in and about which was informed

near 300 Persons were constantly employed but many of them are young Children

who watch the winding of the Silk of the Reels and twisting it. The Machinery is

admirable and consists of many thousand wheels of different sizes. We returned to

Tea at Compton and there spent an agreeable Evening.

3 Day 15. Yeovil. Ilchester. Somerton. Langport. C…

After an early breakfast I set out for Somerton again passing thro’ Yeovil and

Ilchester. There I walked 2 Hours for James Clothier and after some Conversation

with him set out with Geo: Harris and his Father for Hambridge passing thro Langport

and Corriival (?) near which is Lord Chatham’s Seat (by no means elegant altho’ a

venerable Mansion with a high Pillar erected to the memory of Wm. Pynsent

(?Pymsant) who bequeathed him this Estate. This Pillar is seen a great Distance round

- We spent about 2 Hours in viewing Coates Grounds of which could gain little

Information. Did not set out untill Dark and it was about 8 oClock before I got to my

Inn, which was quite in the plain Way, and the People civill. I got a clean tho’ very

hard Bed.

4 Day 16. Somerton. Glastonbury. Somerton.

Rose early and went to James Clothiers at Glastonbury to breakfast. The Road

affording a very fine and impressive Prospect of a wide (?) rich Valley well cultivated

- After 2 hours Stay here and preparing to go to their Week Day meeting, Geo: Harris

and Father unexpectedly came and prevented us. We dined together and after a deal of

altercation I made a Bargain to grant George a Release of Israel Coates Rights to

Lands in Hambridge for £110, and then set out on our Return to Somerton where I

supped with them after putting the Papers into an Attorneys Hands to draw a Deed

from. Spent the Remainder of the Eveng. at the Inn as last night - John Clark1 of

Street dined with us.

5 Day 17.

After breakfasting and having a deal of Trouble to explain to the dunderheaded

Attorney The Nature of the writings he was to draft, I spent some time in writing to

Ezekiel Edwards, and the Remainder of the Day waiting for the writings, but could

not get him even to finish his rough Draft untill 4 o Clock and then produced such a

long Rigmarole of Covenants that I was more than 2 hours correcting it and

persuading him to follow Directions, and after all could not persuade him to part with

his Ale mug untill after 9 oClock, but he is promises to be up by 3 in the Morning and

have everything ready by 10 or 11 oClock tomorrow. Having a bad Cold, indisposed,

vexed and tired I went to Bed.

6 Day 18. Somerton. Yeovil. Somersetshire.

Breakfasted with Geo: Harris & spent the Remr. of the Morning writing Letters to

Uncle J… (?) Logan & Thomas Fisher - Dined at my Inn and saw nothing of the

pettifogger till 4 oClock when examined and signed the writings of Lease and Release

and received the Money therefor. I was not well satisfied with a Part of the Writings

he not having complied with my Instructions, but not conceiving the Difference to be

of much Consequence I gave the old Wretch a piece of my Mind and left him. I drank

a late Dish of Tea with the Wid: Gillet the only Friend in this Town, and a kind good

sort of Woman she is and greeted me with a hospitable Civility. My Evening after 8

oClock was as dull as need be but quieter than the last when some Bristol Traders

gave me their Company, noisy and senseless, tho’ great Politicians in which Science

the Crispin, Suds and Thimble of the Town held their Evening Lectures over their

Pints and half Pints of Ale in this Inn.

7 Day 19. Compton. Milborn Port. Marnhill. Dorsetshire.

Rose early and took my Leave of Somerton. Breakfasted at the Angel in Yeovil which

is kept by one Griffith (a first Cousin to Williams of Philapa. decd.) In the kitchen of

this Inn is a large and curious Collection of natural Curiosities which afforded me half

an hour’s amusement. Got to Jonah Thompson’s whose House I found Robert Peters

had left in the Morning, after having waited some time there for me. This

Circumstance determined me to follow him and Tho: Thompson inclining to favour

me with his Company, after Dinner we set out together for Marnhill. In passing thro

Sherburn we joined with William Rawes who lived there, and went by way of

Milborne Port (a dirty venal Borrough sending 2 Members to Parliament) and

Stalbridge we reached (space) Seymour’s at Marnhill just after Dark and there

met my good Friend Robert Peters and with the good Family’s Assistance spent a

1 A member of the later famous shoe making family.

pleasant Evening. Just as I reached Jo Thompsons I recd. a Letter from Rob Crafton.

Mem. a very cool clear Evening.

1 Day 20.

Weather being cold, we all staid within Doors the whole Day except a short visit in

the morning to Harrison (hard by). An Afternoon Meeting is held at Frd. Seymour’s

which we attended and just after it my kind Friend Tho: Thompson returned home

leaving me to spent another Social Evening together at this pleasant Place.

2 Day 21. Shaftsbury. Ashmore. Wilton.

Having taken an early breakfast Rob. Peter took a cold Ride to Shaftesbury (an

indifferent antient Town on a very high Hill) – from hence had a very extensive View

of Northern and Western Country – of Alfreds Pillar on --- Hoares fine Seat,

Glastonbury Tor &c &c. We drank a dish of Tea and spent half an hour with one

Parker a Relation of R.P.’s and then put on to Ashmore (a manor belonging to John

Elliott of London) where (space) Shipley lives at the Manor House and with

his good Wife entertained us so agreeably with their Company and that of a good Fine

(?) that we not only dined but concluded to yield to the pressing Invitation of

spending the Remainder of the Day with them … (unreadable) I believe to mutual

Satisfaction.

3 Day 22. Wilton. Dorsetshire.

We rose early and after breakfasting - Rob: and I parted, he on his return toward

Bristol and I leading my way for Wilton. A guide was sent with me 3 miles to put me

into the turnpike Road, soon after which I overtook a traveller (named Goddard of the

Isle of Wight) who rode with me thro a heavy Snow across Salisbury Plain, civilly

going out of his Road to show me the way to Wilton where we parted. As soon as I

had dined I went to Wilton House, the seat of the Earl of Pembroke, and spent a good

deal of Time in viewing the celebrated and very curious Collection of antique statues,

Busts and Paintings with many modern ones of the best Masters, supposed to be the

finest Collection in England. Curious Marble Agate and Slabs of great Dimension,

with an antient Roam Curule Chair, an antient piece of ordnance composed of about a

score Gun Barrels fastened so as to be fired together on a carriage etc., etc., afforded

me a good deal of Entertainment. The Pleasure Grounds round the House are very

pleasant and well kept, a fine River running thro them, with a most elegant Bridge,

built by Inigo Jones crossing it. The House stands low as do many other fine Houses

with respect to adjacent Grounds, but in a stately building – has a good riding House

and commodious offices –

I should have mentioned that from Frd. Simpleys (?) House (which is on a high

Eminence in Cranburn (?) Chase I had a good view of the british Channell & the Isle

of Wight – the Western End of which called the Needles was very plain – It raining I

… (?) here all night. (this latter paragraph indented in original)

4 Day 23. Stonehenge. Old Sarum. Salisbury. Stockbridge, Hampshire.

Having a tolerably fine Morning after an early Breakfast I went alone to Stonehenge

and spent some Time in viewing this stupendous Cluster of great Stones to describe

and account for which has (?) so much employed many of the learned - All round it at

some distance is the Remains of a Ditch and Bank which I don’t recollect hearing

mentioned, and on the adjacent Plains are a great many large Barrows which many

suppose are the Repositories of the Dead. On my way to Salisbury I took a view of

Old Sarum which yet sends Members to Parliament altho without House or

Inhabitants almost. It is on a fine high Hill surrounded by a large Ditch, the flatt on

the top is about a Mile over and has a Hill yet higher in the centre where fame says

the Citadel stood., and if that may be depended on it was once one of the prettiest

fortified Citys in the World, of a circular form and streets leading from the Centre to

the Periphery, and one fine circular Street round the whole. The Hills in most Parts of

Devonshire lie in common but are smooth covered with a beautiful Verdure and

incredible Number of Sheep are constantly feeding on them. The Day being fine and

the Road good I enjoyed myself much this morning - I got to Salisbury about noon

and spent near 2 Hours in walking the Town and viewing the Cathedral &c. The

streets are generally strait wide and well built and paved, and a stream of fine clear

Water running thro most of them. The Cathedrall is a spacious elegant gothick

Building with a neat Spire said to be the highest in England. The inside is very neat

and grand and exhibits abundance of Monuments some of them and particularly the

Duke of Somersett’s very superb. On the whole it is a grand Building kept in decent

order – There are not many Statues on the outside – Having gratified my Curiosity

here, had an oppo. of seeing the Duke of Queensberry , and dined I set off about 3

oClock for Winchester and got to Stockbridge about Dusk where I spent an Evening

alone – Cold moderated -

5 Day 24. Winchester. Waltham. Southwick. Cosham. Portsmouth.

Left my Bed early and about Sun Rise put on over Hills and Dales and got to

Winchester to Breakfast. About a Mile short of the Town passed a tolerable seat (tho’

nothing extra) now occupied by the Duke of Cumberland, and just entering the Town,

a spacious Royal Palace fine situated on an Eminence. It never was finished & is

going fast to Decay, ‘twas used as a Prison for the French Prisoners last War.

Winchester is a small neat City with one Street well-built. The Cathedrall (which is

the head Warehouse of the richest Bishopric in England) is a very large plain

Structure with very little carving or Imagery Outside, and would look better if on a

higher Spot of Ground. Inside it appears very lofty and grand, and has many

Monuments of the Dead. Those of Archbishop Wickham and Cardinal Beaufort are

very grand as are some others exceedingly neat and embellished with fine Statuary

Work. Under a mean looking one lies William Rufus – and here it is said are interred

the Remains of many of the Saxon Kings, the Bones of six of whom are deposited in

as many chests placed out of common Reach – The Bishops throne is elegant and

there are several fine painted Windows – the … is very … above the Roof of the other

Park. (several words unreadable). The Infirmary is a fine one and well situated above

the Town which is low between the surrounding Hills – Having gratified my Curiosity

here, I went to Bishops Waltham and there viewed the Remains of its famous Palace

and Abby where the Bishop of Winchester used formerly to live – Oliver Cromwell

demolished and what now remains is converted into S…(?) Barns & a farm House -

from which may be supposed that it must have been a very large Building

encompassed with a Ditch. From hence I went thro Wickham, Southwick and Cosham

to Portsmouth, three clever Villages, near the second of which is a good Seat formerly

belonging to Sqr. Morton who made a very remarkable Will and between it and

Cosham crossed a high Hill from he Summit of which is said to be as fine a Prospect

as any in England – The Town and Harbour of Portsmouth and Gosport appeared just

under it tho 5 Miles distant – The Prospect towards Sea, the Isle of Wight, &c are fine

and a very extensive one into Hampshire, Sussex and the Western Country. At

Cosham I came into the London Road and here begins the low flatt Neck of Land on

the Extremity of which Portsmouth is situated, and where I arrived about 4 oClock.

My time untill Dark I employed industrially as I could in viewing the Town and

walked all round it on the Ramparts, it being regularly fortified, and seems very

strong. The Walk is beautifully commanding a fine View of the Sea and adjacent

Country, in many places planted with Trees on one Side and Cannon on the other -

The main entrance into the Town is very strongly guarded by Draw Bridges and other

Works. Distinct from the Town is what is what is called the Common, in which part

the great Docks and Works for fitting the Navy and wh. Time obliged me to defer

viewing till Morning. I therefore returned and spent a solitary Evening at my Inn

which seems to be a good one, considering it to be a Garrison Town.

6 Day 25. Portsmouth. Havant. Emsworth. Chichester. Arundell.

Breakfast over, I set out for the common and passing the Bridge next the Harbor, first

viewed the Gun Wharf, where the Grounds are pleasantly planted and there is a

surprising quantity of Guns and Ammunition, then to the Ropery &c, where the

Cables Cordage Anchors Masts &c are in great Quantities. Went on board a 74 Gun

Ship on the Stocks, and also on board the Valiant another 74 Gun ship in Dock

repairing - this last said to be the largest 74 Gun ship in the Navy. Went on board the

Magnificent another of the same Rate and viewed the Barfleur 90 (with the Admirals

Flag hoisted) the Princess Royall 90, Sandwich 90 and the Brittania of 110 Guns said

to be the largest Ship in the Navy, with many other ships, generally laid up unrigged.

They were repairing a great Breach in the Bason (sic) which is a very capacious

Harbour or large Dock into which several fine new Docks enter. Having spent several

Hours in satisfying my Curiosity here, I returned to my Inn and mounted my Horse,

returned to Cosham, (near which is a Fortification to guard the Entrance to the

Penerfale (?) and then taking my right Hand Road from the London Road, went thro

Havant (a long Town) Emsworth (where is a good Landing from Chichester Haven

and where a good Deal of Business is done with small vessells. Near the same Lord

Halifaxes Seat which at a Distance appeared walls (?) – I got to Chichester to Dinner

(18 Miles) viewed the Cathedral which has a fine Spire. It is one of the lesser Sized

Cathedrals is neat and plain and … (?) situated – Chichester is a City and has two

pretty well built Streets & the appearance of Business – Leaving this I passed by

Goodwood the fine Seat of the Duke of Richmond – the Grounds appearing to be well

improved, but the House said to be old and …(?) very low. Afterwards passed the

finely situated Seat and good House of Lord Newbury (of the Derwentwater Family)

and just after Dark reached a good Inn at in Arundell. This Town is pretty large on a

hilly Situation but has nothing to recommend it but the Castle of Arundel which

overlooks the Town, and belongs to the Duke of Norfolk but latterly much neglected

& in Decay. This Town appears to be very ancient and to have been formerly a Place

of much Consequence – The River … (?) very close by it – I spent the Evening in

Company with a London Cotian (?) Dealer, civil and sensible -

7 Day 26. Amberley. West Chiltington.

Could not get out before 9 oClock and designing for West Chiltington, was

discouraged by my Information of the Badness of the Road, and difficulty of finding

them. However persevering in my Intention I put facing a very cold clear wind and

crossed Houghton Bridge and thence to Amberley Castle now in Ruins but appears to

have been a very strong Place, then thro Parham Park, the pleasant Seat of Sir Cecil

Bishop Bart to Storington to see one William Fuller a Shop Keeper there who was

from home and his Sister could give me no information of any relations hereaway. I

therefore put on 3 Mile to West Chiltington – a dirty straggling village where at a

dirty Inn I made a tolerable Dinner. Then visited – (space) Sears a Farmer near it to

whom a certain Felix Fuller left some thousand at his decease about 11 years ago. At

his Death he was very old and was born here. Sear’s wife and Daughter said they

believed he must have been a nephew to Sarah Fuller who went to Pennsylvania - tho

they could furnish me with no particulars of the Family further than that he married

Sears Mother – Felix had a Brother who has 2 Sons & 3 Daughters living hereabouts

– Not finding Sean at Home and after having in Vain tried (?) … her Information

about ½ after 3 oClock left West Chiltington, and a most dirty miry Road waded thro’

Conyhurst and so far beyond it that finding night approaching - Horsham 7 miles

distant, I a stranger to the Road which I was informed continued several miles very

bad, I rode up to a Farm House and obtaining an audience of Dame (her husband

being a little Distance from Home) requested she would either give me Shelter for the

night or assist me with a Guide to Horsham – but could obtain neither, she pretending

a Difficulty to admit a Stranger into the House and that they had none about the

House to send with me . I urged the Difficulty of my situation and assured her I would

pay well, but all in vain with this unfeeling Harridan. I however Directions for the

Road but these were so lame, and indeed erroneous that the night then came on. I had

not gone half a Mile before I found I was wrong, and attempting to set myself right,

got further out of the way, and found myself in a field and no Light any where to be

seen. I gave my Horse the Rein and after riding some time saw a House but

approaching it I could make no body hear – Going on I came to another to which I

was guided by a Light - Here I gained admittance & being excessively Cold warmed

my body by some frugal Embers, and my Heart by a contrast of Conduct in this poor

Couple to what I had just before experienced in one to appearance far richer. I did not

ask a Lodging for it was clear there was none for me, however I persuaded the honest

Man to saddle his mare and pilot me to the Turnpike Road which he said was 3 or 4

Miles distant. This he faithfully performed for a less Reward than I thought he

deserved and chose to give him. By Enquiry as we rode splash dash together I found

his Name was Joseph Fuller and he a nephew of Felix Fuller. Having reached the

Turnpike Gate , he left me and tho excessive dash I rode the remaining Mile well and

got to a comfortable Inn with a Landlord remarkably obliging and soon forgot the

Troubles of the Day..

1st Day 27. Horsham. Dorking. Epsom. Ewell. Kingston on Thames. Hampton Court.

Rose early and left this (the County Town of Sussex) which is tolerably pleasant and

pretty considerable. Came 12 miles to Dorking to breakfast after a clear cold Ride that

made my Ears and fingers ache. Dorking is also a well built Town. Leaving I made an

uncommon Mistake by riding B… then half a Mile of the Road I had come but this

Mistake was soon rectified, and I pursued my Rout thro’ Epsom which is a tolerable

Town with many great Inns and some very good Houses in and round it. Near

Dorking I passed a fine Seat of a Son of Lord King – the House on a very high

Eminence – and near Epsom – a fine Seat of a Son of Lord Suffolk with a pretty Parke

– I just stopped at Ewell (a meaner Town) for a bait and finding I could not reach

London in seasonable time, (considering the Frequency of Robberies) turned to my

left to Kingston upon Thames where after Dinner I passed the Thames by its Wooden

Bridge and walked one Mile to the King’s Palace at Hampton Court, which I got

Admittance into and viewed its many fine Paintings, Tapestry and Furniture which in

generall are very rich - the Rooms spacious and with offices do form a little Town of

themselves. I was disappointed in not seeing Raphael’s famous Cartoons (which I had

not heard were removed to the Queen’s Palace). I walked thro’ the fine and extensive

gardens and pleasure Grounds which extend to the Thames, and tho’ not laid out in

the Manner prescribed by present Taste are beautifull and on the whole make this so

pleasant a Retreat that I am not surprised at King William’s giving this Preference to

the other royal Palaces. Viewed a good Wooden Bridge called Hampton Court Bridge

and did not get back to Kingston before Night – Spent part of the Evening alone and

part of it very entertained with the Parish Politicks –

2 Day 28. Richmond. Kew. Wandsworth.

Dark Morning – After Breakfast set out for Richmond, a pretty Place, containing in

and around it abundance of elegant Houses – who has not heard of Richmond Hill –

Only Poets have done it justice - 2 miles further on I came to Kew a much smaller

Town, on one Side of which is the present King’s favourite Summer Palace. Its

gardens are whimsically fine, improved in the Chinese taste in which a very lofty

Tower and several summer Houses are built – I could not get a satisfactory View of

the best Gardens – but the House tho sd. to be commodious inside, has not an elegant

appearance - The Royal Family was there, the Prince of Wales & Bishop of Ornabury

(?) also at their respective Houses adjacent The King had walked over to the Princes

where I saw them the Prince a pretty active looking Boy with an agreeable

Countenance – the Bishop … (?) like him but younger – This was the Day for their

Removals to St James for the Winter Months - Passing thro’ Mortlake, Wandsworth

(a fine hill here) Newington &c, I came into the Burrough and leaving my Horse at

the Angel Inn, took a coach for Jams: Freeman’s where I got to Dinner, and staid the

Remainder of the Day, except 2 Hours of the Evening spent with W. Morris in

attending the first lecture of James Ferguson on Nat; Philosophy, with which was

much pleased and intend to continue the whole Course. Meet. at Powers (?) tonight.

3 Day 29. Southwark. London

Sam: Hoare and Rob: Barclay came to see me. Went to Devonshire House Meeting

where John Townsend and – Gray etc., preached. Dined at Home. Did a little

Business in the Afternoon - At the lecture in the Evening which finished Mechanics.

Supped with Rob: Barclay &c at John Chorley’s.

4 Day 30

About Noon WM and I set out for Westminster the King intending to go in State to

the House of Lords and open Business with a Speech to both Houses – I first got into

the Passage leading to the House of Lords – where saw most of the Peers Judges and

Bishops that attended and by the Civility of the Dean (?) Keeper they were named to

me – Could not get to hear the Speech, but saw the King in his Procession –

Afterwards was in the painted Chamber to see the Commons come out – Walked to

St. James where saw the King Queen and all the Children – Then returned to

Parliament House and got admission into the House of Commons where staid about

an hour but little Business was done but swearing on the Members – Drank Tea and

then attended the Lecture wch. was on.

December (1774)

5 Day Decembr.

Employed the Day in writing Letters to Richd. Wells. Wm & James Logan – Ez.

Edwards – John Thompson and my Bro. D & Sister Nancy to most of whom enclosed

Papers and to E E – the 2d part of My (?) Minstrels. Was at Lecture in the Evening on

(space).

6 Day 2.

Employed in finishing Letters to go by Cap: Clubb – wrote one to Benj: Sweth (?) Jnr

and put them all in the Bag – J… & Sister dined with me. After Lecture in the

Evening which was on (space) supped with Sam: Clark, Henry Beasley (of

Worcester) James Beasley, Rob: Barclay, and Sam Hoare at Joseph Woods very

agreeably. Recd. a Letter from Jn. L… (?) of Nottingham.

7 Day 3d

Dined with Rob: Barclay, Sam: Hoare, Geo: Harrison and Dan: Bell at Dav: Barclays.

Staid convening (?) on Home affairs with Rob B. till Dark. Drank tea at Sam.

Clarke’s with Hen: Beasley and Bro: James. Spent about 2 Hours, then Saml. & I

attended the Lecture which was on (space)

1 Day 4.

Was at Devonshire House in the morning. Dined at Home with Billy Buckley (now on

his way from Holland to the West Indies). Walked with Dicky Ashby to the Savoy

Meeting in Afternoon, and afterwards with John Tilladams to his Lodging in the

Haymarket where drank Tea, had half an hour of James Finch’s Company, a publick

Friend of Brentford. Supped at home with W. Buckley Ed: Binyon, J. Chorley and

wife Tho. Fothergill &c - -

2 Day 5.

After dining with W.M. at my kind Friend Dan. Mildred’s, Jeremy Freeman and I

walked to Westminster intending to hear the Debates in the House of Commons. Just

as we got there we found they were turning out those who with like curiosity, had got

into the Galleries. We however staid in the Lobby till near 7 oClock and had Geo:

Hutchinson’s Company and four others of that Stamp who could not get admitted –

From hence I went to the Lecture which was on (space) Supped at Home

with Wm. Buckley and several others -

3 Day 6. London. Greenwich. Deptford.

Having recd. a Letter from John Leaver for his Wife – enclosed in a Letter to Israel

Pemberton to send by Packet. Dined at Home – Was at Lecture in the Eveng.

4 Day 7.

Wrote a Letter to my Sister to send off Packet. Dined at Home and spent almost all

day there except while at the Lecture in the Evening on -

5 Day 8.

After Breakfast W Buckley W M… (can’t read) and I took a Boat to Tower Stairs and

went to Deptford where the King’s Yards – Spent an hour there and on board a Ship

in which WB had taken his Passage – then went to Greenwich where spent an Hour

viewed that superb Hospital for decayed Seamen – the Building is very large & very

elegant outside – Chapel very neat indeed, and the Halls richly adorned with curious

Paintings by the best modern Masters – what a noble Residence for a King would this

make – Dined at an Inn and walked to London about 5 Miles whc. reached half an

Hour after dark, in our way meeting a Highwayman just taken into Custody – After a

Dish of Tea at Home attended the Lecture on (space) Supped also at Home

with J Chorley his Wife, Tho Fothergill &c - -

6 Day 9. London.

After Breakfast went to the new Sessions House in the old Bailey where the Barons

Perrott and Eyre being with several Alderman on the Bench I staid about two Hours,

having by the Help of a Shilling got a very convenient Seat in this commodious

Room, and in that Time I believe no less than a dozen Criminals were tried for

various offences, one of them capital convicted, several of Larcenies and ordered for

whipping, transportation &c and some acquitted. I observed one Jury served for all of

them and my mind was affected with the hurry and indifference with which the

Proceedings affecting the Lives of Fellow Creatures were conducted. With difficulty

got out to get my Dinner at Home and then went to Guildhall where Lord Mansfield

was in the Bench in the Court of King’s Bench, and De Grey on that of Common

Pleas - the Trials on hand were not interesting, however I spent an Hour there, having

the satisfaction of hearing the Counsellors Dunning, Wallace, Mansfield and

Bearcroft. Was at the Lecture on (space) and spent the Remainder of the

Evening at Home -

7 Day 10.

Spent the Morning in putting my things to Rights &c – dined at Home. Read the

Papers at the Coffee House, spent an Hour before the Lecture (wh. was on

(space) ) with Bobby Barclay at DB’s and the Remainder of the Evening at Home –

Sitting at writing this Morning I heard a voice in the Shop which I immediately

recollected to be that of Samuel Spavold (whom I had neither seen nor heard for 17

years) and found it was that valuable man with whom I spent an agreeable Hour.

1 Day 11.

Was at Devonshire House in the Morning where Sam: Spavold (with others) preached

and he prayed excellently. Dined with David Barclay and his wife (the first Time I

had seen her) and then Ambrose Lloyd went with me thro’ Smithfield (where a mark

is made in the Pavement to denote where the Martyrs were burnt) to the Peel Meeting

after which we drank Tea with Richard Chester and his wife at John Elliotts. Staid

with them 2 or 3 Hours and then went into Thomas Corbyn’s where besides his Wife

and 2 agreeable Daughters Bethy and (space) were Tho: Weston, his wife and

their Daughter Judith, here staid an Hour and then went to John Chorley’s where with

W. Buckley, W. Morris, Tho. Fothergill, James Freeman and wife, we closed the

Evening.

2 Day 12.

In the morning with W. Buckley, W. Morris, (space) Bowly of Baltimore, and a

young Levite from Virginia named (space) , went to see a Mermaid in the

Strand. I had doubted the Existence of this creature but found it a much nearer

Resemblance of the common Representation of that Creature than I expected. I took it

to be in length from head to foot about 30 inches, the upper half pretty much like a

human Creature except the arms which were large in proportion to the body and are

used when the whole is under water as fins, the other part of it tapers away in a long

Tail supplied with 2 pairs of Fins, the tail forking for one set. It was taken in the

Mediterranean in 1764 and when in water is said to raise one half of itself erect above

water.

[on inner back cover: ]

Wm Fuller of Storrington in Sussex – puts up at Swan Inn in the Borough of

Southwark.

The Angell (sic) Inn – Blackman Street

Sharp - Southwark

Entd my Horse at the Green Man for Passage at 2/6 pr. Week. Decr. 7 1774

[END OF VOLUME 3]

[VOLUME 4 – December 1774]

[Inside front cover of Volume 4]

One Thomas Gilberthouse went to America he was one of three Brothers. –

The Eldest was Francis who lived in Nottingham

who has two Sons now living – to wit

William (the Eldest) now living in Oxford St. No 440 London. Has 2

Daughters

Thomas in Wapping has no Children

The next Thomas Gilberthorpe who as aforsd. went to America – Supposed to have

died about 8 years ago in New Jersey. Unmarried & possessed of some Estate.

The next George who is deceased but has a Son Robert now living at ….(unreadable)

Darnfield Parish near Chesterfield Derbyshire – who is married & has now 1 Son & 9

Daughters.

Wm Pearson of Sheffield in a Letter dated May 12 1774 states William Gilberthorpe

of Oxford Street that he could gather little more than from the Advertisement, but that

he believes a Clergyman of that Name and one of his Uncles fetched (?) in N Jer. (?)

(see the Remainder on next … (unreadable) (see remainder on next bl…

London

2 Day Decem 12. 1774.

After leaving the Mermaid went to see Thomas Lamar who went with (sic) to see

Benj. West (who lives near him) here I met a kind Reception and saw John Green

(formerly of Philada) – Viewed some fine Paintings (?) particularly that of the

Prophet recovering the Child to Life – Dined at Jos Woods with R Crafton (?) then

went home where I spent most of the remainder of the Day.

3 Day 13.

Was at Meeting at Devonshire House where heard 8 Testimonials and a Prayer. Dined

at Home – Unwell with a Cold.

4 Day 14.

A Bad Cold troubling me staid within Doors till afternoon when attended the Monthly

Meeting in W H Court – Staid the Evening at Home.

5 Day 15.

About Noon Rob: Barclay, Jos: Woods and I went in a Post chaise to Rob: Crafton’s

near Walthamstow where spent a very agreeable Day – walking before Dinner round

R C’s Grounds which are well (?) and neatly improved - Among other Things a

Cottage pleased me much – On our way home near Hackney we dropt RB at his

Uncle John’s & Jos. & I returned to Town about ½ after dark (ie 5 of clock) We

afterwards spent a sober Evening together at his House -

6 Day 16.

About 1 oClock I set out for the House of Commons to meet Tho: Lamar there by

appointment. We got in about 3 oClock. After a little common Business the House

went into a Committee and as soon as Ld. North came in, the motion for next years

Troops came on. This brought on a debate in which American matters came on the

carpet when Ross Fuller, Gov: Johnson, Tho: Townsend, Cap: Luttrell, Cha: Fox,

Hartley Bushe &c spoke in favour of, and Lords Barrington and Clare, R. Rigby,

Lord North and Bamber Gascoigne, against Measures pursued by the Americans. The

House broke up about half after 5 and I went to the Coffee House to read the daily

Papers & then home.

7 Day 17.

Just after dining at Home had the Pleasure of receiving Letters off Falconer (who had

heard at Noon, was arrived at Dover) from Logan, J Gray, Han (?) Smith Johnny

Smith & Bro. Geo. Dillwyn. Was much disappointed in receiving no more

Intelligence from home as hoped Cap Falconers bodily appearance wd. yet afford me

– Was however pleased to hear all continued well – Recd. a few Lines from Sam

Elam and friend Smith Wright (?) & Grey (?) for 3 yds of Cloth sent me by E… Elam

of Leeds – Spent the Evening at Home writing -

1 Day 18.

Was at Devonshire House in the morning, from which walked to Cos (?) Lewis

Weston’s in Wapping where dined. Went with them to the Wapping afternoon

Meeting and back again to Tea and staid untill 7 oClock – then spent an Hour with

Cos … (unreadable) and returned home to sup with John (space) of Shuffield,

(sic) W Buckley, J Chorley his Wife Beynon, Dr Curtis and others –

2 Day 19.

Dined with Saml. Hoare at John Chorleys after having spent a satisfactory Hour at

Cap: Falconer. After Dinner R Crafton gave me Letters (enclosed in his) from my

dear Sister Dillwyn, Bro. Geo Dillwyn, Sistr. Nancy and my dear little Pratcher (?) –

and also from my good Frd. RW (?) these afforded me a high Repast indeed – Spent a

little time with Geo Narisor (?) at Davd. Barclay’s & the evening at Home -

3 Day 20.

Spent the Morning in writing – Dined with Cap: Falconer at John Roberts’s – Thence

to Change to meeting a Broker – and home to write at which spent most of the

Evening.

4 Day 21.

Wrote in the Morning - Spent half an Hour in Fish mongers Hall where was a

Wardmote for the Election of officers, John Wilkes the Lord Mayor presiding and

behaving well. Spent as much Time with Rob: Crafton at the Coffee House on

Business – Dined at Home – Spent the afternoon in writing and spent the Evening at

Joseph Wood’s where the company consisted of (space) Richd.

Reynolds, & Abm: Darby of Colebrooke Dale, Edmund Rack of Essex, James

Beasley, Thomas Letchworth, Edmund Rack of (space) Essex, Samuel Clark,

Geo: Harrison, Samuel Hoare and self. It was industriously employed in the Chatting

Way on various Subjects and agreeably – Did not separate till after 11 oClock

5 Day 22.

Made up a Packet of Letters for R Wells, Bro. GD and Sistr. AD and my Girl and

enclosed them under a few Lines to G Bourne at New York to go of the Lyon Cap.

Recd. Letters from John Smith at Halstead and Peter Price at Stourport – and wrote

one to Robert Peters this Evening. Dined at Home. After Change smoked a Pipe with

Dan: Mildred at Tho: Wagstaffe’s. Wrote to LM and spent the Evening at John

Chorleys with J Freeman and Wife.

6 Day 23d.

Dined at home after spending a hour at the Coffee House with Lewis Weston and Jos:

Wharton who arrived from Philada. with Falconer - Tho: Fothergill, John Chorley and

wife, Dr. Curtis spent the Evening with us at Home.

7 Day 24.

W. Morris and I went to the Jew’s Synagogue in Duke’s Place and staid during the

Time of their noisy worship if in general it could be so called. We staid to see the

Ceremony of Circumcision performed on a young Child, which was disgusting. The

House is large and some of the Utensils &c, rich but kept very dirty. From thence

went to Moorfields where spent an hour looking over old Books in the Shops – Dined

at Home. Doct. Hird of Leeds, his daughter Sally, a Girl not unlike Rach.Pemberton

but much younger came in from Boarding School - and Tho: Fothergill spent part of

the Evening with us. At midnight J. Freeman and wife, W. Morris and Sally Hird with

myself went in a Coach to St. Bride’s, Bow Church and S. Michael’s Cornhill to hear

the Bells being Christmas Eve.

[at the top of page 6]

Copy of some Lines in a glazed Frame over R ob. Crafton’s Chimney in the Dining

Room at Laurel Lodge –

“My Invitation”

“To my best, my Friends and free

“Free with that, as free with me

“Free to pass the comic Joke

“Or the Tribe sidarsely (?) smoke

“Free to drink just as they please

“As at Home and at their Ease

“Free to speak, as free to think

“No Informers with me drinks

“Face to stay a Night or so

“When uneasy, free to go.”

Remainder of Gilberthorpes Memo from 1st page.

and that by an advertisement he had seen in one of the London Papers about 3 years

ago (but could not recollect which) he had died there. & the Purport of the

Advertisement was to find his Heirs – William Gilberthorpe had before wrote to Wm.

P… in Consequence of his having published the Advertisement in one of the Lon don

Papers which is copied in the last Page –

[page 7 of the volume continues:]

1 Day 25.

Christmas Day. At Devonshire House in the morning. Isaac Gray of Hitchin preached.

Dined with John Townsend and was at Devonshire House after noon. In both

Meetings the Fog was so heavy inside the House I could not see across the Meeting.

Drank Tea at William Frys in Bow Church Yard where John Tilladams promised to

meet me but did not. Staid till 8 oClock and then went to John Chorley’s where JF (?)

and Wife &c spent the Evening -

2 Day 26.

Dined at John Chorley with Sam. Hoare. Wrote to John Smith – Drank Tea & supped

at Home where also was Doct. Curtis J Chorley & Wife &c &c.

3 Day 27.

Was at Devonshire House Meeting where Isaac Gray preached. Dined at Home and

went to Change from which John Roberts and I went with Thomas Wagstaffe to his

House where we smoaked several social Pipes and drank Tea. I then walked to Exeter

Exchange to get a Book and had Welsh Rabbit and Porter at the Pen Coffee House

where I spent the Remainder of the Evening reading Papers &c -

4 Day 28.

W. Morris and I dined at Baron Dimsdale’s (the same who went to Russia to

innoculate (sic) the Empress and by her created a Baron). We staid Tea and having

only just sat down to dine near 5 oClock did not get away till 8. On my Way home I

called at Bridervale (?) Dock, and spent half an Hour with Sam Clarke then went …

(unreadable) at Home where John Chorley and his Wife were -

5 Day 29.

Dined with Cap. Falconer, Old Morris, at John Roberts. Spent an Hour of the

Afternoon with Sam Clarke and about 7 oClock in the Evening walked with Saml

Hoare Jn to Stoke Newington about 4 Miles the Road all the Way lighted and watched

– We spent an agreeable Evening with his Father Mother and 4 Sisters and 2 first

Cousins of the name of Green – (Jos Woods Wife one of the above Daughters. Wrote

Letters to W S… & Peter Price.

6 Day 30

Rose early – the Morning fine & clear – After breakfast Sam Jona and I walked to

London near which we again entered its attendant Fogs. Got home by 9 oClock .

Wrote most of the Morning and dined at home after which went shopping with Nancy

Freeman – After Tea Jenney (?) and I went at get (?sic) an Hour with – Forbes in

Coleman Street & then spent as much at Home looking over Dr Curtis’s Profilax and

the Remainder of the Evening at John V Chorleys with JJ (?) and Wife. Jona: & Sam

Hoare – WM &c.

7 Day 31.

Dined at Home after spending half an Hour at Bridewall (?) Dock with S Clark and

taking a Walk with James Barclay – Nancy Freeman being alone I spent the Evening

with her. -

1775

1 Day mo.

Was at Devon: House in the Morning where Francis Dodson preached and prayed.

Dined with Wm. Morris at Thomas Weston’s. Thomas married a Sister of Alexander

Barclay late of Philada. by whom he has no Children. He is first cousin to Lewis

Weston and his first wife by whom he had Thomas and Judith was own sister to

Lewis’s wife. I was at Devon afternoon Meeting and afterwards drank Tea at the

Widow Plumstead’s in London Street in London Street where besides her twp

agreeable Daughters Polly and V… was Richd. Croftons Wife and several of the

Children – Staid till 7 oClock and then went home where J Chorley & Wife Curtis and

others … and Supped.

2 Day 2.

Dined at Home early, and then attended the Quarterly Meeting for London held in

Devonshire House which broke up soon. Spent the Evening at home. An hour of it

with James Stevens of Staines, and the rest with D. Curtis assisting him to reduce

Profiles.

3 Day 3.

Was at Devonshire Meeting. Francis Dodson preached and prayed. Thomas Finch of

Brentford also preached, there was a marriage. Dined at home and after Change

smoaked a Pipe with D. Mildred, Rich. Chester, Tho: Letchworth and Tho: Finch at

Tho: Wagstaffe’s where Tho. Finch and I spent an Hour after the others were gone.

Then walked to Cos. Lewis Westons where Cousin Sally treated (?) me with a good

Dish of Tea – and I spent an agreeable Evening in my way home calling at John

Chorleys where J Freemand and Wife were -

4 Day 4.

Attended a Meeting of the Traders to N. America at the King’s Arms, Cornhill, it was

numerous but the Resolution to address Parliament on the present alarming Crisis was

carried unanimously except Peter Hudson and James Clark who however were

ashamed to hold up their Hands against it. Dined with Sam: Hoare at John Bland’s

(Bro to Elias) and his Wife an agreeable Woman, they have one pretty Girl about 3

years old – Drank Tea at home and spent the Evening with Chorleys, Freemans, and

Tho: Fothergill at – Forbes in Coleman Street. He makes his Punch of Water first

made strong with an Infusion of Green Tea. Cap: Ayer’s Letters arrived this Day and I

received 2 from J Gray – 1 from Geo Dillwyn and 1 from Jim Logan -

5 Day 5.

Dined at Home – about 4 oClock Dr. Curtis and I went to Lambeth in a Coach with

Nancy Freeman and Betsy Forbes to spend the Night there. Sally Blackwell came to

us and T. Fothergill and W. Morris followed us – I was too unwell equally (?) with

them to enjoy a cheerful Evening.

6 Day 6.

Walked to breakfast in Town leaving the women behind. John Fry and his Bror.

William their wives and Families widow Foster of Tottenham with her Son and

Daughter &c., dined with Doctr. Knowles who married Mary Morris of Birmingham a

very ingenious Woman who has taken in Needle Work very fine Resemblances of the

King and Queen who have taken a good deal of Notice of her. She shewed me two

Pieces of her work in that Way, one representing a bunch of Grapes - the other 4 dead

Partridges, the latter I thought exceeding any thing I had seen for an exact

Resemblance of the Life. Besides this I found her a warm advocate for poor America,

and very sensible in her observations on the subject of the present dispute. I drank Tea

at Home and directly afterwards Sam. Hoare accompanied by Tho: Fothergill and

myself to his Father’s at Newington, where were several of their Relations – Their

two female Cousins names Green; agreeable young Lasses with Jos Woods & self (?)

supped with us and altogether made a very agreeable Evening -

7 Day 7.

After Breakfasting, Sam Hoare Senr. Jos Woods F Fothergill returned to London in

their Coach – About 10 oClock WM and I went in a Coach from White Chapel thro

Mile End to Bow from whence walked about from whence walked about half a mile

to Jos: Talwin’s at Bromley. Before Dinner he very kindly shewed me all his works

for printing Cottons and Callicoes (sic) by Blocks and the Copper Plate rolling Press

etc. The works require much Room and are here very commodiously situate on the

River Lee. He told me Amer: Pott Ash suited this particular Business better than any

other in as much as it would go almost as far again. Spending an Hour with him & his

agreeable Wife Bror. Widon (?Widow) and Daughr. – W and I walked back to

London – Where I spent the Evening at Home writing a Letter to go by the Packet to

my Bro. G.D. and the remainder of it with Doct. Curtis who supped with me.

1 Day 8.

At Devonshire House in the morning and from thence went to Wapping with Cons:

Danny and after Dinner to Wapping Meeting and then back to Cos. Lewis’s and staid

the Evening where were one Hayley a Brewer, and wife and John Prior and wife and

Daughter, the latter 3 having also dined with us – Spent a very agreeable Evening and

on my Way home half an Hour at Chorleys where our Family were.

2 Day 9.

Dined at Home having spent the Morning at S Clarks and the Custom House where

pd. for GD £5.5.6 Duties – Recd. Letters from S Logan and P. Price – and wrote one

to Jos King in answer to his lately received – Dined at Home and spent the Evening at

home with J Chorley &c. -

3 Day 10.

At Devonshire House in the Morning. Drank Coffee with Jos: Wharton Cap: Falconer

and Cap: Laurence at John Masterman’s. Then went with Cap Falconer to Rich:

Crafton’s to see Jos. Oxley who was out. Afterwards several of us spent the Evening

with Jos: Travis in little East Cheap.

4 Day 11.

Attended the Meeting of the Merchants when a Petition was after a good deal of

Debate on Canadian Grievances unanimously resolved on and ordered to be

engrossed for signing. The Meeting holding till after 3 oClock, John Roberts and I got

a Beef Stake and smoaked a Pipe at the George and Vulture Tavern. Thence I went

late to the monthly meeting where had the pleasure of seeing Jonah Thompson. After

dark went to see Dr. Franklin but he was from home. Returned home to Supper where

J Fothergill was in our Company -

5 Day 12

Went again to Dr Franklins but he was yet out of Town – Spent 2 hours at the Custom

House. Dined at Home with Sam Driver his Wife & 4 Child: Cap: Falconer drank Tea

& spent 2 or 3 Hours with us. I spent the Evening quietly after in vain attempting to

find Jos Oxley at John Chorleys – He his Wife and J Fothergill with myself made the

whole Company.

6 Day 13.

Was at Devon: Meeting where Fanny Dodson preached prophetically. Dined at home

and spent the Evening at Sam: Clark’s with J. Beasley.

7 Day 14.

Rose early and went to breakfast at Cos. Lewis Weston’s after which he, his wife

(Judith), Daug. Sally, son Dan: and I went in his Coach thro’ Bow, Stratford and Long

:Layton to Walthamstow they have a very pleasant House [High Hall] with about 44

acres of land well improved and finely situated where we spent an agreeable Day and

returned by way of Hackney &c to Wapping which reached to a Dish of Tea about 6

oClock. I staid with them until 8 oClock and then came home & heard R Wilson was

in from (?)

1 Day 15.

At Devonshire House where Rachell Wilson prayed and preached and Jon: Thompson

concluded the meeting with an excellent Prayer. Jam: Freeman, Dr. Curtis, Tho:

Fothergill, W. Morris, R. Ashley, and I went to dine about 2 miles to Sam: Drivers in

the Kentish Road in Surrey. – he has near 30 acres of Nursery for Trees, Shrubs and

Flowers in excellent order. Satterthwaite and Mattocks (a great Florist) drank Tea

with us after which returned to Town - I went late to the Evening Meeting (appointed)

at Devon House, but in time to hear an excellent Discourse from Jon: Thompson to a

crowded auditory. R. Wilson concluded in prayer. Afterwards spent the Evening with

Thos. Wagstaffe – Also Jo Kindale (?)

2 Day 16.

Went to Lincolns Inn Hall to hear an argument before the Lord Chancellor, where

were several of the most eminent Counsells (sic) as Waddesburne (?) Wallace,

Jackson, Mansfield, Harding on one side & Thurloe Dunning &c on the other (names

hard to decipher) - Dined with Cap. Falconer at John Harford’s. Spent half an hour at

the Coffee House and the Evening at John Chorleys with several others - Paid a visit

in the Morning to R. Wilson at Richd. Chester’s. Geo. Barrett near Norwich came to

Town on Seventh Day last and lodges at J. Freeman’s.

3 Day 17.

At Devon: Meeting where F. Dodson prayed and preached and J. Thompson prayed.

Then went to John Elliotts where Cos: Lewis Weston’s Family and Cos: Debby

Weston dined and staid till near 8 oClock when came with them in their Coach to …

Spat (?) and spent the Evening at home with Dr Curtis and others -

4 Day 18.

Dined with Cap: Falconer and Lawrence, Sam: Hoare, W. Morris and Geo: Barret at

Richard Chester’s with Rachel Wilson John Thompson and one Moore of Salisbury.

Went to the Youth’s Quarterly Meeting at Devon: House where John: Thompson

preached and Fanny Dodson preached and prayed. Went to sup at John Fry’s in White

Chappell where were also Jos: Fry of Bristol, W. Fry, Doc. Knowles and wife etc.

5 Day 19.

Parliament meets this Day - Jonah Thompson spent an hour with me. Cap. Falconer

Rob: Crofton and I dined with Jos. Woods where I also staid Tea and had a good deal

of conversation with him. Spent the Evening at Doct: Knowles’s where the Company

was the same as last night except W. Fry.

6 Day 20.

Staid at Home writing – Yesterday recd. Letters from R Wells and the Day before

from Bro G and Sister A D p. Rolloch (?) also one from Isaac Gray and another from

John Leaver of Nottingham. Dined at home – Wrote yesterday to Thos. Bland at

Norwich and spent the afternoon at Home. After Tea J. Freeman and I walked to the

Parliament House. The Commons were not sitting but most of the Commons were in

the House of Lords where Chatham made his Motion to address the King to remove

the Troops from Boston, and a fine speech in support of it as well as several other

Lords, but after much debate it was negatived. We could not get in but waited till they

broke up I saw Lord Chatham and many others of the Lords come out – and then e

returned home – and spent an pleasant Hour -

7 Day 21.

Rose early and went with Tho: Fothergill and John Chorley to visit and breakfast with

Doct. Fothergill. Afterwards I visited Doctor Franklin and Rob: Barclay. Dined at

Home wrote in the afternoon and spent 2 hours of the Evening at the Coffee House

and the rest at Home with George Barrett. – Jon: Thomson called to take Leave -

1 Day 22.

Unwell. At Devonshire House at which none of the Strangers were. Dined with Sam:

Hoare at J. Chorley’s. Was at Devon House afternoon where Jonah Thompson prayed.

Drank tea with John Tall of Norwich at John Robert’s, and Waited on his daughter

Lydia to an Evening Meeting appointed by Jonah Thompson who preached

excellently, also Rachell Wilson and F. Dodson, the former having opened and the

latter concluded the Meeting with Prayer. Richd. Reynolds, Geo: Harrison and I spent

the Remainder of the Evening at Richd. Chester with Rachel Wilson, very agreeably.

2 Day 23.

Dined and wrote all Day at home except an hour at Coffee House to digest the gloomy

Prospect of approaching Misery owing to the Infatuation of a bad Ministry in

resolving to enslave my Country.

3 Day 24

Spent the Morning in writing but at Noon heard Cap Gowband (?) does not go untill

(sic) 7 Day next – Dined at Home and after Change D Mildred John Roberts and I

smoaked a Pipe with Tho: Wagstaffe – Spent an Hour or two at home with Sam

Spavold and then went and supped with him at Chorleys – JC & Wife, SS & Sam

Hoare and I making the Company -

4 Day 25.

Spent the Morning walking about Business and Noon went to the Meeting of N.

American Merchants called to consider the Indignity offered at their Petition on

being received by the Commons. Another Petition by way of Remonstrance was

agreed on, signed and ordered to be presented tomorrow. The meeting holding late I

went with Dan: Mildred and J. Roberts to dine at John Carr’s Tavern in the Poultry

where after Dinner Thos: Wagstaffe came and smoaked a Pipe with us, and then

adjourned to the Coffee House to drink Coffee and read news. I eat (sic) no Supper

but wrote at Home till 11 oClock & then went & spent half an Hour at Chorleys -

5 Day 26.

In the Morning writing Letters - Dined early and with J. Freeman and W. Morris took

Coach to the House of Commons were the Crowd was so great that after waiting a

great while there was no getting in. We went into the House of Lords, where the Att:

Gen: Thurloe was pleading with J. Dunning on an Appeal. We then went with John

Roberts to an Inn for a Pipe and some wine and returned to the lobby of the Commons

in which spent another fruitless hour or two in trying for admission. We had however

the Consolation of having the Duke of Cumberland with us, and many of the Gentry

with some Time and also D. Barclay, D. Mildred and many others. Walked

homewards at 8 oClock and supped with J Chorley and wife, Sam: Hoare, T.

Fothergill, Jo.Travis, Ed. Binyon. etc.

6 Day 27.

Wrote most of the Day at Home except being at Devon: Meeting where Isaac

Sharpless, Rachel Wilson etc were. Dined at home – Went in Time for a Dish of Tea

at Wapping (Cos: L Weston) where staid all night.

7 Day 28

After Breakfast returned to Grace.. Street – Dined at Home & wrote most of the

afternoon & Evening – Sent Letters to R Wells & J Tomson pr. Gowland.

1 Day 29.

At Devon: H Meeting where J. Sharpless preached and prayed. Dined with R.

Reynolds of Colebrookdale and Geo: Harrison at Thomas Corbyn’s. Were at the Peel

Meeting - Richard and I drank Tea at Coz: John Elliotts. From thence we went to

Devon: House (where an Even: Meeting was appointed). It was much crowded. Isaac

Sharpless preached also S. Spavold and Isaac prayed. Sampson Lloyd Junr, Richard

Reynolds and I spent the Remainder of the Evening at David Barclays where were

also Sam Galton Junr. John and Ambrose Lloyds &c. - -

2 Day 30.

Employed the Morning in Writing Letters Dined at Home – Rach: Wilson & Fanny

Dodson had a fitting (?) at my Lodgings – Spent an Hour afterwards with R Wilson at

Richd. Chester. Supped with John Lloyd and Sam Hoare at Chorleys.

3 Day 31

Breakfasted with W Morris at Doctr. Fothergills and went in the Coach with his Sister

Ann to the Savoy Meeting where – Austin was married to John Wallace’s Daughter.

Sam Spavald preached excellently, also F Dodson & Rachel Wilson & J. Sharples

prayed – after figuring the Certificate – took a Dish of Coffee at a Coffee House in

Palace Yard, and went into the Court of the Kings Bench Westminster Hall where

Lord Mansfield and the Judges Veshery (?) Willes (?) and Perrott were on the Bench.

Here found good pleading particularly from John Dunning who I think has the most

rapid flow of sensible Eloquence of any that I have heard, altho Wedderburne and

Thurloe are very good Speakers – Was also in the Court of Chancery where the Lord

Chancellor presided – Then with Thomas Lamar went into the Commons (?) Room

where was then in hearing the Milbone Port Election – which gave me a good oppr: of

hearing the corrupt Practices made use of to evade the present Law against Bribery –

and also of seeing many of the other Members of the House of Commons – About 4

oClock got into the Gallery of the House of Commons then on American Business –

the Time was employed from 7 till half after 9 reading Papers read from America –

but there first was a Debate on a bloody Petition from Birmingham – Ministrs:

speakers were – Rice Snr. – Bagot (?) – Sr John Wrotingsley & Sr Gibb: Elliot A…:

E Burke, F Townsend, Cha Fox (this needs scanning) – In my way home eat my

Dinner & Supper together at the Penn: Coffee House.

2 month.

4 Day 1

Wrote at Home till Noon then spent an hour at the Coffee House. Dined at Home –

Wrote afternoon, and spent half an Hour in the Evening with Jos: Woods with whom

at about 8 walked to Bredwell (?) Dock and spent the Remainder of the Evening with

Sam: Clarke and James Beasley. At home found Betsy Prior of Hertford and Sally

Herd.

5 Day 2.

After Breakfast went to the Bankrupts Office in .. (space) and from thence took

a Walk round the Haymarket and Palace and spent half an Hour at R. Wright’s (of

America) in Pall Mall, viewing her curious wax Figures, from thence to the House of

Commons in the Lobby and Avenues of which was a crowd desirous of knowing the

Fate of America, the House of Com: being then considering or pretending to consider

a Motion of Ld. North to address the King to enforce the late Acts in Boston Govt. &c

In the Lobby I saw Flood, the famous Irish Senator – Pascal, Paoli and Dr. Priestley.

Could not get in and indeed the Members got in with such Difficulty that they were

obliged to clear the Lobby. Jos: Woods and I being dinnerless went to a Tavern where

we got a Beef Stake and were afterwards joined by Dan Mildred who smoaked &

spent about 2 hours with us in there. Returned to the House but I found no admission

so that about 7 oClock Sam. Elam of Leeds, Jos: Woods and I walked homewards –

Stopt half an hour at our Coffee House and we 3 spent the Remainder of the Evening

at Jos: Woods agreeably -

6 Day 3.

Was at Devon H.M. this morning where R. Wilson and F. Dodson appeared. Dined

with W.M. at John Roberts, where also were – Hughes and Cap. Ayres. Went to

Change - Recd. a few lines from Phineas Pemberton with his case to lay before Morly

to whom I enclosed it in a few lines to John Smith at Halstead. Drank Tea with F

Crowleys Daur. & Niece, Betsy Prior &c at Home where I spent the most of the

Evening alone, being very unwell -

7 Day 4.

Busy in the Morning at writing - &c. Dined with Thomas Bland of Norwich at his

Bro. in Law’s John Bland’s where also came John Plumstead (whose Dau. young

Will. Reeves married) – Wrote at home till after 9 oClock and then spent 2 or 3

agreeable Hours (tho unwell) at John Chorleys – he his Wife and Sam: Hoare being

only at Home -

1 Day 5.

At Devon: House in the morning. Dined with Rich: Reynolds at John Fry’s where

Betsy Barkers brother of Bow also dined. Instead of going to Meeting I came home to

finish my Letters pr. Falconer – Drank Tea with Dr. Curtis at home. Spent an Hour

with Richd. Chester at his House where I went to enquire of Rachel Wilson’s Health,

she being very poorly. At 8. I went by appointment to meet Rich. Reynolds at John

Robert’s where we and John Fry spent the Evening.

2 Day 6.

Prepared my Letters &c. for Capt. Falconer’s Departure. Dined with R. Reynolds

James Philips (after being at the 4th

Meeting of the American Merchants) and Rob:

Crafton at Joseph Woods, where Tho: Letchworth also spent some time with us.

Drank tea at home and made my Packets in which were Letters for

Geo. Dillwyn Ann Dillwyn S.H.Dillwyn

Wm.Logan James Logan Geo: Roberts

John Smith Isaac Gray Wm. Lovat Smith

Richard Wells Mary Leaver

and put them under Billy Morris’s Care to take on board the Ship which is gone round

to Portsmouth, where the Cap: Falconer and W.M. go on board. Staid the Evening at

Home with WM and about 10 oClock J. Freeman & I went in a Coach to Charing

Cross, from whence the Stage Coach setting out not till 12 o9Clock – After putting his

Baggage &c went & staid half an hour in the Lobby of the Commons then in high

Debate on American Affairs and returning to the Inn – about Midnight took Leave of

WM who set out for Portsmouth and … for Grace Church there (these words hard to

decipher)

3 Day 7

Rose unwell – Dined at Home and in the Evening went with John Chorley to Lambeth

in Time for Tea. He his Wife and I spent the Evening very agreeably

4 Day 8.

At noon being at the Coffee House I was agreeably surprised with seeing John Smith

come in. We had a good deal of conversation together and agreed to spend the

Evening together. John Bland introduced (space) a young Lawyer to me

who is desirous of going with me to America – Dined at Home – after which went to

the Monthly Meeting in White Hart Court where staid about 2 Hours, and then went

to the Kings Arms Cornhill to the 5th

Meeting of the American Merchants to receive

the Committees Report of the Success of their Petition to the House of Lords, who

treated it with much contempt. Sanson (Murrays Partner made a good speech) and

many others were very warm against Administration. After some debater a Petition to

the King was ordered to be drawn and the Meeting adjourned to 4 Day next. I went

from hence with John Smith to (space) Bagner (?) a Batchelor in Throgmorton

Street where we spent the Evening -

5 Day 9

Dined at Home – drank Tea at one Jacob’s a Coach Maker in St Marys Axe and

supped at his Bar of the same Name opposite the Monument (can’t read what is in

brackets) where I sent the Evening examining old Papers -

6 Day 10.

Spent the Morning and indeed most of the Day in writing and examining Papers –

wrote to LD – Dined at home with Sam Driver. Spent the Evening there also with J.

Chorley and wife, T. Fothergill and D. Curtis.

7 Day 11

Mostly at Home this Day – Wrote a few Lines to W Morris at Portsmouth –

Employed as yesterday -

1 Day 12.

At Devon House Meeting in the Morning. Thence walked to Wapping where dined at

Cos: Lewis Weston’s. At Wapping afternoon Meeting. After which Co: Lewis and

Judith Danny and Sally with self went to drink Tea with the widow Shepherd where

were Jacob Bell and his wife – We returned to Supper – I staid with them all night and

2 Day 13.

After Breakfast Coz LW and I walked into the City where got down to write Letters

home - Dined with Sam: Elam of Leeds at John Blands. Returned to finish my Letters

to Geo & Ann Dillwyn & Rich Wells which finished by 10 olock & put into Cap

Reeds (?) Bag who sails for Philida. tomorrow early – Also sent a Letter by Post to

William Williams in Dublin.

3 Day 14.

Walked a good deal on Business – Dined at John Chorleys – Recd.a Letter from W

Morris – Went on Business to Oxford Road Piccadilly &c – Stopt to drink a Dish of

Tea with John Tilladams at the widow Molines in Cockspur Street and was persuaded

to stay the Evening returning home at half after 10 oClock, having walked 8 or 9

Miles after 4 oClock -

4 Day 15.

Attended a Meeting of the Nr. A. merchants at which nothing was done. Jonathan

Hoare and I dined at Dan: Mildred’s, his Son Thomas was with us. Drank Tea at

Home – Spent half an hour with D.Mildred (?) at R Chesters – Supped at Home with

Sam Elam Dr Curtis & Tho Fothergill.

5 Day 16.

Busy at the West End of the Town, the Temple &c till 2 oClock when returned into

the City. Dined with Cap: Wade at John Harford’s. Spent half an hour with Isaac

Wilson (just come last night to see his wife who is ill) at R. Chester’s. Went to the

Park Evening Meeting in Southwark, neat good House. Supped at Home with the

Fothergills -

6 Day 17

After Breakfast went on Business to the West End of the Town – Up Tyburn Road, by

Hyde Park, thro Berkley (sic) and Grosvenor Squares – thro the green (sic) Park into

St. James Park where the Day being fine was much Company and some Nobility –

Saw the Kings Equipages, his Cream Coloured Sets (?) of Horses &c. Passed thro

Leicester Fields Cavendish Square &c to Charlotte Street and then home having as I

suppose walked no less that 14 or 15 Miles and tired my Knee and Fact (? Face) –

Drank Tea at Chorleys - spent half an hour at R Chesters with D Wilson – Wrote a

Letter to Geo: Braithwaite and a Note to Dr Fothergill. Supped at Home with Sally

Beckworth & T Fothergill

7 Day 18

After breakfast went again on my Business at the West End of the Town – Called at

Lammers (?) but they were from Home – Returned to Dinner at Home where being

fatigued with Walking staid till after Tea – when spent an hour or two at the Coffee

House reading Papers – and the rest of the Evening at Chorleys, with S Hoare & T

Fothergill

1 Day 19.

Walked alone to the Meeting at Horsleydown, which is a neat good building in a dirty

part of the Town. Dined with (space) Horne at John Kemp’s (in the Grange).

Went to the afternoon Meeting at Horsleydown and drank Tea at Agar Allis’s where

were also Jacob Hagen and wife &c. Jacob & I had some Arguments on Politicks

which detained one till near 7 oClock when (tho very dark) I crossed over to Iron Gate

& from thence to Owen Weston’s where I spent an agreeable Evening getting home

by half after 10 oClock

2 Day 20.

Having Business in Westminster I went there as soon as I had breakfasted & took the

oppo. of going to Pimlico where behind Buckingham Palace I saw the Queen’s two

Elephants – huge Creatures, the one 11 – the other 30 years old – The Common

Description & Plates of them are just – The Tusks were about 3 feet long & their

Sucker about 5 feet: they seemed to be very gentle their food principally Hay – I

returned thro James Park and dined at Home – Received 2 Letters by Cap Osborne

one from GD dated 12 mo 26. the other from R Wells dated 18 ultimo - Smoaked a

Pipe with Rob. Crafton, Abram and Sam: Darby at Jos: Wood’s. Spent an hour at the

Coffee House with Dan: Mildred and half an hour at R. Chester’s with him and Isaac

Wilson, and the rest of the Evening with S. Hoare at John Chorley’s.

3 Day 21.

About Noon set out with Abm. & Sam. Darby for R. Crafton’s at Walthamstow in a

Post Chaise) where we dined with Jos: Woods. Dan Mildred & Son Thomas were also

to have been with us, but were prevented. – Having spent some Time there very

agreeably we returned to Town where we arrived about 7 oClock – I went first to the

Coffee House in hopes of seeing Osborn, and after waiting there an Hour, he came in,

being just come to Town – Was disappointed in my Expectation of getting more

Letters by him but I got a Pamphlet from R Wells – Spent half an Hour with him and

then went home where staid the rest of the Evening with John Chalks. of Canterbury

who is a sociable Man and pressed me to visit him.

4 Day 22.

Busy in the Morning – At one oClock went to the King’s Arms where was another

Meeting of the Merchants, who concluded to petition the House of Commons against

the Bill restraining the New England Colonies from Fishing – A Petition was

accordingly signed and ordered to be presented tomorrow. Dined at Home. Went on

Business into the Boroughs – Drank Tea - Spent an Hour at Ed. Weston Philips and

the Remainder of the Evening at Home with Richard Reynolds, Sampson Lloyd, and

Geo: Harrison very agreeably -

5 Day 23.

Walked on Business to Westminster where being disappointed took a Tour in the Park

– spent half an Hour or more in viewing the fine Monument in the Abbey – were a

few Ministers in the Comm: Room where the Dorchester Election as trying – and

returned Home over Westminster and Black Friars Bridge – Richd. Reynolds and I

dined with Ed. Weston Philips where Thomas Wagstaffe and James Philips after

dinner smoaked a Pipe with us. Doct. Letsom, James Freeman and I drank Tea with

John Payne (the Translator of Thos: a Kempis etc., etc.,) in the Bank of England, and

from thence went to Crane Court where the Doctor introduced us into the Royal

Society, whose Meeting held an Hour and afforded some Entertainment but not

sufficient to keep some of the Members awake. From thence went to the Society of

Antiquaries where spent another Hour agreeably, tho’ nothing very important in my

view came before them. From hence James Freeman went to Lambeth and we

returned homewards, I to Jos: Woods’ where Abm and Sam. Darby, Sam. Hoare and

James Beasley spent the Evening – This Day I received a Letter from Metty (Hetty)

Nielson at Chester …. (remainder unreadable)

6 Day 24

Employed most of the Morning in writing Letters – At the Coffee House – Dined at

Noone (sic) – At Change & then wrote till 5 oClock when footed it to Westminster to

see an Attorney – Took a Turn in Westminster Hall and the Lobby of the H of

Commons to find what had been done today – The House being just broke up – In the

K B Court there was a great Crowd to hear a Trial before Judge Aston. – Walked with

R Barclay to Cheapside and then returned home where Cap Osborne & Tho Fothergill

spent the Evening with us –

7 Day 25

Wrote Letters &c in the Morning, dined at Home – and finished Letters after Dinner

to Geo & A Dillwyn R and James Logan – to each of the two last I enclosed a Parlmt.

Register No 3 & to R W some Papers – Drank Tea with J Wilson at R Charters and

spent the Evening with Sam Hoare alone at Chorleys who were at Lambeths. -

1 Day 26.

At Devon House in the morning where Isaac Wilson preached and Betty Bevington

prayed. Tho: Fothergill and I walked with Sam Hoare to Newington (the Day being

uncommonly fine) where we dined with Polly and Grizzy Green at S. Hoare,

senior’s. After Dinner took a few Turns with the Girls in A Elin’s Walk (a pleasant

one). – Kitty and (space) of Stamford Hill drank tea with us after which we in our

Way to Town accompanied them homewards near a Mile, and walked soberly to

Town in company with thousands who had spent the Day less orderly. A London

Sabath (sic) is proverbial. At home we found Nat: Newberry, his wife and Betsy

Pettigrew etc, who staid not long. We all spent the Evening at Chorley’s.

2 Day 27.

Busy walking this fine Morning; dined at D Barclays with Rob. &c and went from

thence to the two weeks Meeting at Devonshire House, which was succeeded by an

adjournment of the Meeting for Sufferings2 on which I came away, but afterwards

understood a desire was expressed by several that I should stay. A Petition was

concluded on and signed to the House of Commons against the passing of the Fishery

Bills – Spent an Hour at S Clarks waiting for him, but he came not. I therefore went

home & staid the Evening there.-

3 Day 28.

After breakfast went to Westminster on Business and being obliged to wait, went into

the Committee Room where they were trying an Election – took a Walk in the Park

and having done my Business by one oClock went home – Dined at the George and

Vulture Tavern with Dr. Priestley Dr. Moore (Sec. of Soc of Arts) and several other

ingenious Gentlemen being introduced by Richd. Reynolds. John Wright (B..

(unreadable) was also with us making 9 together - . The Conversation was generally

on Politicks, but I rather wished it might lead on to those philosophical subjects which

2 See website www.quaker.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=89910 for details on Meetings for

Sufferings.

have so much distinguished Dr. Priestley, who by the way is a very agreeable pleasant

little Man. We parted about 7 oClock – Heard of the Packets arrival from New York –

Spent the Evening with Bro: Wagstaffe at his House -

4 day 4 mo. 1

Walked to Oxford Road on Business and returned home to Dinner – Where waited to

see a Man by Appointment and then went to Tea at Cos.Lewis Weston’s – Marcy

Crafton was there with Cos Sally but Cos: Lewis & Wife from Home – he however

got home to Supper and together spent a pleasant Evening – Cos: D… (unreadable)

shewed all their P… Shops &c – Lodged here.

5 Day 2.

After breakfast Cos: Lewis walked with me to the top of the Minories. I then went on

Business thro’ White Chappell to Mile End and Stepney where I walked several Miles

in quest of one Cap: Dale but in vain. Returned into the City where after spending an

Hour at the Coffee House dined with Sam Hoare & Tho Fothergill and being unwell

and fatigued afterwards, set down quietly at home and wrote Letters to Hannah

Harris, Jona Dixon and Jos: King – The Day being Nancy Freeman’s 33 Birth Day

and 4 Days after John Chorley’s 35th

. and also the Day on which they supposed Dr.

Park would be married J.C. and his wife, Nancy Freeman and Dr. Curtis spent the

Day in Kent – We all spent the Evening at Jon: Chorleys -

6 Day 3.

Was at Devon: House Meeting this morning. Dined at Home and after doing some

Business writing a Letter in a fever (?) & one from W. Williams in Dublin & drinking

Tea with Jos: Travis and his wife who came to spend the Evening at Freeman’s I went

about 8 oClock down to Wapping, where I spent the Evening & lodged.

7 Day 4.

About 11 oClock Cos: Lewis and Wife, Cos: Sally, Danny and I went in their Coach

to Jos: Talwin’s at Bromley, where we spent the Day pretty much within Doors it

being rainy – An agreeable Day it was – On our return to Town they dropt me by the

London Hospital from whence I walked into the City and spent half an Hour at

Chorleys and supped with Abm. And Sam. Darby and Jerry Vaux at their lodgings in

Aldermanbury.

1 Day 5.

At Devon: House Morn: Meeting. Went home to dine with Tho: Weston and from

thence to the Peel Meeting, where also was Jona: Hoare, who went with me to Cos:

John Elliott’s where stayed about 2 Hours and then went to Thomas Corbyn’s where

spent near as long – I spent rest of the Evening at Home where was J Chorley and

Wife, Sam Hoare, T Fothergill Dr Curtis &c -

2 Day 6.

Busy all the Morning – Was applied to by Wm Gilberthorpe about some Land in Nw.

Jersey – Dined at Home – Spent and Hour before Dinner with Peter Price and Sam.

Darby. After Change smoaked a Pipe with Tho: Letchworth at Jos: Woods’ and then

went with Thomas to the Meeting for Sufferings on the Proposal of addressing the

King, but came out of Meeting before it adjourned, with Jos: Woods went to the

Royal Academy (Tickets being presented to us by Richd. Reynolds before he left

Town). We spent a good Deal of Time viewing their curious Collection of Busts

Statues etc., and hearing a Lecture on Perspective by Wale the Professor of that

Branch. From hence went to spend the Evening with Sam: Hoare at John Bland’s

House (he and wife being from home). Our Company was William Blakeley (a Public

Friend and agreeable man from (space) Norfolk), Thomas Letchworth, Jos:

Woods and myself – and the time passed agreeably.-

3 Day 7.

After Breakfast went on Business to Westminster, taking a Turn in the Parks &

returning homeward, in Cornhill before the Exchange a large (?) Mob as collected to

see the Hangman burn two Papers – A Pamphlet & a Periodical Paper, both called

The Crisis. The Populace was so unruly throwing dead Cats &c, that the Sheriff could

hardly protect the Hangman in burning them. Dined at Tim: Bevan’s after which Peter

Price spent several hours with me at Home mostly alone - Supped at John Chorley’s

with James Beasley &c

4 Day 8.

A Rain y Morning. Wrote most of the Morning. Dined at Home and Went to the

monthly meeting in W.H. Court where I applied for a Certificate which David Barclay

and Tho: Wagstaffe were appointed to prepare. Drank Tea at the latter Friend’s House

with Abm. Gray, Wm. Blakeley and Richard Chester – and spent the Evening at

Home with J Chorleys & our own Family.

5 Day 9

Dined at Home and about half after (sic) set out on foot to Bromley where drank Tea

– spent the Evening on Business and lodged at Joseph Talwins -

6 Day 10.

After breakfast came to Town with JS & Wife in their Coach – Dined at Home and

spent the Day busily, writing and walking - (Mem.(Spent yesterday homing (?) and

about the Falcon &c in Southwark but could not get into the GM(?) ) Nath: Newberry,

his Wife, Joshua Strangman, Betsy Pettigrew and her Bro dined with us & JS staid

Tea. Jos Woods – Tho Letchworth and myself spent the Evening agreeable with

(space) Sansom, (R Murrays Partner) in Lime Street.

7 Day 11

Busy in writing most of the Day. Dined at Home and also spent the Evening there

most of it with Doct: Ledsom – Wrote to W. Williams.

1 Day 12.

Was at Devonshire House Morning Meeting. Dined at Cos: Lewis Weston’s in

Wapping. Was at their afternoon Meeting where my Friend Wm. Blakeley appeared

acceptably in Testimony and Prayer. – Drank Tea at Cos … Weston, where was also

Cos: Sally Weston and afterwards Cap: Pickels – Spent the Evening at Cos: Lewis

and staid there all Night -

2 Day 13.

After Breakfast returned to the City and wrote till one oClock – then went to the

Merchant’s Meeting in Cornhill where a Petition to the Lords against the Fishery Bill

was agreed upon to be presented tomorrow. Went to the two weeks Meeting were I

repeated my Application for a Certificate and one was produced and signed (I

withdrawing untill it was agreed on as usual). The adjourned Meeting for Sufferings

succeeded and I was pressed to keep my Seat. After a long debate a Petition to the

King requesting the adoption of pacific Measures with the Americans was agreed on

and ordered to be engrossed in order for signing. Wrote a little at Home and spent the

rest of the Evening at John Chorley’s where were Rob: Barclay, Danny Bell, John

Lloyd, Sam: Hoare and Tho: Fothergill.

3 Day 14

Rose early and finished and closed my Letter to go by Osborne viz. to Isaac Gray,

George Dillwyn – Ann Dillwyn, James Logan & R Wells enclosing to the last the 4th

Nr. of Perkam: (?) Register also Letters to Hannah Cotherall (?) & James Mason

which had been sent to me to forward – Spent an Hour with Peter Rice Cap Osborne

and Rob: Grafton – Took leave of the Captain at one oClock when he set off for

Gravesend – Dined at Home where spent (after Change) the afternoon in writing –

Abm. & Sam Darby spent the Evening with us

4 Day 15.

Busy writing in the Morning, dined at Home and after Dinner went to the House of

Lords where the Fishery Bill was to be read a second Time – After waiting some time

David Barclay coming out, he ushered me in – when they were examining the

Witnesses & continued at it untill (sic) ½ after 8 oClock when the House adjourned

till tomorrow to debate on it. Supped with Sam: Clark and James Beesly in Bridewell

Dock and spent an agreeable Hour -

5 Day 16.

Busy at and about Home in the Morning – After an early Dinner at Home went &

smoaked a Pipe with Dan: Mildred and then set out with him in his Coach through the

Borough to Westminster - Went to the House of Lords and after waiting a little while

in the Lobby Dav. Barclay, D. Mildred, J, Gurney, J. Lloyd, Dan. Bell and myself

were ushered in by the Marquis of Rockingham. In a little time a Bishop read Prayers,

- the Lord Chancellor devoutly kneeling – Lord Mansfield talking and smiling as were

many others, some witting but generally standing and talking to each other. I saw very

few that appeared decent. Saw the Ceremony of receiving Messages from the House

of Commons - Before 4 oClock the Debate on the second Reading of the Fishery Bill

came on. The Speakers in opposition were the Marquis of Rockingham (by no means

eloquent as he seems to have some Impediment in his speech, but sensible enough to

command great attention), Lord Camden (a clear good Speaker seeming to feel what

he advances - nervous and strong in his Figures) he disclaimed an intention of

entering into a political Discussion of the Bill but yet held it very impolitic. His

strongest objections were on the Injustice of that arbitrary system which gave it Birth,

and in setting them forth he was very spirited and convincing – Lord Shelburne (a

tolerable good Speaker with a very ready flow of words to support his arguments and

confining himself to them) – Lord Effingham (spoke too low to be hear distinctly by

me, but seemed honest – he is young) Lord Radnor (no Orator, his opposition

confined to the Policy of the Bill). Speakers for the Bill were Lord Sandwich (a good

Speaker commanding attention, declamatory and Sophistical on this Bill) Lord

Suffolk (speaks well and very deliberately). Lord Dartmouth (a sensible Speaker clear

and deliberate in his manner but not flowery) Lord Pomfret (warm noisy and futile).

Duke of Grafton (perplexed and undecisive). Lord Carlisle (a young Speaker, clear

flowery and declamatory). There were some others who spoke on each Side, but they

were too brief for Notice - About ½ after 8 the Question was called for and carried in

Favor of committing the Bill 104 to 29. DB, DM, JL, JG & B & I took a drink of Tea

at a adjacent Coffee House from which I returned home –

[page 47 of original diary, the penultimate folio in the diary]

Copy of Advertisement before referred to.

“Whereas an Advertisement was published in some of the London Papers with in

those four Years concerning an Estate in New Jersey late in the Possession of N

Gilberthorpe or his Descendants and supposed to come to Wm Dickinson (?) of

Beighton Derbyshire as Heir at Law. Whoever can give Information respecting that

Advertisement or Estate shall be handsomely rewarded by applying to Mr. Wm

Clammons (?) N. 153 Upper Thames Street London, or to Mr Wilkinson (?) Pearson

Druggist in Sheffield Yorkshire”

They suppose this American Gilberthorpe was a Friend

Richd Reynolds at Ketley near Shefnal, Salop.

Abm. Darby at Coalbrookdale near do.

Jones, Carpenter next the Castle on the North Side of the new Church in the Strand –

The Person to whom Letters (space) Trisses (?) of (space) may be

directed –

Geo Ensells (?) at Stourbridge.

(Page 48)

Sarah Fuller went with Mr Penn to Pennsylvania and was Sister to Felix Fuller who

has Descendants (and I suppose Grand Children) now living are Joseph Felix and

Harry & Sarah married to Richd. Havin, and Mary married to James Longley at

Shipley.

John Pemberton many years ago bought Eliz: Savage a Piece of Land, which turning

to more advantage than expected, John remitted to her £20 after advertising for her to

make Application – She is now in necessity and receives Assistance from the Peel

Meeting London ------- Above from J Elliott.

John Griffes died lately at Phila – died possessed of 1250 Acres of Land in Bucks

and a remarkable House in Phila in Chestnut Street built with Timber, with a Balcony

on the Top Inscribed on the House John Griffes from England – His next Brother (he

being eldest) is Gro Griffes in Elismore Shropshire

[END VOLUME 4.]

[VOLUME 5 – March 1775]

[Inside front cover]

Frm £200 – 3 ins 26 Drew out £10 ----

4 ins 1 – .. do. – 10 ---

5 ins 1 ----- do. – 8 ----

The above £200 in Island Bas….(?) …………………….(illeg)

and added thereto 5 ins 3.. (illeg) ………….. on Bevan

Bearing so for £32

in their hand £132 – Deacon (?) out £28,, 0, 0.

Sam Alexander of Needham married to Betsy Gurney Dr. of John of Norwich. 2 7/8

Children. Eldest a fine Boy.

[page 1]

London

6 Day 17 of 3 mo 1775

Engaged this Morning in Business, dined at Home – and after doing some Business

went to see Tho Wagstaffe in a fit of Gout – staid about 2 Hours with him – About 7

oClock set out for Wapping where spent the Evening agreeably and lodged.

7 Day 18.

After an early Breakfast - Cos: Lewis & Wife Sally, Danny and myself got into a

Coach and went to their Seat at Walthamstow –where we got by 10 oClock. Spent the

Morning in walking about - Cos Judith shewed me a neat large View of London as it

appeared before the Fire some various Portraits of the … (unreadable) Family, and

among them one Daughter who was afterwards the Wife of John Crook who was her

Grandfather – also some other good antient Paintings and Curiosities – After Dinner

we all (except Danny) walked about 2 Miles to Laurel Lodge and spent an Hour with

Rob Crofton an Wife – and walking back to a Dish of Tea, set out homewards a little

before 6 oClock – The dropt me near the London Hospital from where I walked thro

White Chappell to Andertons Coffee House where Geo Ensell of Stourbridge and

Peter Price spent the Evening with me.

1 Day 19.

James Freeman and I went to the Peel Meeting which was silent. We dined at Tho:

Corbyn’s, and went to the afternoon Meeting at Devonshire House where Mary

Pyfield preached and prayed. I went with John Taylor and a Frd. (?) from Oxfordshire

to Drink Tea and spent 2 or 3 hours with John Roberts, and from thence to Rich:

Chester’s to spend an hour with Isaac Wilson, whose valuable wife Rachell then lay a

Corpse, she having died yesterday Morning at about one o’Clock. Dan: Mildred was

also there. Having a most violent Pain in the Side of my Head I went home (where

were Chorleys &c-) and went to Bed earlier than usual -

2 Day 20.

Better than last night, but yet unwell – Wrote a Letter to Rob: Crifton at New Castle

in answer to a Letter recd a few Days since from him – Dined at home spent an Hour

with Rob: Crofton at Jos Woods – Drank Tea at home. Smoaked a Pipe with John

Roberts and John Bland at Tho: Wagstaffe’s. The Evening on Business and the rest of

the Evening at Jos: Woods with Edmund Racke, Thom: Letchworth, James Benley

and Sansom.

3 Day 21.

Walked about 7 Miles before Breakfast (have rose early) on Business – and after

breakfast again walked as far as the Queens Palace on another Errand. Just returned in

time to dine with John Roberts – after which walked to Whitechappell (sic) & thence

to Change. Then took boat (being too much fatigued to walk) to Westminster Bridge

and after doing my Business in Darke (?) Street went to the Parliament House where

by Way of Rest saw Members of both Houses coming out. Returned by Water to

London Bridge. Drank Tea at Home and wrote Letters to A Dillwyn R Wells & J

Logan enclosing 2 Parliam: Registers No. 5 – Took them to the Coffee House to go

by Cap: (space) Read the Papers eat a Welsh Rabit (sic) with Porter, and then

retired Home and to Bed quite tired, having I supposed walked at least 18 Miles this

Day before going about 7 by Water.

4 Day 22.

About 11 oClock went to a meeting of the Merchants trading to America, where a

Petition to the King to withhold his Assent from the Fishery Bill was agreed on and

signed. Dined at home – Got Deeds from John Jacob – Wrote in the afternoon and

Evening untill (sic) Edmund Rack of Bradfield (by B… (unreadable) direct to him)

came in & spent the Evening with me agreeably -

5 Day 23.

Spent the Morning in writing - After Dinner went to an appointed Meeting at

Devonshire House where Rachel Wilson’s corpse was brought. Isaac Sharpless

preached a long time and prayed. It was a very crowded and I thought solemn

Meeting. I afterwards accompanied the Corpse to Bunhill Fields, a good Piece of

Ground but without a decent way to get into it. John Townsend appeared in testimony

at the Grave. I had the curiosity to view the spot where it is said the Remains of

George Fox were deposited tho’ there is nothing now to distinguish it but a hole in the

Wall by it, made by the removal of a brick or two. Accompanied Co: Sally Weston to

Jacob Bell’s where was Co: Danny and many others at Tea. Returned there in the

Evening where John Tilladams, Geo: Stacey and I spent a sober Evening with Jacob –

Walked with them on their Way home as far as Andertons Coffee House where

delivered a few Lines I had wrote to John Finch of Dudley to Geo Enfells of

Stourbridge and took my Leave of him – thence returned home – This Day wrote a

few Lines to John Wilson son of Isaac and Rachell –

6 Day 24

After Breakfast went to Westminster and thence to the Temple, Lincolns Inn, B…

(unreadable) Court &c and returned to dinner at Home – Went to Change to see Peter

Price but missed him – Walked on Business to (Temple Bar) Chancery Lane &

returned to Tea at Home where wrote a Letter to Jenny Davis near Penrith – Staid a

while at Home expecting Isaac Sharpless would call but he did not – We all spent the

Evening at John Chorleys -

7 Day 25.

After Breakfast went to the Temple to hunt John Coxe but in vain - & thence to

Quality Court to Bicknell’s – thence to Duke Street near the Abbey from whence

returned home to Dinner and then back again to Lincoln’s Inn – in my way back

caught in a Shower of Rain which drove me into the Chapter Coffee House in Pater

Noster Row where I staid till it abated, reading the Papers. Got home in Time for Tea

– Wasted an Hour – sat half an Hour and took my leave of Isaac Wilson who returned

homeward tomorrow. The rest of the Evening at Home.

1st Day 26.

Having breakfasted, walked to Ratcliff Meeting, & being too early took a Turn as far

as Lime house - - Betsy Bevington appeared at Meeting also a young Man from

Buckinghamshire names Rose – Frd Bevington and I dined at Cos Lewis Westons, &

went with them to Wapping Afternoon Meeting where the young son (?) & she & he

both appeared. Intended to stay the Evening at Wapping but thought right to wait on

Frd Bevington into the City – We stopd for a Dish of Tea at Frd Haleys and I left her

at her Bro. Archg (?) in Fenchurch Street – After spending an Hour at Home went to

bid P Price farewell but he had left Town – spent the rest of the Evening with W

Storrs Fry – Bow Church Yard -

2 Day 27.

Breakfasted at J Chorleys – then went to Maddoch’s Chamber Lincolns Inn – Spent

an hour at Penn: Coffee House – dined at home early & after stopping on Change

went to the Quarterly Meeting held in Devonshire House. After which I drank Tea at

home with Frd. Binyon and went again to Lincolns Inn – and from thence to Sam.

Clarke’s where J. Chorley, James Freeman, Thomas Fothergill and I spent the

Evening with him and James Beesly. Seeing a great Light when about to come away

went on to Black Friars Bridge and perceived it was very distant near Ratcliffe or

Limehouse – JF & I afterwards viewed from London Bridge it being a great Fire –

observed pretty near the Zenith and S E of it a remarkable Phenomenon to my Eye

about 8 or 10 feet long and wide or in those Proportions – Many thought it a Comet -

3 Day 28.

After Breakfast went to Lincolns Inn Sergeant Inn and Duke Street near the Abbey,

caught in the Rain the Effect of which, with much Fatigue in walking in it, gave me a

Cold – Rob Crafton – John White of Philad. and I dined at James Searles at 106

Hatton Street Holborn – Sat there till Dark & then went to the Coffee House - &

thence went home where J Chorley & Wife, Thos Fothergill, Jona Hoare, I spent the

Evening with Alexander Fothergill just arrived from Carr End in Yorkshire – Was

very poorly this Evening.

4 Day 29.

Dined with (space) Waring (the Daughter of Jeremiah) at the Wagstaffes –

where Richd. Chester came and smoaked a Pipe with us – After Tea at home spent

about 2 Hours at John Jacobs with William Lacey (?), who wanted to converse with

one respecting 4 Baronies on 48000 Acres of Land in Granville Coy. South Carolina

on the NE side of the River Savannah in which he is interested.- Then went to John

Chorleys where Alex Fothergill & others spent the Evening - (Spent an Hour of the

afternoon with Cap: Manson) - -

5 Day 30.

After Breakfast had a daily Walk to the West End of the Town – thro’ Snow Hail and

Rain – returned to Dinner – spent the afternoon in writing (for Wm. Lacy on

Recommendation of John Jacob) – and Evening at Home.

6 Day 31

After Breakfasting earlier than usual went to Westminster, where after doing my

Business spent half an hour in the Committee Room where they are trying the Merits

of the Shaftesbury Election – and a dirty Piece of Business it was as could be done in

that Way – Returned to the Pennsyl. Coffee House where spent an hour with Cap:

Manson and afterwards dined with John Bland – About 5 oClock walked down to

Cos: Lewis Westons where found him but the female Part of the Family were from

home, his Wife at Walthamstow, and Cos: Sally in the City – We drank a Dish of Tea

by ourselves and Cos: Sally coming home about Dusk we spent a pleasant Evening –

and I staid all Night.

7 Day 4mo 1

After Breakfast Cos: Lewis & I walked in to the City – where we separated – I went

to Westminster and my Attorney not being ready, took Lewis in turn round St James

Park in which saw three of the Kings young Children – Pretty Creatures yet innocent,

may they remain so in the dangerous Path it will probably be their Lot to tread – After

seeing my Lawyer, went beyond Oxford Road and then home to dine – (unwell).

Ferguson spent half an hour with JF and .. (sic) Then went to J Jacobs where looked

over Papers – Returned to Tea at home and being much tired and unwell staid there

the Evening.-

1 Day 2d.

At Devonshire House in the forenoon – Two Women Publick (?) Friends & Strangers

were there – One named Evans preached and prayed I thought well – Dined with

Joseph Travis and afterwards went to Sam Clarkes, from whence James Beasley and I

walked thro’ Islington to Sam Hoares at Newington where found none of the Family

but old H… (unreadable) – J Harford and his Wife drank a Dish of Tea with us and

then we returned soberly home to Sam Clarks & with him spent an agreeable Evening

–

2 Day 3.

Breakfasted at Chorleys – then went to Colvill Court and thence to Duke Street

Westminster and took Bartlets (?) Buildings in my Way home – where after spending

some time at the Coffee House dined – Spent the afternoon in writing and the Evening

at J Chorleys where Ned Binsion (?) also was –

3 Day 4.

After breakfast went to John Jacobs in whose Garret spent about 4 hours in

rummaging old dusty Papers – Dined at Home – Spent afternoon in writing – Tea at

Home, then went to Cos: J Eliots where spent the Evening with Richard How and his

Wife.

4 Day 5

Spent an Hour this Morning with D Curtis at Slater’s – Went to Guildhall where the

Comm. Hall was assembled, but could not get in – Dined at Home. Wrote in the

afternoon and went to Tea in Wapping where at Cos: L.W’s spent the Evening Cos:

Lewis not coming home untill (sic) after dark – Returned home to lodge –

5 Day 6

Spent an hour at Slaters – Was at the Coffee House. Dined at Home – After Dinner

John Commyns (?) who is interested with Lacey in the Carolina Lands spent an Hour

with me & so afterwards did W Ford who staid Tea with us. I then went to Duke

Street and on my way back calling on Rob: Barclay spent the Evening with him and

Danny Bell’s (?).-

6 Day 7

Was at Devonshire House Meeting where Isaac Sharpless appeared – Dined at Home

and spent the afternoon in writing Letters &c – Unwell in the Evening which spent at

home where was much Company – Just walked round the Mansion House where was

a grand Ball –

7 Day 8

Went early with Jemmy Freeman to breakfast with Doct: Fothergill – Met Isaac

Sharpless there and had an Hour of his Company – very acceptably to me – Thence

went to Duke Street and then home where spent till 4 oClock in writing Letters – Put

them into Kellocks (?) Bag, to wit – one for Isaac Gray with Copies of 2 Letters, &

Estimate – One for B ro. Geo Dillwyn & one for my Sister Nancy and one for Richd

Wells with 2 Parliamentary Registers. Drank a Dish of Tea with two young Women

named Foster in Bishop Gate Street and from thence set out in the Coach with John

Binbeck (?) to Tottenham where lodged at the Widow Fosters.

1 Day 9

After visiting the Girls Boarding School kept by one of the Widows Daughters –

Went to Tottenham Meeting where Abm. Gray and J Wallis preached – then went

with Cos: Lewis Weston his Wife & Cos Sally in the Coach to Walthamstow where

two Gentlemen dined with us – After Tea they went to Town & left us (?) to the

Enjoyment of a Social Evening Converse –

2 Day 10

After Breakfast we all returned to Town, Cos Sally riding her Horse along Side the

Coach – They dropped me at the London Hospital, and from thence I walked into the

City. – About Noon went to Coffee House & thence to the

Golden Cross Inn Charing Cross where with Alex Fotherghill & John Brown saw the

Passing of the Lord Mayor &c to the King with the London Petition – Abundance of

People attended. In my way home again stopt at Binyons to see the Return of the

Procession – Having taken Refreshment at Charing Cross did not make a regular

Dinner but spent an Hour with Slater. Drank Tea at Home with Alex Fothergill and

his Sister Ana and spent the Evening at Home with J Barclay, J Birkback, Ned

Binyon, S Sutcliffe, Tho Fothergill, D Curtis – J Chorley & Wife& one King and his

Daughter. a Bad Head ach &c-.

3 Day 11

Was at Devons: House Meeting where ____ Evans appeared to a thin Gathering –

Dined at Home where staid most of the Day waiting fro Berkeley Seymour who

disappointed me – John Roper from Norwich drank Tea with J Facen (?) and one and

spent 3 Hours with us alone – very much to my Satisfaction - he being in my

Estimation a sensible worthy Friend, and in good Esteem as a Minister – I spent the

rest of the Evening at J Chorleys with … (unreadable) as J F Nancy &c (?) Spent half

an Hour with Slater at Wm. Burtyo(?) –

4 Day 12

Wrote to John Leaver – Spent an Hour or so with J Commyns – was at the Coffee

House – Dined at Home. Went to Change, then to the Monthly Meeting in W H Court

– Drank Tea at home with Nathaniel West a Coal Merchant and Newton Bartlett of

Lambs Conduit Street - & staid with them till 8 oClock – then went & spent the

remainder of the Evening with Rob Barclay in Cheapside – Sam Clarke & James

Barclay having agreed to be with us but disappointed us – however it gave us an

Appo of rambling more into our native America –

5 Day 13

Having breakfasted, went to Oxford Road on Business and thence to Duke Street by

Way of Charing Cross. Took a turn in the Parks and returned homewards – Detained

(?) at Tho Wagstaffe’s an Imposter who endeavoured to have it believed he was the

Son of John Churchman and lately Shipwrecked had lost everything and was now in

great Difficulty – I made him acknowledge he was an Imposter by assuming the name

of King of Little Britain – Dined with Sam & Jona Hoare &c at Chorleys – Sent a

Letter, dated yesterday, to Henry Taylor at North Shields, Northumberland – Drank

Tea at the Widow Webbs in Bush (?) Lane – an agreeable Woman & Family – Jn

Brown was also there – Spent the Evening at Tho: Wagstaffes –

6 Day 14

Busy this Morning trudging about – Dined at home, and at 3 oClock met Cos: Lewis

& Danny Weston with Sally Rudd (of Hertford)and we went together in their Coach

to Walthamstow Cos: Sally going on Horseback afterwards – Spent a pleasant

Evening – Cos: J W (?) being there before –

7 Day 15

Walked about the Grounds – Sam Pike of Tottenham dined with us and staid till

Evening – We then took a Walk of 3 or 4 Miles about the pleasant Grounds and

Streets of Walthamstow – the Evening being very fine and a light Moon.-

1 Day 16

Went together (except Cos: Lewis who was unwell) to Tottenham Meeting where

Abm G… (unreadable) preached. Returned to Dinner and afterwards went in the

Coach thro’ Wanstead and Epping Forrest to Ilford where drank Tea at the Widow

Shepherds Country House, Jas: Cochfields (?) Wife being in Company – Jenny

Shepherd piloted us part of the different Road homewards thro the Forrest – and a

pleasant Ride we had succeeded by an agreeable Evening –

2 Day 17

Employed the Morning in planning an Improvement if the Grounds which they were

pleased with after Dinner – we also went in the Coach to Epping Forrest intending to

view the famous House of the Earl of Tilneys but Company being in it, were

prevented getting in there – amused the Time however in walking about its fine

Grounds & Water Works – Viewed an elegant Grotto finely situated as is the House

which is counted one of the finest in England for Grandeur – Returned thro a pleasant

Country to our Walthamstow Home –

3 Day 18

After Breakfast, got in the Coach to return to London in about half (sic) – which

broke a Pole & returned on foot – when Cos: Danny and I concluded to walk to Town,

leaving them to follow in the Chariott (sic) – We passed thro the Meadows to

Stratford Hill & by the Tottenham Road got to London about Noon – Spent an Hour

at the Coffee House – Dined with Rob Crafton (?) at Jos Woods – Drank Tea at home

and spent the Evening at Chorleys with several others –

4 Day 19

After breakfasting walked to Duke Street Westminster where having done what

Business I could went into St James Park & thence past Barkley and Hanover Squares

into Hyde Park it being (as I found) a Field Day. Saw the Horse and foot firing and

performing their Evolutions (?) with great Dexterity – the former with surpassing

Order and Dexterity – From hence went to Colville Court Oxford Road and so home

where Thomas Lamar spent an Hour with me – Went from Change to Tho. Powells in

Philpot Lane to Dinner – John Craig Son of James of Phila. was also there – At 5

oClock attended the Months (?) Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire House which was

very formall (sic) indeed – Spent the Evening with John Commins & Wm Lacey & an

Attorney at the George and Vulture George Yard Lombard Street – at their Request to

advise with them on the last Mode to recover their Carolina Lands –

5 Day 20

J Talevn’s (?) was with me on Business after Breakfast. At the Coffee House before

Dinner. Dined at Home with Sam. Hoare – Very unwell with a bad Cough. Went to

drink Tea at Cos: Owen Westons where spent two Hours – from thence went to Cos:

Lewis’s where found Cos: Sally, Sally Rudd and another Woman. Spent the Evening

with them Cos: Lewis coming in a Dark – Returned to the City to Lodge having to

write a Letter to John Smith which did and put in the Post Office – Saw John Clarke -

6 Day 21

After Breakfast went to Oxford Road – in which saw some poor Wretches going to

Tyburn – an affecting Sight indeed especially as they were all young hearty Men –

Went thro Hyde Park to St James & into Duke Street and thence to see Joseph

Wharton and go into the City – Sally Rudd dined with us at Home. Spent the

Afternoon in writing Letters to Phila. as also the Evening.

7 Day 22d.

Writing untill (sic) Noon then did some Business out of Doors. Dined at Home and

went to challenge Cos: Sally Weston to walk to Walthamstow- but the Weather

proving dull and raining and being poorly, we agreed to defer it till Morning –

Returned into the City where drank Tea and spent part of the Evening at Chorleys –

1 Day 23

Went down to breakfast with Cos: Sally Weston an d about half after 8 oClock we set

out & went thro (?) Ratcliff thro Bethnal Green intending to go directly to Tottenham

Meeting and afterwards to Dinner at High Hall, but just as were entering Hackney we

met her Father and Mother in the Coach coming to Devonshire Meeting where we

went with him & after we all went (with Cos: Danny) to dine at Walthamstow – After

Dinner spent an Hour or two in walking about, the Afternoon being very fine – Sam

Hoare came to drink Tea with us and staid an Hour or two and then left us to

Enjoyment of a Social Evening –

2 Day 24

After Breakfast we all returned to London they dropping me in Mile End Road by the

London Hospital from whence I walked Home to write Letters &c – Dined after

Change with Rob Crafton at Jos Woods where one Nathan Taylor from Phila. came to

see me – Sat down again to writing – Drank Tea with Alex: & Ann Fothergill at J

Chorleys & returned to write at which continued till 9 oClock & then spent the rest of

the Evening with Chorleys &c at Home –

3 Day 25

At 9 oClock attended Dr Fordyce’s Lecture which was this Morning on Fermentation

– his Manner very disagreeable, but his Lecture ingenious & interesting to me – from

[thence] I went with J Tilladams to breakfast at Wid: Melissa – spent an Hour with the

honest Man in his Room – He then accompanied me to Dr Hunter’s where was much

shocked with the Sight of Bodies Arms, Legs &c under Dissection – but more pleased

to see many Anatomys (sic) curiously injected and prepared in different Ways and

much so in Viewing his curious Museum (said to be the finest private one in Europe)

where in are preserved in the neatest Manner an immense Collection of all the

different Parts of human & brute Bodies, Monsters, Snakes &c &c – From hence we

took a Turn in the Park (St James) when we parted, and after doing some Business

went again into the City where dined with John Wright (Banker) and Wm. Thomas (a

Youth from Maryland) at John Roberts’s – then went home to finish my Letters which

at 4 oClock put into Cap: Prices Bag for Philada viz: for A Dillwyn – Sam Allison –

Wm Logan. Phineas (?) Pemberton and Richard – (Yesterday I had received Letters

from Falmouth & Haselwood, viz from the Overseers (?) of Burlington Island, my

Sister Nancy and Richd. Wells which to dated 4 mo since gave me much Pleasure) –

After Tea I took a Walk to Cos: Lewis Westons where I spent the Evening with him

Cos: Danny and Sally and returned to the City to Lodge –

4 Day 26

Breakfasted by agreement with Rob Crafton at Jos: Woods when we three took a

Coach for Pall Mall and spent near three Hours viewing the Paintings in the

Exhibition Room of the Royal Academy and were much Entertained – West’s

historical Pieces were much admired. From thence returned to the Exhibition of the

Society of Artists in the Strand near Exeter Change where employed an Hour in

viewing the Variety of Pieces among which tho’ generally inferior to the former were

some fine Paintings – Tho. Lamar having met me here by Agreement – we walked

thro’ some of the public Squares &c to the Parks round which we took a Turn and sat

half an Hour to rest – on leaving the Park we saw the Queen and some of the Children

in a Coach going to the Palace thro’ the Horse Guards – where we took a Coach and

went to his House and dined with his Wife and two Nieces. Sat an Hour after Dinner

and then took a Coach for Parliament house where were disappointed in our

Expectations to hear Debates on the … (unreadable) List as the House were rising –

Returned to the Strand thro Priory Garden and Scotland Yard to ye Strand where we

parted , & I returned home to Tea and being much tired staid the Evening there mostly

–

5 Day 27

Edmund Rack breakfasted with me – John Commyns spent half an Hour and John

Ashby a little Time with me – At Noon met Byrn at Doctors Commons – Then went

to Doct: Bartletts in Lambs Conduit St. from whence his Son Newton Bartlett

conducted (space) Gurney (Daughter to Henry of Norwich) to the British

Museum thro’ which were led with other Company by Doct: Solander – the view took

me up (?) 2½ Hours – but to view every thing worth Attention would require a Year –

The Imitation of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1766 – by light falling on a

Presentation of it from the outside to .. (unreadable) in the Dark Room was very

striking – We saw some of the oldest printed Books in Europe, and many Manuscripts

with various Illuminations well preserved –‘ besides original Letters from many of

the antient Kings and Queens of England – Q. Eliz: … (?) wills also Charles 1st –

James 1 very poorly – Here are abundance of Beasts and Birds preserved, also

Monsters, Snakes, Insects, Shells, Corris (?) Medals and Books without Number with

some curious antient Portraits of Kings Queens & prominent Men – Saw 1 Book

which cost £1500 & a little Shell which cost £500 – Having been shown thro the

House by the complaisant Dr Solander returned to Dr Bartletts to Dinner, after which

we went to the Foundling Hospital – saw some good Paintings and in elegant

Chappells (sic) – the Conveniences are very good … (unreadable word) though large

& commodious – The original Intention of the House is not adhered to, as they

receive any Parish Children at a moderate Remainder – Returned to Tea after which

having a bad Head Ach I returned home and spent the Evening with Edmond Rack,

Thos Letchworth & (space) Sansom at Jos. Woods agreeably –

6 Day 28

After Breakfast went to Seagoes Coffee House to meet Richd. Brown on Business and

went with him to see a Knave in Bartletts Buildings who extracted 5 Guineas from me

before he would deliver some Papers to which he had no Right and could be of no

Service to him – Afterwards I went by Oxford Road & across Duke Street by the

Abbey & after a Turn in the Park, returned home where I dined and received a most

acceptable Letter from R Wells dated 4th

ultimo, which mentioned that my Friends

were well – Went & drank a Dish of Tea with Cos: Sally Weston and staid there all

Night – Cos: Judith coming home this Evening

7 Day 29

After Breakfast returned home by Salt Peter Banks – John Ashby spent an Hour with

us and afterwards with Benny Waterhouse (a young Man just arrived from Rhode

Island to study Physick) dined with us – In the Intervals of Leisure this Day was

employed in writing Letters to go by Cap: Rendall for Phila – and closed several, to

wit, for James Logan, Richd Wells, Ann Dillwyn and Geo Dillwyn, to the last of

whom enclosed acct. of Sale of 5 bls Pearl Ashes, the Nett Proceeds of which to his

Credit is £23.11 at St J - - Drank Tea at home after finding Randals Bag is detained

untill 2nd

Day next – Walked on Business to Bishopgate Street &c –

1 Day 30

At Six oClock this Morning Tho Letchworth and Tho Wagstaffe Junr. called on me

and we had a pleasant Walk to Tho Wagstaffes House at Clapham Common distant

about 5 Miles – Eat a hearty Breakfast – Tho:s (sic) Wifes Father came down to us

and we all went to Wandsworth Meeting about 4 (?2) Miles – T Letchworth preached

and prayed – the Meeting large. Returned to dine at Hos (?Flos?) except T

Letchworth. who came to us after Tea – The afternoon was showery and abt. 7 oClock

a heavy Gust approaching, we set out on our Return to Town – With quick walking

we kept before the Gust untill we had got into the Borough, when it coming on

violently (the Lightening especially) we got under Shelter and staid there half an Hour

– I then returned home and spent the Evening alone in reading - -

2nd

Day (5 mo) May 1 (?)

Found I had taken Cold last Night – Dined at home after which John Ashby spent an

Hour with us – Spent my Leisure this Day in writing till Tea Time. Drank a Dish with

John Fay at his Brother Williams in Bow Church Yard – then walked to Duke Street

Westminster on Business – took a Turn thro the Park. Saw Lord North and returned

home to spend the Evening with John Ashby – J Chorley Family & supped with me –

3 Day 2d.

Was at Devon: H Meeting this Morning – Dined at Home – recd. a very few Lines

dated 3 Mo 31 from R Wells informing me all my Friends were then well –

Acknowledged the Pleasure this Intelligence gave me at the foot of my Letter and

then sent them … (? form of c/o) who did not leave Town till this afternoon – Wrote

Letters to Sherman Bath and Rob: Peters at Bristol – Spent an Hour at the Coffee

House – felt a deal of Impatience at the repeated Delays I meet with in recomplishing

my Business – Spent the Evening at J Chorleys with John Ashby John Stour (?) &

others. Put a Letter in the Post Office for David Kenyon in answer to one recd. this

Day from him.-

4 Day 3d.

Going after Breakfast to Westminster my Attorney informed me he found it

impracticable to do any thing further in my Business till the Term end which is not till

the 29th

(? 2 dy) of this Month – As I had hoped to sail with Cap: Robinson about the

Middle of the Month, this Intelligence being quite unexpected, disconcerted me

greatly – but having gone so far I must not drop it, and therefore concluded to spend a

fortnight of the Interim in a Tour of Norwich &c – leaving my Attorney I went into

Westminster Hall which saw the twelve Judges, and Lord Chancellor come in State to

open the Term – Then walked to Colville Court on Business and so home to Dinner –

Went in the afternoon & went to Cos L. Westons to Tea – Viewed the Remains of a

great Fire in Wapping Walk a little below there, with Danny – Many Houses were

burnt yesterday afternoon but I ad heard nothing of it till now – Returned home to

spend the Evening with Jos Storrs, John Ashby, John Chorley and Wife. Tho

Fothergill, Edward Binyon, and Sam Sutcliff -

5 Day 4

Spent the Morning in preparing for my Journey to Halstead &c. and went into a first

Story opposite the Mansion House to see the Passion (?) of the Charity Children,

belonging to the different free Schools in the City which were about half an Hour in

passing from the Exchy (?) to Christs Church Hospital where they were to hear a

Sermon &c. The neatness of their different Uniforms their pretty decent looks and a

Reflection on the Excellence (?) of their Kind of Charity gave me much Pleasure. I

dined at Tho Wagstaffes with Thom Weston (?) of Reading (Benjs Brother) –

Smoaked a Pipe at Jos Woods, where was Rob Crafton – Tea at Home and spent the

Evening Writing.

6 Day 5

Prepared this Morning for my Journey – At Noon went to Coffee House. Dined with

Bally (?) Thomas, at J Roberts – Went with him to Change – Recd. Letters from J

Smith – Wrote three & put in Cap Robertsons Bag for Phila: viz for Phin Pemberton

Richd Wells and Ann Dillwyn – Put up my things for my Journey in the Evening.

Recd a Note from Richd. B… (unreadable) –

7 Day 6

Rose early to prepare for my Journey – and after Breakfast took Boat at Tower Stairs

to Wapping New Stairs where spent half an Hour with Cos: Sally and then mounted

the pretty Poney the least (?) one for the Journey – passed thro Mile End thro Ilford a

very pleasant Country thro Romford a pretty Town to Brentwood another pretty Town

in a fine Situation where dined and spent two Solitary Hours – then put on thro a

Continuation of fine Country to Chelmsford – 29 Miles from London – Put up my

Horse at the black boy Inn & went to see my Friend John Griffiths in Time for a Dish

of Tea – spent an agreeable Evening with him – The Town is well built and very

pleasant tho surrounded almost by higher Grounds – A fine plentiful Spring rises

about half a Mile above the Town and runs thro the main Street in which John

Griffiths lives – Lodged with him.

1 Day 7

Was at the Morning Meeting which was gone (?) up. Dined at JGs – Went to the

afternoon Meeting which was larger – and after Tea he was kind enough to go with

me to Dumour(?) – a large Village – We had a sober Ride thro pleasant Country –

Lodged – Lodged at Doctr. Sims – his Daughter Sally (an agreeable Lass) made our

Stay there agreeable – her Father Dr Sims not coming in till late – Did not go to bed

untill Midnight and were then comfortable lodged -

2 Day 8.

After breakfast and finding two or three agreeable Hours before and after it, we rode

gravely to Bardfield where we enjoyed a social Pipe with Friend Rack with whom we

dined and staid till near 6 oClock when we mounted & my Friend Griffiths returned

homewards intending for Stopping this Evening and Edmd. Rack kindly accompanied

me thro an intricate Road & thro the fine Park of Lord Clare (a fine Country) to

Halstead – a tolerable Town on the Side of a few Hills. Here we spent a Chatty

Evening with honest John Smith not being able to separate untill after Midnight..

3 Day 9.

Did not rise early- After Breakfast E.R. returned home and Geo: Gibson (of Saffren

Walden) a worthy Friend went with J.S. and me to John Morley’s about a mile I

wanting to converse with him on Phinney Pembertons Case – Spent near two Hours

with him – this situation is agreeable – and his house contains some good Paintings

and over one of his Chimneys is a Part of a Stone Pillar brought from Greece, with a

fair Greek Inscription in memory of a famous artist well preserved and brought from

Greece or the Archipelago. Returned to Town and after Dinner Geo: Gibson left us to

return home. John and I walked to Hipworth Hall, the house of John Sparrow (where

Jemmy Vaux served his time) – an agreeable worthy man. We drank Tea with him &

he returned us to J Smiths where he spent an hour or two with to my Satisfaction –

The Remainder of the Evening we were alone till 11 oClock when had an

unforgettable Visit from 2 Ladies & 3 young Men who against my … (unreadable)

kept us up till Midnight – Wrote a Letter to Phinny Pemberton & sent to London for

Captain Robertson ---- Manufacturer here is Says & Shallons (?) –

4 Day 10.

Indulged this Morning – wrote a Letter to Sam Hoare at Norwich, and after breakfast

paid a Visit to John Stuart (?) very agreeably spending half an Hour with him – about

Noon we left Halstead. J. Smith kindly accompanying me to Colchester a large old

Town. Our ride was dusty but over a pretty Country - We dined at an Inn then

smoaked a Pipe at Tho: Kendall’s after which John and I walked about this antient

large walled Town now apparently far inferior to what it once was, from many Ruins

of old publick Buildings of divers (?) Kinds. Its trade is said to be on the Decline, it

once was famous in the Manufacture of Bays, and yet does a good deal in that Branch.

Returned to drink Tea at the Kendalls where was introduced to his two agreeable

Daughters Nancy and Sally – the former of them a sober pretty sort of a Lass – the

latter also clever – After Tea they walked with us to the fine old Castle now used as a

Gaol and has been so for many Years. James Parnall dying a Prisoner in it in the last

Century – The close Hole he was confined in was shewn to me and answers the

Description Sewell gives of it – In the Castle are some good Rooms kept in neat order

– One of the them an old Chappell in which tradition saith religious Service was first

performed in the English Tongue. In another is a good Library of old and New Books

in different Languages, belonging to the Town – its chide Benefactor is Charles (?)

Gray Esqr. Member for Colchester in the present Parliament. Having gone there &

been on the top of the Castle from which is a good Prospect, we walked a Mile or two

around the Town, partly on the old Walls, its Ditch being yet in some Placed good –

(16 Churches) In our way back spent half an Hour with Wm Kendall (Cousin of Thos)

whom I had seen in London and he spent part of the Evening with us at Tho Kendalls

where we lodged but did not retire untill Morning.

5 Day 11.

Rose early and set out for Ipswich, my kind Frd. J.S. accompanying me 5 or 6 miles.

Passed thro’ Stratford into Suffolk, the Road sandy, Country pleasant and a little hilly

– About two Miles from Ipswich had a good View of the Town which is large, …

(unreadable) being walled but like Colchester on the Decline. Its principal Trade is in

shipping off grain from the County and importing the foreign goods (from London)

which it consumes. Eat a late Breakfast at an Inn & then walked round the Town and

down to the River and Harbour, navigable for large sloops and formerly for larger

vessells. Spent about an Hour at Tho: Flemmings, a blunt honest man. The Town has

many Churches – but none very elegant, which may be said of other publick

Buildings – About 2 oClock mounted Philley and rode thro Claydon to Stoneham to a

Dish of Coffee – Had a new Shoe put on my Poney and put on towards Dickleburgh

which I reached a little after dark. Spent an agreeable Evening and lodged at my

Friend Wm. Blakeley’s.

6 Day 12.

After breakfast W.B. sent a lad with me thro Harlston to Bungay. Were forced under

Shelter by the Rain which set in a little & … (unreadable) permitted us to reach John

Ashbys before Dinner – he was from home but I staid to dine with his Wife &

Children – and view the Town from which is a Navigation to Yarmouth – a good

Market Cross – the Town on the whole being a pretty well built compact Place. At

about 4 oClock rode to Loddon where was kindly entertained by Geo: Barrett and his

good old aunt Miller. Staid with them to lodge – This is a large Village but nothing

remarkable -

7 Day 13.

Breakfast over, Geo: walked with me to see the Seat of the late Sir Wm. Beechamp

P… (unreadable) – It is in a fine Situation and from the top of one of the Towers of

the House I could distinctly see the Spire of Norwich Cathedrall, the Spire of

Yarmouth Church and the Swa – the House is a commodious habitable one and has

some good Pictures – and a fine Collection of Prints which spent an H our in viewing

– the Pleasure Grounds around it are very pleasant and rural – Returned to Dinner and

about 4 oClock mounted and rode through a fine Country to Norwich – put my Poney

at the Inn and got to Jos: Oxleys where I met a hearty Reception and lodged. Recd

Letters from J Ashby & R Burn (?)

1 Day 14.

Went to a Meeting at which little was said. Dined at Lodgings and went to afternoon

Meeting (in the largest House) where Betty Bevington preached and prayed. Drank

Tea at John Wagstaffe’s where were Thomas Bland, his wife, and her two Daughters

named Gurney, Rachell Gurney (RBs Frd) and her Mother – (space) Ellington &C.

After Tea John Linde (?) & some other called on us to walk about the Town in which

spent an hour or two – when they left me at Edmund Peckover’s to spend the Evening

with Jos: Oxley and wife, his son Jos: and John Roper which was very agreeable.

2 Day 15.

Frd. Oxley spent most of the morning in walking about the town with me. John Roper

had breakfasted with us. John Oxley dined with his uncle (Jos:) and me at Thomas

Bland’s. Drank Tea after a Walk at Josy Oxley’s, his Father Mother and Sister Kitty

with us, also Aubrey Bevan, a clever youth from Berkshire – Supped at (space)

3 Day 16.

Thomas Bland walked with me about an hour and then left me to breakfast at the Wid:

Ellington’s with her son John who treated me very kindly. Went with him to the

meeting. Frd. Oxley dined with me at John Lindse’s where Evan Barclay spent an

Hour in venting his censures on the Ministry. Thence we went to Frd. Roper’s neat

Box on the City wall from which is a fine Prospect of the City – I counted up of

twenty Towers to Paris Churches – Having spent a pleasant hour with them ie. Frd

Oxley & Wife, Josy & Kitty Oxley and Polly Burr - Friend John went with me to

spend the Evening at John Freshfield’s which finished an agreeable Day – In part of

which Frd Oxley accompanied me to the Top of the Castle Hill which rises up in the

Middle and commands a view of the City – The Castle is in good Repair & now used

as a County Goal – We also viewed a good large Market Place the Town Walls, a

capacious Building with a great many Portraits of the Corporation and some more

prominent Persons.

4 Day 17.

Wrote this Morning to Saml Hoare in Answer to a Letter from him this Morning –

Also to Cos Lewis Weston and John Smith at Halstead – Dined at home & afterwards

went with Friend Oxley and wife to drink Tea at Doct Hunt’s who has an inclination

to go to America. From thence tool a Walk round the Cathedrall (a fine Building) and

returned home where Josey and Kitty Oxley spent the Evening with me in social

cheery Chatter.

5 Day 18.

Breakfasted and accompanied by Johnny Oxley at Richd. Gurney went on Horseback

to the latter’s House at Keswick (a pleasant Seat) where we dined with John

Freshfield his Wife and several others – Staid to Tea and returned to Town with John

Oxley and (space) Heathcote – Spent the Evening at Home -

6 Day 19.

Spent Morning at Home - Frd. Oxley went with me to dine with Nathaniel Springwall

who married a Daughter of David Barclays, and has a very agreeable Daughter named

Richenda, Joshua Wright and son also dined with us. Frd Oxley and I drank Tea with

his Daughter Kitty and from thence went to the Evening Meeting at 6 oClock. After it

I went to Thomas Bland’s to Supper where John Roper, Isaac Jarman, William Crowe

and others were.

7 Day 20.

After Breakfast went with Frd Oxley to Markett (sic) which is held in a large paved

area and was plentifully supplied with Provisions - Called at Dr. Hunt’s where spoke

with some persons designing for America. Also with one Cooke who has the same

Prospect. He is the Inventor of a new kind of covering for Houses made like stiff

Paper about 1/3rd

inch thick and is said to answer well, the sheets contain 4½ square

feet, weight about 4½ lbs and sell at 1/-, are put on with putty and nailed then painted

2 coats. Went with him to John Tolls to see some of it and then returned home to

Dinner - John Linds and John Roper came to drink Tea with us and spent two

agreeable Hours – Spent the Evening at Home

1 Day 21.

Was at Morning Meeting where J. Roper preached and Edmund Gurney prayed.

Dined with John Gurney, his wife, his agreeable Daughter Lucy. [their Love to Sam

Emlen & Sarah Morris (?) &c] Tho: Kett was with us. He courts Lucy who was

unwell. Went to afternoon Meeting with John Roper who called on us. Edmund

Gurney preached and prayed. A large Company of us drank Tea at Henry Gurney’s.

He has an agreeable Family of Daughters – John Roper and Wife spent an Hour with

us at Frd Oxleys and Edmund Peckover & Wife, with Kitty Oxley supped with us -

2 Day 22.

About 10 oClock I left Norwich which is a large Town said to contain near 40000

Inhabitants which is equal to Philad: but it did not seem probable to me. In many

places the Remains of the old Wall which surrounds the Town remains and the gates

are kept up. The Cathedrall is a venerable Building but not very large - it is kept in

neat order - there is a tolerable Theatre and Assembly Room, and a neat plain

Building lately erected for a Hospital. It has 32 Parish Churches and the streets are

narrow but clean. They have no names in common use but are distinguished by the

Parishes they are in. The Town is famous for its Manufacture of Cambletts, Crapes

and Brilliants, mostly used on the Continent of Europe to which is carryd on a great

Trade directly. Nothing could exceed the Kindness of many Friends here to me only

equalled by the Freedom which distinguishes the People in general – Particularly my

dear Friend Oxley’s and his Family – He kindly accompanied me near Seven Miles,

where we had an affectionate and tender Parting – I pursuing my Rout towards St Ed:

Bury. Dined about 14 Miles from Norwich – and then wrote to John Smiths

mentioning my Intention of breakfasting or dining at Bury tomorrow and being at

Cambridge that night and at Saffron Walden the next (that is 4th

Day). Put on twp

Miles further to Dickelburgh where drank Tea with Wm. Blakeley and his good wife.

Then passed thro Scole, Botesdale (which is a fine Seat of (space) Holt – the

House good, & the Grounds neatly improved, looking in the fine Prospect I had of it

like a Picture) and Stanton three small Towns to Ixworth which is some what larger –

Here I lodged tolerably well.

3 Day 23d.

Rose early and went about 27 miles to breakfast at St. Edmunds Bury – and employed

about 2 Hours in viewing the pretty Town so famous for its Abbey, of which little

more now remains than the Church, a spacious Building – a Belfry said to be Saxon

Architecture and a … (unreadable) old Gate Way that fronts the Angel Inn where I

stopped – The Abbey Grounds which were once enclosed by an extensive Wall and

now … (unreadable), but the Walls remain in some Places – The Market Place is

convenient – the Town middling large (?) & well built. My Road from hence to New

Market was over what is called New Market Heath and almost all the Way in Sight of

Ely Minster. Dined at Newmarket famous only for its fine Race grounds, its Jockies,

Grooms and Taverns. The Town is principally composed of the latter, built on one

Street. From hence my Road was still over the Heath with Ely Minster on my Right

Hand in View almost to Cambridge – The Weather being warm and dry my Road

having little Shelter across the for the most part uncultivated Heath, made my Ride

this afternoon rather unpleasant – I got to Cambridge about 5 oClock. After a Dish of

Coffee which was very refreshing walked to see the many Colleges Halls and

Buildings belonging to the University – Some of them are very elegant indeed and the

Situation of most of them being on the Banks of the River Cam are very agreeable –

seeming to be well calcalted (? calculated) for the Profession of the Plan for which

they were intended to I fear that is now much perverted – The great Church is a fine

Piece of Gothick Architecture with four handsome Turretts. (sic) The fine Walks well

shaded on and about the Cam and the many Bridges over that River, which is

navigable for Barges (?) have a fine effect and afforded me an hours high Amusement

– The Town is thickly built on about half a dozen Streets – has a pretty Conduit, a

Market Cross, and a Market under Rooms appropriated for the Town Business – and

on the whole if it was not for the Number of gowned Coxcombs which are every

where met in Shoals, it would not be a disagreeable Place to live in - the whole is on

too low and flat a Site – Having quite tired myself, I returned to my Inn where I spent

a Solitary Evening.

4 Day 24.

Rose early and put on through a pleasant Country to Saffron Walden – a …

(unreadable) little Market Town and having breakfasted at an Inn &c - Went to see

my worthy Friend Geo: Gibson and went with him Tho. Day’s wife, her sister Mercy

Crafton and Kitty Oxley (John’s sister) to their little week Day Meeting. Dined at G.

Gibson’s. After it Wm Impey joined us in a pipe and they then both walked with me

to see the antient Palace of Audley End (in which K Charles 2nd

used sometimes to

reside, now inhabited by Sir J Griffin Griffiths (?) – from (?) a handsome Obelisk

erected in Gratitude to the Countess of Portsmouth who gave him the Seat, is a

charming & extensive Prospect – the … (unreadable) is grand, the Pleasure Grounds

pretty and also kept in remarkably neat order – Having walked round it we returned

to Walden were I drank Tea with Saxby (?) Day Mercy Crafton and Kitty Oxley – (a

fine little Girl) and then they and several others … (unreadable) walked with about

the Town – GG and I spent the Evening at W Impeys where I saw them weaving wire

for Maltsters use – the principal Manufactory here being the making Malt for London.

We spent an agreeable Evening and staid later. I lodged at Geo Gibsons.

5 Day 25.

Having breakfasted my friends Impey and Gibson rode to Thaxted Meeting after

which the preparative Meeting was held and we dined at Frd Smiths who with the

aforesaid Frds and Isaac Bedford rode with me to the latter’s House at Samford where

I drank and spent a very agreeable Evening – all of them lodging there except Frd

Smiths who went home after Supper -

6 Day 26.

Indulged this Morning, found it difficult to get away from these Kind Friends – but

having breakfasted and staid till 10 oClock left them and pursued my Rout from this

Village to Thaxted which is a pretty Market Town tho small – it has a fine old Church

with an elegant Spire – About 4 Miles from hence passed Horeham (?) Hall, formerly

a Seat of Queen Elizabeths but now in Ruins tho habitable. Fell into the great London

Road about 2 or 3 miles below Bishop Storford which Town I walked thro while my

Dinner was preparing at Hockerills (?) (one End thereof). It is nothing extraordinary

tho a Market Town being meanly built on the Side of a Hill. After Dinner passed

through Harlow where is an elegant Inn neatly kept, and stopt next at Epping- a mean

tho well situated Town -

This Day at Samford, Isaac Bedford shewed me his Pot Ash Manufactory. Wood

Ashes (at 4½ ... (unreadable) Water run thro’ and then returned thro some ashes once

more, for this purpose Tubs and Receivers are placed round the House. The Lee fit for

use is then laded into a tub sunk in the ground in the middle of the House just by a

great Hearth made semicircular about 6 feet diameter and concave at Bottom. Straw is

then put in lose into the Lee and (I suppose left some time to soak) and then drawn out

and burnt on the Hearth where it melts into a scum or crust which when cool is hard

and requires a Pick Ax or Crow to break it up. Any kind of straw will answer, but

wheat is best ands gives the Pot Ash a red Colour – most other kinds of straw, Bean or

Pea Stuck, give it a mixed dirty grey colour. About 500 Wd. is made at once and 2300

Wd. of Straw, sufficient to make that Quantity -The price it sells for is about one

Guinea per cwt. The waste ashes sell for 15/- per wagon load and are in great demand

for manure. From Epping and near it are delightful Prospects of a noble adjacent

Country – as also at Woodford and other Places on the Road towards London which

with a pleasantly improved Road made my Evening Ride agreeable. I stopt at

Walthamstow where found Cos Lewis Weston and Wife and I staid with them the

Night

7 Day 27

Rose early Cos LW & Wife setting out for Hartford and I for London where got by

half past 6 oClock and spent a breakfasting Hour with Cos: Sally Weston, and then

taking Boat went to my old Lodgings, and found them all well, as I found myself after

an agreeable Tour in which I had spent exactly three Weeks – Dined at Home after

spending an Hour at the Coffee House with John Cox & others – Drank Tea with Geo:

Barrett at home – The walked to Duke Street Westminster and returned to spend the

Evening at home with Geo Barrett and others -

1 Day 28.

At Devonshire House Meeting where Betsy Bevington spoke excellently. Went to

dine with John Wright at Camberwell in Surry (sic) (about 3 Miles) where staid to

Tea – he his Wife &c then took me in their Chariot thro Peckham and Deptford and

up the River Road by Rotherhith where leaving them I crossed the Water to Wapping

and spent the Evening with Cos: Sally and Danny Weston – (31 May N’s is 26 May

OS 1751 in almost 24 years) – Lodged there. Took leave of Alex Fothergill today.

2 Day 29.

After Cos\; Lewis & Judith came to breakfast with us from Walthamstow and I

walked with him into the City, taking the Navy Office and Corn Exchange in my Way

and so to my Lodgings – Busy Writing till 1 oClock at the Coffee House and Change

till 3 oClock where heard of the Commt. of Hostilities in New England in which the

Provincials were victorious. Afflicting notwithstanding to me was this Intelligence as

I fear it is but a Prelude to a general War in N. England Provinces. Dined at Jos

Woods with Robert Crafton and drank Tea at home where also spent the Evening in

writing and with Tho: Fothergill who supped with me -

3 Day 30

Writing this Morning – Went at Noon to the Coffee House – Dined at Home – and

after writing till 5 0Clock went and drank Tea at Cousin Owen Weston’s, thence to

Cos: Lewis’s where staid the Evening and lodged – Spirits low.

4 Day 31.

After Breakfast at Wapping was at the first Meeting held in Grace Church Street

Meeting House since the alterations. Ed: Higginson and Abm. Gray said something –

Dined at Home – Wrote to LW. Went to Barth: Close found no Principals at home at

Cos: Elliotts – Drank Dish of Tea with James Beassleys and (space) at

Bridewell Dock – and afterwards went to Duke Street Westminster from whence

returned to spend the Evening at J Chorleys.

5 Day 6 mo: 1

Writing till Noon – then at the Coffee – Israel Morris and John James just come from

Ireland called to see me – My worthy Friend Jonah Thompson spent an Hour in the

Morning with me - & dined with me – I accompanied him to J Elliotts where we

found Wm Fry of Bristol and drank Tea – From hence I accompanied Jonah to the

Park (?) Evening Meeting in which Wm Rathbone and he appeared satisfactorily & I

believe Jonah also in Prayer – I waited on Wid: Plumstead & her Girls home and then

spent the Evening with Jonah and my good Friends Rob: Peters just come from

Bristol) at J Chorleys – where Sam Hoare was also with us.

6 Day 2.

Was at the Meeting in W.H. Court in which Isaac Sharpless and Kath: Philips

preached and Tabby Marriott prayed. Dined with Jery: Waring, Richd. Reynolds, and

J. James at John Roberts’s. (his Son John with us also) – Spent afternoon in writing

Letters to James Logan, Richd Wells and Geo Dillwyn to go by Cap Clay with 2 Parl:

Registers No 8 – I had wrote a Letter to R Wells & one to Sister Nancy by Cap:

Naselhoose (?) who sailed two Days ago - John Birbeck spent an hour with me and

my good Friends W. Impey and G. Gibson spent the evening with us pleasantly. …

(unreadable) J Fisher (?) to NW Arch 23/6

7 Day 3d.

Put my Letters mentioned yesterday into Cap: Clays Bag this morning – Read a Paper

or two before Breakfast at the Coffee House – Breakfasted at Home.

(last page, p. 48, reverse folio)

A fine Copy of a Jury which served at a Court Assizes held by

Judge Dodderidge at Huntingdon in July 1619.

Maximilian King of Toseland (?)

Henry Prince of Godmanchester (?)

George Duke of Somersham

William Marquis of Shikeley

Edmund Earl of Hertford

Richard Baron of Bythoin (?)

Stephen Pope of Newton

Stephen Cardinal of Kimbolton

Humphrey Bishop of Brigden

Robert Lord of Waresley (?)

Robert Knight of Winwinck

William Abbott of Stukeley

Robert Baron of St Neots

William Dean of Oldweston (?)

John Arch Deacon of Paxton

Peter Esquire of Easton

Edmund Fryer of Ellington

Henry Monk of Stukeley

George Gentleman of Spaldwicks (?)

Richard Deacon of Careworth (?)

Thomas Yeoman of Barham

Copied at Cambridge 5 mo 23. 1775. WD

Judge Dodderidge having (the Circuit preceeding (?) this) found fault with the Sheriff

for empowering (?) Men not qualified for the Grand Jury, the Sheriff being a merry

Man, resolved to fit (?) the Judge with Sounds at least, and calling over the above

Names emphatically, his Lordship began to think he had now got a Jury of Quality.

[inside back cover]

Recipe to make (difficult to read)

[list of costs? from London to other towns – not copied]

[END JOURNAL 5]

[JOURNAL 6 - 1775]

Inside front cover:

1775

Now in the Hands of Bland Barnett and Hoare Bankers - £104.

1775

6 mo 8 Recd. of Bland Barnett & Hoare £14

6 mo 20 Put into their Hands fifty

Pounds recd. from Crufton Holson £50

6 mo 20 Drew on them in favour of

John Jacobs for £170

7 mo 12. Drew on Sam Hoare Jnr in

favour of Jon (?) Pike for … (?) £21.3.3

6 mo 22 Put into their Hands Part of

a Sum recd. of DW 90.0.0

Ship Betsy Adamson … mushroom for (?)

7 Day 6 mo 3. (continued)

Spent an hour with Jno. Barlow of Sheffield. Richd. Chester and I walked to Cos: Jno.

Elliott’s to see Sam: Neale who was not yet arrived. Went with Johnny Ashby and

John Birbeck to see the Tower in viewing the etceteras about which employed near

two Hours – many things were worth seeing and some trifling – John Birkbeck dined

with me at home – after which and Change I smoaked a Pipe with R. Crafton and

Sansom at Jos: Woods. Drank Tea with Nancy Lever, Kitty Oxley &c. at Richd:

Crafton’s in Leadenhall Street. Spent most of the Evening at Jos: Rows with John

Griffiths and Thomas Gawthrop (?) &c and an Hour afterwards with Rob Peters and

(space) Brightwen of (space) at home.

1 Day 4.

Expecting G.C.S. Meeting would be crowded – chose to go to Ratcliff Meeting and

meeting Jonah Thompson in the Fan Church Street, he turned back with me and we

walked to that Meeting leisurely, the principal Service of the Meeting was with him,

he preached and prayed excellently. We dined together with (space) & a

Halford female at Cos: Lewis Weston. Were at Wapping afternoon Meeting, where

sundrys too tedious to mention appeared. Jonah and I drank Tea at Richd. Smith’s

near the Meeting. We stopt an Hour at John Townsend’s in our way home (John

Stevenson was there). I left Jonah at his own Lodgings and spent an agreeable

Evening with Geo: Boone at Dan. Mildred’s.

2 Day 5.

Busy this Morning - Dined with J. Sharpless, Wm. Fry, John Hustler, John Roper and

others at Dan: Mildred’s. Afterwards smoaked a Pipe at Home with John Elam. At 4

oClock the yearly Meeting for Com: Business opened at Gra. C. Street Meeting

House, which I attended and was very full. Drank Tea at Home with Michael Futcher,

Sam: Waring and others and then walked to Duke Street and back supperless to Rich.

Chester’s where I spent the Evening with W. Dillworth J. Sharpless J. Roper and

others. (Jos: Dockwra appointed Clerk this year).

3 Day 6.

Was at the Meeting of Business this morning. Dined at John Wrights Table in King’s

Arms Cornhill with John Hustler and Jos: Trigellis of Falmouth (Cornwall). Went to

the afternoon Meeting. Very warm weather - Isaac Sharpless concluded this Meeting

with an excellent Testimony. Drank Tea at Home where Doct. Fothergill, J. Hustler,

Isa: Sharpless, Wm. Rathbone, Wm. Fry, John Lindo and son David, Nath: Springall,

John Roper, Wm. Blakeley, Doct. Sims, Jun., and many others were. Spent the

Evening at Home with Rob: Maddocks of Witney, Oxfordshire, Wm. Impey, and

Geo: Gibson having disappointed us as well as John Chalk. A very sultrey (sic)

Evening – Wrote J Thompson.

4 Day 7.

At Grace C.S. Meeting for Worship this morning John Griffith, Sam: Spavold, and

Betsy Bevington took up most of the Time. Crowded Meeting. Dined at home with

Rob: Dudley and Pims 3 Daughters and 2 Sons who live near Tottenham. Rob: Foster

was with us after Dinner and others. Isaac Brightwen of Kelvedon (Essex) who lodges

with us spent half an Hour in private with me – also John Hustler called and spent half

an hour before the Meeting of Business which began at 5 oClock I attended it and

spent the Evening after it at Wm. Fry’s where Wm. Coles of Bristol, Rob: Fry and

Wife, Richd. Lee of Worcester, John Roper and several others spent the Evening.

Wm’s Father John Fry was also with us.

5 Day 8.

John Barlow breakfasted and spent some Time with us in the Morning – Spent an

Hour or two on Business. At noon John Stevenson came and we were about an hour

alone in Conversation. He staid to dine as did Sarah Beck and her son, her Brother

Richd. Loe (an honest Frd. of Dover) Jos: Ransom of Yarmouth and some others. At 4

oClock went to the Afternoon Meeting of Business in which was a little altercation.

When ended drank Tea at J. Chorley’s with John Lindo, Wm. Blakeley, Jos: Ranson,

Charles Lloyd &c. Then walked down to Wapping – found Cos: Lewis alone –

conversed half an hour with him & then joined the Family to Supper they being

returned with Sally Rudd from the City – At 10 oClock returned to my Quarters to

Lodge -

6 Day 9.

This Morning there being no Meeting of Business I went to Devonshire House

Meeting where Ann Young &c. appeared, but Jonah had most Service in testimony

and Supplication. I dined at the King’s Arms Tavern in Cornhill with Wm. Rathbone,

James Backous, John Wright (space) (a Member of Parliament) and R.

Reynolds. At 4 oClock went to the Meeting of Business which again adjourned untill

tomorrow afternoon. John Storer and his Wife Geo: Gibson and Wm Impey and

several other Friends (W. Fry, Jos: Dockwra Clerk to the Meeting &c (part of the

time) spent the Evening with us.

7 Day 10.

After Breakfast went to Westminster on Business – Dined at Home with James

Backhous &c. Closed a Letter to my Sister Ann & put it into Captain Miller’s Bag

under cover to R Wells. At 4 oClock went to the Meeting of Business, the last, &

longest, but I fear not the best. It concluded between 8 and 9 oClock. W. Impey Geo:

Gibson, and I spend the Evening in Lothbury with John Lister.

1 Day 11.

At G.C. Street Meeting this morning. Isaac Sharples and Edmund Gurney had

excellent Service. Dined with the latter, Richd. Gurney and Wife, Frd. Farmer,

Hannah Plumstead, J. Stevenson etc. at Timothy Bevans. Walked towards Wapping

but in Smithfield met Cos: Weston’s Coach with Cos: Sally, Danny, and Sally Rudd.

Returned with them to Grace C.S. Afternoon Meeting in which Wm. Dodson, John

Roper and others appeared. Went back with them in the Coach (having a little of

(space) Rensons Company) and staid till near 9 oClock when a Smart Shower abating

– I walked to Jos: Rows to spend the Evening with John Griffith and Tho: Gawthrop.

2 Day 12

Breakfasted at home and attended to my Business before the Comy. of Bankruptcy in

Guildhall where spent 3 hours – Dined at home with Jos Rous… (unreadable) &c –

and after Change smoaked a Pipe at Jos Woods & Rob Crafton and afterwards drank

Tea there with Tho. Letchworth and Wm. Mathews (of Coggerhalls (?)) – Supped

with Rob Peters at Chorleys and took Leave of him – Then walked to Wapping and

spent about an Hour at Cos: L Westons and returned to Chorleys where spent half and

hour before Bed Time.-

3 Day 13.

Dined at home with John Kendall of Lancaster – Was at Change – took leave of John

Hustle (?) &c – At 5 went to meet Cos: Lewis Weston etc in Bishopgate St. and with

him, Cos: Sally and Danny & their Mother went to Walthamstow where lodged.

4 Day 14.

We rose at 3 and having eaten a slight Breakfast about ½ after 4 oClock Cos: Sally,

Danny, their Mother and I set out in the Coach for Hertford and passing thro’

Tottenham Edmonton, Waltham Cross H… (unreadable) &c about 8 oClock got a

good Dish of Tea at the kind Widow Augers (?) (Sally Rudds Mother) – Cos and I

walked round the Town before the Meeting & Cos: Danny and I visited his Aunt

Extons House - At 11 the General Meeting began in which J. Sharpless, Esther Tuke,

Sam. Spavold etc. appeared – acceptably to a large Congregation. Cos: Judith, Sally

& I dined at Jonathan Bells (a worthy Friend) and after a Dish of Tea at Augers (?)

came to Amwell where with Edm. Rack and others we stoped at John Scotts’ and

viewed his fine pleasure grounds, curious Grotto &c and after being kindly

entertained at about half after 6 got into the Coach and the Weather being warm

proceeded leisurely nearly by the same Road we went to Walthamstow which we

reached a little before 10 oClock (Cos: Lewis being in London) – All being fatigued a

Nights good Rest was acceptable.

5 Day 15.

Staid till 11 oClock walking about &c and then Cos: Danny & I went to Wapping in a

single Horse Chaise – Thence I returned to my Lodging and soon after that heard that

Cap Bruster with the Friends &c, on board was arrived off Dover. Tho: Wagstaffe and

I waited for them – J. Roberts joining us in a Pipe of Tobacco. About 7 oClock my

Coz: Geo: Logan, Jabez Maud Fisher & Bart: Wister came up in a Dover Coach, and I

spent the rest of the Evening with the two former at Jam: Freeman’s where they

lodged this night.

6 Day 16.

Walked with Jabez and Geo. to Doctor Fothergill where we breakfasted with Kitty

Philips and returned home – then walked about with them to deliver their Letters and

secure Jabez a Lodging at Marshalls at the Coffee House &c. They with Nancy

Leaver and others dined with us & the young Men having been most of the Day with

me left me about 4 oClock and soon after Tho: Wagstaffe and myself went to receive

Frds. Walker, Robinson and Leaver from the Dover Coach, also Tho: Pole and Morris

Birkbeck. Waited on them to T.W’s House, and then brought Nancy Leaver from Dr.

Letsoms to the first Interview with her Mother. Having drank a Dish of Tea with them

Frd. Thompson and others, I took Frd. Leaver and Daughter in a Coach to Frd.

Corbyns in Barth: Close & left her to enjoy Rest which she seemed much to want -

Spent the Evening at home with Jab: and Geo: the latter continuing to lodge with us.

7 Day 17

Busy this Morning – Dined at home. then with James Freeman visited E Robinson at

R Chesters & then went by Barth: Close to see M Leaver whom we found with Rob

Walker, J Gawthrop N Leaver G Logan (?) & other Frds at Jos Rows where we drank

Tea together after which I went on a Coach to Tottenham high Cross and from

whence walked to Cos: Lewis Westons at Walthamstow where were Cos Lewis Jnr

(?) and Sally – A fine Evening.

1 Day 18.

We came in the Coach to Grace Church Meeting wherein E. Robinson M. Leaver,

Frd. Corbyn and Betsy Bevington preached and the latter also concluded the meeting

in Prayer, as the first mentioned had first opened it. Returned to dine at Walthamstow

and in the Evening took a Walk for 2 or 3 Hours in View of fine Prospects – and a

pleasing Walk it was – the Evening serene & cool.-

2 Day 19.

After Breakfast Cos: Lewis and I returned to Town in a single horse Chaise – Fro9m

Wapping I walked to Town and about 11 oClock went to Westminster by Water with

J Jacob who executed my Deeds. Returned before 3 oClock to G C Street – Eat some

Bread and Cheese - Rob: Walker, Jonah Thompson, E. Robinson, Mary and Nancy

Leaver, Tho. Corbyn’s wife, John Elliot, John Hill, Tho: Wagstaffe, Richd. Chester

and Patience his Wife, Nancy Smith & others spent most of the afternoon with us at

Tea &c. Jab Fisher & Geo: Logan went with Nan: Leaver & N S on board Cap:

Brewster (?) - Abm. and Sam. Darby, Thomas Pole, Tho. Fothergill and Geo. Logan

spent the Evening with us.

3 Day 20.

At Devonshire House where Rob: Walker appeared. Dined at Sam. Bevington’s with

Wm. Arch and wife and their Sister Fry of Bristol and her son Edmund. Went to take

Leave of Mary Leaver and Dau: with Jab Fisher & Geo Logan but they had set out –

Jab: Drank Tea with us – Walked to Aldgate with Cos: Danny Weston & then alone to

Holborn and so home again to Supper almost alone as I wished to be -

4 Day 21.

Writing the Morning – Dined at home with Sam Hoare – Busy after Dinner till Tea –

took a Walk to Cos. L.W: at Wapping – none but Danny at home. Spent half as hour

at Cos: Gwens – then returned to the City & spent the Evening with Geo: Logan and

Johnny Ashby at Rob: Barclay’s in Cheapside.

5 Day 22.

Went to breakfast with James Searle in Hatton Street expecting to have gone from

thence to the Plantation Office to file a Caveat against any grant of Matinitunk Island,

but it being kept as the Kings Birth Day, Sam Smith who is well acquainted with John

Pownall the Secretary, undertook to wait on him and advise me thereon. Dined with J.

Searle, Cap Waid, Jab: Fisher, the younger Craig and Israel Morris at John Robert’s.

Then went to Change - John James set out this afternoon with Thomas Gawthrop to

embark for Philada. at Graves-end in Cap: Knox – I wrote my Sister Nancy a few

Lines by him which Geo Logan enclosed to his Father – Walked to Wapping – spent

two or three Hours and drank Tea with him & Cos Danny and then walked home – A

vast Crowd of People on Tower Hill to see the fire Works – which John Chorley & I

after saw plaid off from the old Bridge – Very curious they were.

6 Day 23.

Busy this Morning. Dined at Chorleys with Jab Fisher and others – After which

finished preparing for my Irish Journey & Voyage and at 5 oClock by appointment

met Cos Lewis Weston in Bishopsgate Street and went with him in his Horse Chaise

to Walthamstow – Cos Judith & Sally being there & Dan afterwards came down to

return in the Morning -

7 Day 24

Continued at Walthamstow – Walking Sitting Chatting &c. Dany came down to

return in the Morning. He Sally & I took a long Walk after Dark -

1 Day 25

One Year since I landed in England. Continued at Walthamstow except being at

Tottenham Morning Meeting to which rode but Cos: L & J going in the Coach to visit

a Neighbour, Cos Sally & I walked home together soberly where we dined & spent

the rest of the Day together seeing a Visit from one Smith & 2 Sisters – Walked in the

Evening after Night with Cos: Judith & Sally – Cpos … (?) came down to return in

the Morning.

2 Day 26.

Having breakfasted and taken an affectionate Leave of my female Cousins – Returned

to the City with Cos: Lewis in his Chaise * (in original diary) took leave of him at

Wapping & went to secure a Seat in the Chester Coach to set out at 7 o Clock this

Evening. Dined at Dan. Mildred’s with Cap: All Falconer ands Osborn, Richd.

Chester, Jab: Fisher and Morris Birbeck. Afterwards spent an hour with Rob: Crafton,

Cap. Lawrence and Falconer at Jos: Woods. Drank Tea at home with Richd. Chester

&c and about 7 went in a Hackney Coach with Jam: Freeman, Geo: Logan and

Johnny Ashby to the Castle Inn Wood Street where getting into the Stage Coach for

Chester they left me to pursue my Rout. Our Inside Passengers were (space)

Hutchinson a youth just come from Eton School and going home to Ireland and a

young woman going only as far as Stony Stratford. We passed thro’ Highgate and got

over Finchley Common by 9 oClock then by Barnet, South Mims, Dunstable to St

Albans where we supped. Then turning out of the Nottingham Road by Hockliffe -

about 6 o Clock breakfasted at Stony Stratford where the Lass left us about 52 Miles

from London- then

3 Day 27.

by Towcester (a clever Town) and Daventry a large good Town, we got to Coventry

to Dinner. Like other Travellers we peeped at peeping Tom. This is a large close built

bustling Town or City, but our stay did not permit more than a transient view. Our

next stop was at Coleshill (a large Village) where drank Tea and changed our Coach –

that is bad for much worse and yet in this worse one we were jolted to Chester. We

got to Litchfield after 9 oClock to Supper, laid down but had not got composed before

we again were summoned to the Coach which we entered about half after 10. Our

horses being bad did not get to Stafford till 3 oClock A.M. (a tolerably well built tho’

small county Town).

4 Day 28.

Put on to Eccleshall to breakfast – some Chance Passengers joining us in the Coach

from last Stage. From hence by a pleasant Road abounding with fine Prospects came

to Hamptwich (?) where we dined – This is a considerable Town – Passing from

hence thro hard Showers to Chester we left Beeston Castle situate on a remarkable

high Mountain – it is now in Ruins but was once said to be impregnable except

against Oliver’s Army. We got to a good Dish of Tea at Chester between four and

five oClock, and as we determined to put on to Holywell this Evening on hack Horses

our view of this antient City was not so particular as I have wished. It is walled in and

the Walls in general are in good Repair considering their Antiquity – the Castle in

Ruins – Cathedrall (sic) not very large but of a remarkable Appearance – What

seemed very odd to me was the covered footways for People walking the Street – who

may walk dry and half a dozen a Breast. After 7 o Clock we mounted our horses and

escorted by our guide (a Welsh man) we rode down the North side of the River Dee a

Mile or two and then crossed for some miles obliquely across its sands and ferried

over its bed. Most of our Road to Holywell lay on those Sands and the Shore and Rain

falling made it tedious (and the Weather being showery) so that we did not get to

Holywell till 10 oClock. This is a large Town and the ascent to it from the Dee very

steep and beautifully romantick among the Lead mines with which this county of Flint

abounds. The Well from which this decent Town derives its name has a fine warm

medicinal spring covered over by a large capacious antique House like a Church

which shews it to have been in great reputation. We were lodged comfortably after a

decent supper. this was the first time we had been in Bad since the first Day Night –

and on

5 Day 29.

Raining hard our Guide did not call us untill near 6 o Clock, then holding up we

mounted about 7 o Clock and rode thro’ a hilly Country about 12 miles to St. Asaph a

small ordinary City remarkable for nothing but its old Gothick Cathedral and Bishop’s

Palace and neither of them extraordinary. Having breakfasted we put on thro

Abergelly (a little Town) to AberConway our Road lying mostly in view of the sea

and going over Penman Ross a Mountain situated by the sea the Road over it very

romantickly winding along the sides on high Precipices by the sea side. I should have

noted that from the Top of the Mountain a few miles before we got to St Asaph which

is situated in the Valley of Clowydd, we had one of the finest Prospects of that valley

that can be imagined. We got to the Ferry House opposite AberConway about 2

oClock and having bought some straw to make a Fire Signal with, the ferryman came

over for us, and we staid there to dine. It was once a place of very considerable

strength and its fine Castle and Walls are yet almost entire. The Town is wholly

within Walls, but is a dull ordinary place without much Trade and therefore not

populous. From hence having dined & also heard it was in vain to attempt getting to

Holy Head this Night in Time for the Packett, we jogged on more leisurely towards

Bangor (a mean City with a Gothick old Cathedral, it being a Bishop’s See). In our

way we passed over Part of Penman Mawr a famous mountain, the Road lying on the

Declivity of the North and West sides just over the sea, it requiring a strong Head to

look down over the low Walls that is built to prevent accidents. From hence we had

Views of Beaumaris in Anglesey and the famous Snowdon Mountain which overtops

the other Carnarvonshire mountains. Passing by Bangor about 2 miles we crossed

about 1/3 mile to Anglesey Island where we lodged having rode about 48 miles this

Day the the (sic) Counties of Flint, Denbigh and Carnarvon -

6 Day 30.

Indulged this morning till 6 o Clock and soon after put on about 12 miles to breakfast,

the Road tolerably good, and so about as much further to Holyhead which we reached

to dine, it being about 93 miles from Chester thro’ a romantic rough Country in

general, in which the Welsh Language is principally spoken, the People poor but civil

and courteous as far as I had occasion to observe. Holyhead affords a tolerable

Harbour for the Packets and the Company that resort to it on that … (unreadable) is

the principal Dependence of the Inhabitants, - as a town it is inconsiderable. Cap.

Flinn of the Besborough Packet in which we engaged Passages drank Tea with us -

and soon after the Coach from Chester arrived with other Passengers and most of us

walked through the Town as far as the Captain’s House, who shewed us some fine

Medals presented to him by the Empress of Russia who dined on board his ship at

Petersburg. Having supped at about 12 o Clock we embarked in the Besborough

Packet, Cap. Flinn, and got under way, but the wind scanting us, were obliged to

anchor till 3 or 4 o Clock when we again weighed and stood across the Channell with

the wind nearly ahead and at times almost calm. The Passengers were beside us two,

Counsellor Diemer (a Membr. of Parlt) – 2 Gent: named Connor a Lady named St

George besides their Servants – I was too unwell to enjoy mush Satisfaction on board

although the Accommodation was extraordinary, we caught excellent Fish. Thus

whiled away 7 Day 7 mo.1, and the next Morning being.

7 month

1 Day 2.

At about 6 o Clock we arrived in Dublin Bay and hired a Boat to put us on shore at

Dunlary about 6 Miles from Dublin – We sent … for Coaches and in the Interim in a

vile Inn, eat a Breakfast – after leaving our Baggage at the Custom House. By coming

on shore early I hoped to get to Dublin Morning Meeting but the coaches did not

come down for us till 10 o Clock, and being vile ones, we did not enter Dublin much

before noon. We lighted at the Hotell (sic) in College Green and from thence I went to

John Robinson (partner with Sandwith) dined and at his Request took up my quarters

with him. At 2 oClock went to the afternoon meeting in (space) Street, a large

old House and pretty large congregation. Nothing was said tho’ Mary Ridgway was

there. Rob: Benson (Geo’s Bro: of Kendall) went home with us to Tea – After which

Frd Robinson spent an hour or two in walking about the Town calling at several

Houses whose principals were from home – Passed the River Liffy by a fine Bridge. It

is has (?) 6 Bridges over it 2 Modern the rest are antient – The Streets of Dublin

generally were and some of the exceedingly well built – Passed the Deanery where

Swift resided, also St Patricks Cathedrall an old gothick large Building – the Barracks

large and commodious – the Cloth Halls the Custom House- the Mansion House – the

College is one of the finest Buildings I have seen with a good Park to walk in – The

Parliament House which has a superb tho heavy Entrance – St Stephens Green round

which is a fine Walk for about 1 Mile and a fine Statue of Geo 2d. in the Middle –

there is also another fine Statue of Will 3d in College Green – Returned to Supper

when Rob: Benson again joined us – I wrote a Letter to Cos Lewis Weston & sent this

Night … Post and so finished the Day with my unsettled … Head -

2 Day 3.

Breakfasted at my Lodgings and then went to Joshua Clibburn’s and thence to Jos:

Pike’s from whose Clerk received 10 Guineas and gave him my Draw. for so much on

Sam Hoare Jnr in London - Walked part of the Town & along the Quays in Quest of a

Vessell going to Milford in vain. Then to the Glass House to see William Williams

who shewed me his works and went with me to his Sons Glass Ware house on

Ormond Quay to see them grind and polish &c. Then to the Merchants Coffee House

after seeing a Quack Turkish Doctor Baths and other things something like Dr

Dominicetus at Chelsea – Staid an Hour at the Coffee House and walked with J

Robinson to see the New Exchange, not yet finished – The Area is to be covered with

a Dome and will be a superb Structure – Dined with Joshua Clibborn in Meath Street

and accompanied by him went over Queen Bridge to see their very commodious

Barracks for Horse and foot – there Blue Coat Hospital and elegant House erecting for

that Institution thence thro Smithfield to the Cloth Halls whence saw an amazing

Value in Linens of all Sorts in a commodious capacious Building – from their we

returned over Essex Bridge to Alexe. Jaffreys in Eustace Street where drank Tea with

him, his two Sisters &c – and one Holme, & his two Daughters (as I supposed them to

be) after which I returned to J Robinson and he walked with me into the College Park

a pretty Place & afterwards down the Quays beyond Town to the Harbour which has

no considerable Depth of Water – On our Return home we spent a chatty Hour over a

Pipe and returned for the Night – In the Course of the Day I also saw the Royal

Hospital a good Building and Swifts Hospital for Idiots a mean Building but excellent

Institution – Also several other publick Buildings of less Account.

3 Day 4.

Went to Breakfast with Ed. Copper at Joshua Clibborn’s, then spent a quarter of an

hour with James Gough. Went to see St Patricks Cathedrall an antient uncouth

Building of an irregular Construction – then spent half an hour in Clibborns Country

House at Writing – Went to Meeting in Coles Alley which was small and silent. After

Meeting wrote about 2 Hours at my Lodgings. Met Alex: Jeffrey at the Coffee House

& went with him to Dinner - Smoaked a Pipe with John Robinson at his House and

then crossed the Water to the Glass House where staid untill 9 oClock with W

Williams & his two Son s to my Satisfaction – Could not get a Seat for Carlow in the

Kilkenny Coach – Spent the Evening with J Robinson only and retired at 11 oClock.

4 Day 5

Employed part of the Morning in hiring a Horse for tomorrow and spent the rest of

my Time before Dinner in writing – Dined at J Robinsons with Captains Chapman

and Jackson of Whitby – Then J R walked with me to the Glass House and from

thence to the New Gardens (a kind of Ranelagh with a Rotunda Musick House) – An

Elegant lying in Hospital – The Mall (?) and also viewed the capacious Foundations

of other new City G… (?) which are on the North Side of the River Liffy – Also

walked thro’ most of the Streets many of which are well built with the Houses of the4

Irish Nobility and Gentry – Returned home to spend the Evening, and part of it with

Jos: Sandwith (J A Partner) he being just returned home -

5 Day 6.

Rose early, but could not get away before near 7 olock when Peter Williams and I

mounted and were accompanied by J. Robinson 3 or 4 miles out of Dublin, in which

space saw a fine Canal now making from Limerick to Dublin, (a silly scheme). Passed

through (space) to … (about 14 Irish or 17 English Miles) the County

Town of Kildare – here we breakfasted with Edward Cooper and Alex Jeffreys two

agreeable Sisters whom we accompanied thro Killchenor (?) to Timbolin a Village

where we dined - I went about half a mile out of my Road to Ballytore (by far the

prettiest village I have seen in Ireland) where Richd. Shackleton keeps School; he was

not at home - so I proceeded to Timbolin where Johnny Nicholson Nephew to the

Jeffreys dined with us – Thence we passed on to Castle Dermot where we stopt a

little. Parted with E Cooper and the two Girls and about 8oClock reached Carlow – a

County Town tolerably well built – tho here nothing remarkable – Much fatigued I

retired to Rest & on

6 Day 7.

Employed this Morning with Richd. Thomson in enquiring after Wm Bowles and got

some Information of his being near Drum – Searched the Act of Parlmt. relating to

Shrimps (?) of which procured 2 at the Stamp Office. Called to see Jona: Carlton who

was from home. His Wife told me both she & her Husband were first Cousins to Thos

Carlton in America – About 2 oClock set off alone and went to Tullough a small

Market Town with a good Bridge to Kilkenny a mean Village where at a civil House

got some Refreshment – thence that (?) Shillaly far more (?) for its fine … of which

the old Tree are almost gone but some Nurseries are growing up – the Village is a

mean one among the Mountains over which I was passing most of the afternoon –

Passed by a neat tho not grand Seat of the Marquis of Rockingham whose Estate is

considerable homeways (?) about 8 olock I got to Carnow a mean Town in the

County of Wicklow where however I met with civil Entertainment and was tolerably

lodged -

7 Day 8.

Rose early as I could get the People up to feed my Horse and at about 6 oClock set off

and passed on to Hillbrook the Seat of Dr Sims to make Enquiries – thence thro

Kirlboy (?) to Ackran (?Ackrow) about 11 Miles. In a Wild Irish hut in this mean

Village I stoped (?) to breakfast & feed my Horse – Was much plagued with a Set of

drunken Savages for little better are they – My kind Hostess came in and told me with

an Air of great Secrecy that they were white Boys and desired whether I was not a

Revenue Officer – in short things looked so dull (?) and in some Respects alarming

that without waiting for the abatement of a violent Shower of which I felt many this

Morning that I made off as fast as I could and passed a mountainous Road (as all

since leaving Tulloch has been) by Whaley Abbey a tolerable Seat and Barneyclash

(?) a mean Village to Rothbaum (?) a dirty Town where I got by Noon – immediately

sent off a Boy with a few Lines to Wm Bowles who sent me answer that he would

wait on me soon – I employed my Time in writing and ordered a late Dinner

expecting he would dine with me – but receiving a few Lines requesting to see me at

soon – I employed my Time in writing and ordered a late Dinner expecting he would

dine with me – but receiving a few Lines requesting to see me at Hayes Villa about a

Mile of where he had come for the Purpose I hurried down a late Dinner and went

there where were willingly entertained by (space) Hayes’s Family, Doct. Sims

and other Company – Bargained with Wm. Bowles, finished the writings got them

executed in the presence of Hayes and Boyce, the latter of whom I engaged to go to

Dublin to prove the Execution – It was after 10 oClock before I could finish when I

came thro hard Rain to Rathdrum – found the Maids drunk – the N… abed and the

Mistress gone to the show – Was wet – could get nothing and therefore went to Bed

fatigued and unwell. After perusing the Writings which I had finished in a hurry –

Much disturbed by Drunkards.

1 Day 9.

After a tolerable Breakfast, Boyce set out with me for Dublin – a prating pela…

Fellow who worried me not a little with his Tongue the whole Distance of 28 Irish

Miles – We stopt for a Bait at a dirty Village that does not deserve a name & I forget

it – Abt. 11 Miles from Dublin I passed a fine Seat of the Earl of Powiscourt – most

romantically situated and a good House – Near it was stopped but could [get] nothing

but Bread & Cheese and Oats – after a n arrow Escape of falling over my Horses

Head (?) – Hence we came thro’ Powis courts Scalp (?) (a Gap in the Mountain where

we suspected an Intention to rob us) about 10 Miles to Dublin – where I alighted at J

Robinsons about 5 oClock & after a good Dish of Tea spent an agreeable Evening

with him.

2 Day 10

Busily engaged till 2 oClock in getting Proof of the Writings made before the Lord

Mayor – Wrote to Answer my Friend Freeman of London in Answer to one recd. last

Evening from him with a News Paper – Dined at my Lodgings – Drank Tea with

Josh. Clibborns Family where J Wilson’s Wife – Betsy Pettigrew’s Sister &

(space) Wilcox were – Afterwards paid a short Visit to James Gough & then went to

seek an opportunity for Milford or Bristol – Spent the Evening at Lodgings with J

Robinson .

3 Day 11

Was at Meeting in Colles Alley this morning which was silent. Spoke to John Sutton

of Scotby in Cumberland just come over for Recovery of Health & spent an Hour at

my Lodging in writing – Was at the Coffee House and thence went to dine at Joseph

Pikes House (he from home). Went home and Rain coming in staid there. Part of the

time with John Wilson (Grand Son of the great Minister Tho Wilson) and John Sutton

who came to see me. The Rest of the Evening J R and self spent by ourselves. Wrote

Cos: L & S Weston by Post.

4 Day 12.

Celebrated here as the Anniversary of the Battle of Achgran in which Wm. 3d.

entirely routed the Irish Rebels. Took leave of J Sutton who sailed homeward this

Morning. – Spent a considerable Time in Williams Glass Bottle House on the North

of the Liffy – Wrote an Hour at home – Was at the Exchange (the H…) with Alex:

Jeffrey and then dined with him – After which bought a set of 4 vols. Blackstone’s

Commentaries in Duodecimo and returned home where I remained most of the

Evening – Spending some Time at the Glass House & in seeking for a Vessell going

to Milford.

5 Day 13

Spent the Morning mostly in writing – dined at home – In the Evening spent half an

hour with & took Leave of Joshua Clibbons Family – Prepared for my Voyage &

wrote a few Lines to Henry Taylor at North Shields, by Cap: Chapman – Being the

last Evening we expected to spend together – JR and I sat up late to chat -

6 Day 14.

I rose pretty early and taking Leave of my kind friend JR &c got into a Post Chaise

about 8 oClock to follow the sloop in which I had agreed to go to Milford she having

gone down last night to Dunlary to take in Ballast. On getting there I was vexed to

find they had not taken in their Ballast and in short that the Skipper Cap: Jam.

Griffiths had returned this Morning to Dublin on Business. However I determined to

stay near the Vessell and employed the Time in walking along the Shore among the

Rocks – bathed myself in the Sea and at convenient Intervals read in Blackstones

Commentaries which I had in my Pockett. Having whiled away the Time untill Dark I

then went on board the Vessell by that time bei9ng afloat and with great Impatience

waited the Masters Return from Dublin and he was not coming and probably deciding

(?) to stay all Night in Dublin I determined to go in another sloop then preparing to

sail, and accordingly got on board her and immediately sailed about 11 o clock at

Night – a fair Wind favoring us … (?)

7 Day 15.

Continuing we made a considerable Run of it by Noon – about 10 oClock losing Sight

of the Irish Coast – At Noon the wind dyed (sic) away and left us to tumble about in

sight of St. David’s Head, making very little way. A dirty confined cabin, two sick

Women cascading before my Eyes and the rolling motion of the vessel took away my

Appetite and made me also sick.

1 Day 16.

At about ½ after 2 oClock this morning concluding it would not be easy to make

Milford Haven we came to anchor in Fishguard Bay, the weather still calm. Unknown

to me all the Hands except one went ashore above a mile to Fishguard Town, so that

when at 3 oClock I went on Deck prepared to go on shore in order to get to Haverford

West Meeting, I found I could not untill the Boat returned which was not till more

than 2 Hours afterwards, and it was one Hour before I could persuade them to take

me. Having rode on shore into a romantick Chasm between very high Rocks we

clambered up the steep access and walked to the poor Town of Fishguard, in a poor

Ale House wherein tho’ occupied by civil People I rigged myself up with a clean chin,

fresh Linen and a Breakfast of Bread and milk felt myself much refreshed after the

fatigues of a disagreeable tho’ short voyage. Then hiring a Horse with a Guide who

walked by my side without being able to speak any English, I went thro’ a pleasant

hill country to Haverford West (about 15 miles) and reached the House of my Cousin

Abm. Clibborn about Noon, and just before he, his Wife, his mother, Uncle Richd.

Summers and his Grand Daughter Betsy Harford (James’s Daughter of Bristol) Geo:

Fisher Junr. and Geo: Clibborn came from Meeting. I was very glad to see them all

being all more or less remotely related to them. R. Summers, his Grand Daughter and

G. Fisher have been here several weeks on a visit and G. Clibborn also from

Worcester School on a Visit to his parents. After Dinner we attended the afternoon

meeting and spent the Remainder of the Day together except a walk of about a mile

down the River which here is narrow and very low at low water like a small creek.

The town is a tolerably large Market Town, has 3 Parish Churches, a good County

Hall, Market House, &c.

2 Day 17.

Walked to Town etc., but spent as much time as I could with my worthy Cousin Sally

Clibborn who treated me very affectionately. However after breakfast Geo: Fisher, G.

Clibborn and I with a servant went on Horseback to Hubberston, a village, to see the

Haven of Milford which is an excellent Harbour with many creeks &c. We had a

good view of it about 10 (?20) Miles from Haverford also of Dale a village on the

Bay from which my Great Grandfather Geo: Painter came to America. We passed in

our Return thro Staunton Village and got home to Dinner where we spent the

Afternoon agreeably as well as Evening -

3 Day 18.

After Dinner waited on Betsy Harford, (space) Moore, and Cos: Clibborn’s 2

pretty little Girls Nancy and Polly thro the fair of Cattle Goods &c. returned by the

Parade which is a pleasant walk on the brow of a fine Hill overlooking the Town and

adjacent Country. After Tea spent an Hour very satisfactorily with good John Lewis

who is a Minister and worthy man. From the Meeting Records in his possession I

copied the Certificate of my great Grand Father Geo: Painter’s marriage with Elenor

Musgrave. Smoaked a pipe with him & spent the Remainder of the Evening at home -

4 Day 14.

Having taken a seat in the Stage Post Chariot for Caermarthen, Co. Clibborn’s servant

occupied it, and having taken an affectionate leave of Cos: Sally Clibborn, mounted

his horse and accompanied Abm Clibborn, Richd. Summers, Geo: Fisher, Geo:

Clibborn and Betsy Harford – those of Bristol being on their Return home. Friend

Clibborn & her 2 Grand Daughters in a Post Chaise to (space) where we

took some Refreshment & parted with those last mentioned in the Post Chaise –

proceeding on our way to St Clears a mean Village where we dined – having in our

way seen Tenbigh, ……….. (unreadable) Landowry &c we passed thro Landowry a

mean Village – the Country was very pleasant & not very hilly – tho 12 Miles from

Haverford we had a View of that Town – Having dined we continued our Rout thro’ a

very pleasant Country to Carmarthen where we arrived about 8 o Clock. The time

before Dark or Supper we spent in viewing the Town which is about as large as

Haverford situate on the Bank of the River Towey which tho’ shallow at low water is

a good Port for Sloops and smaller craft, here being a good Market for Grain Oat

Meal etc. Cos: Clibborn has stores here in which we saw about 800 quarters Oats, 30

Ton Oat Meal etc. We also saw a great quantity of Pig Lead, amounting as we were

told to no less that 2,000 Ton weight. There is an old Bridge over the River of 7

arches from which we saw men fishing in their Curricles. This is a curious Boat about

4 or 5 feet long and about 2½ to 3 wide. It is little more than a large Basket the bottom

covered with flannell and sprayed over with Pitch. A small seat is fixed across the

middle on which the man (or sometimes two) sits and with a Paddle like an oven Pull

he works it with great Dexterity on the water, and by land carries it with much Ease

(weighing about 40 wh.(?)) by a Thong or With fixed to it. We saw them fishing for

salmon in the Boats, also some going down the River and were much diverted

therewith. The town has a fine old castle in ruins part of which is used as the County

Gaol, it has also a good Market House and Town Hall and is tolerably well built and

pleasantly situated. Having supped &c, at about 11 o Clock took leave of my fellow

travellers and retired.

5 Day 20.

Was called up at half after 2 o Clock but by the negligence of the People the Coach

for London was not ready till 4 o Clock when we set off, my Company consisting of a

man and his wife only intending for London. We passed a poor little town called

Llandilo varw near which is a fine seat of Rice Esq., an opulent man, the house is

elegant and there is a fine Ruin of a castle near it. Nearer Carmarthen is the ruin of

another fine Castle on a bold hill in a charming Valley called -. Indeed there have

been an abundance of fine castles in Wales. Our Road to Llandilovawr (15 miles) lay

mostly along the Banks of the Towey. It is a mean little Town tho’ with some good

Houses. We made very little stop but continued on to Llandowery, another poor Town

with a poor Inn where we got a poor Breakfast. Passing the River (space) at

the Town we soon began to ascend the mountains which continued for 5 or 6 miles

very high, passed Trecastle where made a Short Halt. From hence to Brecknock Town

the Road is pleasant with many good houses on it. Brecknock is a tolerable well built

Town, has a good Market House, Town Hall, and a decent appearance, the grounds in

an about it being much planted with wood, the River Usk running by it. Here we

dined and took in an officer bound for London, also 3 young Welsh Lasses got in for

6 miles. They were civil tho’ not pretty and wit abounding of the genuine

Manufacture of the Country I was a little entertained. We passed in sight of Welsh

Pool alias (space), a lake of about one mile wide and two long. Made a short

stop at Crickhowell, a decent little Town with a pretty castle nearly entire. About half

after 7 oClock we got to Abergavenny. Our journey from Carmarthen to

Llandilowarw and from Brecknock to Abergavenny had mostly been on the Banks of

the Rivers Towey and Usk which are fertile and well lined with good Farm Houses,

and on the whole exhibited such a variety of fine Landscape as is hardly equalled in

any other Part which I have seen. Abergavenny is a considerable Town, well built in

general with a good market House and an old castle in Ruins. Abm. Clibborn gave me

a Line of Recommendation to old Saunders the landlord of the Angell Inn where we

lodged.

6 Day 21.

Rose before 3 oClock, but could not get off before half after 4 o Clock – our Captain

being under the effect of a Debauch. Abergavenny being on the River Usk we passed

some Distance by the Romantick Banks of it – abounding with good prospects – came

thro’ Ragland a tolerable little Town with a handsome Tower to its Church. Our

Horses being jaded we did not reach Monmouth till 8 o Clock. This Town is

considerable, has many good Houses and a handsome Town House under which is a

commodious Market House. Here we breakfasted and again put on over the River

Wye on which it lies and which affords some fine Lansdscape Prospects. Near

Monmouth we passed a good seat of Lord Gage (Brother to the General) - The

country very hilly from Monmouth to (space) a tolerably pleasant little

Town , and indeed so it continued to Michel Dean where we dined, having just before

passed 6 or 7 miles of miserable Road thro the royal Forest of Dean. Michel Dean is a

small poor looking Town tho has a pretty Spire – Leaving it we entered a more level

Country and about 6 oClock arrived at Gloucester (where I had been before) which

appeared to me much pleasanter than it did before - After a Dish of Tea, about ¼

before 8 oClock we again entered the Coach with an addition to our numbers, the

being in an about it no less than 16 or 17 Persons. About 7 miles from Gloucester

from the top of (space) a high Hill over which I chose to walk about 2 miles, we

had a most extensive lovely Prospect of this fertile Country. Soon after night coming

on the Pleasure of extensive Prospect was suspended. At (space) we took

some Refreshment and changed Horses and then put on, several of my company

enjoying Sleep, but such was the Hooting and shouting of our outside gentry that I

could not join them, but the night (tho no Moon till near Morning) was so light I could

see what was passed by and could also enjoy my own Thoughts better than when my

mixt medley associates were awake. We came thro Burford, making a short stop there

to change Horses. It is a well built considerable Town as far as I could judge. About

four o Clock passed thro Witney, a large Manufactory for blankets, but not so well

built as Burford. About 5 Miles from Oxford we crossed the Thames by a handsome

Bridge into Berkshire and ascended a fine Hill from which had a pleasant View of a

most extensive well cultivated flat Country – also could see Blenheim House near

Woodford but too confused to distinguish much of it. Near Oxford we again crossed 3

more pretty Bridges over the River and its Branches and about ½ after 5 got to Oxford

and antient venerable City – As we only breakfasted and did not continued here much

longer than was sufficient for that Purpose I took a hurrying View of the principal

Colleges – the two latter as well as some of the former are very fine Buildings as is

the Market House, Town Hall &c. The Walks about the Colleges I did not think equal

to those at Cambridge. From hence passed on thro (space) (places worth little

Notice to High Wickham in … (unreadable) a considerable populous Market Town

where we stopd to change Horses and just by (space) passed the fine Seat &

Park of Lord Ledespencer (?) who … (unreadable) set a … (unreadable) of Wm

Penn delivering the Charter to the Penn … (unreadable) very conspicuously on the

Top of a Pleasure (?) House – In the Park is a fine Piece of Water - & … (unreadable)

Expensive Works he is presently (?) it looks probable he will make it a very fine Seat

– The Country now became more & more thickly set with Seats of the Gentry c –

Near Beaconsfield Ed: Burke lives at the Seat which the Poet (space) once

resided at. That Town is long and populous. Our next Stop was at Uxbridge a large

populous Market Town in Middlesex where we dined. Moving from thence we had a

most uncomfortably warm dusty Ride thro’ Acton &c and entered London by the

Tyburn Road. I reached the Inn in Fleet Street and from thence home in a Hackney

Coach about 6 oClock having been absent from London about 26 Days found all well

– Falconer sailed (?) it nothing extra: new – Spent an Hour with J Freeman, J Chorley,

Fothergill, Dr Lessom, Dr Sims & Sam Hoare and retired pretty early to repose which

I wanted.

1 Day 23

Rose early intending to have breakfasted at Walthamstow after a Mornings Walks –

but it raining, indulged till 8 oClock – Nancy Freeman came from Lambeth to

Meeting to which in Grace Street accompanied her – And afterwards in tending for

Walthamstow went with Jos Wood & Wife as far as Newington and thence walked by

Stamford Hill across the Meadows to Cos: Westons – They were all gone to Plaistow

to spend the Day – So after Dinner I sat down soberly to read late News Papers &c

and being up this rough Journal to this Time which with a good Dish of Tea and a few

Walks in the Garden &c when the Showers would permit, I while away about 6 Hours

when about 8 oClock, Cos L & J Weston, Friend Agar of Hertford (who has been here

some time on a Visit), & Cos: Sally came home from Plaistow – Coz Danny

afterwards joined us to spend an agreeable Evening – I having the Pleasure of finding

the whole Family as well as I had left them near 4 Weeks ago.

2 Day 24

Having enjoyed a comfortable Nights Rest concluded in the Morning to stay the Day

at Walthamstow Coz: Lewis & Dan going to Town. And about 5 oClock Coz Lewis

returned to Tea after which we walked to enjoy the fine Prospects that appeared on

every Side.- I did not get to Bed till Midnight.

3 Day 25

After Breakfast we all went in the Coach to Epping where after a pleasant Ride in

view of a beautiful Country we dined at an Inn – paid several Visits and drank Tea at

Wm Coles – Getting into the Coach again about 5 oClock we returned home partly by

a different Road – A little remarkable that I was the only one of the Company who

had ever been at Epping – Retired late in the Evening.-

4 Day 26.

Sat an early Breakfast and returned to London in the Chaise with Cos: Lewis he

dropping me at the London Hospital. Last evening we heard a melancholy Accot. of a

general Engagement near Boston, which with other matters depressed my spirits

greatly. Wrote a Letter to Abm. Clibborn and spent most of the Morning in writing

and at the Coffee House. Dined at home - & after Change smoaked a Pipe with Dan:

Mildred, J. Roberts, and Cap. Shubal Coffin at Tho: Wagstaffe’s. Went home to write

and afterwards supped at John Robert’s-

Last page of Volume 6.

Thomas Cavenaghs Wife at Carlow says that William Bowles for 4 Months past lived

in Dublin – but lately came on a Visit to Mr (space) a Gentleman who lives

within 2 Miles of Drum in the County of Wicklow (about 29 Miles from Carlow and

32 from Dublin) – Supposes he is about 50 years of Age and that he came from

London to Carlow above 20 years ago and lived at one John Allen’s (a Slater) who

lives now in Dublin (in the Liberty one (?) supposes) – Recommends to enquire at

Revd. Sims a Clergyman at Hillbrook a little beyond Shillaly – Hillbrook about 17

Miles from Carlow where Bowles may now be - - Road from Carlow to Hillbrook is

thro Tullough, Kilkenny and Shillaly – Whaley Abbey. WB was last at – it is about 21

Miles from Drum at Carnoo is good Entertainment a little Distance from Hillbrook –

From Carnow to Drum thro Kulboy 3 Miles – Ackran 8 – Barnyclarh (?) 4 – Drum 2

at Drum but House is the Widow Goganis (?) – Hays ½ a Mile this (?) Side.

[END VOLUME 6]

[VOLUME 7 – July 1775]

Upside down inside front cover:

In the London Gazetteer of May 30. 1775 The renewed (?) Com. of Bankruptcy (?)

Thomas Bowles is mentioned (?) giving Notice of a Meeting of the Creditors.

A small Piece of Arnotta (?) rubbed on a Plate with a little Salt and the land (?)

coloured therewith gives it a rich Colour to Cream Cheese –

Oatmeal and a Proportion of 2 Spoonfulls of Vinegar to one of Oyl (?sic) mixd to the

Consistence of a Poultice and applied cold to a Bruise will cure it.

Spirits of Wine with Camphor infused with the White of a Egg, makes “Dimsdales

White Spirit and is good for a Bruise.

(Illegible pencil comments)

Practical Essay on a Cement and artificial Stone … Printed for Tho Caddell in the

Strand 1776 (?)

5 Day 7 mo 27 1775

Writing most of my Leisure today – After Change dined with Rob Crafton &c –

(space) Forbes at Joseph Woods – Drank Tea at home – About 8 oClock

walked down to Wapping where supped with Cos: Lewis & Danny Weston and

returned to Lodge in the City -

6 Day 28.

Rose early to write – Dined at home and by 3 oClock finished Letters to Isaac Gray,

Will: Logan, James Logan, Richd Wells, Wm Lovet Smith and my Sister Nancy

which put into Cap: Reads Bag – At ½ past 4 by appointment met Cos: Lewis Weston

at the White Hart in Bishops Gate Street , and went with him in his Chaise to

Walthamstow where found them all well and a young Man & Woman from London at

Tea with them – A Rainy Evening. – Returned late.

7 Day 29

Staid mostly within Doors to Day, being very showery – After Dinner (at which

Danny joined us) he his Father & Mother went in the Coach with Frd Arger to

Tottenham – she intending to get into a Hertford Coach to return home but was

disappointed and having spent a few Hours with them at – N…, returned home again

– Coz: Sally and I however enjoyed a good Dish of Tea at home in their absence -

1 Day 30.

Rise early & took Frd Oxger (?) in the Chaise to Tottenham where saw her safe in the

Stage Coach for Hertford – after some agreeable Chat with her – Then returned and

before 9 we all set out in the Coach for Ratcliffe Meeting where Isaac Sharpless had

an excellent time in Testimony and Supplication. Returned to dine at Walthamstow –

soon after which Widow Shepherd & Son Gurney (?) came to spend the Afternoon –

When they left us Cos Lewis Judith & Sally & I took a walk of about a Mile to see

Alex: Todds Place &c and having there spent a pleasant Hour returned home -

2 Day 31

After Breakfast rode with Cos: Lewis to the London Hospital where he dropt me and I

came to my Lodgings – At Noon was at Coffee House – had no Appetite to dine any

where but Smoaked a Pipe with Rob Crafton and Jos Woods after they had dined –

Tea at home – Wrote some and spent till 10 oClock with Geo: Harrison and Rob

Barclay (Johns Son) in George Yard near Queenhithe. Up Thames Street and half an

Hour afterwards at John Chorleys to take Leave of Tho: Fothergill (going tomorrow

for Yorkshire) – Cap: Hobbs arrived this Day from Phila. but could hear no tidings

from home – Wrote a Letter to John Robinson in Dublin.

8 month.

3 Day 8.mo 1 (?)

Writing this Morning – Dined with John Cox and Cap: G… (unreadable) at Dan

Mildreds – was afterwards at Change, and then Tho: Wagstaffe and I walked to

Tower Stairs – took boat and went on board Cap: Ciffins Briga. where Tho:’s Wife,

Sally Wagstaffe and Sally Waring of Godalming also came to us – We were kindly

entertained with Tea and returned home on foot to Tho Wagstaffe where spent the

Evening – Sent Letters to Rob: Ormston at Post.

4 Day 2d

Wrote Letters this Morning to Rob: Peters (desiring him to send up my Chest) and to

John Smith in Answer to one lately recd. from him. From Coffee House went to dine

with Thomas Crowley, his Son John & his Wife dined with us – This Time spent

more agreeably than I expected – Was at Change and from thence went to Smoak a

Pipe with Richd. Chester – After Tea at home went to Westminster on Business and

returned home (by … Dock where now were at home) to spend a solitary Evening in

low Spirits –

5 Day 3

Writing and sorting Papers this Morning – At Noon accompanied Edmund Rack (?) to

see the Custom House &c – thence took a View of Tower Works outside – and took a

Boat at Iron Gate in which rowed among the Shipping as far as Lime House hole and

back again to Tower & so home – Dined aft. Change with Tho Bland and Wife (of

Norwich) at John Blands – Sam Hoare also with us – Afterwards went to Sansons in

Lime Street & spent an Hour or two over Pipes & Tea with Beasley, Jos Woods &

Edmd. Ruck who had dined with him –Spent half an hour at the Coffee House and the

Evening afterwards at my Lodgings with Edmund Ruck who supped with me –

6 Day 4

Writing most of the Morning – Dined at John Chorleys & from thence went to

Change – About half past 4 oClock set out on foot for Walthamstow and going thro’

Hackney & Clapton & so over Lea Bridge about a Mile from High Hall met Cousin

Sally and her Mother walking to meet Cos Lewis who they expected down this

Evening – Walked with them home where Cos Lewis soon followed – Cos: Sally very

poorly with a Cold but recovering from its Effects – spent an agreeable Evening with

them – Returned late –

7 Day 5

Employed the Morning in walking with them, and about one oClock we all went in

the Coach to John Browns at Tottenham where dined drank Tea and spent the Day

pleasantly – Went to see Alexanders famous Paper Crown but he was from home –

therefore after a long walk we returned as we came – Cos: Danny joined in the

Evening.

1 Day 6

Cos: Danny and I walked to Meeting at Tottenham and Ed: Weston Philips returned

with us to Dinner – Rob: Crafton and his Wife spent the Afternoon with us as Polly or

Nancy Smiths (who also dined with us) did. RC and Wife walking home. Cos: Judith

& Sally and I attended them near a Mile, and had a fine Moon to light us home again

–

2 Day 7

Cos: Dan: attending his Sister on horseback and I riding with their Father in the

Chaise after breakfast returned early to Town – I left them at Mile End – Paid Thomas

Crowley L9:3:8 in full of his Demand against my Brother Geo Dillwyn - Spent an

Hour at the Coffee House and after Change Rob: Crafton and I dined with Jos:

Woods. Isaac Brightwen drank Tea with us at J Freemans – After which went to see

Rob: Barclay and then Wm. Frys – both of them from home –so meeting Sam Hoare

we both went to spent a Social Evening with Sam Clarke & James Beesley in

Bridewell Dock.

3 Day 8

At Devonshire House Meeting this Morning where was much preaching and some

Disturbances. Dined with Jacob Balls (?Bells) he being without any other Company –

Went to Change and thence to Thomas Wagstaffe with J Roberts, Dan Mildred (?)

Cap: Shubul (?) Coffin and James Freeman & spent an Hour over Pipes and Politicks

– TW & JR after with Sam Hoare drank Tea at my Lodgings with us – Went to J

Jacobs and thence to Wapping where Cos: Lewis Sally and I spent a sober satisfactory

pleasant Evening together – I staid & lodged there -

4 Day 9

After Breakfast returned in to the City where hearing of Benny Waterhouse being ill –

J Freeman & I took Boat at Old Swans Stairs & landing at Hungerford Stairs went to

see him at the Wid Molins – J Tilladams being with him – From hence we came thro

the Park – I called at R Bussey (?) and again … boat at Privy Garden Stairs returned

home where I dined – and after Change wrote Letters to Sister A Dillwyn & R Wells

which put in to Cap: Hendersons Bag (of the Woodman) – Then attended R Bain (?)

& his Clerk at J Jacobs to finish my Writings for Mdonald (?) Tacet (?) After doing

some other Business spent half an Hour with R Baseley in Cheapside and returned to

spend a lonely Evening at home.

5 Day 10

Wrote this Morning – Dicky Dimsdale spent an Hour with me – Dined at home and

from Change went with J Searle (?) and Cap: Lawrence to endeavour to get the latter

to take us over – Drank Tea at W Arch’s (?) Visited Doct. Knowles Knocker –

Smoaked a Pipe with Jere. Waring at the Wagstaffes – Wrote a Letter to Peter Price at

Colebrook Dale – Met Searle and Lawrence at the New York Coffee House and after

a Walk round Fleet Market &c spent the Evening at Rob: Barclays in Company with

R Dimsdale.

6 Day 11

Busy all Morning and till after Change in Meetings with Sundry Persons wanting

Passages to America – and the Result was an Expectation that Cap: Lawrence would

take us – Dined at home – At 4 oClock went to Wapping staid half an hour at Cos:

Owen Westons – then went and drank a Dish of Tea with Cos: Lewis & Dan Weston

after which went with the former in his Chaise to Walthamstow where found them

well and Molly Warner & her 2 Sons on a Visit – She and Cousin Sally met us about

a Mile on the Road, and I giving her my Seat, walked home with the latter – t he

Evening very fine – Cos Dan followed us.

7 Day 12

Spent the Day very agreeably , walking &c when Weather permitted (for we had

some Rain) and chatting with Doors &c – Cos Dan: went to Town in the Morning.

1 Day 13

Walked with Danny to Tottenham Meeting from which returned home again with

John Pryor (?) his Wife going in the Coach – They dined & spent the Afternoon with

us – [A perplexing Accident this Evening] Just after Supper was suddenly taken with

a violent Pain across my Eyes and Sickness at my Stomach – but of a Part of its

Contents, was relieved – felt very feverish and poorly –

2 Day 14

Finding myself yet unwell concluded to let Cos Lewis go alone to Town and spent the

Day with them satisfactorily – In the Evening Cos: Judith … (unreadable) Sally and I

walked about 2 Miles to see Frd of MW’s and called in for a few Minutes at R

Croftons to see his Wife -

3 Day 15.

After Breakfast walked across the Meadows to Stamford Hills (?) and so very

leisurely to my London Quarters where had the Pleasure of receiving a Letter from

my worthy Frd. Rob: Peters, and also of hearing that a Letter from my Brother Geo

Dillwyn to J Tilladams mentioned my dear Family Connections being well –

Comfortable Intelligence this, as it is so long since I have heard from them – At the

Coffee House found that Cap: Lawrence of the Earl of Dunmore had agreed to sail to

Gravesend the 1st of next month. Secured a Birth (sic) After Change dined at Jos

Woods with R Crofton where staid to Tea – At 7 oClock with Jos Woods & Philip

Sansom walked to Tho Letchworths in Rent Road where we spent the Evening –

Reacd. a Letter with my Chest from Rob Peters –

4 Day 16

Spent the Morning mostly in writing – Dined at J Roberts’s with James Searle – Hare,

and the Captains Lawrence and Getsheny (??) - by the latter of which I wrote to R

Wells informing him of having taken my Passage for New York – Wrote a Letter to

SW – and also wrote to Geo: Logan and Wm Sheward – Spent an Hour with Cos: Dan

Weston at Wapping and returned home to write the remainder of the Evening.

5 Day 17

Writing this Morning – John Tilladams dined with us at J Freemans & I heard of

(?)my Brother … Returned from Change to write Letters to Mary Leaver Sarah Logan

and Tho: Thompson – also to Tho Lamar a Note severally informing them of my

having taken my Passage with Cap Lawrence for New York – Nancy Freeman & J

Chorley returned from France and Margate this Evening and had Company, but Rob:

Barclay intending to go out of Town soon, spent the Evening agreeably with me in the

back Room.

6 Day 18

Employed this Morning in preparing for embarking. Dined at home and at 5 oClock

went in a Stage Coach to Marsh Street Walthamstow & from thence walked to my

Cos Westons, he overtaking me at the Gate – found Mr Warner yet with them. Took a

Walk

7 Day 20

Sims Warner Cos Dan & I set out to walk to T Tottenham Meeting, but being

overtaken in the Rain returned home in the Coach & read Paul to the Romans. Walked

to Laurel Lodge and dined at R Croftons with James Searle and Wife - & Cap

Lawrence & Ben West and his Wife – Rode part of the way home with B… West in a

Post Chaise and was soon after taken up by Cos Weston who with Cos Jud: Sally &c

were returning from Ilford where they had spent the Afternoon –

2 Day 21

I staid till 11 oClock, then walked to Sam Pikes at Tottenham, where the Rain coming

on I staid & dined with him agreeably. Walked and got to Town by 5 oClock. Drank

Tea at my Lodgings where spent the Evening about Profiles &c

3 Day 22.

Was at Devonshire House Meeting where Hannah Brown, John Griffiths and John

Elliott appeared – the two latter with several other Frds. afterwards had a long

political Conversation in a private Room with James Hutchinson and ------ Davison

(just arrived from Philada: via Bristol) at which I assisted. & afterwards dined at Wm

Arch’s – then went to writing and went to drink a Dish of Tea at Wapping with Cos:

Lewis & Sally Weston and then spent the Evening and lodged. This Day received a

Letter from Peter Price.

4 Day 23

After Breakfast returned into the City and spent the Morning in packing up my things.

Dined with James Hutchinson at Timothy Bevans and took my Leave of them – Went

home to write & there drank Tea – took a Walk to take Leave of a few Persons and

spent an Hour in Geo: Yard with Abm & Sam Darby and Geo Harrison and spent the

Remainder of the Evening with Sam Hoare at Chorleys him being alone.

5 Day 24

After Breakfast waited on Frd Pigou – Wrote to Wm Brooks in Ireland and went from

the Coffee House to John Roberts where dined with Dr. Renaudet and Cap Lawrence

– They left us to Smoak a Pipe quietly before Change from which went & spent half

an Hour at Jos Woods in Company with R Crofton and Dr Ewing of Phila. Drank Tea

at home & employed a few Hours in putting up my things, which indeed employed all

the Evening.

6 Day 25

After Breakfast got into a Coach and rode to Hackney and walked from thence to

High Hall where staid till 1 oClock & then to Chappel End to dine with Rob: Crofton

our Company was only him, his Wife and myself so that we enjoyed an agreeable

afternoon Conversation and drank Tea in the Hermitage. She had desired this Visit

and it was a pleasant one to me – They walked with me about half a Mile – took

Leave and left me to return to High Hall, where besides Cos: Westons Family was

Molly Warner, (space) Thruckston (?) and her Daughter &c.

7 Day 26.

Sam: Warner came down to dine with us also Wm Griper who staid a few Days, only

lodging at Tottenham. After Tea in the Evening went with Cos Lewis, Sam Warner &

Wife, (space) Thruckston & Cos Sally to Alexanders at Tottenham who

entertained us very civilly and shewed us his Crown of Paper curiously cut by him &

ornamented with Glass &c also a Piece of flower Work, both in inimitable in their

Kinds. He presented a Crown of the same Kind to the present King when Prince of

Wales- a pair of Leppets (?) to the Princess Dowager . He also gave us a Taste of

Beer which was brewed the 30 of October 1714 – but retained but little of the Taste of

Beer. Cos Dan joined us in the Evening – Mem: Last Evening Cos Weston brought

me down a Letter from Mary Leaver with sundry Letters enclosed, and also one from

the Widow Logan.

1 Day 27

The Women in the Coach and S Warner, Cos Dan and I on foot went to Tottenham

Meeting where were M… Birbeck, Sam Bradford &c. Wm Griper returned with us to

Dinner at High Halls, where we spent the Afternoon generally within Doors.

2 Day 28.

Cos Lewis & Dan left us after breakfast also the Company that had spent some time

here but I staid to dine with Cos Judith & Sally and then came to London with them in

the Coach, they dropping me in Houndsditch. On getting to my Lodgings I was

surprised to hear Cap Lawrence had declined going and going to Jos Woods heard

from Rob Crofton that it was very doubtful – but I could not find him to enquire a

Certainty – Spent a quarter of an hour with Alice Chorley lately returned from

Yorkshire & drank Tea at home – S… and San Darby, Geo Harrison and Thomas

Fothergill spent the Evening with us –

3 Day 29.

Employed 2 hours with J. Freeman at the Custom House but in vain abt. G.D’s Duties

on Pearl Ashes. At the Coffee House till Dinner Time or in quest of Cap Lawrence

whom could not find – (M Birkbeck with me). Dined at home and at Change and most

of the afternoon was employed in endeavouring to make Peace between Cap

Lawrence and his disappointed Passengers, but in vain, they being determined he shall

go with us. After Tea at my Lodgings walked to Cos: Lewis Westons at Wapping

(Cos Jud & Sally there) and then staid the Night.

4 Day 30.

Rose early and walked to Grace Church Street before Breakfast - Met James Searle

and Dr. Ewing at the Coffee House whence we went to Iron Gate (having a good deal

of Altercation with Cap Lawrence by the Way) where took Boat and went to see the

ship Neptune Cap: Collings who shewed us his Accommodation &c. She lay in

Hanover Hole. Staid near 2 hours on board & returned to Tower Stairs. After which

dined with Cap: Lawrence at Dan Mildreds then went to Coffee House where 7 of us

agreed to go with Cap. Collings, he to take us on board at Portsmouth a soon as

possible but to leave London certainly by on or before this Day Senight - From

Change J. Townsend, Jos: Woods and I went to smoak a pipe (the latter 2) with James

Philips. I then walked to John Elliotts House – he & Family in the Country. Went to

Red Lyon Square where drank Tea with David Barclay and Wife, Osgood Hanbury

Wife and daughters and Ambrose Lloyd. From thence to Sam: Clark with whom and

J. Beesley, Sam. Hoare, Tho. Fothergill, James Philips and myself spent the Evening.

5 Day 31

Busy this Morning packing up – Dined at Cos: Lewis Westons in Wapping – Drank

Tea at Cos. Owens – Supped at Cos Lewis’s and returned to Grace Church Street.

9 month.

6 Day 1.

Preparing to depart – Dined at J Chorleys – then went to Cos: Lewis Westons &

accompanied his Wife & Sally in the Coach to Walthamstow where Cos: Lewis soon

joined us.

7 Day 2.

Employed the Morning in measuring (?) Grounds &c – We had a Turtle for Dinner in

demolishing which Jos. Talwin, Jacob Bell and wife, James Shepherd and Mother

with Cos. Dan assisted. A rainy Afternoon – Retired early.

2 Day 3

Rose early and with Cous: Lewis Judith and Sally were in then Coach by ¼ past 5

AM. Got to Hartford (Frd Orgay(?)) by ½ past 9. Went to Meeting (A rainy Day).

Went home & spent an Hour with Dickey Dimsdale at the Barons. Cos: Lewis and I

dined at Janas Bells (a worthy Man) – At 3 oClock set out on our Return and the

Weather soon after clearing up had a pleasant Ride to High Halls -

2 Day 4.

After Breakfast went to London with Cos: Lewis in the Chaise and he dropping me in

the Suburbs employed the Morning at my Lodgings in packing up – After Change

dined with Rob: Crofton at Jos Woods – Drank Tea at Thos Wagstaffes, and took

Leave of his Wife and Niece. Paid £31.10/- stg., to Cap: Collings for my passage.

Spent half an Hour of the Evening in White Chappell with John Fry and Dr. Knowles,

and the remainder with John Griffiths at Jos. Row’s.

3 Day 5.

James Hutchinson and I breakfasted with my Cous. John Elliott, of whom took my

leave. Returned to close and cord my Baggage which I sent away by a Porter who

brought me the Mates’ receipt for

1 Sea Chest

1 Portmanteau Trunk

1 bund: Bedding

1 Saddle, Great Coat and Boots, tied together.

1 Bundle News Papers

1 Hatt Case with two Hatts as taken into his Custody on board the

Neptune, Cap: Collings. After Change Jos: Woods, Tho. Letchworth, James Freeman

and I dined with Philip Sansom in Lime Street. Drank Tea with Henry Beasley at

home. Recd a Present from M Weston (Cos Owen’s Wife). Went to take leave of the

widow Plumstead and John Townsend’s families, both from home. Spent the Evening

with Sam. Bradford of Lancaster and Morris Birbeck at Dr. Knowle’s.

4 Day 6.

After breakfast went to Oxford Road & called on Tho. Lamer and Ban. West in

Newman Street both were from home. On my Return employed as Morn (?) in

securing James Seurles (?) Plate. Dined with Sam Hoare at John Bland’s only us two

in Company. After Change walked to my Cos: L Westons to Tea & there lodged. Cos

Judith and Sally being in Town.

5 Day 7.

After breakfast crossed from Hermitage Stairs with Cos Lewis to Southwark. Called

on Jacob Hagen, John Kemp and Tho: Horne, to take my Leave. Spent half an Hour

with the latter two - Bid Tho: Letchworth also Farewell and returned to Grace Church

Street. James Freeman being about to set out for Coleshill I dined with him and took

my Leave. After Change went to Cos: L W’s at Wapping to Tea – Spent the Evening

with them and they intending for Walthamstow tomorrow took my Leave as they

retired to Rest – and afterwards of my Cousin Sally – Lodged there -

6 Day 8.

Rose before the Family, very early and went into the City – Walked about till

Freemans (?) Family were up. Wrote a Letter to John Ashby yesterday – Went to

Devonshire House Meting – Cos Sally was there, walked with her to Minories and

thence to the Coffee House. Tho: Lamer spent an ½ hour with me. Met our Passengers

at Change but could not fix on a Time for leaving London. Smoaked a pipe at John

Roberts’s with Dr. Hutchinson, Bart: Wister and J. Brown. Robert Barclay, James

Beesley, Sam and Jona: Hoare, John Tilladams, Thomas Fothergill, and John Chorley

and Wife spent the Evening with us at my lodgings.

7 Day 9.

After breakfast went to see Cap: Collings who I found had left London this Morning.

Spent an Hour with Cos: Sally Weston – Was at Coffee House. Dined at home with

Dr. Curtis and Benny Waterhouse. Was at Change to meet our remaining Passengers -

Smoaked the Calumet of Peace with Tho: Wagstaffe, using the Pipe which he

believed Wm. Penn used in his Indian Treaties. Went to drink Tea with Cos: S W in

Wapping and there Lodged -

1 Day 10

A Rainy Morning – With Difficulty got to my City Lodging in Time to prepare for

Meeting which attended at Devonshire House. After Meeting met J Brown, could hear

no Tidings from Cap Collings – Went to dine with Cos: Owen Weston where took

Leave, viewed the House he is going into and thence to Wapping Meeting – Waited

on Cos: Sally home and lodged there. Cos: Danny spent the Evening with us only –

Hard Rain.

2 Day 11.

After breakfast went to my Lodgings and put up my things remaining – posted Letters

&c. Was at Coffee House. Dined with several at J. Townsend’s. Thence to Change

where fixed on leaving London tomorrow Morning, for which Purpose engaged a Post

Chaise to be ready by ¾ after 5 oClock. Drank Tea at John Chorley’s with himself,

Wife, Nancy Freeman, Sam. Hoare and Tho: Fothergill, of whom took my leave.

Went to Cos. Lewis Weston’s where spent an Hour with Cos. Sally, Took my leave of

her and meeting him at the Door gave him another parting shake at 20 mins past 7

oClock. Spent an hour at my Lodgings, and another Hour with Robert Crafton at J.

Woods House. Did not get to Bed till after Midnight.

3 Day 12.

Rose at 5 oClock and the Post Chaise being at the Door at 6 oClock, John Brown and

I got in and took Dr. Ewnings up to Ludgate Street from whence he got off at ½ past 6

and crossing Black friars Bridge (this Morning remarkably fine) came to breakfast at

Kingston upon Thames, thence changing Horses passed through Esher to Cobham,

where changed Horses, and came to Guilford (sic) – a very good Town – at which

again changed and came to Liphok to Dinner after passing Godalming, (a tolerable

Town in a low Situation) - Changed Horses again at Petersfield (a dull but tolerable

Town) and from thence to Portsmouth where did not arrive untill near 9 oClock, about

1½ hours after Dark. Put up at the Fountain Inn, where J Searle, (space)

Warren & Donaldson (Searles Partner) had been some Days. They were out to supper

– soon after we had supped Bowdoin and Delancey joined us from Weymouth

4 Day 13

Employed a tedious Day in walking about the Town – Viewing the Dock Yards &c

and in frequent Walks to the Parade to look for our Ship – Breakfast. Dined drank Tea

and supped at our Inn – I wrote Letters to Cos: Lewis Weston & Robt: Crafton.

5 Day 14.

Donaldson & Warren left us this Morning - Searle Brown and I went to bargain for a

Cow and provide Provender etc. Walked also round the extensive new Fortifications

designed to secure the King’s Yards. Dined supped &c as yesterday & alike employed

the Day, vainly impatient to see our Ship.

6 Day 15.

After a good deal of walking about for finding Passengers and looking in vain for our

Ship – Most of us Men crossed the Harbour to Gosport which is a decent tolerable

large Town, in walking about which we spent an Hour or two – it is famous for the

fine Hospitals of Hazlar (?) for Seamen in its Neighbourhood on a Point of low

Ground opposite Portsmouth. Returned to Dinner and many Ships appeared in the

offing did little else than use the Spy Glass – but in vain untill between 4 and 5

oClock when she appeared in the offing with her Ensign at Maintop gallant Mast

Head, but the Tide meeting her she came to Anchor beyond St. Helens.

7 Day 16.

Contrary to expectation our Ship continued at Anchor where she was last night –

therefore determined to go down to her and about Noon got down our Cow Hay.

Wrote Letters to James Freeman, Cos: Lewis & Sally Weston to Rob Crafton &c, &

with them went on board a small Deck Boat at about One o’Clock. By this time our

ship had got under Way. At 3 o Clock we met her when she let go her anchor and we

got on board and found the Captain had gone up to Portsmouth. I wrote a few Lines

by Hares’ Brother to my Cos: Lewis Weston – We dined on board until about 11

oClock the Captain came on board and the wind being favourable w got under way

before Midnight and soon after the Wind got South Westerly.

1 Day 17.

By Noon we had beat the length of the Isle of Wight, when our Captain chose to run

thro’ the Needles, and brought the ship to anchor about one oClock in Yarmouth Road

(about 3 Miles from the West End of the Island and not far from Hurst Castle &

opposite to Lymington) – Having dined & the Weather being fine, several of us went

on Shore and took a Walk in the Island drinking a Dish of Tea at a good Inn in

Yarmouth which is a mean little Borough – An hour or two after dark we returned to

the Ship.

2 Day 18.

This morning rainy and the wind blowing so hard that we were convinced our Captain

was very right in putting in here – especially in the Afternoon when the Gale was very

violent and so continued all Night.

3 Day 19

Dirty Weather but the Gale abating – our Boat going on Shore I wrote a few Lines to

Rob Crafton to inform him & my London Friends of our Situation. Towards Evening

the Wind had much abated but not changing we continued in our Station.

4 Day 20.

After breakfast several of the company went to Limington about 5 Miles distant – a

Town prettyly (sic) situated but not large - . It is famous for shipping off salt which is

made in great quantities in the neighbouring marshes. I understand the Salt Water is

pumped into flatt Reservoirs where it lies about 2 or 3 inches deep to evaporate the

aqueous Parts as far as the Sun will contribute to it and then boiled down. As I did not

go on Shore I sent a few Lines to my Cos: Lewis Weston informing him of our having

escaped the Gale &c. then expecting to have wrote him again, but before the Boat

returned the Wind came about in our Favour and as soon as she returned which was

just after Dinner, we hove up our anchors, and about 7 o Clock in the Evening were

abreast of the Needles. with the Wind fresh at SE.

5 Day 21

This Morning on waking was not so favourable as we expected in going to bed when

it lightened & thundered much portending a Continuance of the Wind which was now

ahead – We therefore beat all Day and towards Evening were abreast of Exmouth and

Tinmouth (sic). Endeavoured to get into Torbay to Anchor but in vain – However in

the Night the Wind came more favourable -

6 Day 22

In the Morning were abreast … (unreadable) close in with the Headlands of Torbay –

with a favourable Wind which brought us abreast of the Start Point by Noon – From

hence we took our Departure and had a good Wind all Day.

7 Day 23.

Wind still favourable. At Noon supposed (?) ourselves to the Westward of Scilly. Had

a good Run the whole Day. About 9 oClock in the Evening being with the most of the

Passengers in the Steerage, I reading Brydons (?) … (unreadable) and they at Cards

we were all alarmed with a terrible cry on Deck of Port the Helm, Port! Port! Head a

Port for God’s sake – and then the words Starboard with equal vehemence. At a Loss

for the occasion in our hurry, we could not but suppose the worst and indeed I thought

it must be either that our ship was on Fire or among the Rocks. A few moments

however carried us on Deck when we had an instantaneous Relief from observing a

very large Dutch Ship had just missed running on board of us, the consequences of

which would have been the Loss of one or probably both of us. When I saw her I

could have thrown a Biscuit on board her - I heard much profession among my

company of thankfulness on this narrow Escape. I wish the Disposition may be more

substantially indicated than in words.

1 Day 24.

Doct: Ewing having collected us in the great Cabbin this Morning read us a Sermon

after Prayer. At noon it became calm and so continued untill Midnight.

2 Day 25

When a light breeze sprang up in our favour and increased our Way by 11 olock to 5

Knots & which continued all Day – the Weather moderate.

3 Day 26

Moderate Breeze all the Morning with all Sail set – in the afternoon it blew fresh &

was Squally in the Evening –

4 Day 27

Yet Squally this Morning, but towards Evening more moderate – Nothing remarkable.

5 Day 28

This Day cloudy with drizzley Weather - but moderate Breeze –

6 Day 29

Wind continuing at NNW was sufficiently strong and favourable to our direct Course

being just as much as we could carry top Gallant Sails to, and these we were obliged

to hand in the Afternoon – Bowdoins (?) in Altercation this Afternoon with Cap

Young shewed he was but little of a Gentleman - Company otherwise continued to be

courteous.

7 Day 30

Two Weeks this Day since we got on board from Portsmouth – Early this Morning

had little Wind tho it continued from the same Quarter but soon after breakfast, it

became squally and increased to a stiff Gale which obliged us to hand our top Sail and

... ... double Reef our Top Sails – towards Evening the Gale brought us (?) to our

Courses – About 8 oClock overhauled a Brig: bound from Oporto to N.Foundland but

went by her almost as tho she had been at Anchor – Fresh Gale all Night -

October.

1 Day 1.

Gale moderated but still pretty fresh the Wind continuing in favour at N by W.

Discovered that our Mainmast had sprung which made it … (proper? unreadable) to

carry less Sail on it till we could fish it. This morning spoke a Schooner bound from

Ipswich (New England) to Gibraltar. Were informed the Troops continued at Boston,

& tho’ no capital action had happened were battling it every (sic) & as the Yankee

Captain expressed himself the Provincials beat the Regulars like the Devil. No sermon

to Day – Weather moderating and pleasant in the Evening with a smoother Sea than

we could expect considering that at 4 oClock this Morning it was violent with a very

high Sea – Supposed at Noon we were abreast of Grahosa (?) (one of the Azores) and

about 82 Miles Northward of it – Several of us sat on Deck till near Midnight.

2 Day 2.

My Birth Day – At 6 this Morning the Wind reduced us to 3 Knots but by 9 oClock

increased to 5 Knots the Weather fine – Wind in the old Quarterly, got out our

Dolphin Lines, having yesterday seen flying Fish and Porpoises. A little before Noon

several of the Western Islands appeared on our larboard Bow – but it coming on to

rain & blow hard after we had all eaten a good Dinner, they were again obscured – A

fine Breeze yet more in our favour – Towards Evening moderate & the Wind more

aft. The Island of Fyalls (?) bore South about 5 or 6 Leagues at 6 oClock

3 Day 3.

We had a pleasant Run in the Night but our Ship rolled much - Suppose my Frd. Bob

Barclay is married to Day at Norwich. I took an Observation at noon when our Lat:

was 38.44 which is near the Latitude of Cape Henlopen (?) – the Weather was so fine

we stretched our Quarter Deck Awning – the Island of Flores was in Sight almost all

Day, the Wind almost dying away so that with all Sail set we did not exceed 3 Knotts

–

4 Day 4

Little Wind all Night and so continued almost all the Morning. Lat: by my

observation was 38o.23. After Noon light Air enabled us to jog on at the Rate of 3

Knots – Awning stretched & Weather very pleasant – Had hoisted our Jacobont (?) in

the Morning to watch Turtle but saw none since yesterday – The Evening being light

by a fine Moon was uncommonly pleasant and several of us played Pawn on Deck.

5 Day 5

Fine Weather but little Wind we had ahead we therefore stood to the Southward –

Lat.37.30. Nothing remarkable this Day – it is scarcely so to me that I find my Spirits

much depressed – We however diverted ourselves in the Evening on Deck where a

fine Moon gave us light, and in the Cabbin (sic) at various Sports.- Did not retire till

Midnight.

6 Day 6

Wind still southwesterly with fine Weather. Towards Noon the Wind freshened and

enabled us to beat to Windward on different Tacks at the Rate of 4 or 5 Knots –

Latitude at Noon 36.24 – Could catch no Fish although last Night saw abundance of

Bonnettsey (?) – Was not so well as common this Evening.

7 Day 7

Wind yet the same but about Noon (when out Latitude was 34o 46’) it got m ore

southwardly and enabled us to lay a Course N W by W – Fine Weather

1 Day 8.

Wind wafling about – but almost calm with a great Swell from N W – but towards

Evening it came Easterwardly which ran us about 2 Knots on our Course the most of

the Night. This afternoon seeing a Turtle hoisted out the Yawl and took it asleep. It

weighed 56. It was of the Kind called Hawks Bill. Lat: 36.2

2 Day 9

At 4 oClock this Morning wind continuing Easterly, our Course was Westwardly 4

Knots & so continued untill Noon when Lat 35.45 – Had all Sails that would draw set

upon her -

3 Day 10

In the Night the Wind blew S W a strong Gale which continued all Day and some

parts of it a very violent Gale – which attended with a mountainous Sea made the

Deck unpleasant – Therefore I with the rest of the Passengers kept generally below – I

was up but once - in the Evening the Gale abated and Wind shifted to the Northwest

at which continued to blow very moderately all Night – Cooked our Turtle this Day &

some admired it

4 Day 11

Had a 3 Knot breeze most of the Day at N W Lat: at Noon as 36o 47’ by my

Observation – Towards Evening Wind veered about more to the Northward tho not

much of it –

5 Day 12

So little Wind all last Night & this Day with a remarkable heavy Swell from the

Northward that we could not average 2 Knots of (?) hour. In the Morning saw a very

large Dolphin alongside – Various attempts were made to take him with Lines &

Grains but in vain – He continued in our Company till after Night – Lat: at Noon was

35.50.

6 Day 13

In the Night the Wind came southerly and a pretty fresh breeze which gradually

increased so that we ran from 6 to 8 Knots all Day. Lat 35.28 – Saw Dolphins

alongside the Ship – All Sail set that could draw and our Course due West –

7 Day 14

Wind continuing favourably for us all Day. We found ourselves in Lat: 36.16 and by

an Astronomical observation of the Sun & Moon in Long: 45 W

1 Day 15

At Noon the Wind suddenly shifted at N W with Rain and then dyed away to a Calm

(Lat: 36.16) & so remained till 10 oClock at Night when it again Sprung up Southerly

2 Knots

2 Day 16

Wind southerly since Midnight had a good Run all Day – Lat: 36.40

3 Day 17

Before Day a Gale began which blew at Times with much Violence till Evening but

we mainly held our Course. No obserm. this Day. Quarrell on Deck.

4 Day 18

Wind having abated last Evening & come round Northerly in the Night had a high

tumbling Sea which disturbed us much in our Births. Lat: 36.63 –In the Morning

Wind having veered S Westerly we stood a North West Course under reefed Topsails.

5 Day 19

Wind veered to the Northwest early this Morning on which we veered (?) and stood to

the S Westerly under double reefed Topsails, the Wind blowing very high – About 10

oClock carried away our foresail yard, which … by a spare one as soon as possible.

Lat: at Noon was 37.53 and I suppose our Longitude about 53 ¼ West of London. It

rained hard at Times this Day - & we shipped several … abaft as well as yesterday –

6 Day 20

Wind coming more Northerly this Morning enabled us nearly to lay our Course – Lat:

36.28. Afternoon still more in favour towards Night it … … more aft and afforded us

the cheering Prospect of a fine Run –

7 Day 21

Got up with a Head Ach which troubled me violently at Times the whole Day – Lat:

35.49. A tolerably good Breeze at N E till towards Evening when it almost dyed away

– Saw a remarkable Flight of flying Fish – Was obliged to go to Bed very early with a

remarkable Head Ach which a Nights Rest scarcely removed.

1 Day 22.

James Searle by a Trick brought the most of us on Deck before Sun Rise, the …

helping us to a Sight of that grand Scene. It however was of no Service in removing

my Headach which tho not violent as (?) yesterday afflicted me all Day. Lat: 35.43.

Dr Ewing preached in the Great Cabbin for the second time this morning. We had a

tolerable Breeze at SE & NE all Day.

2 Day 23

Light N Easterly Breeze had continued all Night – A fine Morning - Lat: 35.32.

Almost calm the latter Part of the Day

3 Day 24

The Wind veered South Easterly in the Night and towards Noon got S Westerly, at

which had a pretty breeze standing N W close hauled – Lat: 35.34

4 Day 25

Before Day had a very violent Gale at N West, which tho its Violence abated before

Noon was timed (?) to blow all Day and split several of our Sails. A very high Sea a

good many breaking over us. Lat: 36.28

5 Day 26

Wind continued to blow hard at N W and squally but more moderately than yesterday.

Lat: 35.03 – Rather pleasant on Deck, most of our Passengers affecting to enjoy the

American Air.

6 Day 27

Wind having moderated to a gentle Breeze at N N W – the Weather became pleasant

– Employed most of the Day in assisting Dr Ewing in making observations of the Sun

and Moon to determine our Longitude which at Noon found was 65.03 West from

London – Our Lat then being 33.43 which was more Southwards than we had yet

been – About 2 oClock the Wind changed from almost a Calm to S W at which had a

good Breeze the Remainder of the Day & in the Evening a stiff one which drove us 8

Knots

7 Day 28

Had a fine Run all Night but this Morning the Wind got again to the N W & blew

with violent Squalls and Showers – Dullness of Weather prevents an Observation -

1 Day 29.

Had a very violent Gale at N W which continued most part of the Night & till 8 or 9

oClock when it moderated tho such a Swell continued most of the Day as prevented

our making much better than a South Course – Lat: 36 – After observing it, assisted

Dr Ewing in making some observations of the Moon & Sun – After Dinner a Hawk

settled on our fore top sail yard arm and there caught a strange little Land Bird that

had also settled on our Ship. Almost calm this afternoon.

2 Day 30

A violent Swells of the Sea disturbed us so much as almost banished Sleep from my

Eyes all Night. The Captain said he thought he had never seen so much About 8 in the

Morning the Wind sprung Easterly to E S E and soon rose to a fine breeze with dull

Weather – Crowded all Sail we could carry of every Kind. Lat: 35.50 – After Dinner

became squally & obliged us to … our light Sails – Went from 6 to 9 & 10 Knots

mostly after 8 oClock this Morning - - (High Sea)

3 Day 31

About Midnight the Wind suddenly shifted to N W in which Quarter it continued

most of the Day. Lat: 36.11. Long: by afternoon Observation 71.22 to obtain which I

assisted Dr Ewing. In the Evening lay Course nearly N W by N. A large Hawk visited

us … …

4 Day Novr. 1

Last Night it lightened a good deal & was a little squally this Morning. Most of the

Day lay our Course nearly West North West and towards Evening ran from 6 to 8

Knotts – Some Lightening. Lat: at Noon 36.52. Assisted Dr Ewing in observation.

Did not retire until Midnight or near it – chusing (sic) to enjoy on Deck the Prospect

which we had to get in in a little Time.

5 Day 2.

Before Day had a heavy Squall with Lightening – which however did not much shift

the Wind. It still came more in our favour & about Breakfast Time we ran 7 Knots

and continued to make a good Run with the Wind large all Day. The Weather dull and

rainy the latter half of it – on the morning a small Land Bird came on board of us.

About 4 oClock in the Afternoon we first perceived an evident change in the colour of

the water and at 8 in he Evening hove the lead but found no soundings. No

observation this Day – At 6 this Evening by the Ships Reckoning Cape Hinlopen (?)

Cape Hinlopen (?) bore N 69 W 67 Miles distant – and Dr Ewings observations still

brought us …

6 Day 3.

The Wind continued all Night in our favour but in the Morning headed us & obliged

us to a Northerly Course. Lat: observed was (space). Attempts to sound

frequently made this Day, but unsuccessfully till 6 oClock in the Evening when

sounded 48 fathom. A hard Gale thro Night at S W not exceeded by any preceeding it

– it lasted all Night. At 10 oClock sounded in 33 fathom.

7 Day 4

The Gale abated this Morning but left a high tumbling Sea – No good observation –

After Dinner bespoke (?) a Brig from Turks Island bound to N York who tacked and

stood after us for the Convenience of some Conversation (?) – All our Reckonings

expired this Morning but the Wind kept so that at … oClock a charming Moon light

Night, the Prospect of getting speedily in was very discouraging.

1 Day 5.

This Morning the Wind got so far Southerly that we lay our supposed Course (N by

W) to the Capes – but again soon … in too much to flatter our Expectations of getting

in this Day. Lat: 38.40. Sounded at Noon in 26 fathoms. Plenty of … along side & the

Weather pleasant. Dr. Ewing preached in the Cabbin. The Evening very fine and

Moon light, but that as well as the most of the afternoon very calm and the Ship all

most without any Motion.

2 Day 6.

Got up before Day and found we were standing in for the Cape with a favourable

Breeze. Supposing ourselves near in with the Land by our Soundings, shortened Sail

and at Day light found ourselves running right into the Middle of the Delaware Bay,

Cape Hinlopen (which I first discovered, Cape May before descried before) bearing

from us S W about 5 Leagues – thought we would discover (?) a Man of War lying in

Noarkill (?) Road but found ourselves agreeably mistaken – Lay too off the Cape and

hoisted a Sign al for a Pilot, and seeing none coming off fired two Guns at different

Times, for the same Purpose but without Success – After some time Cap: Bell (who

left England a Week or two before us) came out of the Road where he had been

obliged to go for a Pilot agreeable to some late Regulations of the Congaels (?).There

we also went and let go an Anchor. Cap. Young and J Brown going to :Lewis Town

with four Hands who soon after returned with a Pilot, who informed us that our

appearance (being a large ship of 320 Tons) alarmed them apprehending her to be one

of a Fleet of Transports. Soon after we got in Cap: Stephens (?) of the Ship Hawke

who had been from London 14 Weeks came also in for a Pilot. Being short of Bread

we spared him 2 barrells - With the Pilot we received a few loaves of good fresh

bread on which with some stale Butter I made a hearty meal. We soon got up our

anchor and with a good steady Breeze at N E stood up the Bay, pleased and I hope I

may say gratefull for our safe arrival thus far on a Passage which I was affected to

hear had been very lately fatal to Cap. Osborn who left London about 4 Mo. ago and

has not been since heard of. A little before Midnight (the Wind having headed us) we

came to an Anchor abreast of the Thrarm Caps (?) (a little above Bombay Hooks)

where we staid till after Daylight next Day. Off Bombay Hook a small sloop with

Oysters and Apples from N. York came along side, the Master of which told us that

he had been chased by the King Fisher Sloop of War, which when we were in

Hourhill Road we saw standing in for the same Place tho we then did not know what

she was, and as when we left the Road she was not far from us, we found we had very

narrowly escaped a Search and perhaps Detention. We bought some Oysters and

Apples of the man, on which tho’ late we could not avoid regaling.

3 Day 7.

About 7 oClock weighed and set sail with the Wind strong in our Teeth (?) so that the

Tide was spent before we got 16 Miles where we again let go an Anchor about Noon

– Having breakfasted we also dined in Part on Oysters, Apples - Had a violent Head

ache occasioned by a Fall in assisting to get up the anchor in the morning. About 7

oClock we again got under Way the Wind more moderate but still ahead.

4 Day 8.

In the night having let go our Anchor in the Bite of New Castle, again got under way

with the morning Flood, and about 9 oClock Dr. Ewing, Rob: Hare, Oliver Delaney,

Jam. Bowdoin with the captain went on Shore at New Castle to go from thence to

Philada. by land, but James Searle and wife, Cap: Young and Daughter with John

Brown and myself staid on board in hopes of getting up nearly as soon in the ship, but

the wind still heading us we were obliged to come to anchor about dinner time under

the high Lands of Christiana where Searle Brown & Young went on Shore & brought

us off some fresh Beef and Bread. The Weather pleasant and Wind having dyed away.

About 8 or 9 in the Evening weighed with the Flood which brought us to anchor off

Chester before midnight.

5 Day 9.

Having put my Baggage and finding the ship was to wait here for orders I followed

the rest of the Cabbin Passengers on shore, they having gone off about 2 hours before

me. In getting my things on board our boat along side the Ship, a bundle containing a

large Number of Letters dropt in to the River, but being soon recovered received little

Damage. At 10 oClock A.M. I got on shore at Chester, where a Chaise was sent for J.

Searle and wife and Cap: Young and Daughter J. Brown and self hired a wagon to

carry us to Philada. About 3 Miles from Chester a Person met us with a Chaise for J

Brown and soon after my dear Friend Richd Wells met us & took me out. From his I

had the in..pressible Satisfaction to hear that my dear Mother and Family with my

Connections in general were as well as … About 2 oClock having rode through

heavy Rain we arrived at Philada. I dined and dried myself, staying at Cos: Dickeys 2

or 3 Hours and lodged at Uncle Jemmy Logans where had the Company of several in

the Evening -

6 Day 10

Busily engaged the Day in delivering Letters & visiting my particular Friends which

with the Delay of my Baggage left in the Ship prevented my getting to Burlington this

Day. Dined at Uncle James Will: Logans. Drank Tea at Uncle H Roberts & supped at

Dr S P Morvay with Cos: Charles & Patsy (?)

7 Day 11.

Rose early having agreed to go for Burlington with Cos Dicky Wells directly after

breakfast, but found so much difficulty in getting my Baggage from the ship, owing to

the new popular Regulations I could not get away before Dinner. I attended the

Committee who gave me a Permit to land my Baggage after I had answered several

Questions on my Affirmation. Dined at R Wells & then he kindly attended me in his

Chaise to Burlington by Duntons(?) Ferry. We stopt first at my Brothers just at Dusk

and about 6 oClock I had the pleasure of embracing my dearest Relatives in usual

health of which and other great favours experienced in an absence of 17 months and a

half from them, I wish ever to return a humble and gratefull Remembrance.

Final folio (front and verso) pp. 45-46 of this Journal

Copy of my Certificate from London.

To the Monthly Meeting of Friends at Burlington in West New Jersey or elsewhere in

America.

Our Friend William Dillwyn having informed this Meeting of his Intention of

returning home, these are to certify this his Conduct during his residence amongst us,

has been consistent with our religious Profession, his Attendance at Meetings for

Worship and Discipline regular, and from proper Enquiry made, nothing appears but

that he is clear from Marriage Engagements. We recommend him to your Regard and

are

Your Friends and Brethren

London. Signed in and on behalf )

Of our two Weeks Meeting held )

At Devonshire House 13. of 3 )

Mo. 1775 )

Sam Clark John Roberts David Barclay

Jacob Agar John Eliot Tho: Wagstaffe

John Lister Mark Beaufoy Timothy Bevan

Jona: Hoare Wm. Bell Rob: Letchworth

Simon Bailey Wm. Tomlinson Sam: Barnes

R. Barclay John Wright Thomas Corbyn

Jo. Travis Jno. Pryor Abm. Gray

Jno. Lloyd Jno. Coakley Letson John Sherwin

Jacob Bell Geo. Wallis Jno. Townsend

Rob. Howard Jam. Freeman Jno. Fothergill

Dan. Bell, jun. Tho: Howard Tho: Letchworth

Sam. West Jon. Fry Dan. Mildred

Jno. Allis James Beesley Jos. Talwin

James Healey Gilbert Thompson John Hill

Wm. Arch Jos. Hooper Henry Sterry

Jno. Chorley Thomas Smith Joseph Row

Jno. Goad Rob. Clark Tho. Richardson

Sam. Brady Nathanl. West Sam. Hoare Jr.

Richd. Smith Benj. Batt

Benj. Bell Jas. Townsend

Adey Bellamy Robert Webb.

Of 61 who signed the Certificate about 33 were living 8 mo 1798 (added at later date)

and 8 being in 5 mo 1822.

Upside down, inside back cover:

8 mo 4. Received of Bland, Barnet & Hoare £15

Then in their Hands by their Acct. £23.16.9

9 mo 4 Recd. from them the said £23.16.9

Tassey – Compton Street Soho. Engraver of S..

Paid for printing the Letter from the Congress £8.3.6

Towards which collected from Sundries £6.6.0

£1.17.6

James Searle Dr. for his Assumption

towards the Deficiency £1.1. –

Lewis Weston No 128 Wapping

Owen Weston No 312 Wapping

[END OF VOLUME 7]

[JOURNAL 8 – 1777; this is in a leather notebook with clasp. Some of the first

pages are cut out.]

Panes of Glass cracked at Hackney when entered the House.

Wash House One

Front Parlour One

Chamber next

dining Room One

Stair Case Two.

Five in all

Memorandums taken in England

Peel Yeates and Co is a Firm of a House in Church near Blackburn in Lancashire,

who are largely concerned in printing Cottons Linens &c.

From a Manuscript in Jonah Tompsons Hand

John Barnes No 24 Back Street

ditto 53 do

Sarah Fuller 54 do

Caleb Pusey 113 do

Sarah Fuller 36 Part of Shulkill (?) & Front Street

Peter Worralls 38 do

which allude to an old Plan of Philadelphia in which Lots are numbered.

J Thompson told me that for the violent bilious Colick 1 oz: powder Calcium (?) of

Tartar mixed with Treacle would be usefull, or a less Dose if that should be too much.

William Fuller is the name of a Shopkeeper at Storrington a Village in Sussex at

whose House I was in November 1774. to enquire for the Family of Sarah Fuller my

Grandmother by my Fathers side.

Richd. Ham No 35 Parson Street in East Smithfield London is the name & address of

a Glass Blower.

Campbell No 24 Beer Lane near the Custom House, London.

[this page crossed out]

James Peddle of Wellington in Somersetshire requests me to enquire of the Coates

Family respecting some Goods which were shipped to America by John Pole (his

Grandfather) for the use of his two Daughters who were going there, but accidentally

prevented from embarking. He thinks Marmaduke received them and that their Value

is now in his Family, as Jas Peddle was requested by some of them to enquire for the

Persons to whom they properly belonged. This James Peddle is the Son of one of

those Daughters of John Pole aforesaid, and requests the Money may be remitted to

Thomas Pole of Milverton who will undertake to make a proper Distribution thereof.

James supposes the Value to be about £20 Currency (?)

(Sent Dan: Doughty nearly a Copy of the above Memo)

Recipe to make Powder for Teeth recommended by Doctr. Herd of Leeds.

Peruvian Bark, Myrrh & Cream Tartar of each equal Quantities, not very fine

powder’d together, mix’d and kept for us.

Voyage to the Isle of France. 2 Vols. 8vo.

Supplement to Monthly review for February 1772. Contains, in a Critic on that Work,

some Extracts from it on Negro Slavery which I though very good.

Epitaph at St Albans Abbey

She that here doth lie entombed

Had Rachel’s beauteous Face with Rachels fruitfull Womb

Abigails Wisdom – Lydias faithfull Heart

With Martha’s Care, had Marys better Part.

Another.

For 38 years she was so kind & loving a Wife

That she never gave her Husband and angry Word in her Life

To destroy Vermin in Poultry & Hay

Staves Acre powdered fine and mixed with Hogs Lard. A little put on the Tip of

Fowls Wings, or under the Ears &c of Hogs &c will cure them of loneliness &c.

Will: Bowles of Wicklow in Ireland is about 53 Years of Age and was born at

Loughborough (or Lubrey) in the Parish of Lambeth in Surrey, England – (near

London) –

Tassey is the Name of an eminent Seal Engraver in Compton Street Soho, who makes

Seals of a curious Composition & takes of Cyp…

Residences of my Friends in London.

James Freeman. No. 39 Grace Church Street

John Chorley 30 do

Lewis Weston 128 Wapping

Owen Weston 312 Wapping

John Roberts 109 Fenchurch Street

Thom. Lamar 78 Newman Street

1777.

5 month 2.

Went to Bordintown to solicit for Leave to go to England via New York, but the

Councill had adjourned to Haddonfield whence on the

9th. obtained Permission and the Governor’s letter to Gen: Washington in order to my

obtaining the necessary Passports.

12.

Set out early for Head Quarters. At Princetown obtained Gen: Putnam’s Pass for the

purpose. Lodged at Jos: Horner’s in Princetown.

13.

Set out very early for Morris Town dined at Barkinridge (?) and reached Head

Quarters about 4 o Clock. Gen: Washington granted me an order for proper Passports,

and setting out on my return about 7, I returned in the dark to Barking Ridge where

lodged very poorly.

14. Returned to Princetown where Gen: Putnam gave me an Order on the

Commanding Officer at Cranbury for a Flag. Lodged at Benjam: Clark’s at Stony

brook and

15. Returned to Burlington to Dinner.

19th

. Went to Philadelphia to take Leave of my Friends &c

21. Returned to Burlington.

28. Set out early with the Widow Allen for South Amboy in a 4 horse wagon driven

by John Jones. Eat a second Breakfast at Croswicks, from whence wrote my Sister a

few Lines & Betsy Wetherills (?) Dined on our own Provision at Cranbury, whence a

Flag escorted us to Spotswood where we stop’d to bait and so onward to South

Amboy, where arrived between 8 and 9 o Clock p.m.

29. Hoisted a Flag on the Wharf and discharged the Serjeant who had conducted us

with Jones in his wagon, having paid him & wrote a second Letter to my Sister - .

About 8 o Clock a Corporal came across with whom I went over in a small Boat and

got Gen: Vaughan’s Orders for a larger Boat to bring over the Baggage &c and by 11

o Clock it was all on board a Shallop bound immediately for New York, and I having

waited on Governor Franklin’s Lady about noon got under way and arrived at New

York about 11 o clock that night, where I soon found out Doctr. Odell and Isaac Allen

and took a Bed with them at Parson Moore’s.

30. Fixt my Lodgings at Patty Adams in Wall Street where Will: Backhouse and Sam:

Burling with many others also lodged. (From this time till I embarked employed my

Time in a little Business and visiting my friends attending a Meeting for Sufferings 6

mo. 4). And on

6 mo 8. At noon in Company with Ben: Booth and his son Ben, a child, went on board

a Pettiawger to follow and seek the Ship Maria Cap. Peter Gordon, which had left

Town two Days before bound for Cork with a Fleet. Not finding her at the Watering

Place we went thro’ the Narrows and it coming on to rain and blow and withal so

foggy that we could see no land, were obliged to guess our Course to Sandy Hook

where we only guessed the Ship to be. Having no Compass we steered by the wind

and had that veered Northerly should have gone out to sea, but happily we soon found

our Ship with the Fleet, and boarded her about 4 o Clock. My bedding and many of

my things having got sadly wet and some spoiled.

9th

(6 mo). The wind continuing to prevent our Sailing. In the afternoon several of us

went on the Hook, viewed the Light House where a Garrison is now kept and bathed

on the Beach. From here sent 4 Letters home having left a 3d at New York under the

care of Sam Burking (?) – Returned on board about 6 oClock.

6 mo 10. Being the 3d Day of the Week at Break of Day the Commodore made the

signal for unmooring and a little after Sun Rise 16 Ships and a Brige got under way

together with the Flora Man of War going on a Cruize. Had a pleasant Run all Day

with light favourable Breezes. In the morning caught a few Mackrell. In a Day or two

one Ship and the Brige left us the remaining 15 Ships being the whole of the Fleet

bound for Cork. And for several Days we had high Westerly winds which afforded us

more Expedition than Comfort on other respects.

17. At Noon Lat. by Obsern. 40.13 and Long. 58.35. Distance made good from Sandy

Hook 750 miles. Saw a Whale along side

From 18-20th

. Light Breezes in our Favour sometimes nearly calm with heavy Fogs

which obliged us to make frequent Use of our Bells and Guns to keep us together.

20th

. Lat: observed 43.35. Long. 53.45. Sounded at 50 fathoms on the Great Bank of

Newfoundland, and about 3 oClock P.M. our ship with the Headmost of the Fleet

hove to in order to throw out fishing lines. When a strange Sail appearing, the

Commodore made signal for chasing and we crowded all Sail. It proved to be a

French Fisherman. He sold all his Fish to our Commodore, being but few. Saw

several whales spouting this afternoon.

21. After a calm Night about 7 in the Morning the whole Fleet bought to in order to

fish before Dinner we caught 31 fine Cod and one Haddock and on some of which

dined very heartily. Soon after noon it came on to rain and blow hard, which assisted

by the succeeding Night dispersed our Fleet.

22. Kept firing Guns till Noon or near it when the Commodore and 2 other ships hove

in Sight, tho’ still very foggy till Noon. Lat: 45.5. Distance made good 1070 Miles.

Cap. Clark of the Duke of Bedford informed us that he believed they had left the

Union Cap: Hudson sinking (about 11 o Clock last Night) having as he understood

run foul of a Fisherman – tho’ the weather was too bad to know particulars or afford

him assistance. Afflicting Intelligence. Also understood some American Privateers are

near us.

23. More Ships joined us and our Fleet now consists of 8 Sail. Favourable Winds

continue. Weather less foggy tho’ not yet clear – and therefore no Observations -

24. A fine Morning and Westerly Gate. A strange Sail appearing the Commodore

made the Signal for chasing and we crowded after it, which proved to be a French

Brig from St. Maloes bound for Newfoundland. Lat 45.20. Ran 170 miles the last 24

Hours. In the Evening another strange Sail appearing, crowded Sail after her for 3

Hours when the Commodore brought her up, and being satisfied we resumed our

Course near Midnight.

25. Wind continues favourable, being Southerly and fresh. Lat: 45.46. Made good

about 120 miles in the last 24 hours, the Chace carrying us out of our Course last

night. Slackened sail long before night for a heavy Sailor astern of the Fleet, which

now consists of

True Love, Cap: Read …… Guns

Maria …… Gordon 24 Guns

Duke of Bedford. Clark

Prudence … Simpson

Adventure … Simes

Hope ….

Hero ….

Golden Fleece ...

26. Southerly Wind continues. About Noon and afterwards drizzly and dirty – No

Observations. Supposed Longitude 37. 60. Ran 174 Miles in the last 24 hours. Rained

hard in the Evening

27. Continued to rain with favourable Wind – No Observs. Lat supposed 46.28. Long.

32.36. I worked the Bearing & Distance of Cape Clear from the Ship which is No 71o

21.903 (??) Miles. Ran per Log in last 24 hours 187 Miles – Abt. 2 oClock PM the

Wind shifted to North West and it cleared up finely – the Ship continues to make very

good Way.

28. A lovely morning and fine Wind. Lat by observation 47.15. Distance per Log in

last 24 Hours being 180 miles. One heavy Sailor in our Fleet impedes us much,

obliging us to carry a scant Sail. B.B. will have it we are but 520 Miles from Cape

Clear at Noon today – Rained towardes Evening

29th

. (First Day). Wind, tho yet favourable had abated our Way most of the Night –

but freshened up about 8 or 9 oClock when a strange sail appearing to the Southward,

three of our Ships gave Chace and coming up with her about 11 o Clock, she proved

to be a Brige. from Guadeloupe bound to Havre de Grace in France. The Morning dull

with some Rain – Sun enough however to observe in Lat: 47.50 or thereabouts. In

last 24 Hours ran about 96 miles. Saw a white whale this morning along side. A rainy

foggy Afternoon but a fine Breeze of Wind right aft, and a Sail set which wd. draw.

30th. Win d yet fresh and favourable, with rainy Weather. At Noon it cleared up

without any abatement of Wind. Lat. abt. 48.43. Distance run in last 24 hours 155

miles. Long. 22.36. Wrought (?) a course to Cape Clear which at Noon today is N.

70o 43 E. distant 466 ¼ Miles. Towards Evening and in the Night Wind increased

with Squalls.

7 mo: July 1st (Third Day) A Clear Morning but less Wind, tho yet laying our

Courses. Lat. 49.36. Last 24 hours run about 160. In the Evening attempted to find

Ground by sounding in vain.

2d. Wind still unfavourable and in the Night squally – Observed Lat: 49.59 Supposed

Long: 16.36 from which it now appears our Course to Cape Clear at Noon in N. 69.29

E distant 222 ½ Miles – At Noon an alteration in the Wind enabled us to lay our

Course – Spoke a Sloop from Waterford –

3d. Set in our Course with pleasant Weather – Lat: 50.43. – Last 24 hours Run about

117 Miles. Course & Distance supposed to be to Cape Clear N.71 E. 105 Miles. In the

Evening sounded in vain. Squally in the Night.

4th

. Continued to buy (?) our Course – Pleasant (?) in the Morning – but towards

Noon squally with Showers. No observation – Part of the Fleet lay to try for Ground,

but could find none – Supposing however that we were in the Lat: of Cape Clear

altered our Course and ran due East – Variation allowed.

7 mo 5. At Day Light this Morning was awakened with the welcome Cry of Land,

which on rising I saw on our Larboard Bow. It proved to be the Mizen Head about 6

or 8 Leagues Westward of Cape Clear which we came abreast of by 8 o Clock. An

Irish Boatman boarded us of whom we purchased some fine Potatoes and Mackerell.

The Day was very fine and we had a good Breeze. Off the Old Head of Kinsale about

2 p.m. we took in an Irish Pilot for Cork. Near the mouth of that Harbour, the wind

dyed away almost to a calm, so that it was with some Difficulty we came to an

Anchor off Cove about 9 o Clock in the Evening. Lay on board.

6. Rose early and prepared for going on Shore at Cove where we landed about 8

oClock and breakfasted. Had the pleasure of hearing that the Union which we feared

had foundered, with 4 other Ships of our Fleet had got in 8 hours before us. Cove is a

good Harbour & the Town tolerable considering its Inhabitants & romantically

situated on the South West Side of a well cultivated Hall (?). About 11 Tide serving

We put off (ie B. Booth, David and myself) in a Boat we hired to take us to Cork at

about 8 Miles distant. Our Views all the way, but more especially the latter half of it

were beautifull indeed, the steep Banks of the River Lea being lined with pretty Villas

and Seats mostly owned by the Citizens. The Wind strongly heading us we did not

reach the City untill near 3 o Clock. Stop’d at Milwood’s (the Liverpool Arms) and

dined, after which viewed some part of the city, I being too late for their afternoon

Meeting. Wrote from Cove to confirm Lewis Weston & Robert Crafton, which now

put into the Post Office with some of the more important Parts of Letters sent by me.

Then thro’ mistaken Information walked 4 Miles thro’ a fine hilly Country to

Glenmirag (?) at which (in Sam Neales Country House) imagining he was there, but

found he was not – So after resting myself his overseer lent me a Horse on which I

rode about 2 Miles and walked the Remainder of the Way back to Cork and found S.

Neale at his House at Sundays Well near a Mile above Town. Here I was Kindly

received and lodged during my stay near Cork.

7. S. Neale walked with me along the Banks of the River to the City. Visited Reuben

Harvey. Introduced me to George Newsom, who gave me some pleasing intelligence

of my Friends in London. Dined with B.B., Brownjohn from New York and Cap.

Michael Kearney at Millwood’s. Waited on Robert Gordon the King’s Commissary

here to whom had letters from Com: Daniel Chancer at New York. Visited Joseph

Jarrett and Richard Pike (the latter an acquaintance from Cockermouth.) and spent an

agreeable Evening at S Neales. Wrote a Letter to my Sister to go by ________

Brownjohn to New York.

8. Attended the Week Day Meeting which was silent. Was at Coffee House and

Change. Dined with ______ Brownjohn and others at Michael Coppinger’s, an

eminent merchant and Contractor in the Victualling way. He undertook to execute a

Commission for S Bourne had intrusted me with. Drank Tea with Doctr. Mee (?) &

others at Dicky Pike’s Lodgings where also were his younger Brother & two Sisters -

Spent a little time with Jos: Jarrat an agreeable young Man (and in the Ministry).

Spent the Evening at the latters.

9th

(4th

of the Week) After Breakfast took leave of my kind Friends S Neale & Wife.

Employed sometime in preparing for our Voyage to Swansey in S. Wales, Geo:

Newson having told me it was probable Cos: Weston’s Family were at Haverford

West. Visited Reuben Harvey and his brother Francis. Wrote to Abm. Clibborn. B B

and I dined at North Abbey with Geo Newson & Spent an Hour with Col: Mansell

and others at Milwood’s and about 7 o Clock we went on board the sloop Charlotte

Cap. Codd at the Quay, and with a light Breeze reached Cove about 10 oClock in the

Evening. Went on board the Maria for our Baggage. Was seized with a violent

Cholick – Captain Gordon complaisantly sent us & our Baggage together with ___

Davis who waited for us at Cove, on board our Sloop, between 1 & 2 olock in the

Morning of the

10th

. About 3 o Clock A.M. raised our Anchor and with very light Winds got to Sea

about 5 oClock. Very unwell & poorly accommodated. Almost calm all Day. Caught

some Gurnet (sic) a pretty good Fish.

11. Very light wind continuing about 3 Hours before Noon we saw St David’s Head

in South Wales. About 2 o Clock the Light House in the Smalls bore North, as did

Milford Haven entrance about 10 in the Evening. Had two Hours good Breeze but it

soon fell calm, and so continued to the

12th. About 10 in the Morning, when a favourable Breeze but adverse Tide were our

Lot – and it was 2 Afternoon before we were abreast of the Worms Head - I had

designed to go on Shore at Milford but had no opportunity. At 6 in the Evening let go

our Anchor in Swansea Bay, the time of Tide not allowing us to sail up to the Town.

Went on Shore in a Tenders Boat at the Mumble Head and stragling along the well

cultivated Banks of the Bay, walked little less than 7 miles to the Town where lodged

at the Starr Inn. Enquiring at William Padley’s after Abm. Clibborn I found Barbara

Drury (formerly Sharpless) who with her Companion were now on a religious visit,

that he and his wife were gone to London. Memo – the Day I left Cork I made some

Addition to the Letter to my Sister and gave it to Brownjohn who was to sail as

yesterday in the Roehampton Cap: Hunber (?) for New York in a (?) Letter to my

Friend Sam Bourne in that Café (?)

13th

. Was at Meeting with friends and dined with them at William Padley’s. Booth

and Davis went off this afternoon by land for Bristol, and the Friends with W.P. going

to an Afternoon Meeting at Neath, I went to their small one at Swanzea. Drank Tea

with Hannah Gayner at Andrew Squire’s. His wife, Hannah and I took a walk to see

Jones’s Woods, a pretty unfinished improvement, finely situated to overlook the

Town and Harbour. Swanzey is an antient Town and seems to flourish, having a

considerable trade for coals. Spent the Evening and lodged at Wm. Padley’s who

returned from Neath.

14th

. Breakfasted at And: Squire’s. Was disappointed in several attempts to prove a

Passage for myself and Baggage to Bristol. Viewed the fine old Castle. Cake and

Wine with the Port Reeve and Corporation at opening the Fair which was held this

Day and is considerable for Cattle. Dined. Drank Tea and again lodged at Wm

Padleys.

15. Rose early to go on board a Boat I had last Evening engaged, but was again

disappointed. Went with Wm. Padley to see the Pottery for Stone and Queen’s ware a

little above the Town. About a mile higher on the River is a great Copper work, and a

mile beyond that viewed tow considerable Collierys at one of which they raise

upwards of 90,000 Tons of Coal annually. They were both worked by Steam engines.

At the largest both the water and coal are raised by the steam and at the other waste

water which is raised again turns Water Wheels by which the Coal is raised. The same

Water which having turned the Wheels is again raised with little waste and so ad

infinitum. Returning to Town I again dined at Frd. Padley’s, and having taken leave

of these Kind friends and their lovely Children Wm. Bettsy, Polly and Silvanus, I got

on board a little Shallop and got out of the Harbour about 3 oClock Afternoon, a light

Breeze favouring us, tho’ in the Evening it grew almost calm.

16. Was up and down all night, having no comfortable place to lie down. About 3

oClock AM. the Tide meeting us and there being no wind, came to anchor near the

Welsh Shore opposite Watchet. And about 8 the Tide serving with a head light wind,

again weighed and about Noon were along side the Holms. At 2 anchord (sic) on the

Ebb about 3 Leagues from the Holms – and again weighing about 10 oClock, at

Midnight passed King (?) Road and entered the Avon – Near the Mouth of which a

Boat boarding us, I hired her with two Men to row to Brybole. The Night was clear,

the Moon shone and I was highly entertained with the Night View of the stupendous

high Banks of the River – About 3 oClock I reached Bristol Quay – and immediately

went to Bed much fatigued at Cos: Geo Fishers. Dined with W. Gayner and Joseph

Fry at Mathew Wright’s. Drank Tea with Andrew Dury and others at Shermur Baths

in Stokes Croft. Lodged at cousin Fisher’s. In the morning visited T. Rutter and other

Friends.

18. Broke fast with John Tilladams. Was at a Silent Meeting at the Fryers – At

Change. Dined with J. Tilladams, Phil: Duckett, and (space) Waring at Tho:

Frank’s on King’s Down. Drank Tea on the … (?) Hill with John Dowells – Took

Leave of Cos Fisher and about 9 oClock set in the Coach for London. Stopd at Bath a

little while & pursued our Journey thro’ Devises, & Marlborough to Newberry where

breakfasted – Stopd a little in Reading then put on thro Maidenhead to Colnbrook

where dined & about half past 6 oClock got to Hyde Parke Corner – At 7 reached the

Inn in Friday Street and taking Coach, took my Baggage to Cousin Owen Westons in

Wapping, where refreshed & dressed myself – None of Cos. Lewis Family in Town –

Went into the City – Spent half an Hour with Sam Hoare and John Chorley and took a

Bed with the latter.

20. After breakfast went in a Coach to Tottenham High Cross, from thence on foot

across the Meadows towards Walthamstow. On the way met my dear Cousin L.

Weston and my beloved Sally in the Coach going to Meeting. This Circumstance was

unexpected, & trying to me - They went on and I had the Pleasure of finding Cos:

Judith and Cousin Sally Clibborn well at High Hall. And here end these Memoranda.

(page 42 of diary)

7 mo 30. 1777. Went with Cousins S Clibbon and SW to Godalmin and returned the

same Evening

8 mo: 1777 – Lewis & Judith Weston Sally Weston, Dan: Weston & W Dillwyn set

out for Haverford West and Returned again to London 9 mo: 1777.

Wrote Letters

8 mo: to John Warder at Bristol

Wm Pratt - - at Leeds

Dav: Kenyon at Liverpool

Jab M Fisher – at Leeds

Tho’ Thomson – at Comptons

8 mo 6 To Ann Dillwyn)

James Logan ) per Packett

8 To Geo: Logan

26 To Ann Dillwyn)

Richd Wells ) Via New York

30 To Ann Dillwyn – Via Cork

[Blank pages until page 65]

8 mo 22. 1776. WD received of Luke Morris (?) in full of Legacies left by S Morris to

Johnny Smith £50 & Suchy Dillwyn £100 to wit in

Peter Talwin (?) & Jas Finlays (?) Bond to Luke Morris (?) dated Jan: 10. 1776 the

Principal whereof is ------------------------------------------ £127.16.0

and in Continental Money 22.4.0

£150.0.0

which Legacies were left to Joseph Smith and W Dillwyn in Trust for the Legatees –

and not being able to put the Cash to Interest I delivered sd. Bond & Money to Josy

Smith 5 mo 27. 1777

5 mo 26. 1777. Ann Dillwyn Bond £48

Peter Worrall do. 150.

5 mo 27. 1777. R Wells £367.5.0

To my Attornies Geo: Dillwyn & Richd. Wells

and each of you

Having given you as ample Powers as I can for the Dispersal of my Estate real and

personal, and also by my Will (in which I have taken the Liberty to name you both as

my Executors with Father & my Sister Ann Executors) invested you with the absolute

Management of my Estate by Sale of otherwise, the present Critical Situation of

Affairs prevents me giving you any particular Instructions further than that as

favourable oppo. offer I would have you sell the whole and remit the Proceeds from

Time to Time to me in London, confiding which (?) Respect to every thing else to

your Friendship and Directions.

William Dillwyn

Burlington 5 mo 27. 1777

G Logan at Mrs Pontons (?)

Cross Causeway

Edinburgh

[Crossed out]

Wiltshire St Peters Street

Moxons No 57. Cannon Street 8662

Rob. Davis – Minehead

7 mo. 29. 77. Com

[END VOLUME 8]

[VOLUME 9 – 1781]

Diary 9 – 1781 –

[Please note that some parts of this volume are incomprehensible. WD uses

abbreviations which I don’t understand. Rather than following the journal

format of previous volumes, these notebooks – designed for accounts - are now

tabulated with a specified amount of space allowed for each day. They have

therefore been omitted – but see the scans of original pages when available. Also,

where possible, abbreviated words have been completed: eg: Morng – morning.

Richard Morris]

Inside flyleaf in red ink.

Third

Fifth Days Surgeon Sharp is at home from 11 to 1 oClock.

Seventh

First Month.1781

The first Day of the Week was the last of the yr. 1780. and the following pages begin

with the first, & end with the last Day of the Weeks.

1. Mostly at home

2. At Peel Meeting. SD poorly – also Jacky. S. Rudd left us after Dinner. E. Laundy

at Supper.

3. At Jam Coss: (?) H Md. Met Father. After Dinner WSD went in a Coach to

Hornsea – Coach n/e. Spent an hour of the Evening with S Nottingham at James

Townsend’s (J Ecton dined with us. Bazzar nd. (?)

4. S. Nottingham, L. Hawkesworth, Deb: Townsend, Hannah Waring, E. Lovell, and

E. Price dined with us. SN & WD went with some of them to Lamb Street & returned

to Tea. SN spent part of the Evening with us. Dr. Fothergill buried at Winch: Hill.

5. S Nottingham spent part of the Morning with us – At Bank &c on his Business.

J. Robinson from Dublin called on us. At meeting for Sufferings. With S.N. at J.T.’s

in the Evening.

6. SN went for Bristol. – Lame.

7. W.S.D. at Peel Meeting. J. Robinson dined and staid the Evening with us. Jacky

very poorly.

8. JW came for Lewy. At Lombard Street &c. LJW dined with us. WSD went in post

Chaise to Hornsea in vain. Chaise & Turnpikes cd/c. Chap: Coff: H. md.

9. Old Bethlem. Dev. H M. Southwark & … (unreadable) before Dinner. B. Friars

Bridge c/n. Beggar ndc/n

10. With SD at Old Bethlem & Wapping, return J to Dinner Coach ref. Jam: Coffee

H. md

11. After Breakfast went via Up. Clapton to High Hall to dine with Mother. In Coach

to Up. Clapton nd. Walked home. Beggars md. Cold Weather. Cake for Lewy cd.

12. At Jan: Coffee House to meet LW. md. He, JW & Lewy dined with us. Had Dr.

Pitcairn (?) to Jackry. SD up all last night. M Wintle at Tea. Recd. Letter from C

Crafton at Gainsboro md.

13. Very lame. Mostly at home. A new Nurse came to succeed Nurse Wilson – Child

better.

14. At Peel M. morning and afternoon. SD at home. Polly Bordman at Tea & Supper.

Lame.

15. Jam: Coffee House md. With S.D. at 2 Weeks Meeting. Tea at home after a pipe

at Tho. Wagstaffe’s who spent the Evening with us. Tobacco wd.

16. With S.D. at Peel M. M. Ridgeway & Jane Watson there. Mother dined with us.

Went to Wapping to Tea with Father. Pd. Betty postage of last Mos b/r

17. Received Dividend at Bank & paid Bankers. Father dined with us .Pack to S Rudd

c/re (?) J. Bevan at Tea. At young Peop: Qr.M. at G.C. Street Meeting where were M.

Ridgeway and Jane Watson with whom WSD spent an hour.

18. M. Ridgeway, Jane Watson, and M. Bordman with Cousins J. and M. Eliot and

John Robinson dined with us. W.S.D. were at Park Evening Meeting where were MR

& JW. Coach home c/r

19.Lewy came on a Visit. Father dined with us & then returned to High Hall with

Lewy. SD went to Hackney with them. At M. for Sufferings and afterwards at Guild

Hall till Supper Time. Post from S Clibborn. Bd. Porter with Turkey last week pd.cd.

(?)

20. Mostly at home.

21. W.S.D. at Peel M. in the morning, W.D. also afternoon. Tho. Weston at Tea.

22. With S.D. with A. & M. Clibborn to G.C. Street. Thence SD took them to

Wandsworth. Dined at Cos. Eliots. SD returned to a late Dinner at home. W.S.D. at

Tea at Corbyn’s and J. Lloyd’s.

23. At Peel M. Father dined with us – Snow. General Ev: J Post md.

24. Wrote M Crafton at Gainsboro. After Dinner packed up some China &c & went

with SD to Wapping where at Tea & Supper with Father.

25. Packing China & Glass this Morning. Drank Tea with SD at Coz: Eliots – W”

West spent the Evening with us.

26. At Jam: Coffee House to meet Father &c. Md before Dinner – M for Sufferings - .

A pipe afterwards at Jos: Wood’s. L.W. and R.J. met this afternoon at White Hart

where they agreed on my succeeding L.W.

27. Went to Wapping after Breakfast where dined with him and accompanied him to

Bas (?) Close where he & Mother returned to H Halls leaving Lewy with us. J.

Robinson at Tea & Supper with us. Old Jewry to see Sharp.

28. With S.D. at Peel M. in Morning. Both of us at G.C.S.M. afternoon where were

M. Ridgeway and Jane Watson. We drank Tea with much Company at Prior’s.

29. Before Dinner went to see R James Wapping. Returned to Dinner.

30. LSW being expected did not go to Meeting but they did not come. After Dinner

went to Tea at Wapping. Concluded to go with R.J. to Candlemas Fair at Reading.

Returned to Supper.

31. Father dined with us – Cut hair rd. a little Trunk mfr (?) Shaving Soap & Brush

bd.

Second month.

1. Set out with R. James in Stage Coach for Reading about Noon. Dined at

Maidenhead and reached Reading (the Bear Inn) about 5 o Clock. Everitt sup’d with

us & staid late.

2. Busy with Hoop Chapman. A hasty Dinner with Everitt and finished buying Hoops

before Tea. Spent the Evening alone – poor Attendence at the Inn. Coachmen &

Beggers cf (?)

3. Rose early – were again in the Stage Coach by 7 oClock. Breakfasted at

Maidenhead - reached London ½ past one. Our company Jos: Brown and a Stranger.

4. With S.D. at Morning G.M. at Peel. After Dinner with S.D. to Ratcliff M. where

were M.R. and J.W. Mason Lynes was buried from it. At Tea at W. Gunn’s who with

Jos: Messer accompanied us to G.C.S. Meeting in Evening appointed for M.R. and

J.W. Coaches part (?) Beg. cd.

5. Chapter Coffee House md. Jacky’s Nurse ill – SD up most of last Night. Lord Geo.

Gordon tried today, and acquitted at 5 o Clock next Morning. W.S.D. at Tea at D.

Roberts’s.

6. Met Father at Coopers Hall - At Devon House M. where were M.R. and J.W., - also

Sarah Beck. Nurse better. Afternoon went to Oxford Road & the Parliament House.

Home to Tea. Gen. Ev J Post md. (?) Beggar and. 3 doz: Vest Buttons c/

7. After Breakfast to see Ed. Edwards in Hatten Street. Walked with him to Grays

Lincolns Inn &c. Father dined with us. Alone at Tea. Walked wt. SD home from

Laundrys.

8. E. Raper spent half an hour of Morning with us. Went with SD to dine with LJW at

Wapping. She returned early. I staid Tea. Friendly Society. Fines ……… (??)

9. Jam: Coffee House to meet Father md. M. Sufferings after which took a Pipe with

J. Waring. D. Mildred, R. Chester, at J. Wood’s. Drank Tea at J. Warder’s. After

supper W.S.D. spent half an hour at Cos. Eliot’s with the Friends M.R. and J.W.

10. In Morning went to Wapping where were LJW – Did Business for LW at Sandells

& Co before Dinner. After which … (unreadable) SD’s papers. Parson Smith at Tea

with us. Beggar nd.

11. W.S.D. at Peel M. in morning. J. Warder, Ezl. Edwards and Richard Vaux dined

with us. The two first staid Tea.

12. A Great Fire near K. Edward Stairs Wapping this morning. About 40 Houses

destroyed. After Dinner went down there Visited James and Jos: Sheppard & returned

to Tea where were M. Ridgeway and J. Watson. Also part of the Evening. Beg. nd.

13. At Peel M. R.J. dined with us & being about going in to Kent, requested my

Attendance at Wapping, where spent the afternoon.& part of the evening. Retd. to

Supper. Gave C Crook c/ Almanach rd. Paper &c bd.

14. Mother brought Lewey3 to Town this morning to meet Surgeon Sharp. His Fee

nch. After Dinner went to Wapping where Father came to Tea. Soent the Evening

with him.

15. Went to Breakfast at Wapping. After Dinner with Father, SD came down.

Returned with her after Tea. Coach from Min ories c/-. Hay Bands c/-

16. After Breakfast went to Wapping. Dined alone and returned home to Tea.

17. Busy all day in packing Furniture, in order to our Removal to Wapping.

18. With S.D. went in Coach to Tottenham M. and thence to dine at H. Hall, where

staid Tea. They brought us back again to Town (??) where we waited about 1¼ Hour

for a Coach – it raining. With Difficulty procured a Coach in Moorfields to take us

home. Coach c/

19. In the Morning packing up and after Dinner loaded a Caravan and followed it with

SD in a Coach to Wapping where staid till 8 oClock and returned to Supper at B

Close.

20. Busy packing till near 8 oClock then with SD spent the Remainder of the Evening

at Coz: Eliots with M Ridgeway & J Watson.

21. Publick Fast Day. Busy packing all Day.

22. Packing up all the Morning. After Dinner loaded & with SD followed the Caravan

to Wappingh where staid late and returned in a Coach. J Ecton called on us at Dinner.

Porter m c/n. Gave the Carpenter a/c (?) Coach down … … (unreadable)

3 Lewis Weston Dillwyn. Born 1774 died 1855 in Swansea. See his own diaries.

23. Jacky very poorly. After Dinner met Father at Jam: Coffee House. At M. for

Sufferings. Pipe at J. Wood’s with T. Wagstaffe and John Roberts. Staid Tea there.

Paid for Racks Works …. Coffee md. Oranges rd. & Newspaper md.

24. Jacky still poorly. Walked to & from Poplar after Nurse Halls (?) before Dinner.

Her Child cd. Shoe Clean … (unreadable)

25. W.S.D. at Peel M. in morning. Afternoon at Devon. House from which W. Arch’s

son was buried. M.R., and J.W. appeared. Neighbour Denyer at Tea with us, also Frd.

Boddington.

26. Busy packing in Morning. After Dinner WSD went in a Coach to Wapping where

staid late & took Coach at the Maypole in our Return. Coach m/l

27. Busy packing all Day. Chas. Cook dined with us. Waited (?) on SD from J

Bevan’s in the Evening.

28. Busy packing all Day. Beggar nd. Shoe Cleaner nd.

Third month.

1. Busy packing. Rainy. Moved a Load of Goods after Dinner. W.S.D. followed in

two Coaches with Child and maid and lodged first Time at Wapping where Father

was. Mother came also with LWD but returned to H Halls.

2. Met Mother with Lewy at Sharps. Walked for him some Hours. His Fee …,

Mothers Coach … They dined with us. New Blade to Knife … (unreadable) Moved

Clock from Bar Clock. …

3. Went to Bar: Close about letting the House. Made Insurance on £500 at Unio9n

Fire Office. At R Barclays. Home to Dinner. Beggar nd. Pen .. cd. md.

4. W.S.D. at Ratcliff M. where was Father who returned and staid with us. WD there

afternoon.

5. Busy getting things in Order. Afternoon was with SD at Bar: Close from whence

removed another Load of Goods in a Caravan. Returned home in a Coach loaded.

Mend window at BC …

6. Busy as yesterday. Went to Bar Close to set a Woman to clear it &c. Returned to a

late Dinner. In the Evening got the last of our Goods home per the Caravan.

7. Busy in putting things in Order.

8. Busy in Counting House most of the Day. Was at Ratcliff M. in the morning. Gave

Tho: & Roberts the porter cd/r ea. … Beggar md.

9. Counting House in the Morning. After Dinner went to Change and M. for

Sufferings. Bargained with R Berkely for the House in Bar Close. Drank Tea with

M.R. & JW at Cousin Eliots. Home to Supper. Oranges … Glove …

10. Busy in Counting Houses most of the Day. Yesterday Paid J Lester for 28 bottles

Wine Cr/

11. Went with S.D. in the Chaise to High Hall. From thence with L.J.W., to

Tottenham M. and back to Dinner with them. After Tea returned home. Exd….

12. Busy in Counting House most of the Day.

13. Busy at home

14. Went after Dinner to Bar: Close & Ludgate Hill &c. & Returned to late Tea.

Mother & Lewy dined with us. Father came to Tea & staid with us some Time. They

returned to HH. Bon’t (?) Manna for Mother & SD & Sp. Turpentine …

15. With SD to Ratcliffe M. After Dinner took Coach with her to Barl. Close to clear

out. Returned in a Coach to a late Dish of Tea. Coach … Savage Bills m/r

16. After Breakfast went to Bar Close to set the A… at Work. Pasteboard cd. Hay

Bands c/r. Returned to Dinner. Busy at home rest of the Day. Acct Book for SD c/a.

17. Before Noon took Father in the Chaise to HH to Dinner. Returned to Tea.

18. WSD went in Chaise to breakfast at H Halls with LJW to meet J (?) * Dined there

and returned home after Tea. Expd. ccd. (* At Tottenham)

19. Busy writing all day.

20. After breakfast went to Bar: Close where the mason was pulling down the Stone

Repository. Also at S. Sea House to accept Stock with Jos: Talwin and Jac: Agar.

Returned to Dinner

21. Busy all Day in Counting House. Father came to Town with Mother & Lewy – the

last returned after Dinner. Father staid to Tea. …

22. Finished the rough Draft (?) of our Articles. Busy transcribing new ones.

23. Transcribing Articles.

24. Finished and executed Articles this morning between Weston James and Dillwyn

which Firm commences after this Day.

25. W.S.D. went with Tho: Coxhead & Wife in their coach to Tottenham M. We

dined at High Hall - they also at Tea with J Sheppard, J. Birbeck their Wives and

Mother. Returned to Town with TC (?) as we went.

26. Busy taking Stocks. J Sheppard, Wife & Daughters at Tea with us. Treated the

Men in the Yards at my Expense.

27. Busy taking Stock

28. Busy as yesterday

29. Busy as yesterday – excepting Rat: Meeting

30. In Counting House in Morning. After Dinner went into the City. Entd. Greenough

(?) Lozenges for SD … Cut Hair rd. Pen: … md.

31. Busy in Counting House.

Fourth month.

1.W.S.D. went in Chaise to H.H., and thence with J.L.W. to Meeting at Tottenham.

Dined at High Hall and after Tea returned home.

2. In Counting House most of the Day.

3. In the City to settle with Rowland Berkeley to assign the Lease of the House in

Bartho: Close. Paid for a Load of Hay rb/

4. Counting House all Day

5. Busy all Day in C House. Wid. Sheppard & Father dined with us. Pd. Thomas for

Hay bo.. some time ago – c/r. Also Turnpikes &c when removing ___ c/

6. Counting House all Day

7. WJD went in Chaise and dined at Walthamstow with Polly Ecton. Thomas Salmon

entered service as porter &c at £16 per annum.

8. With S.D. at Rat: M. in morning. After Dinner to the Funeral of Dell’s wife at

Horsleydown. M crossing Water going & coming. Tea at Coxhead’s with Clem:

Healey. Rainy Evening.

9. Went with S.D. to Quar: Meet. at Devonshire House where she met A.M. Clibborn

and brought them to supper. WD walked home. Coach c/n. QM c/-. 2 Law Books – c/-

10. Busy in Counting House. James Harford and Wife and Daughter Betsy, also Cap.

Jno. Kerlin dined with us. Father & Mother dined with us and returned after Tea to

Walthamstow. Gave a poor Man c/-

11. Busy at home

12. At Rat: Meeting where was Jno. Wallis.

13. Busy at home

14. Busy at home

15. WSD at High Hall. Went to Tottenham Meeting with LJW and dined with them.

Returned after Tea.

16. Father Mother brought up Lewy to stay a few Days. They returned after Tea.

Batsy (?) Crook and her Sister also dined with us. 3 Newspapers for Mother at dif.

time. Jam: Coffee House md. … …

17. Went this Morning to Surgeon Sharps. Oranges rd. In the Evening paid Dr.

Toulmin £10 for last Years abed (?)

18. Went with SD and Lewy to Surgeon Sharps – Fee uc/- returned in Coach to Tower

Hill & thence home with J Bell by Water to Dinner – S Bell at Tea. Busy at home.

19. Went to Sharps as yesterday that being entered in Mistake.

20. Went to meet Father and the new Hall Tenant Wm. Miles at Jamaice Coffee

House. Bank &c returned home to Dinner where was Mother.

21. Busy in Counting House – After Tea WSD went in Chaise to Poplar a nd

Blackwells and round by Stepney home.

22. Father & Mother dined with us. W.S.D. at Rat: M. in the morning. Cap: J Kerlikn

dined with us – all went away in Evening.

23. Counting House all Day

24. Counting House all Day.

25. Counting House all Day. Wrote Letters to Burlington & Philadr. Intimated to RW

an Information in Respect of HS’s partner adjoining Sukeys (this difficult to read)

26. Busy at home all Day

27. Busy all Day till Dinner (late) R James, Wife & Niece with Father to Dinner.

Bought Cargo of Staves of Ballsman.

28 Busy all Day. Finished Stock Accts. Nurses Husband with me to declare he would

take her away. Paid for a Shower Bath mc/r.

29. W.D. at Rat. Meeting where was Father who dined with us. WD at afternoon

Meeting at Rafcliff – After Tea Father returned to H H.

30. Busy in Counting House all Day.

Fifth month.

1. Busy in Counting House all Day. Swelling in Lewys arm broke.

2. At West End of Town after Nurses for the Child – Met Father at Coopers Halls –

Home at Dinnere where found Mother.

Lozenges for SD up – entd. before … cf

Paid Wm. Skreen (?) & Chamber’s Bills ea/…(?)

3. Was at Monthly Meeting. … with SD seeking a Nurse

4. Counting House. Paid a Bill of Hen Ellinthorp (?) against Dane. Weston nb/-

5. Drunken Nurse caqme, burned (?) her away – Miss Mandy agreed to stay. Jacky

very poorly.

6. Neither of us at Meeting. Jacky poorly. Dr Hooper visited him – Gave him nc/-

WD in the City looking for a Nurse at Bartho: Close & elosewhere. WSD again in

Thames Street in the Evening. Fathers Coach broke down in Gravel Lane (?)

7. Nurses Husband came to demand her – Father & Mother staid last Night.

8. After Dinner went with SD and the Children & Nurse Mandy to Lewisham for

Nurses things – stopping at Greenwich.

9. LJW dined with us – After Dinner went to Sharps on Lewy’s Acct.

10. (As next Entry)

11. With SD and Lewy at Sharp’s – his Fee nc/-. Coach home c/r – Electrical Machine

nd/- Cut hair rd. (should be yesterday)

12. Busy all Day in Counting House – (should be yesterday) Busy in Counting House.

13. At Rat: M. with S.D. in morning where was Father who with Mother A. Clibborn

and Richd. Harford dined with us. Not at aftermouth (?)

14. Counting House

15. Counting House.

New Waste Book or Journal & Ledger cc/cd

Half a load of Straw – cm/m (?)

16. Coun ting House

17. Counting House. Jud: Ecton married - I fear poorly, at Clerkenwell to Haskey of

Hertfordshire.

18. Afternoon at meeting for Sufferings - & at Crowleys – returned home to Tea.

Oranges rd. poor 6d (?)

Paid Tho Salmon Sundr. for Stable b/n

and for 2 bottles Wsnuff – a/-

19. After Di8nner with SD, our Children & their Maid went to stay a few Days at

High Hall -

20.With Father, Mother and S.D. at Tottenham Meeting. Rest of Day at High Hall.

21. Wid: Sheppard and Daughter Bell dined at High Hall.

22. Mother poorly – With SD came to Town in the Coach, and returned after Tea.

Carried down a Quantity of Iron Chain.

23. Put down the new Gate posts on the Avenue lead from the House to Clay Street.

24. In the Evening, the Nurse’s Husband came & in a violent Manner took away her

Child – Concluded to wqaen Jacky immediately. Postage ed.

25. Nurse went away with Father in his Chaise

26. Father & Mother went to Dine with J Bell at Plaistow. WJD declining it.

27. Went to Tottenham Meeting. Abm. Clibborn Richd: Harford and Jona:

Hutchinson dined with us. Jacky seems to bear the weaning pretty well, but a

fatiguing Time to his Mother.

28. Jacky poorly.

29. Jacky ill – J & M Prior (?) to Tea

30. Up with Jacky till half past 2 oClock this Morning. Contimues very ill. New Nurse

came for him.

31. Came with SD, Child & Maids in Coach to Wapping for Hoopers advice. At

adjourned Meeting for Sufferings on Y.M. Extracts, &c. Gave Coachman u/r.

(Shubel Coffin at Supper). Cut hair rd. Do poor Man – u/r

Sixth Month

1. Jacky yet ill. Could not leave him, but to hunt another Wet Nurse in Thames Street

Oranges rd.

2. My dear Boy very ill. In the Evening went to Meet a Nurse at Dr Hoopers – having

engaged her at Noon. Boat hire c/w

3. Yearly Meeting began. Child yet ill. At Rat: M. morning & afternoon. Father &

Mother dined with us, also S. Rudd. Frd. Sheppard and Polly Collier at Tea. Went to

Hooper and D Pitcairn, the last came near 11 oClock – his fee uc/-

4. Up all Night with my poor Jacky – Little hope of him. Would not suck well.Pitcairn

visited him again. Fee uc/-

5. Up all night with my sweet Babe who changed about 4 oClock and quietly departed

this Morning about 9 oClock aged 11 months wanting 13 Days. Father came to Tea.

6. At Rat: Meeting this morning. No Company to Dinner but Father.

7. Father & Mother came early. She dined with us & I dro9ver her up to meet Father

in the Evening.

8. In a Coach and four with S.D. and cousin D. and H. Weston took our dear Jacky’s

corpse to Hertford (S.D. leaving us & Mother taking her place at Tottenham.) Buried

him in his Uncle Dan’s grave at ¾ past 11 o Clock. Mother dined with Aunt Ecton the

rest of us with Nat: Bray at the Angell & returned in Evening taking up SD again at

Tottenham – cm/r.

9. In City after Breakfast. Jno. Leaver and Rob: Armston dined with us. Went with

them to the concluding Meeting for Business. Coach u/-. A & M. Clibborn came this

Evening. Gloves u/-

10. With S.D. and Children at Rat: Meeting this morning. Father Mother and Abm.

Clibborndined with us. I attended the Afternoon Meeting at Ratcliff which held

unseasonably late. Jno. Storer was there.

11. At home

12. At Devons. House Meeting where was Rob: Walker and others. Attys. Fee nc/-

13. At Home p… (?) Books all Day.

14. WD. at Rat: Meeting this morning. Tho: Weston’s wife Patience buried this

afternoon at Winchmere Hill.

15. W.S.D. and A M Clibborn wewnt in Fathers Coach after Dinner to High Hall to

Tea. Isaac P… (unreadable) came in to Company Service this Morning at £50 p.

annum.

16. Came to Wapping before Breakfast on SD’s poney. Was served with a Warrant at

Suit of (space) Mandy. Returned to H H in the Evening. Expenses bc/n. Paid Jn

Compton his Acct. £1.0.0.

17. WSD with LJW and Childn. at Tottenham Meeting where was Sam Neale – Abm

Clibborn dined with us – and John Wintle and Wife came to Tea.

18. LW & WD came to Wapping in the Chaise. I called for him in the City afternoon

and returned to Tea at High Hall.

19. WSD came to Wapping in the Chaise, and returned to Supper –

Part of Turnpikes md.

Beggar ud.

Green’s Lith (?) Lewis Weston cdd. pd. R James

20. Came to Wapping in the Morning on Philly, and returned to Supper at High Hall.

Turnpikes mc/u

Cakes (?) &c uc/d

21. L.J.W. have been married 39 years this day. Went with them to Tottenham M. this

morning and returned to Dinner with Cos: Phillips and her Children. After Tea WSD

came in the Chaise to Wapping.

22. Afternoon was at meeting for Sufferings and after Tea returned with SD to High

Hall. Swelling above Lewys Elbow broke this Morning. Paper for LW ad. Cakes md.

23. Employed in fixing new Chains in the Circular area in front of House &c.

24. All of us at Tottenham M. & returned to Dinner.

Expended cd.

25. Came to Town in the Chaise to Breakfast. Turnpikes ad.

Returned to High Hall after Tea taking Nurse with me.

26. Came to Town after Breakfast – attended the Court of Requests on a Summons

from Nurse Mandy which was dismissed to her Shame. Recd Letters from GD, RW.

Turnpikes mc/w

Pen Post red.

27. Came to Wapping after Breakfast. Left Father at Hackney. Afternoon took Father

up in Bish: Street & returned to H H to Tea.

28. Came to Wapping on Horseback to Breakfast. Busy in Counting House till after

Tea & returned to High Hall. Turnpikes mdc./n

29. With SD, came to Wapping this Morning after Breakfast. In Counting House all

Day and returned to H Hall after Tea.

30. Came to Wapping this Morning with Nurse to Breakfast. In Counting House busy.

Returned to Tea.

Turnpike ad.

Cakes – ndc/n

Seventh month.

1. With S.D. and L.J.W. at Tottenham M. Walked from M. J. Townsend returning

with them to Dinner.

2. Staid at H Hall to fix posts on SW of the House &c.

3. Came to Wapping – LW came with me to Hackney & on my Return called for him

in Bishopgate Street – Returned to Supper at H Hall. Turnpikes & rd. & Md.

4. Staid at H H to fix Chains till near Noon. Came alone in Chaise to Wapping to dine

& Vreturned to H H to Supper. Turnpike ad.

5. With S.D. and A.M.C. and Lewy with his nurse came to Wapping. Got out at

Cannon Street and went to Monthly Meeting. Quarterage (?) business (?) Shubael

Coffin dined with us.

6. Busy in Counting House. M Warner & Child dined with us.

7. Busy at Home. Father dined with us.

½ Load Hay mb/r

8.WSD at Rat: M in Morning. I was there afternoon. We drank Tea with Lewy at

Cousin Owen Westons.

9. Busy securing Chimneys in the Fore (?) Shop. Js. Sheppard and Wife drank Tea

with us.

10. Paid Betty postage of Letters recd. per packet last week. … Securing Chimn eys

on Fore Shop.

Mixd. a Gallon of Ink.

11. Busy at Home securing Chimneys &c.

12. At Rat: Meeting. Adjourned Monthly Meeting now held to pass I. Funston’s

Daughter. After Dinner, went to Cornhill.

Gent Mag LW – rd.

Silk & Word. (?) 2 pr Stockin cm/-

13. After Dinner went to meeting for Sufferings where was LW Mother having dined

with us. Returned to Tea at home.

14. In Counting House. Pd. SD for 2 Bag Trusses (?) for she paid Lawrie (?) …

15. W.S.D. at Rat: M. in morning. Father & Mother there and dined with us. Not out

afternoon. They staid till second Day Evening. Baggar nd.

16. Father cupped this Morning. He & Mother took our Lewy away in the Evening.

Paid Tho Salmon for 30 Eggs for Port Wine c/m. [omitted the rest]

17. Counting House all Day

18. After Tea went with Mat Smith in his Chaise to H Hall and returned to Supper.

19. At Rat: Meeting, after which at adjourned Mo. Meeting signed Shubael Coffin’s

Certificate to Nantucket. He dined with us. Father came in the Evening and staid all

Night.

Beggar c/-

20. Mother came to Breakfast. WSD with her after Dinner took Father up and the City

and went to Tea at Walthamstow.

21. Busy ay High Hall settin g Chair & posts.

22. All at Tott. M. & returned to Dinner. T. Letchworth was at Meeting. J. and S.

Bell were at Tea.

23. Busy setting Post & Chains

24. Came with LW to breakfast at Wapping & RETURNED IN THE Evening.

Cakes bd.

25. Busy with Hill altering the Fence by Coach House Doors.

26. Came to Breakfast at Wappin g on Philly & returned to Dinner at H Hall where

were Cousin Eliot & his Family.

Turnpike …

Cut Hair …

27. Came in Chaise with Father to Wapping & called on him in Bishops Gate Street.

Returned to Tea at H Hall. Bad Cold.

28. Busy at High Hall settin g Chain & posts round the House.

29. At Tottenham Meting with L.W. and S.D. Coz. Phillips and her two Boys

returned with us to Dinner.

30. Busy fitting Chains & posts round the House. Very warm Weather. Coopers from

Town cradling and setting new Working Tub.

31. Molly Shiers came with me in the Chaise to Town this Morning & returned in the

Evening.

Turnpikes …

Pd.Mill Side of Bacon 36 @ 6½ …

Eighth month.

1. Mother brought WSD in the Coach to Dinner at Wapping. She returned home in the

Evening.

Turnpikes ad.

2. At Rat: Monthly Meeting where contributed to Archer’s Relief. m/r. Shuback

Coffin dined with us

3. After Dinner went with R James to Black Friars Bridge after a Fire Engine by

Water. Then to Meeting for Sufferings & home to Tea

½ Manna for SD …

4. After Breakfast went to Excise Office to pay LW Servants duty. Gent. Mag for LW

rd. Mother dined with & then took us to High Hall whence we returned in the Chaise

to Supper at Wapping.

5. With S.D. in the Chaise to High Hall. W.D. with L.W. at Meeting at Tottenham &

back again with M Philips and her four Children to Dinner. We returned to Wapping

in the Evening.

Turnpikes rd.

6. Busy at home all Day

7. Busy at home – except a Walk to meet Father at Coopers Hall &c before Dinner.

Howes A|ccd. …

Father came to stay 2 Nights with us

8. At home.

9. At Rat: Meeting after which attended a Committee on J.T’s affair. Father & Mother

dined with us she bringing Lewy to town this Morning – they all returned in the

Evening. J & C Henley (?) spent the Evening with us

10. At home

11. With SD in Chaise to High Hall where Jos Sheppards Family & Tim Warner &

Wife dined. Returned to Wapping in the Evening. Letters from GD & W .Racole (?)

Turnpikes ad.

12. At Rat: Meeting. Father Mother & Lewy came to dine with us. At Meeting

afternoon – they returned to H H after Tea.

13. At home

14. At home

15. At home

16. At Rat: Meeting and afterwards in J.T’s affair with the rest of the Committee.

After Dinner went in the Chaise with SD to HH where R James & his Wife had dined.

All returned in Evening thro Rain.

17. Dined with Father Weston, H. Fletcher, R. James, J. Rixon, Thomas Allen and

two Brothers at White Hart Tavern on their executing a new Contract.

18. After Dinner went in Chaise with SD to Tea at High Hall and returned to Supper.

Turnpikes ad.

19. Met Father at Rat: Meeting. He & Mother dined with us. He returned to H Hall

after Tea. She staid with us. R James & Wife went to Kent this Morning. Lewy cam to

stay with us.

20. At home finishing my private Books of Accounts. Charity 2/- to Bush

21. Employed as yesterday. Lewys Birth Day, Now three Years old.

Beggar nd.

22. Between 10 & 12 at last Night went in a Coach to Bar. Close and Moore Fields –

SD poorly. Dame Forrest came and lodged. Frd. Clem. Healy came afternoon. Father

dined with us.

23. SD still poorly.

paid for Load Hay ude/

24. SD no worse. Mother & Clem Healy went with Father (who came to Breakfast) to

Grace Street Meeting. They all dined with us.

Cut Hair …

Beggar …

25. SD rather better. Mother C Healy & Forrest yet with her.

26. [at side of page ‘Judith Nicholls’] Father came to breakfast and went alone to

Meeting. S.D. being poorly all day. At ¼ past 9 in the Evening delivered of a girl. I

went to Dr Hoopers who came a little too late. About Midnight went in a Coach home

with Forrest. …

27. Clem Healy left us. After Dinner I waited on her (?) to the Epping Coach White

Chappells. Then went into the City.

Earnest for Epping Coach c/r

Coach to Whitechappel c/r

28. Walked into City in Evening with M Forrest. Caight in Rain as I returned.

Pen.post to cd. to C Healy.

29. Paid Carriage of a Box for M Young to Shrewsbury c/cc. Father came to

Breakfast.

30. At Rat: Meeting and afterwards with a Committee of the monthly meeting.

Mother & Lewy went to dine at H Hall and returned in the Evening.

31. Father brought Frd. Orgar to spend the Day with us. afternoon at Meeting for

Sufferings and returned to Tea. Finished Letter to send by Shubal Coffin.

Ninth month.

1. At home.

2. At Rat: Meeting this morning from which Mother went to dine at High Hall and

returned in the Evening. . Shubael Coffin dined with me.

3. At home.

Beggar & penny Post md.

Walked to Cousin Owens in Evening.

4. After Dinner Mother & Lewy left us & I went with her to High Hall to return on

Horseback, but the Horse wanting Shoes walked thro’ the Rain & Wet to Shoreditch,

thence in Coach to Minories & so home late.

Expended c/m

5. Much pain in my Bones. After Dinner walked to Ratcliff Cross and back directly.

6. At Rat: Meeting and staid till near 2 o Clock at Monthly Meeting. Child poorly.

7. Father, Mother, Frd Orger with Lewy came to dine with us and A Sheppard, S

Balls, Ben Collins, Wife & Daughter came to Tea.

8. Paid Thi Salmon for Blacking &c – rdc/w

Child better.

Half Load Straw n/n/

9. At Rat: Meeting in Morning. Father & Shubael Coffin dined with us. Also Becky &

Polly Crooks. Could not well get to Afternoon Meeting. Betsy Laundy, R James &

Wife, H Healyn at Tea. Coz: Westons 3rd

Son born about Noon.

10. At home all Day

11. After Breakfast went into City. Beggars nd. Paid Jos Wood my arrears to Frdly

Society …

12. At hvome all Day. Father, Mother, Frd Orger & Lewy came to spend the Day, &

returned in Evening, when Natty (?) Bray soent an Hour with us to whom I paid the

Expense of a Grave at Hartford for JCD … Bad Cold.

13. Did not go to Meeting this Morning.

14. At Meeting for Sufferings this afternoon when but one minute was on the Book!

Before Meeting met Tho: Lamar on the Change by Appointment and smoaked a pipe

with J. Woods.

… …

15. After Dinner went on Horse back to High Hall & returned thro’ heavy Rain.

Postage of G… …

Shbual Coffin left Town

16. At Rat: Meeting morning & afternoon. Alone at Dinner. Drank tea at O. Weston’s

then walked with him on Meeting business to Poplar.

17. At home all Day

18. At home all Day

19. Coz. M Eliot dined with us. At home most of Day.

20. At Rat: Meeting and afterwards late at a Committee of the Monthly Meeting.

21. At home. Father Mother & Lewy dined with us.

22. Rode to High Hall to Tea & back to Supper.

Turnpikes & Post. …

Beggar …

23. At Rat: Meeting morning & afternoon. SD down at Dinner for the first Time. Coz.

Owen Weston & his Daughter Mary at Tea.

24. With SD & Child went to Dine at High Hall.Old Avenue to the House closed up

this Day. We went in one way & came out the other. Lim… Coach

Turnpikes & Coachman u/e

25. Before Dinner walked near Temple Bar to Guild Hall & back. Mother & Lewy

dined with us.

Daily Advertiser (?) 3/6

26. Father came to Breakfast & staid all Night. At home all Day.

Cut Hair …

Lodging in New Room with SD

27. … Smith per Charity for Books 2/6

At Rat: Meeting. LD not at Rat. Meeting (?)

28. At home all Day.

29. After Breakfast went to High Hall on Horse Back to levell (sic) the Lawn before

the House and returned in Evening. M Philips & Child dined there.

Turnpikes &c cd

30. Rainy. SD not out. At Rat: Meeting Deb: & Hannah Weston dined with us. Coach

to Afternoon Meeting c/r. Wm Gunn spent the Evening with us.

Tenth Month

1. At home all Day

2. After Breakfasat went on Horseback to Walthamstow to dine the Workmen.

Returned thro the Rain (as usual) in the Evening.

Turnpikes &c. …

3. At home all Day almost.

Js Sheppard & Wife (Wass. Walls) at Tea with us

Beggar md.

4. At Rat: Monthly Meeting. Dined with SD at R James’s and also Tea & Supper

there. Betsy Hall went away. Westham Water men cut off our pipes – Wickedly.

5. Father, Mother & Lewy dined with us. Fired our pipe to Shadwell Water (? this

sentence)

6. After Breakfast went on Horseback to Walthamstow & staid till Evening.

Turnpike &c. …

New Nurse for Child

7. At Rat: M in Morning. SD went with me to Afternoon Meeting for the first Time –

Betsy Healy at Tea.

8. Father came to breakfast. At Quarterly Meeting afternoon which held late.

Returned with Father in Coach to Supper.

part of Coach rd.

Q. Meetg Box a/c

9. Wrote Letter to GD enclosed in one to Jos. Stansbury at New York & sent per

Packet. Pd. postage …. Also wrote to Logan, R Wells, Dr Parke & my Sister Nancy

via St Thomas’s – forewarded per D Roberts. Walked to City & back in the Evening.

10. After Breakfast – Went on Business of Fathers to the Bank Coy re Exchange Bills

– returned to Dinner. Hervy & Co (?) acd. A.C. … of Brown & Co.

Coffee md.

11. With SD at Ratcliff M. where were S Spavold, Jos Scantleberry &c. the first

dined with us. WSD drank Tea with him at E Healys – thence I accompanied E Healy

& him to Park Meeting & conducted him again to his Lodgings.

12. At home. Mother & Lewy dined with us. Tea with SD at Coz Owen Weston

Coach 1/-

13. Went with SD to High Hall. She & Child went in a Post Chaise via Plastow, I on

Horse back to Breakfast. I accompanied them home.

Turnpike …

Cha. …

14. WSD ar Rat: Morning Meeting. WD there afternoon.

15. Father came to Town & I went to superintend the Workmen at High Hall –

levelling the old Road before the House.

Turnpike …

16. Continued at Walthamstow

17. Continued at Walthamstow. Father returned there from Wapping.

18. Returned to Wapping in th Evening.

Turnpike …

19. Father came to breakfast. Afternoon attended the Meeting for Sufferings where

was a Com: of the Yearly Meeting on the Extracts (?) &c. Returned with Father in the

Coach.

… …

20. Attended the Adjourned Meeting for Sufferings Morning & Afternoon. Mother &

Lewy dined with us.

21. At Rat: Meeting with SD. H. Wilkins there. WD also there afternoon. Coz: O W

& Wife at Tea with us.

22. Attended adjourned Meeting for Sufferings afternoon as did Father who lodged

with us. Wm. Bowen from Haverford West dined and lodged with us also.

Beggar …

23. Walked about with B Bowen to Borough &c. After Dinner Father took him to

Walthamstow. Writing remainder of the Day.

24. Afternoon attended the Adjourned Meeting for Sufferings. Porter with a H… c/r

25. Mother & Lewy came with W Bowen to Dinner – after which went with by Water

to Pick. H… Stairs & go across Geo. Fields to St. James where saw the King, Queen,

Prince of Wales, Princess Royals &c. Home without … …

26. At the Meeting for Sufferings afternoon

27. Went on Horseback to Dinner at High Hall and returned in the Evening. Narrowly

missed a Couple of Rogues.

Expended rd.

28. At Rat: M. morning and afternoon. JD there in forenoon. Both at Tea with H

Fletcher & Wife at R James’s. W Bowen at Supper.

29. At home Morning. Afternoon went with S.D. to 2 Weeks Meetings and adjourned

Meeting for Sufferings. Coach c/-

30. At home all Day

31. At adjourned Meeting for Sufferings – afternoon (I think).

Eleventh month.

1. At Rat: Meeting with S.D. where Hughes and Homfray were married. S Spavold

was there. Adjourned the Monthly Meeting.

2. At Meeting for Sufferings afternoon.

3. After breakfast SD & Child went to dine at H Hall via Cousin Eliots where she left

and again called for the Child. I went on Horseback. Returned late to Wapping.

Coachman …

Turnpike …

4. At Rat: Meeting (with SD in the Morning) Fore and afternoon. Drank Tea with

S.D. and J Healey at Coz: Owen Weston’s. J Healy spent Evening with us. Coach

home …

Beggars …

5. Wet Day. At home. Father came after Dinner and lodged two Nights.

6. After early Breakfast went in Chaise to H Hall to forward the planting Trees Elms

& Walnuts alternately on the West Side of the New Avenue. Found John Crook there

who left us in afternoon.

Expended cd.

7. Returned to Wapping in Time for Dinner. Jos Talwin & Wife at Tea with us.

Turnpikes ad.

8. At Rat: Meeting and the adjourned Monthly Meeting. NB.This morning was repaid

(?) 1781. [This latter in red in original]

9. At home all Day

10. Intended for H Hall, but Geo Clibborn who came to Dinner prevented.

11. With S.D. at Rat: Morning Meeting and W.D. there afternoon. Dicky Bowman

dined with us.

12. Father came to Town. At the Adjourned Quarterly Meeting which held late on

J.T’s affair. Much altercation and some improper Language. W. Gunn, Sam. Marsh

returned to Wm. Gunn’s where Sam and I drank tea. Paid S Hoare on E… acct. rm/-

13. At home all Day

14. At home at Day – only waiting on H Weston & A Sherwood. Home to Rat: Cross

in the Evening.

15. Met Mother & Lewy at Sharp’s in Old Jewry. Fee &c … - they dined at Wapping

& returned to H Halls.

16. At home all Day. Suffering (?) by Fire in Strand … Polly Ecton & Betsy S… at

Tea & Supper.

17. Wm. Townsend executed at Exn. Dock this morning for murder. After Breakfast I

went on Horseback to … … & staid till Evening.

Expended 6d

Charity nd.

18. With S.D. at Rat: Meting in the morning and self there after noon. At conclusion

of the latter Meeting attended a conference on J.T’s affair. Then met SD at John

Scott’s at Ratcliff Cross where we drank Tea. Coach home …

19. C Clibbon & G Bush called to take Leave of us – After Dinner I accompanied

them to the City & attended the meeting of Subscribers to the American Loan. Drank

Tea with Robert Barclay, and Jos: Bevan at Jos: Wood’s.

2 pr. Worsted Hose. … …

20. At home all Day (J Coxheads Wife with J Healy & Wife, Betsy Healy and Sam

Marsh at Tea with us. say Fourth Day, tomorrow

21. At home all Day. See yesterday entd in Mistake.

22. At Rat: Meeting & afterwards on J.T’s affair. SD not out.

23. At Meeting for Sufferings, when Pennsylv. Epistle was read. Paid Jacob Belp for

3 pr worsted hose cm/- and also … for 3 pr. Silk & Worsted. r/r

Car: of Sack Flour Ad. for LW. Beggar cd.

24. Went with SD and Child to Walthamstow to Dinner and returned in the Evening.

Expended u/…

25. With S.D. at Rat: Meeting in the Morning. I was there afternoon and drank Tea at

W Gunn’s with Wallen and Sam Marsh. J Sheppard his Wife & Mother supped with

us. S. Beck at our Meeting fore and after noon.

26. At home all of Day. Mother dined with us. In the Evening walked to spend an

Hour with J & C Hanly at Coxheads before Supper. John Crook dined & lodged with

us.

27. At home all Day till Evening when drank Tea with SD at Betsy Healys with J & C

Healy.

28. At home all Day. Sam Marsh supped with us.

29. At home all Day

30. At home all Day

Twelfth month.

1. After Breakfast went to Dinner at Walthamstow on Horse Back and returned to

Supper.

Turnpikes …

2. With S.D at Morning Meeting. Alone there in afternoon. W. Gunn & wife and Sam

Marsh at Tea and supper.

Coach from Morn ing Meeting c/-

3. At home till Evening – then with SD at Tea at Jos Sheppards.

4. Went to breakfast at H Hall (LJW with Lewy were in Town) Employed in levelling

the Lawn before the House. Turnpikes cd.

5. At home till Evening when attended a Conference on J T’s affair at Sam Marshs.

6. At Monthly Meeting which held late. Spent the Evening with SD at Jeremy (?)

Sheppards.

7. At home all Day. Ambrose Lloyd and his wife at Tea with us.

½ Load Straw …

8. Went to Dinner at High Hall on Horseback & returned in the Evening thro the Rain.

Lawn nearly levelled.

Turnpike &c. rd.

9. At Rat: Meeting in morning with S.D. Alone at Devonshire House afternoon after

which met SD at John Warders, where drank Tea. A Funeral from the Meeting.

Coach to Rat: … & from Warders c/-

10. After Dinner at adjourned Quarterly meeting which directed that J.T. should be

disowned if he persists. Father had come to breakfast in the Morning lodged at

Wapping. Judiths Nurse came.

11. At home all Day. Father went home to Dinner.

12. At home till 5 oClock when met SD at J Prices (?) who not being at home, SD

returned & I went to the Quarterly Gen: Court of the Dispensary in Aldersgate where

staid with 2 or 300 other Governors till near 10 o Clock. Profusion …

13. J. Crook having lodged also broke fast with us. Was alone at Rat: Meeting. JD

went to Tea with Widow Sheppard and I went for her. Coach …

14. At home all Day. Father Mother & Lewy at Dinner with us.

15. Went to Dinner to H Hall on Horseback & returned in the Evening.

Turnpikes …

16. W.S.D. at Rat: Morning Meeting and I only there afternoon. Alone at Dinner and

Tea.

Dr. John Talwin of Royston died this day.

17. Went to the Bank &c on Horseback to dine at H Hall where SD & Child with

Nurse had proceeded me in a Chariot. I staid there till fourht Day Evening & then

returned to Wapping & on their Way were robbd by a Highwayman.

Turnpike …

Advertisement …

18.At Walthamstow. Tho Salmon came down early to inform me that his Mistress

was robbd near … Nursery (?) on her Return home last Evening.

19. At Walthamstow levelling Fences in fron of the House. In the Evening being very

Rainy returned to Wapping.

Turnpikes …

Benj Lamb died this Day.

20. At home all Day. After Dinner had many offers for a House porter’s place. J & C

Healy spent an Hour of the Evening with us. Paid J Compton for 2 pairs Shoes. Entd.

21. Francis James &c dined with us. At Meeting for Sufferings. Home to Tea.

Engaged a young man to come into service as a House porter in a fortnight at £12 per

annum. Charity by HRc/.

2 p Gloves … (?) – Sal: Vol: E.

23. With S.D. at Rat. M. Meeting and J Healey and self there after noon. James and

Clem: Healey and Geo: and Betsy Healey dined and supped with us. Turnpikes ud.

24. Mother with Lewy dined with us. She left himk with us.

25. I went to stay a few Days at Walthamstow & J Healey accompanied me there to

Dinner & returned to London.

Turnpikes …

Gifts to Gates m/-

26. At Walthamstow

27. At Walthamstow

28. At Walthamstow. Father Mother went to Wapping and returned with Lewy in the

Evening.

29. In the Evening returned to Wapping.

Turnpikes mc/u

30. At Ratcliff Meeting in Morning with S.D. In afternoon S.D. not going went with

children. After Meeting walked with W. Allen, W. Gunn, and Sam Marsh to Bromley

where detained by Rain till late when returned in Coach. ud.

31. At home all Day. Last night Edith Lovell & many others perished per Shipwreck

in Bristol Channell as we afterwards heard.

First Month 1782.

1. At home all Day

Cut hair pd.

2. At home all Day till late in Evening when carried a Letter to AD enclosed in

another to G Bown (?) at New York to post office for the New York Mail. Wet

coming home. Postage u/- to New York.

3. At Rat: M. Meeting, where – Knight and Priscilla Allen passed for Marriage. Held

late (M Pain (?) at Tea). Paid my Arrecy (?) sonce Mid Summer last on …

(remainder unreadable). cu/r

4. At home all Day. Thomas Marston came Yesterday Evening as House porter for the

Yard – at £12 p. annum.

5. Went on Horse back to Dinner at Walthamstow and returned in Evening.

Molly Hare came. Turnpike …

6. At home all day excepting at Rat. M. fore and after noon. SD set out – Child being

poorly. After last Meting had a Conference on J.T’s. affair. J Crook) went on board

Ship.

7. At home all Day. In Evening J Wallen, W Gunn & S Marsh (?names) with me on

JT’s affair. Disagreeable Acct. from Haverford West. Child very poorly. Paid C… for

John Crook c/-

8. Went to Walthamstow on … Business, returned to Dinner & then into the City. Pid

Jos: Woods … Called at Fad (?) Sheppards & dined at home late. Paid Godsell Entd.

Turnpikes …

9. Paid M Hare 6 pr Gloves … & for SD’s pocket Book c/d. At home most of Day.

Father dined with us. Voted for Dr. Fothergill at Dispensary. Drank Tea with J Woods

& spent rest of Evening at W G… with others on JT’s affair.

10. At Rat: Meting and adjourned Monthly Meeting. Rest of Day at home. Child

rather better. Charity rd.

11. At home all Day. M Hard left us. Received another Letter from J Lewis Jnr on

AC’s Troubles (?). Isaac patching removing (?). Penny Post nd.

12. … James went into the Country. Up early & busy all Day at home. Afternoon sent

T Salmon to High Hall.

His Expenses …

Wrote to J Lewis Junr.

13. At Rat Meeting AMC in Morning. With SD afternoon. Drank Tea with W Gawn

(?) at W Allen’s. Shephard & Wife supped (?) with us.

14. Busy at home. Could not get to the Quarterly Meeting. Father came from it to stay

a few Nights with us. Mother & Lewy had dined with us & returned to H H.

Bo a Load of Hay

15. Father dined with us. Busy at home all Day. T Salmon Turnpike …

16. Cousin James Harford and Abm. Clibborn dined with us, being brought to London

on the Embarrassment of the latter.

Paid Harness Makers 2/6

17. At Rat: Meeting with M. Clibborn. Conference on J.T’s affair. Dr. Edwards

visited us from Haverfordwest. Charity 6d.

18. Father Mother & Lewy dined with us when he went with them to H Hall. After

Dinner went to the City. Borough, Meeting for Sufferings and Westminster and then

home much tired. Drank Tea at Tho Howards with Sam Marsh.

19. At Excise to take up a Bill for AC. Coffee House ad. Dined at home. Bought new

pair Boots … paid Compton. Last Night great Fire at Woodmasons (?) & 7 Children

lost.

20. After Rat: Meting went in Post Chaise with SD and Child to dine at High Hall.

Returned to Tea.

Expended c/r & c/m us u/n

21. SD went into the City. Cut my Hair off in the Evening. Barber c/-. Charity 4d.

22. At home all Day. Received a Letter from J Logan dated 9 mo 25 & 11 mo 19.

Gave the Bearer …

23. At home all Day. Gave Cap Stevenson (?) Man (?) for bringing Rum …

24. At Rat: Meeting where Knight and Priscilla Allen were married. Adjd Monthly

Meeting. Tissots advice m/s.In the Evening walked into the City. Grass Seed for

Father … Beggar …

25. At home all Day

26. After Breakfast went on Horse back to High Hall where the Men were cutting

down pollards on Clay Street. Returned in Evening. Turnpikes …

27. With A.M.C. at Morning Meeting at Ratcliff. S.D. with us afternoon, there being

a Burial of T. Wiggs. Capt. Masey at Tea & Supper with us.

28. Wid: Sheppard dined with us & Motherf came very poorly after Dinner with

LWD to stay with us. Went to Dr Pitcairns in Evening on her Acct. Cork Screw c/r

29. Dr Pitciarn with Mother. At home all Day

30. Father came to bfreakfast & dined & returned to H Hall alone. AMC went with

him as far as Hackney. Mother continuing very poorly, went to Pitcairns again. r/.

31. At Rat: meeting.with AMC. T Salmon Turnpikes to Hackney.

Second month 1782

1. Coz J & M Eliot and their Children at Tea with us. RJ set out this Morning for

Reading Fair. Charity 2d.

2. After Dinner went on Horseback to High Hall & returned wet. Turnpikes …. Jud.

Haskey (?) with us in the Evening.

3. At Rat: M. in morning. S.D. with me there afternoon where Merryweather and her

sister Townsend were. Father came to dine & lodge from Morning Meeting at GCS.

RJ returned from Reading.

4. At hjome all Day

5. At home all Day

6. At home all Day. Father left us before Dinner.

7. At Rat: Meeting. Home rest of the Day. Monthly meeting. Charity for … …

8. Publick Fast. Father came to Dinner and returned in Evening. At Meeting for

sufferings. Tea at T. Wagstaffe’s and spent an hour at Chorleys.

9. Mother & Lewy went to dine at Highh Hall and returned to Wapping to Tea. I also

went on Horseback. Turnpikes bd.

10. At Meeting with SD and AMC in the Morning. Staid at home to write afternoon.

11. Met Jos: Talwin and others at Bank to accept Stock as a Trustee under the

Appointment of Ratcliff Meeting being Gregory Marshall and (space) Legacies.

The present Trustees are James Sheppard; Jos: Talwin ; Wm. Dillwyn and Jacob

Agar.

12. At home all Day. R James & Wife with Polly Blackburn at Tea and Supper.

13. Father came this Morning to stay a Night or two.

14. At Rat: Meeting this morning.

15. After Breakfast went to the Bank to make a payment on Fathers Acct. &c.

Returned to Dine.

Charity 3d.

Gum Arabic bd. Medicines for SD. 8d

16. At Cap Croftons (?). Home all Day. Smart Frost. Father came afternoon with

Mother who went to High Hall in Morning.

17. At Rat: M. in morning & afternoon. Father took S.D. and A.M.C. to Grace Church

Morning Meeting. Jeremy Sheppard spoent an Hour of Eveningh with us.

18. At Quart: Meeting adjournment afternoon. Retd home with Father & SD in Coach

& Betsy Healy who staid Tea.

19. At home all Day.

Charity rd. City in Evening

20. Father went to Walthamstow. At home all Day.

21. At Meeting at Ratcliff with S.D. J. Sharpless was there. In the city in the Evening,

and spent half an hour with Philip Sansom.

22. Went with Nancy & Polly Clibborn early to Lad (?) Lane and they went in a

Coach with A Waters to Bristol.

Turnpike & porter 6d.

23. Went in Coach with Mother & Lewy to dine bat H H and returned with Father to

Tea.

LWD ud.

24. At Rat: Meeting. Turnpikes ud. SD out fore and afternoon with me. Widow

Sheppard at Tea.

25. At home all Day. Dr Knowles visited Mother. Paid Birkbeck for Post Chaise to H

H for WLD – the 20 ult cb/-

26. At home all Day. Jos Sheppard Wife & Daughter at Tea

27. At home all Day. Father went to Walthamstow.

A new Razor Shop …

28. At Rat: Meeting alone.

Third month. 1782

1. At Meeting for Sufferings. Roots &c for Lewy u/e

2. Went on Horseback early to breakfast and dine at High Hall. Wet Evening.

Turnpikes …

3. At Ratcliff Meeting morning & afternoon. Father met us at Meeting & lodged at

Wapping.

4. At home all Day

5. At home all Day

6. At home all Day. Coz: Polly Yeates doined & lodged a Night with us.

7. At Rat: Monthly Meeting.

Paid My Ackworth Subscription …

Brown Collinson & T… stopd payment.

8. Sharp visited Lewy. His Fee – uc/- After Dinner at Meeting Sufferings and a Pipe

at James Philips. Pamphlets c/-

9. At home all Day. SD and Children went to High Hall to dine & brought Father

home with them.

Turnpikes SD rd.

R J went into Kent & Surry.

10. At Rat. Meeting with Father and S.D. I there also afternoon. J & M Prior &

Children, Anna Sheppard I & S Bells D & H Weston, Nancy Sheword & W

Stevenson at Tea.

11. At home all Day. Father went to H Hall.

Charity wd.

12. At home all Day

Armskirk (?) Medicines …

13. At home all Day

Co Westons Child (youngest) died suddenly this Morning.

14. At Rat. Meeting. With J Sheppard at Owen Westons.

2 bott Snuff …

Charity …

…

15. At Meeting for Sufferings afternoon. Father came to stay in Town a few Days.

16. Went to Walthamstow on Horseback to Dinner. Planted out some Evergreens,

Cluster (?) Pines of my own Saving & returned in Eveningh.

Tyrnpikes …

17. At Rat Meeting with S.D. After Dinner went with her and James Sheppard in

Father’s Coach to Jacob Bells at Plastow. Spent half an hour at L (?) Cockfields. Tea

at Bales & then home.

Turnpikes …

18. At home all Day

19. At home all Day till Eveningh when with SD attended at Ratcliff the burying of O.

Weston’s youngest Child. Coach home c/w

20. At home all Day

21. At Ratcliff adjourned monthly Meeting.

M… Loss by Robbers r/r

22. At home all Day

23. After Dinner went to H Hall on Horseback & home in Evening when Father came.

Turnpikes …

24. At Rat: meeting fore and after noon. SD there Morning

25. At home. SD went to H Hall with Father. M Crafton dined with us. SD returned in

Evening.

Paid for Father rd.

26. Went to H Hall on Horseback this Morning to assist in plan ting out a Lot of Firs

bought of Hughes for 31/6. Near 250 of different Kinds.

27. At home preparing to take Stock

28. At home in Counting House

29. At meeting for Sufferings. Pipe at Jos: Woods with Tho: Corbyn and Tho:

Wagstaffe.

30. At High Hall after Dinner on Horseback.

Turnpikes …

31. At Rat: Meeting Fore and afternoon. At End of latter attending on a complaint

against John Pratt. In the Morning SD went with Father to Gra: Ch: Street. Nat: Bray

dined with us. Sukeys Birth Day

Fourth month. 1782

1. Busy taking Stocks which concluded to make up as to 31 ult instead of 25d as

usual.

2. Busy taking Stock

3. Busy in Counting House. Wrote to engage a Lodgingh at Margate.

C Crook …

4. At Rat: Monthly Meeting which sat late. Tho. Finch there.

Paid Quarterly uc/-

5. In the City before Dinner to meet T Lamar.

6. In the City with Lewy to see Surgeon Sharp who was from home.

Turnpikes …

7. At Rat: Meeting with S.D. in morning. There alone afternoon. Father dined with us

after Gra: Ch: Meeting. After Meeting afternoon met a Com: of M. Meeting on John

Pratt’s affair.

8. At Q Meeting in afternoon.

Box c/-

Charity ………

9. At Surgeon Sharps with LW near 3 Hours.

……

10. At home

11. At Rat: adjourned monthly meeting.

12. At Meeting for Sufferings. Stock Exchange &c morning. Drank Tea at J W…..

Bitter almonds rd.

13. After Dinner went to H Hall on Horseback.

Turnpikes …

Mother went in Morning & brought Father back.

14. At Rat: M fore and afternoon. Jos: Storrs and his sister Polly dined with us. Drank

Tea with W. Allen and William Gunn at Sam: Marsh’s.

15. At home till Evening when walked to Broad St. Smoaked a pipe on Return with T

Wagstaffe. Father went to H Hall

16. At home all Day

17. At home all Day. Father dined with us.

18. With SD at Rat: meeting where Wm. Stephenson and Hannah Weston were

married. Attended a Committee afterwards on J.T’s affairs. Nath: Bray, J. Townsend

and J. Pryor’s 2 Daughters dined with us. Spent Evening with J. & C. Healey at Betsy

Healey’s.

19. At Meeting for Sufferings afternoon. Pipe at J. Phillips. James Healy dined with

us also his Wife.

Barclays apology 10/

J Goughs … ½

20. Wento to see H S (the Bride) and to Surgeon Sharps. … After Dinner went on

Horseback with James Healy to Tea at Hhgh Hall. Father came to Lodge.

Turnpikes …

21. At Rat: Meeting morning and afternoon. Drank Tea with SD at Coz Owen where

were the new married Couple and J & C Healy – the latter spent the Evening with us.

Coach c/-

22. At home all Day

23. At home all Day. W. Gunn spent an hour or two of Evening on J.T’s affair. 13

Years have elapsed since the Death of my dear Sukey’s Mother.

24. At home all Day

25. At Rat: Adjourned Mo: Meeting. James Healy dined with us. He and Father went

off for Bristol at 3 oClock. S and I accompanied them to the City. J Sheppard & I at L

Ellington’s. W Gunn with me at Tea & in Evening.

26. At home in Evening when spent half an Hour at Wm Gunn’s. …

27. Went on Horseback late to Tea at Walthamstow and on my Return spent ½ an

Hour at W Gunns. Turnpikes bd.

28. Called up in the Night on Business which also deterred (?) me from the Morning

Meeting. Cos. Owen & M Weston, W Stephenson & Wife, Debby Weston & Nancy

Sherwood dined with us & staid Tea. At afternoon Meeting after which was at our

adjourned mo: Meeting, and afterwards at a Committee on J. Pratt’s affair.

Charity md.

29. At Q. Meeting Adjourn. in afternoon. Pipe at T. Wagstaffe’s. Home to Tea.

30. At home all Day.

Frd Ager came this Evening to accompany Mother to Bath and Polly Exton with her.

Fifth month. 1782

1. At home all Day

2. At Mo: Meeting at Ratcliff.

3. Set off in Father’s Coach about Noon with mother, Frd. Orger, Nurse Hall and

Lydia Miller for Bath. Went thro’ Islington the back Road to Brentford where dined at

the Castle, and thence took 2 post chaises to Salt Hill4 where lodged getting there to

Tea. Cloudy Weather toward Evening.

4 Salt Hill is in Slough. William’s grandson and grand daughter-in-law also stayed there on their

honeymoon on their way to London and thence to France in 1833.

4. In the Chaise between 10 and 11 o Clock, Dined at the Black Bear at Reading, and

reached the George and Pelican at Newbury to Tea. Lodged there. Cloudy Weather

and some Rain

5. Set out before 10 oClock and dined at the Castle in Marlborough, from whence

went in other chaises to the Bear at Devizes. Yet cloudy & rainy. Lodged at Devizes.

6. In the Chaise by ¾ after 9 oClock and reached Bath about noon. Stop’d at the

King’s Arms, where Father and Coz: Fisher (Ann) came to us from Bristol. Dinede

there & drank Tea at their Lodgings No 3 South parade where they and also all of us

lodged.

7. Edmund Rack (after breakfast with him) took me to see the Town, Rooms –

Exhibition of stained Glass &c. Dined at Fathers Lodgings. After Dinner

accompanied Father in a Walk. And about 10 o Clock set out in the Stage Coach for

London.

8. Coachman in a Drunken fit fell off his Box in the night at Melksham. Left him

behind. Got with difficulty to Devises. Broke fast at Newbury. Dined at Slough and

reached home about 9 oClock in the Evening. On the whole a disagreeable journey.

9. At Rat: adjourned Monthly Meeting.

10. At Meeting for Sufferings, and adjourned Quar: Meeting when J.T’s affair was

concluded. Robt. Valentine from Pennsylvania was there being just come from

London. Spent half an Hour with him at J. Townsends.

11. Afternoon attended a Com. of Q. Meeting to prepare answers to the Yearly

Meeting. Drank Tea at Dr. Knowles. SD went to dine at Walthamstow with Children.

12. Fore and afternoon at Rat. Meeting. SD there in Morning. Drank tea with her at J

Sheppard, Wapping Walls. Jeremy & I staying the adjourned Mo. Meeting

13. Afternoon attended the adjourned Q. Meeting after beingh at Excise office and

spending an hour with Jos Woods.

Paid mending Shoes b/a

14. At home all Day

15. At holme all Day Our dear littlr Judith had a convulsive Fit but soon recovered

from it. S Ridd came

16. Staid at home on Children’s Accounty. S.D. went to Ratcliff Meeting. In the

Evening attended a General Court at the Dispensary and staid late

17. At Meeting for Sufferings which was large & sat late. Went afterwards to see

Walker Exhibition of a transparent Orrery and was detained late.

Expended …

18. After Dinner (P Price being with us) went with him & SD to High Hall and

returned in the Coach with them leaving my Horse at Walthamstow.

Turnpike …

19. Yearly Meeting. With S.D. at Ratcliff fore and afternoon, few Strangers at either.

Rebecca Ransom and Nancy King dined with us. J. and C. Healey, B. Fincham, &

Wife and R. Ransom at Tea and Supper. Rainy Day. ud.

20. Busy in the Morning. At four the Yearly Meeting began which I attended, and

afterwards the general Ackworth Committee, on the London part of which I was now

appointed. M Philips & Son Jack came. wd.

21. Attended the Y.M. at ten oClock in Morning and 4PM. Rob: Abbatt dined with

us. Also M. Crafton. Coach u/m. MC took a Ride to High Hall with SD. Suppd late.

22. At Rat: Meeting in Morning with S.D. At meeting for business afternoon.

23. At Meeting for Business fore and afternoon. Dined at Robt. Barclay’s.

J Churchman Journal for P Price b/r

24. At Com: on the Epistle this Morning. Unwell. Dined at home. At meeting for

business afternoon but was obliged to leave it much indisposed.

25. A Bed almost all Day with a disorder remarkably prevalent at this time.

26. Continued indisposed. P. Price & Wife, Thomas Cash, John Chalk, S. Rudd, Betsy

Stevens dined with us. Also Coz M Philips & her Son

27. Yet confined

28. Yet confined. Coz Philip left us.Last Night & this Morning our dear little Girl had

two more convulsive Fits & seems to have the Current Disorder. Had Dr Knowles to

her. His Fee uc/-

29. Yet confined

30. At Rat: Meeting with S.D., where were M. Ridgway, Jenny Watson Rob.

Valentine, Thomas Corbyn, Sally Fell and her brother in law who also dined with us.

Charity 5/-

Sixth month. 1782

1. Busy at home

2. At Rat: Meeting morning and afternoon. SD at latter

3. Busy at home in Morning. Rob. Abatt and Polly Yates dined with us. SD and she

went to Exhibition with R Abbatt. Was at C… after Exhibition c/- Tea at Coz Eliz (?)

(space) 3 Tea to Knowles … (rest unreadable)

4. At home all Day. Coz M Eliot & Children at Tea with us.

5. Took Hoop Warehouse at Cole Stairs. In the Evening walked to Lambard Street to

deliver Letters for J Stansbury & Richd. Wells inclosing for the latters Mother.

Postage …

…

6. At Rat: Mo: Meeting where W. Kendall and A. Smith appeared. SD went to

Walthamstow after Dinner.

7. Busy all Day at home.Packing for Margate

8. Han. (?) Jnr & Betty (space) get off in the Hoy for Margate about Noon

with our Baggage. Took Lewy & Molly after Dinenr to High Hall.

Baggage to …. Expended …

9. At home waiting for Surgeon Sharp – his Fee uc/- SD at Meeting in Morning. Rob

Abbatt dined with us. At Meeting Afternoon. Went to after Tea in Coach to see J

Harford & Wife

10. Gave in Charity to a Sufferer by Fire e/- Afternoon in City to finish Business. Tea

at J Woods. Very busy all Day. Paid for Polly Yeats cr/-

11. Busy al Day. Afternoon put M Yeats Letters &c into India House. Put some

Baggage aboard at Margate Hoy for which paid 1/4. In Borough to secure 2 Chaises

for Margate. Water … home 6d. R James returned from Kent

Paid Tho Merton (?) for LW …

12. With S.D. the children and their two Maids went in to the Coach about 6 o Clock

and from Borough in two Chaises. Breakfasted at the George and Bull at Dartford.

Changed at the Bull Rochester. Dined at Red Lyon at Sittingbourn. Tea at King’s

Head Canterbury, and about 7 oClock reached Margate. The Day very pleasant &

prospects fine

13. Busy unpacking. Weather fine. Subscribed to Hall’s Circulating Library c/

Paid H Newby for Coals ------- cn/-

Snuff Box c/m Oranges rd. Pork ……

14. Acct of Margate c/- ……… Walked about the Town

15. Bather this Mornikng in a Machine c/-

Book for LWD rd. Chaise for Day …

16.Lewy bathed this Morning for the first Time. Postage of a Double Letter advising

Father & Mother (say (?) 2 Day …) being returned to London on 7 Day Evening. …

Frd Newby Family & Rob M… dined with us & also supped.

17. Vide Yesterday.

With SD, the Children & all the Girls walked to the pretty Grounds at Dandelion 1 ½

Mile to Tea. RM … accompanied us. Yesterday went with SD in Chaise to Meeting.

Afternoon I went on foot with H.. Newby. Walked in Rope Walk after Supper with

our Landlord & Landlady

18. Walked to Ransgate thence to Briad Stairs & Kings Gate where dined and home to

Tea. Expended c/n

19. (Blank)

20. Attended the Week Day Meeting as had also done the last first Day twice at

Drapers. J. Allen and Betsy Marsh were this day married at Ratcliff.

21. (blank)

22. (blank)

23. Rose early and in a Chaise with Henry Hewby went to Dover thro’ Sandwich and

Estry. At the latter broke fast. Distance 22 Miles. Could not reach the Morning

Meeting. Dined at Richd. Loe’s. Attended the afternoon Meeting. Tea with Rob:

Howard at Tho: Beck’s and spent the Evening with him at Geo: Finch’s. Lodged at

Richd. Loe’s.

24. Before Breakfast went with Robt. Howard, John Chalk, William Patterson and

others to see the Castle, etc. Could distinctly see the Spires of Calais and french (sic)

Coast. Attended the Quarterly Meeting. Dined at Richd. Baker’s, and set out for home

at ½ past 4 & reached it at 9 oClock..

25. Jona: Hutchinson dined and at Tea with us.

26. (blank)

27. Attended the Week Day Meeting. Eight only in number. John King an Usher to

Wm. Alexander of Rochester dined with us. J. Finch and Rob. Moline at Tea. W.

Kendall and Nancy Smith this day married at Ratcliff.

28. Enclosed Letters to RW, AD and J Logan under Cover with one to Ezekiel

Edwards at Ostend. After Dinner with Han: Read and several others (Jon Hutchinson

among them) went on board Cap Finch’s Packet and the Wind coming more in our

favour had a pleasant Passage to London where arrived in Morning of

29. at 6 oClock. Took Boat to Wapping from Wool Key. After a Nap and Dinner went

into the City and thence inj a Coach per Tottenham to High Hall where found Father

& Mother better than I expected.

… Barber c/-

Expended ……..

30. At Tottenham Meeting with Father. Js Sheppard & his Wife with Coz: Owen &

Debby Weston dined with us and Anna Sheppard with Jacob Bells & Wife were there

afternoon. Lodgede at High Hall.

Seventh month. 1782

1. After Dinner went to Hackney and drank Tea at Dr. Toulmin’s & then to Wapping,

where was busy packing up some things for Margate, until late having first walked

into the City for some articles. Turnpike 6d

2. Owen & Deb: Weston set our for Margate. John Chalk dined with me. In the

Morning I met Father at the Sams (?) Coffee House.

Coffee bd. Supped at R James’s. Beggar…

Strawberry c/c Yesterday & … …

3. Walked to the City. Dined in Bow Lane c/d Called at Denyer in Little Britain & at

Bland & Co. Was at Change. Palmen (?)& Wm Gunns in my way to Wapping.

Supped at Walthamstow & thence came next Morning to Wapping & go to

Meeting.Turnpikes Cd.

4. At Rat: Monthly Meeting which held late. Sarah Beck at Meeting for Worships.

Mother came to dine at Wapping after Walk to the City. Supped at Jemmy

Shepards.Paid him for use of Hannah Gilbert a Guinea. Quar… …

5. Up at 3 oClock and went into the City.Left the Spread Eagle in Gra: Church Street

at 5 o Clock in the Diligence. Breakfast at Dartford. Dined at …pring.Tea at John

Chalk’s at Canterbury and reached Margate at 8 o Clock. Also had Colds but were

better. Expended un/n

6. Resumed my Loitering Life

7. At Meeting fore and after noon. SD there at neither but Deb: Weston with me

afternoon. Rob Moline dined with us and at Tea and Supper.

8. (blank)

9. Went after Dinner in post Chaise with SD & DW with Lewy to Ramsgate. Walked

to the Head of the North Pier & rode by Bradstow & the Light House to Kings Gate

where had Tea & so home.

Expended …

Digs …

10. Drank Tea with SD and Deb Weston at the Tea Gardens on Hoopers Hill.

Expended m/c

Lemon cd.

11. At Meeting with SD and DW

12. (blank)

13. Bathed this Morning in a Machine m- c/-

Sundries 6d.

14. S.D. and D.W. went to Meeting in Chaise. I walked. Eliz: Beale appeared. Warner

of London dined with us. Went to afternoon Meeting

15. (blank)

16. Walked two Hours of the Morning with DW and Lewy in the Sands.

Buckle … & …

17. (blank)

18. At Meeting. Recd a Letter from my Brother GD dated 5 mo 14. Postage m/-

Chaise Boy …

19. (blank)

20. Bathed this Morning. …

21. With S.D. and D.W. at Morning Meeting. Rob: Moline dined with us. At

Meeting afternoon. Henry & Stephen Bassett and their wives at Tea with us.

22. Lewy asked for a second Dip. Rewarded him with 2/6

23. Thunder Gust this Evening

24. Went with Rob: Moline in Chaise to Canterbury early. Thence in post Chaise with

D. Wilkinson of Bow and John Chalk, and Wm. Patteson on Horseback went to visit

Mathew Robinson, Esqr., near Hythe, where met Richard Elgar, Thomas Nichols and

Son, of Folkstone. Four first of us lodged there.

25. After Breakfast and a very Kind entertainment returned to Canterbury partly over

an old Roman Road. Dined at J. Chalk’s, and after Tea, returned in a Dilly to

Margate.

Expended ue/-

Toys for Lewy cdd.

26. Snuff Box 1/3 Needle Case 6d.

27. (blank)

28. With SD and DW at Morning Meeting – they in Chaise.The latter with me there

afternoon. Drank Tea at Henry Bassetts. R Moulin supped with us.

29. Quin (?) of Post Paper – 9d.

Wrote AD ubder cover to R Wells.

30. (blank)

31. J. Lister, Wife, 2 Daughters, john and Jacob Allis, and 3 of Hopson’s Daughters

who came in the Packet this morning breakfasted with us.

Eighth month. 1782

1 With DW at Meeting where the Listers & S (?T) were. Spent an hour after Supper

with them at R Molins they intending homeward tomorrow Morning

2 Letty Wilkinson & her two Brothers drank Tea with us. R Moline supped.

3 Bathed in the Morning. c/-

4. S.D. and D.W. walked with me to meeting where were Richd. Loe, Richd: Baker

and Jos: Elgar. Rob: Moline dined with us. At afternoon Meeting which began at half

past 2 oClock. Drank Tea at Molines.

5. Set out with S.D. Nurse & Judith for London at 5 olock in post Chaise. Breakfast at

Canterbury. Dined at Rochester. Tea at Dartford and got to Wapping at half past 7

oClock.

6. Father came to Dinner. SD went with him in Coach with Child and I pr Coach via

Tottenham to High Hall where lodged.

7. Rode over to Tottenham with Father before Dinner

8. Went with Father to Hampstead in his Chaise and thence to Watford & New Hall in

post Chaise. Returned to Watford to Dinner, and returned to Walthamstow in Eveninh

9. At High Hall

10. After Dinner went in Chaise with SD to Wapping and returned in the Evening

11. With Father & SD at Tottenham Meeting. I walked back with Wm Stephenson

who with his Wife dined with us. Jos Talwin & Wife there at Tea.

12. After Dinner went per Tottenham Coach to London, attending Ackworth

Committee. Drank Tea at William Stephenson. Walked to Wapping very wet

13. SD came to dine in the Coach and I returned with her through the City (drinking

Tea at Jer:Laundys) to Walthamstow where found Polly Yeats

14. At High Hall

15. At High Hall. After Dinner Mother with SD &c went in Coach to Wapping and I

followed with Nurse in the Chaise.

16. At Jam Coffee House to meet Father who dined at Wapping.I dined at Plough

Eating House. Attended the Meeting for Sufferings. Smoaked a pipe at D. Mildred’s

with Jos: Woods, J. Phillips, Richd. Chester and Wilson Birbeck and drank Tea at W

Stephensons.

17. At Wapping all Day. J Pryor & Wife at Tea

18. Father and Coz: Polly Yeats came to breakfast and took S.D. and self to Ratcliff

Meeting & then dined with us. I attended afternoon Meeting. Coz: Owen Weston at

Tea with us.

19. Set out before 6 oClock in post Chaise. Breakfast at Dartford. Dined at

Sittingbourn. Tea at Canterbury & got to Margate at ¼ past 8 oClock in the Evening

with SD, Nurse and Judith having been a fortnight absent

20. At Margate. Writing this Morning.

21. Writing this Morning. Lewis Birth Day, having now completed his fourth Year.

Sam: Clark and James Healey supped with us – the latter came to Town this Evening

and lodged with us.

22. At Meeting. After Dinner I walked with S Clark, James Healey and Rob. Moline

to the North foreland Light House where DS, DW, the Children & Maid came in a

Coach to a Dish of Tea.

23. Afternoon Tea at R Moline. He attended S Clark, Js Healey, Cap Finch and Self to

Dandelion where regailed on a Syllabub. A pleasant Walk. The three first Supped

with us.

24. J Healey went off in Cap Finsh’c packet for London

25. At Meeting fore and afternoon. SD there in the Morningh in a Chaise & Took

Lewy for the first Time. I supped with Rob Moline, S Clark lodging there.

26. Judith’s Birth Day – now one Year old.

27 – 31. (blank)

Ninth month. 1782

1 (blank)

2 (blank)

3 (blank)

4 Judith weaned.

5 (blank)

6 This Evening J Chalk sent my Horse from Canterbury & I placed him at

Bloxhams.

7 – 14 (blank)

15. At Meeting fore and afternoon. J Chalk, Wm Pateson and Thomas Beck dined and

the first & last also lodged with us. R Baker & several other Friends being in Town.

16. R Baker &c dined with us. Han Sterry and his Family came down

17. Wilson Birbeck and Hannah Plumstead were married this Day at Devonshire

House, London.

18. With SD went in post Chaise to Dover (breakfasting at Eastry by the Way) Dined

at Richd. Loes before with walked the Town and afterwards on our way visited the

Castle with R Baker & others. Drank Tea at Deal and got home thro heavy Rain about

9 oClock at Night.

19. Bloxams Upper Stables destroyed by Fire at Night. 24 Horses and a helper

perished in the Flames. It broke out near Midnight & I was there most of the Night

with many others.

20. Richd. Loe and (space) Allis married this Day at Horsley down Southwark.

21 - 24. (blank)

25. Sam Clark went off in the Dilly this Morning

26 – 28. (blank)

29. SD confined with pain in her Face. At Meeting fore and afternoon. R Moline &

Squire (?) dined with us. A Letter from H Hall mentions (?) Fathers wish to see one

30. Busy preparing to set out tomorrow on Horse back for Wapping.

Tenth Month. 1782

1. Set out at 6 oClock. Breakfasat at Canterbury. Dined at Sittingbourn & got to Black

Bell (?Bull) at Rochester about 4 oClock. Drank Tea there but moved to the Crown.

Spent an hour of the Evening with W Alexander. John King supped with me.

2. My Birth Day, commencing the 40th

Year of my Age. SD with Rob Moline came in

Chaise before I was up, they having travelled all Night hearing that Mother was very

ill. After a hasty breakfast, left my Horse, & went in Chaise with bthem via

Gravesend to London & thence got with SD to High Hall to Dinner where found J &

M Prior and 2 Daughters with Father.

(No further entries)

Eleventh Month.

1 – 2 (blank)

3. With SD &c at Tottenham Meeting

4. Went in the Coach with J M Prior and SD to London to hunt a Nurse. From Aldgate

Street WSD called at Corbyns (?) then I went to Temple Bar & home to Dinner. SD &

JMP returned to High Hall. Spent Hour of Evening at Cousin Owen Westons.

5. (blank)

6. Coz Owen & I had an Interview W archard (?) & afterwards visited Eliz Pettifer in

the Evening.

7. Attended Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Paid one guinea to National Stock. SD was

also at Meeting coming there from High Hall to stay a Day or twoin engaging a new

Nurse for Mother, P Prior with her. Today W. Bassett married at Margate.

8. At Meeting for Sufferings. Drank Tea at J Chorleys with Dr Curtis &c.

9. Went early to Westminster to enquire a Character of a Nurse. Bought a Map of the

Environs of Philadelphia. Returned to Wapping to breakfast & after Dinner went with

SD and P Prior to High Hall.

10. At Tottenham Meeting.

11. Walked with J Prior to Hackney alarmd with a Rumour about a Fire happening

last Evening near Wapping which proved to be at R… Went in Coach to London.

Dined at Plow with Father. Attended the two Weeks, Adjourned Quart: Meeting and

Ackworth Committee. Lodged at Wapping.

13. Prior & Daughter Sarah went to stay some Time at London. John was there.

14. Walked with Polly Prior to Tottenham Meeting & back to Dinner

15. Rode to London & back in the Evening.

16. SD & Polly Prior went in Coach to London & brought Father down in the

Evening.

17. Went with SD, & Father &c to Tottenham Meeting.

18. Took Father in the Chaise to Wapping where he most inclined to be. Walked to

City before Dinner & back and went to Tea at High Hall

19. (blank)

20. Finished a new side fast Drain from the NW corner of the 10 acres Field to great

S… Bridge.

21. After Dinner walked up to Wapping.

22. SD came up to Tea. After which went to bespeak Places in the Diligence for

Margate tomorrow morning. Spent an hour at Jos: Bevan’s with John Wright &c.

23. In Fathers Coach WSD went to Wood Street, thence to Dilly to Breakfast at

Dartford . Dinner at Ospringe (?). Tea at Canterbury and got to Margate about 8

oClock in the Evening where found Coz: Debby Weston the two Children, Lewy &

Judy & Maid well. a fine Cold Day and good Roads.

24. WSD and DW at Meeting. Not there afternoon. R Moline & Cap Finch at Tea

25. Busy packing up. Widow Beale dined with us

26. Busy packing up

27. Finished packing up and settling our little Acct on which nothing was left unpaid

at Margate.

28. Set out between 4 and 5 this morning in a Coach with S.D. the two children, their

two maids and cousin Deb: Weston. Breakfast at Canterbury. Dined at Rochester, and

stopping in G.C. Street, London. Took coach to Wapping where arrived about 7

oClock the same Evening.

29. Han: Newby dined with us. Took her to G C Street in a Coach, and returned home

to Tea. John Prior also dined with us.

30. SD took Mother Maid to Walthamstow leaving LWD. Busy writing Letters to

America.

Twelfth month. 1782

1. Father went to dine at Deptford. Dined by myself at Wapping after Ratcliff

Meeting. Spent afternoon and Evening writing Letters.

2. SD came to Town & returned to H H after Dinner. I dined at Jno. Warder’s with

Govr. Franklin, Jos: Galloway and Daughter, Dr. Denormandie, Dan: Mildred, Bulkly

of Lisbon, Francis Freshfield, &c. Spent an Hour afterwards at Corbyns and Eliots.

3. After Dinner attended Surgeon Sharp with LWD. This Evening the Family much

alarmed with a visit from Bush (?) the Cooper, suddenly seized with Madness.

4. Busy at home. Unpacked our Baggage frolm Margate. SD came to Town in

Evening.

5. At Rat: Monthly Meeting. John and Betsy Lloyd with Sally Corbyn dined with us.

6. Attended Meeting for Sufferings. Pipe with J. Woods. Tea at J Warders with

Sampson Freeth & supper with SD and Father at Widow Sheppard in Mansell Street.

Letter from R Summers to LW

7. After Dinner Father & SD went to H Hall. Spent afternoon in Writing & settling

Accts.

8. Dined with Wid: Sheppards at Jemmy Sheppard’s after Ratcliff Meeting. Writing

afternoon. Father & SD came to Tea.

9. After Dinner attended 2 Weeks Meeting and Ackworth Committee. Called with SD

on Fran: Smiths Wife and then to Tea and supper at J. Chorley’s where also were

Tho: Day and wife.

10. Gov: Franklin, Jos: Woods, Sam Hoare Jr., Geo: Fox and John Warder with

Father dined with us. Jno. Oxley and Jenny Masterman married at Dev: House.

11. Bush the Cooper died last Night or this Morning raving. Went after Dinner in

Coach with SD to High Hall.

12. Returned to Wapping before Dinner.

13. Went on Horseback after Dinner to High Hall.

14. SD went to Wapping & Crox. (?) Father down in Evening.

15. With Father and S.D. at Tottenham Meeting.

16. Came on Horseback to Dinner at Wapping. Busy writing all Day, and late in

Evening.

17. At home all Day, employed as yesterday.

18. SD came to Wapping with Father this Morning. I returned with her in Evening to

High Hall.

19. Walked to an unseasonably long Meeting at Tottenham. Killed a young Steer.

20. Jacob Rolly breakfasted with me yesterday & bont. 2 C… (?)

Went with SD to Wapping in Coach to Dinner then accompanied her to G C Street, in

her way to WN (?.) Attended M. for Sufferings. Pipe at Woods. Spent an Hour with

R. Reynolds at J. Phillips & supped with Father at Wapping.

21. Jno King breakfasted with us. After Dinner wen t on Horse back to High Hall.

22. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. and Polly Prior. Dined at H H.

23. Came to Wapping on Horseback to Dinner, after which attended the two Weeks

Meeting and Ackworth Committee. Returned to Tea at Wapping where Father was.

24. Busy in Counting House

25. Busy in Counting House

26. Attended Rat: Meeting. Busy in Counting House

27. R J going in to Kent this Morning atended closely to the Business. Father went to

High Hall.

28. Up very early & engaged as yesterday.

29. Attended Morning Meeting at Ratcliff and went to High Hall to Dinner with L.W.

and S.D. who with Polly Prior had been at Waltham Abbey Meeting. I returned to Tea

at Wapping alone.

30. At home busy in Counting House. RJ returned from Country. SD & Lewy came to

Dinner & returned to Walthamstow.

31. At home busy

[END VOLUME 9]

VOLUME 10. 1783

[Inside first page]

Peter Payne. Sadler & Harness Maker

No 73 White Chappell Road

afterwards of St Martins Le Grand

Conveyances to Epping are from

Three Nuns White Chappell. 2 Coaches daily

at 2 & 3 oClock Afternoon

Blue Boar. W Chappells the Walden Coach

at 8 oClock Morning 3d, 5th

& &th Days

Bulls, Grace Street – the Lynn Coach Every

1st, 3d & %th Day. Nights at 10 oClock

Dr Denormandia advises for the Dizziness in the

Head to take a Couple of Jamess

Analeptic Pills at Night - repeating it 2 or 3 Times.

It will gently open the Body & help the Head.

LW’s Ra… History has a plain Gilt Edge

and are 16 ¾ by 11 ¼ Inches in Size.

Rob: Abbatt wants the 32d Vol of Modern Universal

History – in Octavo … (?)

First page:

5 mo 24 1782. My Daughter Sukey Dillwyn measured in Height with low heel Shoes

4 feet 9 Inches as I am informed by William Matthews.

Claude Gay informed me that he was born at Lyons in France, & was 76 Years old, 6

mo 1. 1782

Our honoured Father Lewis Weston was taken ill with a Disorder similar to a Tertian

ague on the 1st of the 10

th mo 1783 – of which in a few Days afterwards he seemed to

be recovering – but the Fever returned with a Weakness in his Stomach and Bowells

which prevented his retaining sufficient Medicines or Nourishment to do him any

Service – After being confined Six Weeks, i9n the last 3 of which he was confined

moastly to his Bed, and giving us repeated Occasions for Hopes and Fears, he quietly

departed about 10 oClock in the Evening of the 11th

of the 11 mo Novr. 1783.

6 mo 1. 1783. Sam Fisher measured my Daughter S Dillwyn who was then 4 feet 11

Inches high without Shoes.

Sent James Logan at Storton (?) the Craftsman commencing July 12. 1783.

1783

First month.

1. Busy all Day in Counting House.

2. As Yesterday. Could not get to Mo: Meeting where some unpleasant things occurd

3. As Yesterday. SD dined with – and took Father on her Return to H Hall.

4. As Yesterday till after Dinner when went on Horseback to H H

5. At Tottenham Meeting with L.W. and S.D.

6. After breakfast came on Horseback to Wapping.

7. Walked to Bar. Close to meet SD & Children who dined at Coz: Eliots. LW who

came up with them, drank Tea at Wapping where I had dined and afterwards attended

6 Weeks Meeting for the first time. Pipe at J Woods

8. Busy in Counting House

9. As Yesterday except attended Ratcliff Meeting.

10. Afternoon went to Meeting for Sufferings and to Sundry places for SD. Returned

to Tea at Wapping.

11. Afternoon left Father at Wapping and went on Horse back to H H

12. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D.

13. SD in Coach and WD on Horseback came after breakfast to Wapping. Went with

her in Coach to Q. Meeting. I drank Tea at Chorley’s & attended her from Laundy’s

(?) home to Wappingh in LW’s Coach

14. After Dinner SD went thro City to H Hall & I on Horseback in the Evening.

15. Busy about the Grounds and view J Hilliers (?) Stock.

16. Attended Hillbress (?) Sale where bought all the Dung and some Hay and

Hurdles.

17. Paid Youngs Bill for things bought yesterday on my way to Wapping. Paid (?)

D… on B… (??) on behalf LW. Attended M. for Sufferings. Ackworth Committee &

on a P… (?) for Book of Extracts. Tea at James Philips with Horbyn (?) Tho Finch &

Jos Row and supped at James Sheppardsd.

18. After Dinner went on Horseback to High Hall where Father went yesterday.

19. At Tottenham Meeting with Father and S.D.

20. Father and SD left me to go to Wapping. I was busy at Walthamstow and attended

a Sale at Chinkford (sic)Hall which detained me late. Bought a Cow, a three Wheel

Cart & 12 Load Straw.

21. Busy about the Grounds. SD came in the Evening.

22. After Breakfast went to pay a Bill at Chinkford Hall. Busy rest of Day.

23. After Dinner came on Horseback to Wappingh where was LW. The Signing

Preliminaries for a General Peace announced to the public this Evening. Joyfull

News! which I

24. heard this Morning. LW went to High Hall. Busy opening Books all Day.

25. At Wapping. Busy in Counting House.

26. At Devon: House Meeting. Dined at Sam: Hoare’s with Doctr. Sims. Tea at John

Prior’s. An hour at Jos: Sheppards in Evening and home to Supper. My motive in

going into the City was to hear tidings of J. Pemberton &c, being now expected from

N. York.. No Acct yet.

27. SD came back with LW to dine at Wapping. She returned after Dinner to

Walthamstow and I went to City. Tea at Walthamstow with Rob Moline. Home to

supper with Father. No tidings of the Friends.

28. After Dinner went on Horseback to High Hall.

29. After Breakfast went to the City on Ac’s Business & returned to Dinner late at

High Hall without going to Wapping.

30. Went with S.D. and Lewy to Tottenham Meeting. This the first Time of being at

any Meeting except that at Margate & behaved well.

31. Busy levelling Ground new Road &c. Sarah, (wife of Sam: Hoare jun.) died

suddenly this day about Noon.

Second month. 1783

1. At laying out and levelling New Road &c

2. With L.W. and S.D. at Tottenham Meeting. R. Moline of Margate and his brother

Sparks dined with us at High Hall.

3. LW and SD went in Coach to Town. I followed on Horseback at Noon & dined

with SD at Wapping after which returned to High Hall with M Prior. Heard

J.Pemberton &c., were taken into Dunkirk.

4. In the City to receive Pontines (?) &c & Dividend at Bank and returned to Dinner.

5. Went to Breakfast at Walthamstow. Very well employed the Men in clearing out

the Barn in the Morning. After Tea returned to Wapping late and supped with LW.

6. Sarah Wife of Sam Hoare buried at Winchmere Hill. SD was there. I attended Rat:

Mo: Meeting. Jno. Pointon and J. Prior dined with us. After Tea went with them to

Park Evening Meeting.

7. Jno. Pemberton and Wm. Mathews landed this Day at Dover.

8. Went to High Hall on Horseback.

9. At Tott: Meeting with Father and S.D.

10. At Walthamstow

11. After Dinner came to Town on Horseback to enquire for the American Friends

Baggage consigned to my Care by them from Dunkirk. … (?) having written to advise

thereof from Dover. Invited them by Letter to our House

12. In City to get Intelligence of the Friends – but in vain.

13. At Ratcliff Meeting.

14. Went to Walthamstow on Horseback to breakfast

15. Returned to Wapping on Horseback this Evening late.

16. At Rat: Meeting. Dined at James Sheppard’s and then went with him and his Wife

and (space) to Tea at Zack Cockfield’s at Upton. Supped with SD, who with

Lewy had come to Tea.

17. Went to Dinner at High Hall & returned in Evening late. S Rudd came.

18. Attended with SD, our Lewy to Sharps where detained 2 Hours. Dined at Plough.

Attended 6 Weeks Meeting after clearing Friends Baggage at the Custom House.

Returned home by Water from the Tower.

19. Busy preparing for a Journey to Margate with our dear Boy tomorrow. Father

came to Town this Evening.

20. Rose early & with SD, Lewy and his Maid went early in Coach to Cheapside. Set

out in Diligence near 5 oClock … (?) first at Dartford & at Rochester met John

Pemberton & William Mathews. Left SD to pursue her Journey. Dined with them at

Wm. Horsemails (?) & them accompanied them with Jos Row to Wm. Cloverlays (?)

at Gravesend where all lodged.

21. Set out for London in Coach and four & reached Jos Row’s by one oClock where

Dined. then to Meeting for Sufferings. Returned to J Rows to Tea and then came

alone to Wapping.

22. JP and WM dined & spent most of the Day with me. J Row accompanying them.

Very agreeably.

23. Went on Horseback to Breakfast at High Hall & then alone to Tottenham meeting.

Returned to dine and lodge at High Hall.

24. After Tea returned to Wapping.

25. Tho Salmon went into the Hospital. After Breakfast spent half an hour with

Jdickens (?) Taylor. Dined with JP and WM at Cousin Eliots. A snowt Stormy Day.

26. In company with J.V. Taylor agreed to give R. Wells a Commission to ship 40 to

50,000 bushells Wheat. Despatched 4 Copies of our Letter.

27. Went on Horseback to breakfast at High Hall thence to Tottenham Monthly

Meeting where J. Pemberton and W. Mathews were. Dined with Mother & returned to

Wapping after Tea.

28. At West Smithfields &c. Dined with Father at the Plough. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings. Pipe at Jos: Woods, then spent an Hour at J. Row’s with Wm. Mathews.

Drank Tea there.

Third month. 1783

1. In the City & returned to a late Dinner. Then went on Horseback to Walthamstow.

2. Went in Coach with Father to Plaistow Meeting, the Waters being high in

Tottenham Marshes. Returned to High Hall to Dinner.

3. At Dismal Snowy Day. Father came to Town in the Morning an d I followed after

Dinner thro’ a heavy Snow. Father came to Tea with me at Wapping.

4. Went to seek a Coachmans Character at the West End of Marylebone. Attended

House of Commons with Tho. Lamars (?) Spent half an hour with W Mathews at Jos

Rows on my Return home with an empty Stomach.

5. Father went after Breakfast into the City & thence to Walthamstow. I staid at home

all Day writing. Snowing and dark Weather. R Moline spent ½ an Hour of the

Afternoon with me.

6. At Rat: Monthly Meeting. Officiated as Clerk. William Mathews was there and

dined with me. After Tea accompanied him in Coach to Park meeting where left him

and went to engage places for Polly Prior and self to Margate. Supped and then

lodged with Rob Moline at J Priors & thence

7. Set out early in the Coach with PP and RM. . Were agreeably disappointed in the

Expectation of being rob’d at Peckham Gap. Broke fast at Rochester. Dined at

Canterbury and found S.D. well and the Child better well at Margate about 8 oClock

in Evening.

8. Hunting for a suitable Lodging, or apartment.

9. At Drapers Meeting fore and after noon.

10. Poorly with a Cold. Fixed on an apartment near the Dane.

11. Very drooping & confined with a Cold.

12. Cold yet violent

13. Still nursed my Cold. PP and Lewys Maid slept at our new Apartment.

14. All brokefast and dined at our new Lodging but SD & self with Lewy yet lodged

at Newby.

15. Found a new Apartment smoked so much as to incline us to give it up and seek

another. All lodged at Newbys after a fruitless Search for a better Apartment.

16. At Drapers Meeting forenoon. R Moline dined with us. Hannah Newby at Tea

with us.

17. This Evening fixed to take Cap. Finch’s House in the main Street at £30 per

Annum, with Liberty to quit on 4 weeks notice.

18. Busy in preparing Finch Hall

19. Employed as yesterday.

20. At Meeting. This day understand Father sets out for Bristol, A. Clibborn being

next week to appear to his Commission as a Bankrupt.

21. All of us came to our New Apartment to break fast and thereon quitted Newby’s.

Viewed Cap: Hoopers curious Mill. Tea at Molines.

22. Busy in setting up our House.

23. At Meeting fore & afternoon. Henry Bassett and H. Newby and Wife to Tea. Cap

Finch dined with us.

24. Early this morning S.D. and Self set out in the Diligence about ½ past 4 oClock.

Broke fast at Aspringe (?) after changing Horses at Canterbury. Changed also at

Rochester. Dined at Dartford and reached Wapping about 7 oClock.

25. With SD in the City after an early Dinner. From there she went in Fathers Coach

to High Hall and I followed from Wapping on Horseback. Found Motherand our dear

Girl as well as we had left them.

26. Busy at High Hall

27. As it rained I went in the Coach with SD to Wapping and returned late with her in

Evening.

28. Busy at High Hall levelling and other things about the New Road to the Hay Barn

& Slipe (?)

29. Busy as yesterday too Evening when went on Horseback to Wapping, where

found Father and Cousin Peggy Fisher who had arrived from Bristol this Day to

Dinner.

30. S.D. came up … and to accompany me to Ratcliff Meeting, after which Father &

P.F. called and took her to High Hall to Dinner, I dined at Jeremy Sheppards and then

went to Devon: Meeting from which J. Saunderson’s wife was buried. Tea at Wardes

(?) with John Fisher (?). Soent an hour at J Coppers (?) and then home to Supper.

31. Busy all Day taking Stock. SD & PF came to Dinner & then returned thro’ the

City to High Hall. My dear Sukey now entering her 15th

Year. Wrote to Sister Nancy

& R Wells by A Hodge.

Fourth month 1783

1. SD came up this Morning with Molly Shiers & Judith. Busy about Stock Accounts.

2. Busy in Counting House

3. Attended our Monthly Meeting and officiated as Clerk. Dr Laundry & Wife spent

the Evening with us.

4. At Meeting for Sufferings.

5. Went on Horse back to High Hall in Morning and returned in Evening.

6. At Rat: Meeting fore and afternoon. Father & Mother dined with us, and Wid

Sheppard, John Snelling & Wife and their Sister Collier with Jemmy Sheppard &

Wife at Tea. The last spent the Evening also with us.

8. Employed as yesterday.

9. Attended Coz: P Fisher (after doing business by the Way to the West End of the

Town – Kings Mews – James Palace. Saw the King & many of Nobility. Viewed

Westm. Abbey &c. and returned to Supper at Wapping without making any regular

Dinner.

10. Busy at settlinh Stock. Did not go to Meeting.

11. Busy as yesterday. Afternoon attended the Meeting for Sufferings after which a

large Committee appointed on the Subject of African Slave Trade met. Pipe at Jos

Woods. Went Carriage hunting.

12. Went on Horseback to dine at Walthamstow & returned to Supper.

13. Went in Coach to Ratcliff Meeting with S.D. and Peggy Fisher. Father and Mother

dined with us. Was at afternoon meeting at Ratcliff. Debby Townsend at Tea with us.

We supped at G. Haley’s with James Healey and Wife &c.

14. Busy in Morning. Went in Coach with S.D. and M.F. to Quarterly Meeting at

Devonshire House. I went to Smithfield to receive Money before it, and afterwards in

to Borough to see Iron Roller. J Heeley & Wife supped with us.

15. Very closely engaged in settling our Stock Accounts.

16. Father with Jacob Bells and Wife dined with us. After Tea walked to Moorfields

&c to buy a Carriage but liked none. Otherwise was busyly engaged as yesterday.

17. At Rat: Meeting. Afterwards went with SD & PF by Water to the Adelphi, then

walked to see the Temple &c.

18. Father & Mother spent the Day with us.

19. (Blank)

20. Went in Coach with SD and PF, Molly and Child to HH, then to Tottenham

Meeting. Dined and drank Tea at HH and returned to Wapping Evening.

21. Supped with SD and MF at James Shepards.

22. (Blank)

23. At Jos Sheppard in Evening for SD and PF

24. With SD and PF went early in post Chaise to Hertford. Bought a Lot of China at

Hartingfordbury. Dined at Frd. Orgers and returned to Wapping.

25. (Blank)

26. Went with SD in Chaise to Tea at High Hall leaving PF at Wapping where

returned in Evening.

27. At Rat: Meeting fore and after noon. Father and Mother dined with us, and he

staid in Town to lodge.

28. At Levers Museum with SD and PF. A great and excellent Collection of natural

Curiosities.

29. (Blank)

30. Mother came and dined & Father returned with her in Evening. James & S

Sheppard supped with us.

Fifth month 1783

1. At Rat: Monthly Meeting (Clk). Afterwardsat Rain’s. Debby Weston dined with us.

With James Sheppard at Leader the Coachmaker. J Harford supped with us.

2. Wm Leader at Wapping. bespoke a Chariot of him to be finished in 3 monthd. At

Meeting for Sufferings and on a Committee. At Moorfields with J Pryor to pay for a

Horse. Bought a pair Horses of Geo. Banx (?)

3. At Walthamstow on Horse back, & returned in the Evening.

4. At Rat: Meeting with SD & PF fore and afternoon – two funerals from the latter –

Jno. Funston one of them. Drank Tea at Sam Marsh’s & spent ½ an hour at Coz:

Owen Westons.

5. After Dinner went by Water with PF to Black Friars and the Exhibition of Paintings

at Somerset House. Returned home to Supper. Father in Town & lodged with us.

6. Went to High Hall to Dinner on Horseback & home in the Evening.

7. Went with J Sheppard to Leaders. Dined at Plough. Attended a Com: on Slave

Trade. Returned home by White Chappell.

8. At Meet. Suff: afternoon & on Slave Trade Com:

9. At Meet: Suff: afternoon & on Slave Trade Com:

10. Hired a Chariot of John Kinsey for 12 Weeks certain at 12/- per Week. SD & PF

went in it & I on Horseback to Walthamstow to dine. Returned in Evening.

11. At Meeting fore and after noon. at Ratcliff. Father and Mother dined with us.

12. At two weeks meeting & Ackworth Committee. Tea at M Pryors with SD & PF.

Pipe with Tho: Wagstaffe and Sam Bevington.

13. Went in Carriage with Peggy Fisher to shew her the Marylebone Improvements

&c & returned to Dinner. In the Evening walked to the City on some little Errands.

14. Went on Horseback early to Walthamstow & returned in Evening.

15. At Adjourned Mo Meeting (Clk). Jona Hoare & Sally Beswick passed for

Marriage. R James, his Wife & two Visitors dined and supped with us.

16. SD & PF went to Dinner at High Hall. I wewnt into City to Soho. Hopkins in

Hatton Garden. Meeting for Sufferings &c. Geo Vaux’s & home to Supper.

17. Went to High Hall to Dinner on Horseback. SD & PF went in Carriage to Tea.

Returned in the Evening.

18. At Rat: Meeting Fore and after noon. Rainy. WSD & PF at Jos Talwins at Tea.

19. After breakfast went thro’ Rain with Geo. Harrison to Westminster Hall where

met Granville Sharp. Were disappointed by a Negro Trial not coming on. Dined at Dr.

Knowles. Pipe at Woods with P. Sansom then home..

20. Went early by Soho to Westminster Hall and was again disappointed. Dined at

Eating House in Bow Lane. Attended 6 Weeks Meeting on the Subject of disposing of

the Workhouse. Home to Tea.

21. With SD & Child went in Chariot to High Hall to Dinner leaving PF at home.

Unwell. Took physic. Fathers Eyes bad. Toulmin made an Incision under his left Eye.

22. Not at Meeting being unwell. Afternoon went on Horseback to High Hallto Tea

and returned.

23. At Meeting for Sufferings and Six Weeks Adjd. meeting. Pipe and Tea at Woods.

Spent 2 Hours in Evening with Granville Sharp. Home at Supper.

24. Unwell & having again taken physic, employed my Time at home in writing and

posting Papers &c. SD & PF went to Dinner at High Hall and returned in Evening.

Suspecting my Horse to have Gladeye (?) sent him to John Kingey (?)

25. At Rat: Meeting with SD & PF after which the Chariot took me up & to High Hall

to Dinner. Home in Evening.

26. With James Sheppard, M. Belch and S.D. presented Jona: Hoare and Sally

Benwick to the two Weeks Meeting. Adjourned Quarterly Meeting. SD & PF went to

Lambeth. Tea by myself at home.

27. Took Physic and staid at home all Day being wet. Sent to Walthamstow for Filley.

28. After Dinner went to Tea at High Hall with SD and Child. Home in Evening.

29. At Rat: Meeting. Molly Exton dined, tea and Supper.

30. (Blank)

31. After Dinner went with SD & PF to Tea at HH and returned in Evening.

Sixth month 1783

1. At Rat: Meeting fore and afternoon. Father Mother and Sam Yeats dined with us

also John Pryor and Daughter Polly. PF went to HH with Father and Mother.

2. Father and Peggy Fisher came to dine with us.

3 – 4. (Blank entry)

5. At Rat: Meeting. Sally Rudd & Polly Yeats came to lodge.

6. Peggy Fisher came home from HH.

7. Father & Mother came to dine with us.

8. Richd. Lowe & Wife, Father & Mother, Chris: Hustler, Jos: Bevan dined with us

after Ratcliff Meeting where were fore and afternoon. Marg. Wilson buried. Frd

Healy Coxhead and Widow Sheppard at Tea.

9. Yearly Meeting opened this afternoon. Attended it.

10. Attended Y.M., Morning & afternoon, dining at J. Bland’s.

11. At Y.M. John Pemberton and Wm. Mathews dined with us. Rob: Moline & two

Brothers at Supper with us.

12. At Y.M., and Committees.

13. At Y.M. and Committees.

14. At Y.M. S Rudd left us.

15. After Rat: Meeting Hen: Taylor, Jos: King, David Hudson with Father, Mother,

&c., dined with us. Also S. Yeats and Sister Molly Wear at Tea & supper. Went

home with her late thro’ a heavy Rain. Rob: Foster & Son also dined with us.

16. At Yearly Meeting – after dining at Jos: Woods. Attended Committee on Slave

Trade. Meeting agreed to petition the House of Commons and concluded this

Evening.

17. J. Pemberton and W. Mathews went into the North. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings which deputed 9 others and self to the care of presenting the petition to the

Commons, with whom waited on some of the Members. Dined at the King’s Head &

presented our petition by Sir Cecil Wray, seconded by Lord North. Well received.

18. After Dinner went to Queenshithe, then in Carriage with Cousin Peggy Fisher to

Greenwich. Drank Tea at Benj: Colliers at Deptford & returned to Supper at

Wapping.

19. Jona: Hoare and Sally married in a crowded Meeting at Ratcliff. SD not well

enough, I only went to dine with them at Hampstead & returned in Evening with

Jemmy & Sally Sheppard in their Carriage.

20. After Dinner with SD went with Peggy Fisher to Piccadilly, on her Way to Bristol.

At Meeting for Sufferings and Committee on Slave Trade.

21. Went with SD to High Hall to dine with LJW on their Marriage Anniversary. Cap

Macey of Nantucket supped with us.

22. At Rat: Meeting Morning with S.D. Afternoon there with J. Pryor Wife and two

Daughters who had dined with us and also with Hannah Sheppard drank Tea. Henry

Tayler of North Shields supped with us.

23. Set out at 5 oClock for Margate with SD, Judy & a Maid & breakfasted with them

at Dartford & returned in a Gravesend Coach to London crossing from Radriff (?) to

Wapping where dined, & spent the rest of the Day in writing American Letters.

24. Finished Letters to AD, SD, GD, RW, JL, GR & A Benezot to go with Cheese (?)

per the Active Cap Meudle. At 6 Weeks Meeting afternoon. Pipe at Woods. Wrote

Tho Searle on J Butter… (?) Affairs.

25. Busy writing till afternoon. Tea at W. Stephenson’s. Met D. Barclay and J. Lloyd

at Dr. Knowles on a prior (?) Meeting to consider Slave Trade.

26. At Rat: Meeting.

27. After Dinner at Meeting for Sufferings.

28. Went into City and in Coach to High Hall to Dinner. Lodged there. Most of the

Hay got in well this Eveninh.

29. Went in Father’s Chaise to Plaistow Meeting. Dined at James Sheppards. Tea at

Zach Cockfields at Upton with many there. Returned to Supper and lodged at

Walthamstow.

30. Went in Coach with Mother to Wapping to Dinner. Busy writing Letters for

America.

Seventh month 1783

1. In City. Dined at Jos Woods with Sam Hoare. Tea at Wapping. Busy writing.

2. Nat: Falconer and others were to dine with me but disappointed me. Tho:

Wagstaffe at Tea and Supper.

3. At Rat Monthly Meeting. Dined at Jam Sheppard after Tea at home. Went to

Leadenhall Street &c. Sealed Letters to GD to RW & J Logan to whom sent the

Ledgers including this Days Date.

4. At Meeting for Sufferings.

5. After Tea went thro City & thence in Coach per Tottenham to High Hall to lodge.

6. Went with Father in his Chaise to Plaistow Meeting and returned to Dinner at High

Hall where lodged. J. and M. Woodbridge there.

7.Father brought me to Wappingh in his Chaise.

8. At Coachmakers. Drank Tea with Betsy Wilson at Geo: Staceys. Spent ½ an hour

at James Townsend’s. Busy till late at Isaac Butterfields House.

9. (Blank)

10. Set out early in Diligence for Margate in Company with a Woman and Child.

Breakfast at Dartford. Tea at Canterbury and reached Margate about 9 oClock in

Evening. Rob: Spendlove & his Wife and her Sister on the Road with us.

11. At Margate

12. At Margate

13. At Meeting with SD in Morning. Also there afternoon.

14. Margate

15. Margate

16. Drank Tea with SD and Children ar Frd Beales at Drapers

17. Margate

18. Margate

19. Margate

20. At Drapers Meeting with SD in Morning. Also there afternoon where were Will:

Bowry and Wm. Belch who drank Tea and supped with us.

21. Margate

22. Nick Waln who landed at Dover last 5th

Day was at Canterbury this Day as I

afterwards understood.

23. SD very poorly – fearful of a premature addition to our Family

24. SD better

25. Margate

26. Margate

27. At Meeting at Drapers in Morning. Not out afternoon being very warm. Frd.

Beale at Tea with us & several more to take Leave of us.

28. Set out in post Chaise before 6 oClock with S.D. Broke fast at Canterbury. Dined

at Rochester. Tea at Dartford and home by ½ past 9 oClock. SD much over fatigued

as expected. … (?) late on her Account.

29. Spent half an hour with Nicholas Waln at John Townsend’s this Evening.

30. Was at G.C. Street Meeting with Nicholas Waln who with Sam Fisher (lately

arrived) Thomas Wagstaffe and Eliz. Bevington dined with us. Mother also there.

31. Writing Letters to go to America per Falconer.

Eighth month 1783

1. 6 Weeks Committee, Meeting for Sufferings & afterwards with Rob: Barclay.

Philip Sansom, Jos: Woods and Martin Petrie. Smoaked a pipe on board the Olive

Branch with Cap. Falconer. SD very poorly. Went late for Midwife.

2. SD better. Busy writing Letters … per this Day. Debby Weston came yesterday to

stay a few Days with us.

3. At Meeting only in the Morning. Rest of Day busy about my Letters. Father &

Mother dined with us. Thomas Marson our House porter this Evening late disturbed

us with drunken Brutality. He & Betty Btims went off at Midnight.

4. Finished & sent away my Letters per Falconer. Spent 2 or 3 hours of Evening at Dr.

Knowles with some Friends on the Slave Concern. J Pryor supped with us.

5. At home about my Accounts. Paid Thos Manson in full.

6. (Blank)

7. Rat: Monthly Meeting. Shubael Coffin dined with us.

8. At Meeting for Sufferings and waited on S.D. home.

9. Brown the Scommer (?) married.

10. Was at Rat: Morning Meeting after which SD called for me in a Hackney Coach.

Dined at High Hall. Cap Crofton there and returned to Lolndon with us.

11 – 12. (Blank)

13. After Dinner attended the Monthly meeting of Grace Church Street, and entered

my Complaint against Tho: Bradshaw which Geo: Wallis, Adey Bellamy & Geo:

Harrison were appointed to hear.

14. At adjournment of Monthly Meeting at Ratcliff where Sam: Harris and Eliz: Balch

were passed for marriage. Shubael Coffin dined with us.

15. After Meeting for Sufferings &c attended a Hearing of my Complaint against Tho:

Bradshaw which he attended and behaved like himself. Agreed to submit to our

Accounts to Arbitration by Geo: Harrison and Jno: Lister.

16. Busy writing till Evening, when walked into City and signed an Arbitration Bond

to settle Disputes with T. Bradshaw. Spent ½ an hour with Nich: Waln at John

Townsend’s.

17. At Rat: meeting fore & afternoon. S. Beck there morning. Father Mother & Sarah

(space) at Dinner with us. Shubael Coffin at Tea and Supper.

18. Busy ay home writing. Shubael Coffin, Sam: Griffiths and Reuben Hains, junr.,

from America dined with us. Afterwards accompanied them on board Shubael’s Brig

in which the latter has taken his Passage. A Slave Committee at Jos: Woods. (A

Meteor this Evening.)

19. Busy all Day writing & posting Accd. Spent half an hour in Evening with James

Healy & Wife.

20. Busy writing all Morning.

21. Rat: Meeting.

22 – 23. (Blank)

24. At Rat: meeting in morning. Father Mother and Sarah N with Betsy Wilson dined

with us. The latter went with me to Rat: afternoon Meeting from which the Widow

Thorn and Jacob Agar were buried. Geo: Stacey and Wife returned with us to Tea.

Nicholas Waln at Meeting and appeared.

25. This afternoon met Tho; Bradshaw at Geo: Harrison’s who with John Lister

assisted in the final settlement of Accounts which was this Evening effected. Sam:

Fisher lodged last night with us & staid breakfast this Morning.

26. Attended a Committee on Registers this afternoon. Pipe at Woods. Queenhithe.

Barkey (?). John Prior supped with us.

27. J Butterfields Goods appraised this Day. J & C Healy at Tea.

28. Jacob Agar’s wife buried after Meeting in the afternoon at Ratcliff – the Morning

Meeting being postponed for that Purpose.

29. Breakfast with John Prior who went with me to try a Mard (?) which purchasaed

at 19 Guineas. Dined at home. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and the Slave Trade

Committee. Pipe at Woods & then one with S. Fisher.

30. SD in a post Chaise & I on Horseback went to dine at High Hall and returned

home thro’ a heavy Rain.

31. At Ratcliff Meeting twice. Father & Mother, Samuel Fisher & Ambrose Lloyd

dined with us. After the latter Meeting had with others some Conversation with J.

Pratt. SF at Tea and Supper. Walked part of the Way home with him

Ninth month 1783

1. Heavy Thunder Storm last Night & this Morning. After Meeting for Sufferings

attended Slave Trade Association at Dr. Knowle’s.

2. Went at Noon into City to receive LW’s Money of Summers and Clibborn. Dined

at Plough. Spent an hour or two at Queenhithe with John Dollin. Home to Tea.

Shubael Coffin spent the Evening with us.

3. At a General Court of London Hospital. Dined late with Mother. After Tea walked

thro Rain to Cornhill and back.

4. Fire early this Morning back of our back Yard. Soon got under. Wet Night.

Attended Rat: Monthly Meeting which appointed me Cashier. Mercy Crafton dined

with us.

5. Father dined with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings. Pipe at Jos Woods. Also

Tea. Finished a package for J. Logan to go by the Washington, Capt. Josiah for

Philadelphia.

6. SD poorly. After Dinner went to High Hall on Horse back and returned to Supper.

Frd. C Healy with SD.

7. At Rat: Meeting fore and afternoon. Father & Mother dined with us, the latter staid

in Town. Shubael Coffin at Supper.

8. SD poorly. After Dinner went on Horseback to Bart. Close on her Account. S

Sheppard & Clement Healy at Tea. Pipe in Evening with S Coffin at Geo Healey’s.

John Pryor and Son at Supper.

9.SD poorly. After Dinner went to Bar. Close on Enquiries. Clam Healey came to

lodge. Cap Coffin & Sam Marsh supped with us.

10. SD yet poorly. Disturbed (?) very early. SD better. After Dinner went into City to

put in Letters for the Washington Cap Josiah & afterwards in Coach to Cow (?) Lane

for a Midwife to lodge in the House.

11. Disturbed between one & two oClock this Morningh – and at 35 Min: past 5

oClock AM, SD delivered of a Daughter Ann. Went in Coach for a Nurse to Golden

Land. After Dinner went on Horse back to H Hall & returned to Supper. J. Pratts

pretended marriage at Ratcliff.

12. Coz:M Eliot dined with us. Not at Meeting for Sufferings but after Tea went to

Queenhithe on Cousin Bower’s Business

13. Went after breakfast to Guildhall on MB’s (?) Business and being disappointed,

went on Horse back to dine with Father at H Hall. Staked out a new pleasure Ground

North of Garden. Returned to sup at Wapping.

14. At Rat: Meeting fore and after noon. Father dined with us & also came early end

(?) for Breakfast. After Tea went to City for a Medicine for SD & soent half an Hour

at W Stephensons.

15. After Dinner at Two Weeks Meeting. Then at Jos: Woods on the Slave

Association.

16. Went in Morning to Guildhall. Dinner at the Plough. Then at Six Weeks Meeting.

Justices of Middlesex sent in their assent to our Terms for selling Clerkenwell Work

House.

17. At home all Day

18. Disappointed of going to Meeting by the Sale of Coz Bower’s Queenhithe House,

which agreed for with Ann Broome. After Dinner went to Tea at High Hall on

Horseback & returned in Evening.

19. James Sheppard dined with us. Walked with him into the City. At Meeting for

Sufferings thence to Tea. Delivered the Deeds of Queenhithe to Bu… (?)I at Guildhall

20. After Dinner in Cornhill, thence walked to Duvery (?) in Kent Street Road, and

then by Rotherhithe home.

21. At Rat: Meeting fore and after noon. Father & Mother dined with us. A Frd. from

Plymouth at Tea

22. After Breakfast at Queenhithe & Brooker’s Wharf. Home at Dinner.

23. Went to W. Leaders in Liqueur Pond Street & paid him for a new Chariot. Dined

at the Plough. Attended the adjourned 6 Weeks Meeting. Pipe and Tea at Woods.

24. Went to breakfast on Horseback to High Hall & returned in Evening by Dalston

&c to Tea at Wapping to prepare for Journey to Margate tomorrow Morning by prev

ented by a great Fire near B… Dock, which broke out between 10 & 11 oClock &

kept me up most of the Night.

25. At Rat: Meeting – very small. Molly Prior dined with us and her Husband came to

Tea.

26. At Meeting for Sufferings and Slave Trade Committee. Pipe and Tea at Jos:

Woods.

27. After Dinner rode on Horseback to High Hall and back to Supper.

28. At Rat: Meeting fore and afternoon. Father & Mother dined with us. James

Sheppard & Wife & John Prior Wife and Son at Tea.

29. At 2 Weeks Meeting and Committee of 6 Weeks Meeting. Then Tea at Slave

Society at Dr. Knowles where staid till near 9 o Clock.

30. Busy writing this Morning.

Tenth month 1783

1. Father taken very poorly. Alsa a fatal Illness!

2. Attended Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Father went home this Morning.

3. At Meeting for sufferings and Committee on Slave Trade. Tea with John Lloyd at

James Philips.

4. Afternoon went on Horse back to High Hall & returned in Evening

5. At Rat: Meeting in forenoon. After Dinner went to see Father on Horseback. Yet

poorly.

6. Peace proclaimed. Set out with Jemmy Sheppard’s Child and her Nurse in the

Diligence for Margate, which reached about 8 oClock PM

7. At Margate, Enjoying my dear Children. Walked to Drapers with Lewy & staid an

Hour with Friend Beal

8. At Margate.

9. At Margate. Meeting at Drapers. Sarah Beck dined with me. Afternoon took the

Children & Maids to Ramsgate, Peter (?) Broad Stairs and Kingsgate, and hence

home to Tea.

10. At Margate

11. Set out early in Diligence to Rochester and thence in Coach to London. Reached

Wapping about 7 oClock PM & there heard Father was ill, and SD & Child at High

Hall. Went there in Post Chaise. Found Father better.

12. Staid with Father. Not at Meeting being desirous to see the Doctor.

13. At High Hall

14. Went on Horse back to Wapping. Walked into the City. Dined at Wapping and

returned to High Hall to Tea.

15. At High Hall

16. At High Hall. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. Father came down Stairs for an

hour or two.

17. Went to Wapping on Horse back. Dined at home. Attended Meeting for Sufferings

and Ackworth Committee. Frds. agreed to print a State of the enslaved Africans. Tea

with Dr. Knowles. Lodged at Wapping.

18. SD came to Town. Returnedwith them to High Hall to Tea.

19. In coach with Mother and S.D. went to Tottenham Meeting. Father downat

Dinner, but very low.

20. Went to Wapping in Chaise and prepared some Letters for America. Attended two

weeks Meeting and Slave Trade Meeting. Supper & Lodged at Wapping.

21. Sent for early to High Hall, Father being rather worse.

22. Went in Coach after Dinner to the City with SD and returned to Tea.

23. Went on Horse back to Moore Fields & returned to Tea. My Business was to bring

Dr Knowles.

24. High Hall. Dr Knowles came

25. Went in Chaise to Wapping. Dined there and returned to Dinner at High Hall. Dr

Knowles there to Tea

26. Went with SD in Coach to Meeting at Totenham.

27. High Hall

28. Went in Chaise to Moore Fields in Morning & returned to Tea at High Hall

29. High Hall

30. After an early Dinner Went in Coach with SD to Wapping and returned to Tea at

High Hall

31. High Hall

Eleventh month. 1783

1. High Hall

2.None of us at Meeting I having been up all Night

3. High Hall

4. Went to London on Horse back. Attended Gen. Court of York buildings Company

on Cousin Bowers Acct. Was also at Guildhall, Queenhithe &c for her. Returned to

Tea at High Hall

5. High Hall. Last Night or this Morning a great Fire in Aldergate Street

6. At Rat: Monthly Meeting. Dined at Wapping and returned to H Hall (in the Chaise)

to Tea

7. High Hall

8. High Hall

9. High Hall. Not out

10. High Hall. SD went to Town & returned.

11. At 10 oClock this Evening my dear Father in Law Lewis Weston quietly resigned

his Breath. Up late. Wrote to J Lewis & Geo Fisher

12. High Hall. Jacob Bell & Wife & James Sheppard visited us

13. High Hall. J Prior dined with us

14. High Hall

15. Went early to Town to settle the Mode of the Funeral with Jamjes Sterridge.

Dined at Wapping. Returned to Tea

16. High Hall. Not out

17. Jacob Bell snd James Sheppard paid an early Visit. Corpse soldered down this

morning, being enclosed in Lead. J. Sterridge in Evening to put it in outside Coffin &

bring down Stairs.

18. At Guildhall to finish Coffin. Bowers Queenhithe Business with Ann Broome,

when delivered the Deeds, and received the Money. Returned to Dinner at High Hall.

A stormy wet Time in Chaise.

19. With S.D. and Child with Molly Spiers set out at 6 oClock with the corpse of our

dear Father Weston, which after a Meeting at Hertford, was solemnly interred at ½

past 10 Clock. Dined at the Bells there, & got home to HH by ½ past 7 oClock

20. James Healy and Wife lodged with us. In afternoon, James Sheppard bringing a

Duplicate of LW’s Will, we opened that & one found in his Desk, & compared by

Mother & self, found to agree.

21. Went to the City on Horseback. Proved the Will in the Commons & returned to H

Hall

22. High Hall

23. Alone in Coach at Meeting – a thin (?) one

24. (No entry)

25. Went into City on Horseback. Got Probate of the Will from the Commons &

lodged it in the Bank. Soup at Hortons. SD came to Town after a Nurse. Met her at J

Prior’s & accompanied her inh Returning to High Hall

26. Went to dine at Wapping and returned in Evening to High Hall

27. At Meeting at Tottenham. Went in Chaise with SD and afterwards viewed

Hardisesarys (?) House.

28. High Hall

29. High Hall

30. At Tottenham Meeting with Mother and S.D. Friend Hannah Sheppard and her

three grandsons Bell returned to dine at High Hall. Polly Yeats died in

Gloucestershire this Day.

Twelfth month. 1783

1. SD, Child & Maid after Dinner (which Mother &c were at) came in Coach. ……

(?) to Wapping. I followed on Horse back after a second View of Arda… (?) House

with Billy Firster.

2. In the City on Business. Dined with Sam Hoare alone. Returned home to Tea.

Young Nichols lodged with us.

3. At home writing. But poorly.

4. At Rat: Monthly Meeting. SD at that for Business. Coz M Eliot & Molly Prior at

Dinner, the latter , her Husband & Daughtrr spent the Evening

5. At Stepney and Oxford Road. Waited on Dr Seabury also called to see Bou (?)

Chew in Temple. Dined at Crown & Sceptre Bow Lane. Meeting for Sufferings. Pipe

and Tea at Jos Woods – J. Phillips & then home.

6. Went on my Mare and dined at High Hall. Returned home to Tea

7. At Rat: Meeting in morning. Not out afternoon

8. At home writing

9. In the City after early Dinner. At Six Weeks Meeting. Pipe at Woods and Tho:

Wagstaffe. Spent half an hour with Sammy Fisher.

10. In the Morning at Queenhithe, Snow Hill, Bank &c. Change. Doctr. Seabury,

Robert Morton, Dr. Caspar Wister, Chas. Eddy, Ezekiel Edwards, Cap: Sam. Smith

and his son, Cap. Isaac, all dined with us and staid to Tea

11. At Ratcliffe Meeting. SD not out. Molly Wintle dined us and staid Tea.

12. At Meeting for Sufferings. Committee at John Wright’s on the Exemption of

Places of Worship from Taxation. Tea with David Barclay and wife and Sam: Fisher

at Wilson Birkbecks. John Scott died at Ratcliff this afternoon.

13. Went on my Mare to dine with Mother at High Hall. Returned to Wapping to Tea.

14. Went with S.D. in the Chariot (the first Time of our using it) to Ratcliff Meeting. I

was there alone afternoon. Jos: Sheppard, wife, 3 Daughters & Son at Tea. Sam:

Fisher at supper and lodged.

15. Sam Fisher staid an early Breakfast. Spent my Time in Writing till after Tea, when

went to meet a Committee at Doct. Knowles. On my way back visited widow Logan

at Wm. Arch’s.

16. Dull Weather. At home all Day writing

17. at home all Day

18. At Rat: Meeting in afternoon it being deferred on account of the burial of John

Scott. M. Pryor and Husband and E. Bevington at Tea.

19. At Meeting for Sufferings. Change of Ministry. I went to Cast (?) officer and

Insurance Office, Queenhithe, before Noon & dined at the Plough

20. Accompanied SD, her Maid & Child to dine at High Hall

21. At Rat: Meeting with S.D. where met Mother who dined with us. I was at Meeting

afternoon & with SD drank Tea at James Sheppards, he being confined by

Indisposition. I aslo supped there.

22. After Dinner went in Carriage with S.D. to the 2 Weeks Meeting. Attended the

Ackworth Committee and accompanied SD home to Tea. Poorly in Evening. Spent ½

an hour with James Sheppard.

23. Disturbed in the Nighht by a Disorder violently affecting my Bowells (sic), which

confined me at home all Day

24. Confined as yesterday

25. Tho’ poorly accompanied SD & Child in the Chariot to High Hall where had a

high Christmas Treat. Had a snowy Ride home the the (sic) Morning was fine

26. Confined at home with rather increased Indisposition

27. Doctor Knowles visited me tho better. RJ’s Man taken ill. Symptons of Small Pox

28. Not out

29. Dr Knowles paid me a second Visit. Better afternoon, the Small Pox being next

Door we determined to go to Margate tomorrow Morning.

30. Set out in our own Carriage and post Horses with SD, Chikd and Molly Shiers.

Broke fast a Second Time at Dartford. Dined at Rochester. Tea at Canterbury & got to

our dear Children at Margate a little after 8 o Clock. Bitter cold Weather.

31. Mostly within Doors

1784

First month.

1. At Meeting. SD not out

2. Poorly

3. Con tinued rather unwell

4. Unwell. Neither of us out. Dined on a french Turkey

5. Continued but poorly

6. Not out

7. Yet poorly

8. Went in Carriage to Meeting with SD. Took a Vomit this Evening

9. Better to day. Agreed with Tho Wiggington to allow him from 7 of 10 mo last he

finding his own Cloaths (?), at the Rate of 20 Guineas per Annum.

10. At 4 o Clock set out with James Sheppard, Chilkd and her Nurse for London.

Coffee at Canterbury. Dined at Rochester and stopping to change at Dartford reached

London about 5 oClock. Unwell

11. Much indisposed. Not out

12.. As yet but poorly. Went into City, Bank &c on Business. Attended Quarterly

Meeting where were Nicholas Waln and Rob: Valentine. Tea with Robert Morton at

Sam: Hoare’s. Then home

13. At home, writing all Day, Letters for America

14. Rob Morton left London. Went into City after Dinner, but missed sending my

Letters. Called at J Townsend in Way home to Tea. R James spent 2 hours in

Conversation

15. At Rat: Meeting. Dinner and Tea at home. Spent ½ an hour at James Sheppard in

Way from Meeting. After Tea went to Poultry. Pipe at Woods. Called to see J & C

Healy at Coxheads, & home to Supper

16. At West Smithfield &c. Dined at Coz: Eliots. Voted at General Dispensery for Dr

Sandeman. At Meeting for Sufferings and Ackworth Committee. Also at Pennsylv.

Loan Meeting. Pipe at Woods with Nich: Waln & attended him home to Prescot (?)

Street. Supped at Jemmy Sheppards

17.Went to dine with Mother at High Hall & returned home to Tea

18. Mother at Rat: Morning Meeting and with Coates came to dine with me. At

Meeting afternoon. Mother staid to lodge

19. Mother went to dine at Cousin Eliots & thence returned home. At home all Day

20. At Six Weeks Meeting after being at the Bank &c and dining at the Plough. Pipe

at Woods. Tea at James Phillips’s and afterwards Slave Com: at Woods. Home at

Supper

21. Writing American Letters. At home all DAy

22. Rat: Meeting adjourned to afternoon on account of Funeral of Wm. Gunn’s

Mother which attended. Rob Valentine and Betty Gibson there. Tea at James

Sheppard with his Mother and Joseph’s Daughter. Coats & Wife dined with me

23. Early to the City at Bank &c. Dined at the Plough. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings. Called to pay J Sterridge (?) and Pipe with Sam Fisher at Hoagstaffs (?)

and home to Supper where found J Crook who lodged with us

24. Went on Mare to dine at High Hall and on my Return homewards soent half an

hour at Fullaghs in Clapton. Caught a bad Cold. Severe Weather. Sarah Clibborn

senior, died this Evening, also Nancy Clibborn 3 hours afterwards. (?)

25. At Rat: meeting. Eliz. Gibson, Rich. Chester and Sam: Fisher there. All of us

dined with Polly Sheppard, her Husband being from home. Went alone to Afternoon

Meeting. Tea at home

26. Mother came to Town to dine, but I went to Bank on Business. Dined at Sam:

Hoare, junior, with Samuel Shoemaker, Dr. Coombe Ch. Eddy and Jos: Woods.

Called at Surgeon Sharps. Much indisposed.

27. At home all Day writing. About this Time I had a Dream respecting my dear

Sukey, which gave me some Uneasiness

28.Employed as yesterday. Recd. news (?) advising Coz S Clibborn’s Senr Death

29. At Rat: Meeting. Afterwards at Sam Marsh’s. Mother dined with me. An ugly

Cough. Finished the Day writing after she left us. Letter (?) from J Lewis advising of

Nancy Clibborns Death

30. At Bank &c. Meeting for Sufferings. Six Weeks Meeting Committee. Pipe with

Sam Fisher at Wagstaffs

31. Not out my Cold being yet bad tho better

Second month. 1784

1. At Rat: Meeting. Mother and I dined at J Sheppards Wapping Walls. At Afternoon

Meeting. Called to see W Allen (?) Pipe and Tea at Wm Gunns

2. With W Gunn & Sam Marsh dined at Plough. Went with them to Hoxton Mad

house to see Anne Sweetapple (?).I paid £20.16 for her Board &c to 4 of 12 mo last.

At Meeting for Sufferings. Attended J. Pratts Appeal. Pipe and Tea at Jos Woods.

Home to Supper.

3. Went to the Bank and to Bedford Row. Bought £2200 Bank Stock. Dined at the

Plough. At Change and home to Tea

4. At home writing

5. At Rat: Monthly Meeting which was attended by Rob: Valentine. Sam: Shoemaker

and son Edward, Sam Fisher, Joseph Woods and John Warder dined with me.

6. After Dinner was at the Excise office. Meeting for Sufferings. Pipe with Sam

Fisher at Wagstaffs & took a Dish of Tea at Widow Sheppards on my way home.

7. At home writing

8. At Rat Meeting in the Morning where was Rob: Valentine. Dined alone at home &

let the Srevants all go out afterwards

9. After Dinner went into City to Excise office &c. Attended the Ackworth

Committee. Called with James Sheppard to drink Tea at his Mothers

10. At home all Day writing

11. Went on Horseback to dine with Mother at High Hall

12. At Rat: Meeting. Dined with James Sheppard. Remainder of the Day writing. R

James & Wife went into mKent

13. Was early in the City at Bank & Guildhall to … (?) for Stock to LWs Trustees.

Dined at Plough. Attended Meeting for Sufferings &c. Tea with J & C Healy at their

Sister Betsys

14. Went with James Healy in his Chaise to dine with Mother. On our return visited

John Emerson and Stephen Parry – both confined.

15. At Rat: meeting fore and afternoon. Dined at Jos Sheppards. Tea at home alone

16. Attended Committee Quarterly Meeting on the Claim of the County Meeting

respecting Workhouse. Dined at Plough with James Healey, Wm. Allen and Wm.

Gunn. Attended 2 Weeks Meeting and adjourned Quarterly Meeting. Pie at Woods &

Tea with S Fisher

17. At home all Day writing. In Evening received Letters per Cap: Sutton of the

Pigore (?). Molly Hare at Tea

18. At home as yesterday. Molly Hare and Hannah Read Junr supped & lodged here

19. At Rat: Meeting which was attended by Nicholas Waln who dined with me. I saw

him safe home

20. Went to Guildhall &c. Dined at the Plough. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

Committee for erecting a new Workhouse.

21. Went to dine at High Hall & returned to Tea. A poor account from Margate

22. At Rat: Meeting in forenoon. Being very wet did not go out after Dinner. Cap

Macy of New England supped with me

23. In City most of the Day. Dined with Sam Fisher at the Plough. Pipe at J Woods

and home to Tea. Sent my Letters per Cap Frost

24. At home writing

25. Went to the City in the Morning and returned to a late Dinner. Supped at Jam.

Sheppards

26. At Meeting at Ratcliff. After Dinner went to take a Seat for Margate tomorrow

Morning. Returned to Tea and finished the Day packing up

27. Set out before Day for XKeys Wood Street & thence in the Diligence for Margate

which reached at 8 oClock in the Evening, finding SD and Children much as usual

28. Margate

29. At Drapers Meeting fore and afternoon.

Third month. 1784

1. Margate

2. Frd. Beale and Cap. Finch dined with us.

3. Rode in Chariot to Peters (?) with SD ande Children

4. With SD and Lewy at Meeting at Drapers

5. Margate

6. Margate

7. Margate. At Meeting at Drapers Fire and afternoon

8. Margate

9. Dr. Rickman came to Margate this Evening and had a quiet Meeting with the

Towns People in Benson’s Card Room.

10. With S.D in Chariot went to a Meeting appointed for Dr. R. at Birchinton where

with Richd. Baker and many other Friends dined.

11. Margate

12. Margate

13. Margate

14. Margate. At Drapers with SD in forenoon. Neither there afternoon. We drank Tea

at Henry BAssetts

15. Margate

16. Margate. SD went to Paters to see a Child afflicted as Lewy is.

17. Margate

18. Margate

19. Went in the Chariot with Lewy and H Cuthbert (?) to Canterbury to shew him to a

Woman who professes to cure the Scrphula (?) & undertook to cure him. Dined at

Wm Pattersons and returned to Tae at Margate

20. Margate

21. Margate. At Drapers fore and afternoon, and after the latter Meeting which was

crowded, attended the Internment of Eleanor Neale. Lewy began his Canterbury

Medicine

22. Went with SD & Lewy to see a Ship Launch at Broadstairs

23. Went with Children to Ramsgate

24. Bad pain in my Face

25. Poorly at home

26. As yesterday

27. As yesterday

28. Not sufficiently clear of my Pain to go out. SD went to Drapers in the Morningh.

Frd. Eliz. Beale and James Beale with Abigail Hurst at Tea with us.

29. Rose early to go homeward but discouraged by very boisterous Weather

30. Margate

31. My dear Sukeys Birth Day – now 15 years old. Rose ear ly & with SD our little

Nancy and Molly Shiers set out at 5 in our own Carriage for London having post

Horses except the first Stage. Reached home at 9 in the Evening.

Fourth month. 1784

1. At Rat: Monthly Meeting for Business.

2. At Meeting for Sufferings.

3.Went with SD to dine and drank Tea with Mother at High Hall

4.At Ratcliff Meeting Forenoon and afternoon. Mother dined with us

5. Busy taking Stock

6. Employed as yesterday

7. Employed about Stock. Polly Philips dined with us

8.Busy as before, except attended Meeting

9. At Meeting for Sufferings. Betsy Laundy dined with us

10. At High Hall with SD where were James and Clemence Hoaley. Returned in

Evening

11. At Rat: fore and afternoon. Mother dined with us. James and C. Healey and their

sister Betsy at Tea.

12. At Quarterly Meeting with S.D. Went afterwards to Aldermansbury &c on

Business

13. (Blank)

14. Mother dined & staid Tea with us

15. At Ratcliffe Meeting.

16. At Meeting for Sufferings. Drank Tea with SD at Cousin Eliots

17. SD went in Chariot to dine at Walthamstow. I went by way of Stratford &c on

Horseback

18. At Ratcliff fore and afternoon meetings. Mother dined with us and the Widow

Sheppard at Tea

19. Busy in the City after Dinner. Attended Ackworth Committee. Tea with Robert

Howard at his Brother Thomas’s. At Doctors Commons,. Fire Office, Bank &c

20. After Dinner went with SD in the Chariot to drink Tea at Thomas Horn’s and to

look at a House near his at Tottenham. Returned home thro heavy Rain

21. Busy preparing for the annual partnership Settlement of our Accts.

22. Set out at 5 oClock in a Whiskey alone & attended the General Election at

Hertford for the County, where I voted for Plumer and Halsey. Lord Griston (?) being

the other Candidate. Dined at John Prior’s and did not return to Wapping till 10

oClock at Night, where found Mother

23. Busy writing all Day and in the Evening R James and self signed our Annual

Settlement to 31 Ult.

24. Mother left us in Evening

25. At Rat: Meeting fore and afternoon. With SD drank Tea at Jos: Sheppards

26. At two Weeks Meeting &c. Doct. Cowper Samuel and Thomas Marsh drank Tea

with me

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29. At Rat. Meeting. After Dinner went a House Hunt and drank Tea at Upton with

Jemmy Sheppard. Paid L (?) Cockfield a short Visit

30. At Meeting for Sufferings.

Fifth month. 1784

1. Went with SD to see Bonds House &c. Dined & drank Tea at High Hall

2. At Rat: Meeting fore and afternoon. Drank Tea with S.D. at Bromley at Ambrose

Lloyd’s. Sally Sheppard delivered of a Daughter Elisabeth

3 – 4 (Blank)

5. Mother dined with us. Owen & Mar y Weston with Debby and Polly Exton at Tea.

Visited Betsy Archard (?) with OW

6. At Rat: Monthly Meeting – held late. Went on Horse back to High Hall to Tea

7.At Meeting for Sufferings.

8. With SD, dined at High Hall

9. At Rat: meeting twice. Mother dined with us. Afternoon drank Tea at Sam Marshs

with Wm Gunn on Business

10. At adjourned Quarterly Meeting and Ackworth Committee.

11. (Blank)

12. Went in Chariot with SD after Dinner to see Jarmans (?) House and drank Tea at

High Hall

13. Jane Beale and her three Daughters came from Margate. At Rat: Meeting. After

Dinner walked with him into the City and on our Return visited (?) Goffs House in

Goodmans Fields

14. After Dinner went with SD to see Butchers (?) House at Walthamstow. Intended

Tea with Mother but was too late

15. Went early on Horse back to Butchers. Could not agree with him. Dined at High

Hall. SD with James Beale came to Tea

16. At Rat: Meeting in Morning only. After Tea went with J. Beale to see his daughter

set out for Ackworth School. Engaged a place for Margate to fetch the Children home

on account of the Small Pox.

17. Set out at 6 oClock in the Diligence for Margate where at 7 in Evening found our

dear Children well. Met no Cross occurrence on the Road. James Beale went outside

another Carriage.

18. Busy packing up our Things

19. Employed as yesterday. Eliz. Beale at Tea. Had James Beale to assist in cording

our Packages.

20. Set out with Hannah Cuthbert and Lewy5 and Judith

6 in a Diligance. Our own

Carriage met us at the End of Kent Street Road and conveyed us to Wapping by 6

oClock

21. Mother came to Dinner. At meeting for Sufferings. Heard my Brother Geo7 was

likely to embark the 25 ulto with his wife in Cap Truxton (?) for London. Drank Tea

with Granville Sharp in Old Jewry.

22. With SD and Children went to High Hall to Dinner. Staid Tea and left Lewy &

Judy there.

23. At Rat: Meeting twice. With SD, Sam Fisher and John Howarth drank Tea at

Cousin O Weston’s.

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26. At 3 PM received a Letter from my dear Brother George dated yesterday off

Beachy Head from on board the Commerce Cap Truxton, he with his Wife, Thomas

Ross, Sam Emlin & Son, Rebecca Jones & M… (?) Jenkins being on board.

27. At Rat: Meeting. Nicholas Waln, John Haworth Sam Fisher and John Prior dined

with us. After attending the Ackworth Committee J. Howarth, Sam Fisher, and myself

spent the afternoon watching the Kent Coaches for Truxton’s passengers.

28. At 4 oClock called out of the Meeting for Sufferings to see my Brother and Sam:

Emlin at Tho: Wagstaffe’s. Accompanied them to R. Chester’s where their Fellow

passenger except Tho: Ross were Tea there. Visited T. Ross at J. Eliot’s & took my

Brother & Sister home in the Chariot

5 Lewis Weston Dillwyn. born August 21st 1778, in St Thomas Square, Hackney.

6 Judith Nickolls [Nicholls] Dillwyn born at Wapping, August 26th 1781, in a house adjoining the

extensive Cooperage which belonged to her grandfather Weston. She married in 1831 Paul Bevan of

Tottenham who died on 12 June 1868 followed by Judith who died on 27 June the same year.

7 George Dillwyn. Born 26 February 1738 in Philadelphia. Married Sarah Hill, daughter of Deborah

and Richard Hill of Madeira, 16 October 1759. Died 1820. See also Gathered Fragments relative to

George Dillwyn. Edited by Ann Alexander (nee Dillwyn), his niece. Published by Alfred W Bennett

1857. The book contains two albumen prints by her husband Richard Dykes Alexander and is an

example of an early book illustrated with real photographs. It is an account of Mr Dillwyn' s life from a

very moralistic point of view. He describes how he broke his flute, feeling that such artifacts were

inconsistent with his way of life.

29. Brother G. went to the Meeting of Ministers & Elders and was out till Evening

when I accompanied him to Wapping where Sister D staid all Day

30. GSD at Ratcliff with us Fore & afternoon. R Lowe and Wife

31. Publick Yearly Meeting began this afternoon at 4, the severall (sic) adjournments

of which excepting one I attended.

Sixth month. 1784

1. On this day (at Burlington) my dear and honoured Mother exchanged this Life for a

better, at about 20 minutes after 5 oClock this afternoon. Her Disorder was a paralitic

Stroke.

2. Rebecca Jones, Mehetable Jenkins, Patience Brayton, Rebecca Wright, Heather

Tuke, John Hoyland and Wife, dined with us.

3. – 4 (No entry)

5. Went early with Bro. G. to the Com. on the Epistles & at 11 went to the Custom

House to assist in clearing the Friends Baggage where was detained some Hours.

Dined late at home and then went to the Concluding Meeting which broke up at 9

oClock

6. At Ratcliff Meeting fore and afternoon. S Davey with Bro. & Sister to Peel where

GSD dined at Cousin Eliots. My Wife came home to Dinner at which had the

Company of W Mathews, Martha Roath, Joseph King, Rob: Samson, John Lury.

7 – 9 (No entries)

10. Thomas Ross, Sam: Emlin and Bro. and Sister D. at our Ratcliff Monthly Meeting

where Sister’s Certificate was delivered. They all dined with us & Tho. Ross staid all

Night

11. At Grace Church Street Meeting with Tho: Ross, G.D. Sam Emlen &c., where

Thomas Masterman and Richard Springall were married. (??). Returned with Sister &

SD to dine at home and afterwards I went to the Meeting for Sufferings.

12. Brother & SD in the Chariot and I on horseback went to High Hall to Tea

13. G & SD at Rat Meeting with us. They dined at Coz. Owen Weston’s and Jos

Talwin (?) & Wife with Jos Foster drank Tea with us at Wapping.

14 (No entry)

15. Went with G.D. to Horsley Down Meeting where Crowley and Eliz: Driver were

married. With Alice Riggs, Sam: Emlen, Tho: Ross, G.D. and Sam: Fisher went on

board the Commerce Cap. Thruxton. They dined at Dearman and I went home to later

Dinner

16. At G.C. Street Meeting with G.D. who with W. Mathews returned with us to

Dinner. Bon (?) West spent an hour of the Evening on a Visit to GSD.

17. Went with G.D. on Horseback to Tottenham Meeting. Dined with Tho: Ross at J.

Elliots. Tea at T. Phillips’ with Sarah & SD who had dined at High Hall. Visited W

Forsters

18. At Meeting for Sufferings. Tea with S. Emlen and G.D. at Sam Hoares.

19. After Dinner went with SD to Tea at High Hall and returned in Evening in Chariot

20.Went with G.D. to breakfast at Adey Bellamy’s from whence with S. Fisher called

on J.E. in Barthol: Close on Sam Emlen and went together to Westminster Meeting.

Dined with them and Alice Rigg at Ann Fothergills. Went with Bro. to Peel Meeting

& thence attended a Corpse to White Chappell. Tea at Tickely (?)

21. At two weeks Meeting with S.D. at Com: afterwards. Tea and Pipe at Jos Woods

with Cap Smith just arrived. Returned home with Bro & Wife in Chariot

22. Brother & Sister D went early to Kingston in the Chariot which returned in

Evening without them. Mother spent the Day at Wapping.

23. Met Mother this Morning at the Bank where she accepted £1150 three p Cent …

(?) She dined with me on my Way home accompanied Jos G… Bevan (?) to the

Custom House. GSD returned to Dinner

24. G.S.D. and W.S.D. at Ratcliff Meeting. I went with G.S.D. to Bromley Hall where

dined and drank Tea with Jos: Talwin. Tho Smith & Wife there at Tea. Chariot came

for us in the Evening

25. (No entry)

26. Went with Wife & Child to Tea at High Hall. In the Morning went in Chariot with

GD and S Emlen to Coz. Eliots at Tottenham to see Thomas Ross, he being poorly.

Returned home to Dinner

27.With G.D. at Grace Church Meeting after which attended Dr Knowles to see

Thomas Ross, who concluded after dining (?) at Coz. Eliots to stay with us a while at

Wapping. Was with him at Jos Gurney Bevans (?) during the afternoon Meeting.

Stopd to Tea at J Townsends where were S Emlen & GD, Alice Ridge &c. Supped at

Wapping.

28. Tho Ross from this Morning kept his Bed, the Dr. thinking it necessary on Acct.

of his wounded Leg. In the City afternoon. Tea & Pipe at Jos Woods.

29. (No entry)

30. At G.C.S. Meeting with G.D. who with Rob. Valentine, Alice Rigg and Betsy

Raper dined with us. G.D. and A.R. at Young Folks Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire

House where I also as in the Evening. Took AR to her Lodging in Way home

Seventh month. 1784

1. At Rat: Mo: Meeting where were GE & GD who dined with us

2. At Meeting for Sufferings.

3. Afternoon went with S Fisher, GD & my Wife to HH to drink Tea with Mother.

And late this Evening had a Letter from S Frederick of the Decease of our honorable

Mother by a paralitic Stroke.

4. Crossed the water with G.D. to Horsley Down Meeting. S. Fisher dined with us at

Jacob Allis’s. Then with several other Friends took Coach for Deptford Quarterly

Meeting & Staid Tea with H. Wigham M. Prior and many others at Ben Colliers after

which crossed to the Isle of Dogs (save three (?)) & walked home

5. Hariot Scott came to stay a Day or two with her Bro & Sister Dillwyn & us. At two

Weeks meeting and a Committee of Six Weeks Meeting. Tea at J. Wood’s with Dr.

Knowles &c., on Slave Trade Committee.

6. Afternoon at Six Weeks Meeting.

7. Rob: Valentine, Tho: Ross, Sam: Emlen and Son, Eliz: Bevington and Son, Sam:

Fisher, Sam: Shoemaker and son, Dr. Casper Wisper with G.S.D. and Cap Truxton

dined with us. SD & her Sister Scott went to Kingston

8. At Rat: Meeting. Afternoon attended a Committee at Sam: Marsh’s on perfecting a

List of our members, adjusting our Registers etc. Sam Fisher supped at Wapping

9. SD took Tho Ross & GD to Grace Ch: Meeting. She returned to Dinner. I staid

home to finish my Letters to go per Cap Truxton

10. Went early to Sam: Fisher in post Chaise to Gravesend where Rob: Valentine, he

and Sam Griffiths went on board the Commerce, Cap. Truxton for Philadelphia.

Dined on Return with J Eliot, J Row, Rob Webb, Simon Baily & Tho Wagstaff and --

- Waring of Carlina (?sic), at Dartford & home to Tea

11. At Rat: Meeting fore and afternoon. Tho Ross & GD went to dine at Owen

Weston’s Sam Marsh & Wm Gunn were at Tea with them & Supped at Wapping.

SGD came from Kingston last Evening

12. Tho Ross having spent a fortnight with us, lodged the Night at J Eliots. Went with

SD & Wife to Quarterly Meeting, which hereafter it was agreed should be held in the

Morning. Tea with GD & T Rossat J Wardens

13. After Breakfast went to Brothers at Walthamstow. Dined with Mother, and in my

way home attended the Ackworth Committee at G.C. Street, drinking Tea with Jos:

Gurney Bevan at James Philips.

14. At home writing. Colin Campbell dined with us. Both SD’s went to Tea at High

Hall

15. At Rat: Meeting. Hannah Wigham & M Prior dined with us. SHD and Swelf were

at the p… Evening Meeting with them. Harriot Scott lodged at Wapping.

16. At Meeting for Sufferings, a Committee of the Quarterly Meeting relating to

Deptford Meeting House. With T Ross, GD & SE at Simon Bailys in Spittal Fields.

TR (?) & GD returned with me to Wapping

17. At home till Evening when walked with GD into the City and had … with Thi

Wagstaff & returned to Supper.

18. Went in Chariot with Tho Ross and Bro. GD to Jerem: Warings at Wandsworth.

Attended that Meeting and they appointed one then at 6 oClock in the Evening after

which I lweft TR and GD at J Chorleys to lodge and returned to Wapping

19. After an early Dinner at the Bank, Five Weekly Meeting. Hand in Hand Insurance

Officer. (??) Pipe at J Woods, Black Fields, Southwark. Crossed the River in way to

Lombard Street then home

20. In the Evening attended a private Committee on Sloave Trade at Dr Knowles

21. After dinner was with the rest of the Quarterly Meeting’s Committee (respecting

the Deptford Meeting) at Horsleydown Monthly Meeting. Tho Ross, Sam Emlen &

GD were there also. After Tea at Bradleys T Ross accompanied GD & self to

Wapping late. received Letters from Sister ND of 6 mo 14 this Evening

22. At Rat: Meeting with T. Ross, who with J & C Healy dined with us. JH & self

afterwards went with T Ross to J Eliots, where took Leave of him, he intending to set

out tomorrow with JE for Bristol, on his Way to Ireland

23. At Meeting for Sufferings.

24. In City in Morning. After Dinner called to take GD in at Hackney & with him &

my Wife went to Tea at H Hall. In Morning was on biard Harmony Cap Willet

25. At Rat. Meeting forenoon & afternoon. J & C Healy at Tea with us. GD in the

City this Day

26. In City before Dinner with S Mottingham (?). Dined at home

27. At homw writing till Evening, when went into the City on Business. Tea at

Bland’s

28. At home writing all Day, except being at the London Hospital to vote for Dr.

Whitehead. H Scott at Dinner

29. At Rat Meeting. Patience Drayton (?) dined with us. Sister D went with her to

Pack (?) Meeting in the Evening

30. At Meeting for Sufferings, Committee &c

31. At Walthamstow with SD in afternoon

Eighth month. 1784

1. At Rat Meeting in Morning. Home writing Letters in afternoon. Han Wigham &

many others at Tea

2. At Bank &c. Dined at Plough. At 2 Weekd Meeting. Slave Com: at Jos Woods

3. Dined again at Plough after being at Bank and buying #2000. 3 per Centy Consols.

At Six Weeksd Meeting &c.

4. In the City in Morning to take places in the Coach for Colchester. Writing the rest

of the Day.

5. Set out from Spread Eagle Grace Church Street in Coach with Sam: Emlen and his

Son and my Brother George at 7 oClock. Had Tea at Ingatestone and passing thro

Chelmsford arrived about 3 oClock at Colchester where lodged at John Kendall’s.

6. J. Kendall and his Wife Ann concluded to accompany us to Holland. Dined at

William Brockways. Drank Tea at the Widow Clarks

7. SE,Senr GD & self took post Chaise at ¼ past 11. Dined at Mistley (?) and

proceeded to Harwich where about 6 oClcok was joined by JK & Wife and SE Junr

who came in a Coach. Went on board immediately after receiving a Letter from &

writing to SD. At 8 sailed in Cap. Bridges. for Helviot. Wind fair

8. Wind fair to a stiff Gale this Morning. Many sick and some Danger apprehended on

the Lee Shore of Holland. Landed at Helviot after 13½ Hours passage. Breakfast &

Dined at the Golden Lion and hired an open Waggon to carry us 6 Mile to the Briel

where lodged at Kings Inn. Hector Lisleg (?)

9. Viewed thye Briel and after Dinner took our passages in a sailing Vessell for

Rotterdam which reached at 8 oClock same Evening and put up at the Black Lyon

kept by the Widow Young an English Woman

10. Visited James Freeman on the Bompjes, also Peter Spronk at the Meeting House

which he rents tho’ is himself a Menonist. Dined at our Inn. Tea at J Freemans

11. Breakfast at J Freemans. Attended an appointed Meeting at 10 oClock.

Congregation mostly English and Scotch and behaved soberly. Dined at our Inn. J.

Vanderwerf junior from Amsterdam came to meet us this morning. Tea at Sam:

Tabor’s a China merchant formerly of Colchester.

12. Breakfast at J Freemans. Dined at Cornelius Lloyd’s with his Brother Cornelius

(sic) & went in Trusk (?) skuyt (?) with JT & GD. others, thro’ Delft to the Hague

where put up at Marshall de Turone (?) Git there about ½ past 8 oClock

13. Viewed the Hague, went to Schveling and the House in the Woods, and after

Dinner, went with JS to Leyden JF accompany us. Lodged at the Red Lyon or Barg

(?) a spacious Inn and good accommodation in this large well built City.

14. Up early & took a curious view of the Town. After Breakfast JF left us & we

proceeded to Haarlem, another well built City, tho inferior to Leydon. Dinjed at the

Golden Lion and then proceeded in another TS to Amsterdam, reached John

Venderwerf’s by ¼ past 6 oClock where made our Quarters.

15. At ½ past 9 went to the morning Meeting. That in the afternoon began at 2 oClock

and was more crowded. At the first J.K. S.E. and G.D. appeared and at the latter the 2

last mentioned. G.D. at both in Supplication. Had afterwards an Oppo. With the few

Friends here.

16. Walked to see different parts of the Town. The noble Stadt House, from top of

which had a fine View of the Zuyder Sea, the Haarlem Meer &c. At Coffee House,

Exchange &c. In the Evening with JD (?) repeated our Walk … (?) the Harbor.

17. At Coffee House. Writing to America per Cap Budden. The few Professors with

us here are

John Vanderwerf and his sons John and Harry.

Henry Santman, whose wife is a Menonist.

Frederick Mentz, whose wife is also a Menonist.

Apex Park, a rough old Scotchman who speaks in meetings.

18. Writing Letters the Morning. At 3 an appointed Meeting began which was

satisfactorily attended by sober People, John Wanderwerf interpreted for S.E. and

G.D. who with J.K. appeared. Bray of Fore Street, London dined with us. Had a

conference on Business relating to the Society’s Property.

19. Went in a Boat all together to Scardam in North Holland where dined after

viewing this very low clean Town. 400 Wind Mills for Corn S… &c. Had another

Conference on the Property of Friends here and at Rotterdam.

20. Busy writing. Tea at Frederick Mentz’s (?)

21. My Lewys Birth Day, now 6 years old. Visited by Captains Budden & Haydon &

Clarkson. Most of the Day writing. Tea at Shadrack Jones’s a carpet Manufacturer,

kindly treated. He and wife an agreeable Couple.

22. At Meeting twice as this Day S’night, & nearly the same appearances. Generally

satisfactory. S Jones & Wife at Tea with us. Another Conference on Business with

JD. HS & TM. (? initials) Took Leave of the two Latter

23. At 11 left Amsterdam. JD and Son with us in a TS reached Haarlem to Dinner at

our former Inn. Viewed the great Church. A comfortable Conversation & Teaat John

Pleuim’s a Menonist. JV & Son left us. Lodged at our Inn in damp Sheets.

24. Rose early excepting SE to take a View of Haarlem Wood which is pretty. Having

Breakfasted took the TS to Leydon thro which Town we only passed to eat a Dinner

on board the TS in our way to Delft where drank Tea & reached Rotterdam to Supper

at the Black Lyon our former Quarters

25. JWG Brahm (?) & his Wife, convined (?) persons now here on their way to

London from Germany, breakfasated & Dined with usat our Inn. Tea at James

Freemans. Coffee House. Some of my Company went to see a Daughter of … Hope

out of Town. Were lodged (GD & self) badly.

26. My dear Judy compleats her 3rd

Year. At an appointed meeting this morning, -

very solemn and favoured uncommonly. J.K., S.E., and G.D. appeared, the latter in

prayer. Dined at Inn at Coffee House. Drank Tea at Alex Scotts a Scotch presbytarian

Clergyman.

27. Breakfasted at Sam Tabors. Dined at our Inn and then embarked in a Yatcht (sic)

with Beds &c which we hired to carry us to Helvist. Left Rotterdam at ¾ past 2

oClock pay well on board & pressing along the Maast. to old M… & thro the Spey to

Helvist, where on the Morning of the

28. at 6 oClock were laid alongside the packet in which we went over. Beakfasted ,

viewede the Town & dined at our former Quarters. And JV (?) bringing his Son

Henry just in Time to embark with us, we sailedf about 3 o Clock P.M. the Wind high

ahead. All very sick

29. Not being able to reach Harwich, after a boisterous night we landed at 9 this

morning at Leostoff in Suffolk. Breakfasted there and went in to Carts to Baccles

(sic), where we dined at the Inn and after drinking Tea at Jane Margaret Marsoms (?)

attended an appointed Meeting in the Evening. G Barratt & Evan Barclay supped at

the Inn with us.

30. Breakfast at Marg (space) with Evan Barclay and G Barratt with the latter

of these (?) SE & Son, intending for Norwich went to Dinner – and JK & Wife with

Henry Vandenwerth (?) and Bed. & self came in post Chaises to the Widow Jemps (?)

at Leiston Abbey who dined & lodged us very kindly.

31. At an appointed Meeting at Leiston. about a Mile distant – returneed to Abbey to

Dinner and then in two post Chaises came on to Woodbridge to their Evening

Meeting. Tea and lodged comfortably at Benjamin Evans.

Ninth month. 1784

1. After Breakfast in 2 Chaises came to Ipswich to their Week Day Meeting. ND (?)

and I dined at John Heads – the rest at The Hemmings and then on to Colchester

reaching J. Kendall’s house to a good Dish of Tea.

2. Had an appointed Meeting at Colchester. Brother bought a Horse of Isaac Kendalls.

Tea with Molly Arch at the Widow Clarks and Geo. Dehorne sending his Coach for

us, we went to his House at Stanway Hall to lodge.

3.Were at an appointed Meeting at Coptford & returned to GD Horses (?) to Dinner,

after which he tool us in his Coach to Kelvedon where an Evening Meeting was

appointed. Lodged at Jos. Docwra’s.

4. GD on Horseback and I in a Stage Coach with JD’s Wife went to Witham where

another Meeting was appointed which attended after facing Lord Abercorns House.

Dined at Tho: Bayleys, who went with me in a Chaise to Stephen Levetts at

Chelmsford, where lodged.

5. At Meeting fore and afternoon, the first silent. Betsy Evans of Woodbridge who

had been at those at Kelvedon and Witham was also here & dined with us at SL. Tea

at (blank)

6. Brothers Horse being sent on by a Man, we took the Stage Coach to Illford, which

after Breakfast at Brentwood we reached by11, and the Widow Sheppard took us over

to our new lodgings in Marsh Street, Walthamstow to Dinner, where found our Wives

& the children well.

7. Having taken a violent Cold yesterday, concluded to nurse it. Mother dined with us.

I paid her a Visit last Evening with GSD.

8. My Cold confined me

9. Yet poorly

10. Tho my Cold is yet troublesome, my Wife & I accomp-anied B… to the City

where left him & went to Wapping. After an early Dinner went to a Meeting for

Sufferings taking Wife in to City & returned with her & GD to Wapping & thence

home after Tea at Walthamstow

11. Jos G Bevan paid a Monthly Visit

12. All of us in Mothers Coach to Tottenham Meeting but GD who went to Enfield on

Horseback. His Wife dined at J Eliots. SD & I at Mothers. I went to afternoon

Meeting at Tottenham & Borught SHD to Tea at Mothers

13. Bro. G went to Town & staid some Days. Busy writing Letters to America

14. Busy writing

15. With SD in Chariot to Town. She dropt me at Shore Ditch to view the Acsent of a

great Air Balloon with Lunardi (?) in a Gallery attached to it. A Grand Scene!. Pipe at

Woods. SD called for me in the Evening to return to Walthamstow. Dined at the

Plough.

16. SWD, SD and Self at Tottenham Meeting. On our Return found GD poorly at our

House

17. Went alone to Town in the Chariot & returned in Evening having dined at the

Plough. Attended the Meeting for Sufferings & had a pipe with John Lindo &c at J

Woods. Received Letters from America per the Providence

18. J G Bevan breakfasted with us. GSHD, SD, Self and all the Children dined at

High Hall

19. All at Tottenham Meeting. JG Bevan called on us and Bro G. he and I went on

Horseback there, & after dining at J E Eliots to Hertford where after drinking Tea at

Richd. Sterrys, Bro. went to the Evening Select Meeting. He and I supped with S

Spavold at Sam Scots & loghed there.

20. Our Wives came in the Chariot by 8 oClock. Breakfasted with them at Jona. Bells.

Attended the Quarterly Meeting. Dined at J Allis’s. Bro. went accompanied by J G

Bevan to Hitchin. I visited Aunt Exton, S Rudd, had a Teaat J Pryors who supped

with me at S Scotts where I again lodged.

21. Up at 5. Breakfasted at J Pryors who went with me in a post Chaise to Westen

Lane End (?) & returned to Dinner at hos House. Sam (?saw) W Hanscomb and being

sore left my Man and went to Tottenham in the Stage Coach & then we walked home

to Walthamstow.

22. Very sore. Busy writing

23. Busy writing all Day. Mother dined with us

24. With SHD & SD went to Wapping. I dined in the City & bought Stick for Mothrer

& after Meeting for Sufferings drank Tea at Adey Bellamy’s.

25. At home writing. In the Evening had a wet ride with the two SD’s in the Chariot

to drink Tea at Jacob Bells. He was from home

26. All of us went in Mothers Coach to Tottenham Meeting. She with Jemmy

Sheppard, his Mother & Wife and Sam Hoare Junr. dined with us

27. At home writing

28. After early Dinner went with Sister & Wife to the City. Attended 6 Weeks

Meeting, and returned to Walthamstow after a Pipe with J. Woods at Thos.

Wagstaffe’s.

29. At home

30. Walked to Tottenham Meeting and returned with SHD and SD and Mother who

dined with us.

Tenth month. 1784

1. With SD went to Wapping. Dined there. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and home

in Evening

2. Went on Horseback to see Adeys House before Dinner. Cousin M Eliot and her

Children dined with us. Walked partly home with them. We drank Tea at Mothers.

Entered my 42d Year.

3. At Tott: Meeting with Mother. Dined at High Hall where Thomas Philips & Wife

&c. drank Tea.

4. Mother went with my Wife and Self to see John Adey at Clapton, but could not

agree for his House. She dined with us, as did some of Molly Shiers Friends.

5. Mother, SHD and SD in the Chariot, and I in the Chaise went to dine at J Healeys

in Epping and returned after a pleasant Ride home to Tea.

6. At home writing. J Healey visited us. Cousin Owen Weston dined with us & I

drank Tea with him at Mothers, where James Pegler was discharged.

7. Went in Chariot with my Wife to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined with her at

Wapping and returned home whence found Bro. GD:

8. Mary Lamar and her Niece Henrietta Bissett dined with us. Bro. & Self rode over

to Clapton & agreed for Adeys House.

9. Went on Horseback to Adeys, thence to London where dined & again met Wife &

Brother at Adeys & attended them home after spending an hour there

10. At Tottenham Meeting with S & SHD. Brother went to Town to attend some

Meeting there. R James & Wife with their Son dined with us

11. This Day the Quarterly Meeting was held for the first Time in the morning. Both

S.D’s and I went in Chariot to it – it began at 10 and ended a little after 2 oClock. My

Wife dined at Wapping. Sister D with Bro. at Jos Ross (?) We all returned home

rather late. I dined at the Plough

12, Dined and spent most of the Day at Clapton in valuing Adeys Wine & other

Liqueurs which were packed by Isaac Patching. I bought the whole. On my Way there

accompanied GD to Stratford on his Way to Plastow, from which he returned in the

Eveninh.

13.Paid Mother a Morning Visit. Coz. M Phillips there. Staked out the Grounds by

Brewhouse Door. After dining at home where Rachel Baseley paid us a f… (?) Visit.

Rode over to Clapton & spent an hour in Measuring the Rooms.

14. Not at Meeting. Writing at home. Bro. G at Tottenham & dined with us.

15. Went in Chariot with my Wife to Clapton. She dropt me there. I went in Stage

Coach to Town and we returned together in the Evening.

16. At High Hall all Day laying out Gravel Walk on the North Side of the Gardens.

SD, Sister & Children all dined there.

17. Mother took us to Meeting at Tottenham & returned to dine with us. After which

walked home with her and I walked to Winiholts (?) at Higham Hill. Bro. G was this

Day at the Buriel of (space) at Hitchen.

18. Went to Wapping with SD & Sister. (Bro. G at Kingston Quart. Meeting) Busy

packing up Furniture at Wapping. Went in Carriage with Wife and S James (?) to

Walthamstow and returned to late Tea. Examined the Schedule … (unreadable)

19. At the Sale at Adeys at Clapton where bought Sundries, and returned to Tea via

Grace Church Street. Up late addressing (?) Adeys Schedule.

20. Met J Adey at Clapton this Morning where we examined the Leases. I went

afternoon to John Emerson’s at Bromley to Meet a Com: of Monthly Meeting on

Business, and returned to Wapping.

21. Busy packingh Goods. Sent a Cart Load to Clapton with after Dinner. SD and Self

went to unload. Lodged at Wapping. G & SD at Rat. Meeting.

22. With GD rode our horses into the City. He was at G C S Meeting. I was at Strongs

(?) Lincolns Inn, Holborn after with Wrd. Steele (?), Bank, Leadenhall Market,

Clisbury (?) Ter. … Business &c. Dind (sic) at Plough. Was at Meeting for Sufferings

and a Com.& then rode to Walthamstow with GD.

23. At home

24. At Tottenham Meeting with GSD, my Wife & Mother with whom we all dined

25. With SD went to Wapping to pack Goods. Being on Horseback, calledf at Clapton

& Great St Helens (?). Dined at Wapping.

26. Dan Bell’s Wife buried this Day. Bro: G.D. attended the Funeral Meeting at

Tottenham. Busy packing Goodds as yesterday

27. After Dinner sent a Load of Goods to Clapton & went to unload them with SD in

Chariot. Returned to Wapping.

28. Francis Burgess and Deb: Funston married at Ratcliff. Too busy packing Goods to

get out

29. Yet packing Goods, and sent a Load off in the afternoon to Clapton where self and

wife lodged for the first Time. Late up

30. After Dining at Clapton GD with us, he accompanied us to our Walthamstow

Lodgings where had left our Children most of the Week.

31. SD being poorly with a Tooth Ach, went without her in Mothers Coach with GSD

to Tottenham Meeting. They dined ay High Hall and I with my Wife.

Eleventh month. 1784

1. Very busily engaged in packing up & clearing our Walthamstow Lodgings at Cap.

Tippells, and moved Goods & all to Clapton where lodged.

2. Writing &c all Day at home

3. Went on Horseback thro’ City, & dined at Wapping.

4. At Rat: Monthly Meeting with SHD, (my Wife confined with tooth ach). We dined

at Wapping with Basth.. (?) who returned with us from Meeting. He & Sister went to

Park Meeting & lodged in the City.

5. At home busy all Day. Bro. & Sister came in the Evening.

6. At home all Day

7. Bro: G.D. on Horseback & his Wife, mine and self in the Chariot went to Plastow

Meeting and then to dine with Mother at High Hall. Thomas Letchworth died at

Reesbury (?) this Morning.

8. At home all Day

9. Bro. & Sister went to Town to stay a few Days. After Dinner went with SD to

Town. Attended 6 Weeks Meeting & Ackworth Committee. Drank Tea at Wapping &

loaded Charioty with Crockery &c home.

10. Most of the Day employed in putting our new Habitation in Order. Had some

Goods down from Wapping.

11. Went with S.D. to Rat: Meeting & then dined at Wapping where having cleared

away most of our Goods we left Thomas (space) & his Wife to take Care of

the House at 2/6 per Week.

12. After Dinner went to Town. Another Load came on Horseback. Was at Meeting

for Sufferings. At M… Fire Office. Pipe and Tea with S Day at Jos Woods.

Commenced with --- See Barber at 42/ per Annum.

13. Tea with GSD at High Hall

14.With Wife & Sister at Devonshire H. Meeting where G.D. was. He & Sister staid

in Town to Dine and were sent for in Evening. We dined at home.

15. At home all Day. Mother dined with us

16. Went to Colemans Nursery at Tottenham to … 24 Trees (Apples) for Dane End

Farm. Returned to Dinner & then attended SD in to City. After attending a Committee

on Taxes she called for me. Tea at W Stephensons.

17. At home att Day. Edward Newland came in Room of Tho Wiggington as

Coachman on Trial a Month at Rate of 20 Guineas per annum.

18. With wife and Sister went to Rat: Meeting. Attended a Com: of Mo: Meeting

afterwards. We dined at Wapping and returned home thro the City in Evening thro a

heavy Rain. John Hales dined at Wapping.

19. On Horseback after Dinner went to Meeting for Sufferings and attended 3

Committees afterwards. Walked to Birkbacks Foundary and returned home.

20. With Wife and Sister with all the Children dined at High Hall. Before Noon Tim.

Bevan &c paid me a Morning Visit.

21. Bro on Horseback, Sister SD & Self went to Tottenham meeting and returned to

Dinner, Mother with us. Bro: and Sam. Emlen having appointed an Evening Meeting

at G.C.S., S.D., sister and self went there.

22. At home all Day

23. Took G.D. in Chariot to Peel Meeting. Left him there & the Carriage at Leaders

(?) Was in Fetter Lane and other Places. Bought Stick for Mother

24. At home all Day, busy with Books & Papers. Put on … on Coach House where

was none. Brother went to Waltham Abbey Mo. Meeting.

25. Lay late in bed to cure a Cold caught yesterday.

26. Went in Carriage with SD & to Fetter Lane Holborn called for SD on my Return

home to Dinner. Sam Emlen came home with Brother in Evening and lodged with us.

27. Confined by a violent Cold. SE & Brother went to Town after Breakfast.

28. SD & Sister went to Rat: Meeting. Yet confined by a severe Cold and Cough.

Mother dined with us.

29. Confined by Cold. Workmen began to make a Chimney in my Book Room. Sister

D went to Adey Bellamys to lodge, Bro. being there.

30. Staid at home all Day.

Twelfth month. 1784

1. At home. Recd. a Visit from E Talesin. Mother called & taken my Wife to

Wapping.

2. Went with S.D. to Ratcliff Monthly. Bro. & Sister were there. Were at Wapping but

returned to dine late at home.

3. Mother dined with us.

4. (no entry)

5. With my Wife at Rat. Morningh Meeting. Dined at home. Weather very wet

6. Snowy

7. At home all Day

8. At home all Day. Cold and (blank)

9. Went into City on Business. SD at Meeting. At Garraways bought 3 small Farms at

Nazing in Essex. Dined at Plough. Spent some Time with Jos Norris at J Woods

where drank Tea

10. After Dinner went with S.D. to City – She to see some poor Black people, and I to

the meeting for Sufferings. The Coachman getting drunk, were olbliged to return

home in Hackney Stage.

11. At homer writing. Weather Cold and Snow.

12. With S.D. at Plastow Meeting. Dined at Jacob Bells. S Emlen & Son were at

Meeting.

13. With SD in City. Returned by Mile Endto enquire for a new Coachman whom I

engaged in the Evening at #20 per Annum to raise it next Year of suits. Returned

home to Dinner.

14. At home writing. Expected S. Shoemaker and several more with Bro and S. Emlen

to Dinner. But Joseph Morris who lately arrived from Philadalphia, Sister Dillwyn

and Jos: Woods only came. They staid Tea & all returned to the City.

15. At home all Day. Cousin Owen Weston & Wife & Daughters Debby & Hannah

Stephenson & Child dined with us

16. At Rat. Meeting. There was also held an adjourned Mo: Meeting where a wrong

Spirit in Jos: Talwin preventing attention to proper Business, I came away & with my

Wife dined at William Gunn’s & drank Tea at Jos Sheppards.

17. After Dinner, walked to Town to Meeting for Sufferings. Drank Tea with W Gunn

at Cousin J Eliots. Spent half an Hour at Adey Bellamys with Sister and returned

home in Stage Coach. (space) came at #20 per Annum as Coachman.

18. Was Cupped this Morning after which went with SD & Children to dine with

Mother. J Crook was there

19.With S.D. went to Tottenham Meeting & home to Dinner

20. Mother dined with us

21. Went to Wapping Wall with SD. Dined at Wapping and thence into the City

where attended Meeting Six Weeks after which she took me home. T… C… (?) mand

Wife drank Tea with us. Polly & Sally Prior came to spend a few Days with us. Made

a Discovery at Wapping.

22. Tho Green came to pay his Rent. Mother dined with us

23. With SD and P & S Pryor went in Chariot to Ratcliff Meeting. I walked home to

Dinner.

24. Went to Town with Mother & SD in the Coach to the Bank, to accept her Stock &

receive her Dividends. Returned with them to Dinner at Clapton. Headach prevented

attending the Meeting for Sufferings. Mother took P & S Prior home with her.

25. With SD and Children dined at High Hall and returned to Tea.

26. Went with Lewy & Maid to Rat: Meeting. SD confined by pain in her Face.

Returned to Dinner.

27. At home all Day. Jacob Bell spent half an Hour with us as did Mother who

brought Polly and Sally Prior back to us. Ambrose Lloyd’s wife died this Evening.

28. Walked to Town this Morning. Dined at the Plough. Went as far as Somerset

House in the Strand and returned to Clapton in Stage Coach.

29. Mother dined with us. t home all Day.

30. SD being poorly took Polly Prior with me in a Chaise to Tottenham Meeting,

where were James and Clem: Healey with whom we went to dine at High Hall where

SD joined us. J Healey went to lodge at Clapton.

31. J Healey scalded (?). Sent Chariot for his Wife & Benj Finchams Wife, who took

JH. Went before Dinner to Wapping. Walked to Meeting for Sufferings. Tea at James

Phillipps. Home in Stage Coach.

[END VOLUME 10.]

[START VOLUME 11.]

[this seems to also cover some of the entries for the year 1784, and is a journal-

style notebook as were earlier volumes]

8 Mo 5th

1784.

5th

of the Weeks.

At 7 oClock AM in Company with Sam Emlen Senr & Junr. and my Brother George

Dillwyn, set out in the Stage Coach. Had a Dish of Tea at Ingatestone & got to John

Kendall House at Colchester by ½ past 3 oClock, where staid till the (space) (Dined

on … Day at W Brockways.

7. At ¼ past 11 with SE & GD went in a post Chaise. Dined at Misley and reached

Harwich about 4 oClock. Drank Tea at the White Hart, passed Examination at the

Custom House, obtained papers. At ½ past 6 Johyn Kendall and Wife with S Emlen

Jnr came in a Coach. Recd. a Letter from my Wife & wrote her as had done yesterday.

¼ past 7 went on board the packet and about 8 got up our anchor. Wind favourable,

and Weather fine as it continued till about Day break of the

8. when it became fresh. Vessell in much Motion all my Fellow passengers sick &

emptied their Stomachs. Myself very quarmish (?). The package being crowded had

an uncomfortable Night. (Cap: Bridges of the (space) Master.|

At ½ past 9 after a passage of 13 ½ Hours, arrived at Helvert Sluys, breakfasted &

dined at the Golden Lion. About 5 oClock went in an open Waggon with 2 Horses 6

Miles to the Briel which were 2 hoyrs in performing thro a floppy (?) Road. This

Town (the Briel) far exceeds Helviot in Size and Goodness of Buildings, being

regularly fortified. At Helviot is a public Dock whereb several Men of War pay up &

some were at Anchor in the Road. At Briel we got to a late Dish of Tea which served

also for Supper. The Sun kept by Hector Leslie a Scotchman, where had tolerable

accommodation. Were in Bed early & I thought in damp Sheets. Some disrumbled (?)

by a … Riot in the Night.

9. After Breakfast walked the Town & round the Ramparts which are kept in good

order. As soon we had dined went on biard a sailing Vessell (decked). Sailed put of

the Canal in to the Maas, up which after 5 hours sailing (a Mile of the last of whoch

wsas in the Canals of Roterdam) landed there near th Exchange of Burs & stopt at the

Black Lyon in the Wine Street kept by the Widow Young, an English woman. Supp’d

and lodged comfortably.

1. After breakfast, SE & Self walked to see James Freeman on the Biompjaes (?)

alng a Street fronting the Maas with a good Line of Trees. Afterwards walked all

together to see the Meeting House belonging to Friends in the Wine (?) Street in

which Peter Spronck, an antient Hedonist, now lives. Appointed a Meeting to be held

at the 10 hour tomorrow Morning. Extended our Walk. I went to the Burse. Dined at

our Inn. Viewed a fine bronze Statue of Erasmus Rotherdamus erected at the public

Expence. Drank Tea at James Freeman’s on the Bumpisses (?). Had a sitting with him

and his Cousin Betsy Fothergill. Supped at our Inn.

11. Breakfast at J Freeman’s. At 10 went to Meeting at which I suppose was attended

by 50 or 60 People who behaved very soberly and attentively to what was delivered in

our own Tongue (they being mostly English or acquainted with the Language) by SE

and GD the latter of whom was engaged in Supplication. One of the Men, John … den

Bois (?) a Collogian Menonist Teacher walked to our Inn with us and had some

Conversation. Jno. VAnderwerf Jn came this Morning from Amsetrdam to meet us &

with Jackson (formerly a Printer at Ipswich) dined with us at the Inn. Before Meeting

SE & GD and Self walked to the Delf Gate and a little round on our Return to Dinner.

Drank Tea at Samuel Taboes a China Merchant near the Market Place. JT (?) with

us.Also Cap Bridge of the Packet which brought us over. The Master amd Mistress of

this House and particularly the latter, … disposed People. Supped at our Inn. Agreed

to go tomorrow.

12th

. All breakfasted at JF’s. Had a private Converstaion with him myself. Walked

around the Town which employed near two hours. Dined at Canaleous (?)

(space) Lloyds, in Company with his Brother S…. … their Uncle, Cap. Wilcox of

London and Cap Parkins of Bristol & J Freeman. Kindly entertained. At 5 oClock

went in the Roof of a Truckskuyt (?) to Delft in about an hour. Walked thro’ this

pretty Town near a Mile & the Roof (?) being engaged went in the common

apartment of another Skuyt to the Hague (I hour the last half of which is by a Dyke at

rigtht Angles with that of Leydon. Reached the Hague but little before 9 oClock.

Lodged at the Marshalls with (?) Turner where were well entertained.

13th

After Breakfast J Kendall & Wife, J Venderwerf (?) , S Emlen Jnr, & self went

in a Coach Waggon to the pretty Village of Schaveling which lies at the Extremity of

a fine Vista leading 2 Miles from the Town of Hague, and on the Banks of the

German Sea. Returning we spent ½ an hour and a Guelder in viewing the extensive

Gardens of the Earl or Graf of Mora and Holland. The Orangery more elegant than the

House in the Wood, the Residence of the Prince of Orange, now here. Viewed the

lower Suit of Rooms which, (particularly the Ball Room) are elegant. Were kindly

noticed by a Dutch General. On our Return to Town, spent some Time in viewingh

this very pleasant, extensive & well built Village said to exceed any in the World & in

probably such (?), (space) Alen spent an hour at Dinner with us. He resides here

and attended us to the T Skuyt the Roof of which we entered at ½ past 4. Returning

the way we came about ½ an hour, we passed the Village of Ryswick, where the

famous Treaty was held, and again got into the Canal leading from Delft to Leyden,

which latter place after passing many prettily improved Seats, we entered about 8

oClock and put up at the Red Lyon otherwise called the Burg or Fort from a curious

Mount thrown up behind it, the Summit of which is Walled round and planted with a

Labyrinth &c in a neat Manner. Were well entertained at this spacious Inn.

14. Rose before 6 oClock, and completed the general View of the Town. The Stadt

house is large. The Town large and well built, also remarkably clean. Finding the

Roof was engaged, we entered as common passengers on board the T Skupt & set out

at 9 oClock. Being little Company, had sufficient Room and Air. J Freeman returned

from hence to Rotterdam. In this Mornings Travells did not see so many pretty Seats

as yesterday but the Country we passed appeared pleasant and higher. Reached

Haarlem a little past 1 oClock and dined at the Golden Lion near Great Church (?).

While Dinner was preparing took a Walk which afforded a transient View of this

Town which is very large, and otherwise much like the others we had passed through.

Very neat and clean. Our Dinner of f… Dutch Cookery. At 3 oClock passed from

Harlem in the Roof of a Toack (?) thro a Canal nearly strait to Amsterdam and having

on other side a different View of the Haarlem Maar on the Right and the River Eye on

the left. Near the Middle is a flat Carrying place where the Canal is intersected by one

of the great Dykes which are so essential to the preservation of Holland from

Inundation. The Distance to Amsterdam is about 10 English Miles, and we performed

it in less than 3 hours. As after landingh and a walk of 20 Minutes, we reached John

VanderWerfs House in the Keysercraft (?) about ¼ past 6 oClock. Captains Budden

& Hayden met us at landing the former nearly sailing for Philadelphia. We all took up

our Quarters, & met a hospitable Reception at the House of our Friend above named.

15. Being the first of the Week, the Meeting as usual began at ½ past 9 and was

attended by about 40 persond who behaved decently. JK, SE & GD appeared the latter

in Prayers also. An an antient Man (Alexander Park a Scotchman) also spoke. On the

whole I thought the Meeting was a good one. That in the after noon began at 2 oClock

and was much crowded, the people in general quiet and attentive to the Testimonies

delivered which were by SE & GD, the latter was again concerned in Supplication,

and I hope the Meeting ended well. Henry Santman (?) (a Gardiner) and Fred Mentz

(a Sadler) who with Alexr. Park and our Landlord are the only Heads of Families

professing (?) with us staid to Tea with us. Had a satisfactory oppor. of Conversation

& a Sitting with them, who both but especially the former are sober serious Men.

Towards the Close of the Evening we also walked together to HAnry Santman’s (?)

without the Geld called and returned home to Supper.

16. All of us walked to seedifferent Parts of this large populous City. View’d the

superb Building called the Stadt House, from the Top of which some of us had a fine

View of the City and the surrounding Country, the Zuyder Zee & the Haarlem Mere. I

spent an hour afterwards in readi9ng the English Papers at the Coffee House, and then

went to the Exchange or Burse which I think is as large and much more criwded than

ours in London. Dined at our Quarters. The Stadt Huys is a very grand Pile of

Building ornamented with Marble Statuary, some paintings, brass Doors railing &c.

The Hall up one flight of Stairs lined with Marble. The Hall of Justice a Room where

Criminals are put the hour preceeding their Execution has several fine Designs in

Marble, representing antient Historical Events, that of Solomon deciding between the

fine and false Mother is pleasingly expressive. After Tea JV walked with SE, GD and

Self round by the Side of the Harbour as far as the Admiralty. In our Return passed

thro the extensive Quarter allotted to the Jews and after a Walk of nearly 5 En glish

Miles returned home to Supper.

17. After breakfast and receiving a short Visit from Henry L…man (an honest old

Man professing (?) with us) SE Sen. & Jnr and Self brought some Cheese to send to

our Friends in America per Cap. Budden, who kindly undertakes toe Careof it. Soent

an hour before Dinner reading the English papers at the Coffee House. This Morning

had the Satisfaction of receiving an agreeable Letter from my Wife dated 13th

, as I

suppose. Afternon employed in writing to my Wife, and to my dear Sister Nancy &

Daughter Sukey as Cap Budden expectes to Sail from hence for Philada. in a few

Days. Took a Walk alone at Twilight.

18. Employed this Morning in writing to R Wells, viewing the Meeting House, Books

&c. At 3 the Meeting appointed began, was attended by about 40 persons (who

behaved quietly) and ended well. JK, SE & GD appeared in Testimony. Bray dined

with us at JV’s. Henry Santman and his Wife (she a Menonist) and Frederick Mentz

staid to Tea with us. A suitable oppo. was now again embraced of serious

Conversation with them and afterwards had a Conference with JV on the

Circumstance of Friends Property in Holland.

19. All of us, accompanied by J Vanderwerf Junr. went in a Boat directly after

Breakfast, to Saardam in North Holland about 8 Miles. The Wind fresh, ran it in about

1 ¼ hours. Spent an hour or two in viewing this flat clean Town, which is very

scattered (?) and extensive. About 400 Wind Mills in and about it for the purposes of

grinding Corn, sawing Timber, making oil, Starch &c. There also are great

Manufacturers of Cordage, Sail Cloth and some Ship Building. Saw some Stained

Glass in the Windows pf their large Church. About 1200 Mononists reside here, but

they so much resemble the Reformed that it is hard to believe they possess the

Doctrines held by those who are distinguished by the same name in Pensylvania.

After paying na mist extravagant Bill for an ordinary Dinner, we returned by the Boat

in about 1 Hour to Amsterdam where SE, JK, GD & Self had anpther long and

satisfactory Conference on thre Subject of Friends Property her and at Rotterdam.

20th

. Wrote to SD. No post from London.Wrote also to Henry Drinker. Dined at our

Quarters. Drank Tea at Frederick Mentz’s a well disposed professor with us, his Wife

a Menonist.

21. My dear Lewy’s Birth Day, now 6 years old. Took a curious View of the Bank in

the Stadt House. Dined at home. I spent much of the Day in writing on the Business

recommended to me by the Meeting for Sufferings, on which had another Conference

with JV. Received a Visit from Captains Budden and Clarkson. All drank Tea at

Shadrack Jones’s a Carpet Manufacturer – he born at Worcestershire. His Wife here.

She speaks English well and is a very agreeable Woman, both treated us courteously

and profusely.Had Coffee & Chocolate by way of Supper at homeagreeab le to a

commom Custom here. No Port (?) yet.

22. No Mail arrived. The Meeting held in C… began at ½ past 9. Alex Park said

something. JK, SE and GD appeared in Testimony to a small but quiet assembly who

appeared to be well satisfied with the opportunity.The afternoon Meeting began as

usual at 2 oClock and very much crowded. As many appeared as in the Morning, tho

much Time was spent in Silence which occasioned great Restlessness. Shadwick

Jones & his agreeable Wife drank Tea with us, after which we had an oppo. on the

Business of the property with JV, Henry S, and Frederick Mentz. Agreed on a Report

unanimously and then took an affectionate Leave of the two last … honest Men.

23. Had agreeable Accts. from my dear Sally, as had Bro. GD from Sister D. Recd. a

Letter from R James also. Finished Letters to Sister Nancy, my dear Sukey, Richd.

Wells & Henry Drucker and enclosed them with others directed to R Wells or S

Emlen at Philada. to go by Cap Buddon who talks of sailing the Day after tomorrow.

Packed up our Baggage and taking Leave of such of the Family as were left, wo wit

John Vanderwerf Junr, and the honest Housekeeper Anna (space) we walked

to the Truckshuyt, (?) which set out for Haarlem at 11 oClock, and arrived there at ½

past One. Accompanied by John Vanderwerf and his Son Henry. The Weather rainy.

Stopt at our former Inn the Golden Lion. JK & Self viewed the great Church, in which

are abundance of Blazoned (?) Sh… 2 or 3 marble Monuments and as grand organ,

reckoned one of the best in Europe.The Inside is better furnished than common in

Holland. Dined at the Golden Lyon and went to Tea with JV & Son to John Pleuins

(?) a valuable Moment, his Wife a very agreeable Woman but of the Reformist

Profession. An agreeable Visit and appeared mutually satisfactory. Her Father came

in, a most lively … old Man and an … F… well … snnsible Man, pious in his Way.

Name is (space) Here J V & Son left us to return to Amsterdam. Supped at our

Inn and lodged in damp (?) Beds, tho hardly ………… had been pledged for my one

(?)

24. Rose early and all but SE took a Walk about the Town, and in the famus Haarlem

Wood, which is pretty tho laid out in the usual formal Way with strait out Vistas &c.

Part of it resembled the Mall in James’s Park. This is a clean decent Town, not in

general so well built as Leyden, but appears to be inhabited by quiet, plain People.

After breakfastingh, set out at 8 oClock in the Track skuyt Roof. Passed Voorhunt,

where the celebrated Boarhave (?) was born & afterwards his Country House near

Leyden, which Town reached in 4 Hours, and buying some Bread &c in our transient

Walk thro it, entered another Trakskuyt (Roof was engaged) at ½ past 12, for Delft.

Eat a Sort of Dinner on board, & declining to revisit the Hague passed within 1 ½

Mile of it and reached Delft to a Dish of Tea. SE Junr. & self viewed th Inside of the

great Church, in which are some elegant Monuments, particular two fine ones of Peter

Hainsens (?) and Admiral Tromps, and abundance of Escutcheons, denoting that

many of their Nobility & Gentry are in… here. At 5 entered the Roof for Rotterdam,

which we reached at about ¼ past 7 oClock and went to our old Lodgings at the Black

Lyon. Mail not being arrived. A German & his Wife professing with us, who lives in

Georgia & So Cardine (?) of which last she is a Native & now on their way from

Germany to London, spent the Eveninh with us.His Name is Jns. Willm. Jerarder (?)

Br… Lodged well, but Bro. & Self in an indifferent Room.

25. After Breakfast read the English Papers at the Coffee House (French one near the

Exchange) & lounged away a wet Morning. A Meeting appointed to be held

tomorrow Morning at 10 oClock. Dined at our Inn. Drank Tea at James Freemans,

SE, GD, JK & Wife went with James Freeman to see a Daughter of Zachariah Hope a

Mile or two from Town. Lodged poorly.

26. My dear little Judy’s Birth Day. At Meeting which was remarkably quiet. JK &

GD also appeared, the latter in Supplication . A favoured Meeting & to general

Satisfaction. Dined at the Inn. Spent an Hour at the Dutch Coffee House. recd.a good

Acct from my SD. All of us drank Tea and were kindly entertained by Alexr. Scotts a

Presbyterian Clergyman who preaches to a Congregation of that Nation here. Had a

sitting with him & his Wife which they professed to take kindly. Lodged as before in

a Stinking Room.

27. Breakfasted at Saml. Tabors a China Merchant who with his Wife appeared

cordially kind. Took a View of a Yacht in which for 4 Ducats we engaged our passage

to Helvidt Sluys. Packed up. Bought sundry Trinkets. Took Leave at John Freemans

and as soon as we dined, went on board the Yacht. JF & GB accompa nied us to the

Key which we left at ½ past 2 oClock. At ½ past 7 oClock we entered the Old Maas,

when the Wind which from Roterdam was ahead, was more in our Favour. Soon

afterwards we entered & passed thro a narrow Water which soon carried us into the

Spey. About 10 oClock anchored & went to Rest as well as we could, the

Accommodation decent with clean Sheets. Bro. G made his Bed in the Cabbin. (sic)

Weighed anchor at about ½ past 3 in the Morning of

28th

. and quitted the Spey, sailed with a fresh Breeze about 2 or 3 Miles in much

wider Water to Helvist Sluys. Were laid alongside the packet Boat about 6 in the

Morning. Having shifted our Baggage & secured our Births with Capt. Bridges (with

whom we came over). Went to the Golden Lion (our former Quarters) and made s

comfortable Breakfast. Wind fresh ay S West. Walked around the Ramparts this

Town tho small being regularly fortified for the protection of the public Dock yard

where several of their larger Men of War are now laid up – the Dock being

surrounded by Arsenals, Barracks &c. Had some satisfactory Conversation with a

Dutch Woman. Dined at our Inn nd immediately afterwards were ordered on board

the packet. John VanderWerf brought his Son Henry to go over with us just in Time.

At ½ past 2 got under Sail, the Wind very fresh ahead. Shook a partimg Signal with

our kind Friend J VanderWerf and soon cleared the Harbour. Passed the Islands of

Goree and Schewen on which some fortifications are erected and to secure the Banks

of which, abundance of Break Waters project into the Sea, made & supported with

much Labour and Expense. The Wind increasing occasioned a heavy Sea, and much

Sickness in most of the Passengers whoi were numerous. Most of us got snug in our

Births. I klay in mine from 5 in the Evening till about 8 next Morning, when we came

to Anchor off Leostoff (sic) in Suffolk, the Wind not permitting us to beat it up to

Harwich.

29. We landed at Leostoff about 9 oClock and walked about ¾ of a Mile to the Town.

Breakfasted with other of the passengers at an Inn & in two hired Carts, each drawn

by 2 Horses went 10 Miles to Becles (sic) which we reached about 1 oCl. when they

had broken up the Meeting. Dined at an Inn in Company with Evan Barclay & Geo:

Barratt of London. Appointed a Meeting to begin at 4 oClock which after drinking a

Dish of Tea at a worthy antient Friends (Margaret (space)) we attended. Supped

at the Inn. EB & GB staid the Night with us.

30. All breakfasted at Friend (space) & Sam: Emlen concluding to go with G

Barrett towards Norwich, he and his Son took that Course & GD, JK and Wife and

HV asnd Self proceeded in two post Chaises 18 Miles to the Widow Jessup Sarah) &

at Leston Abbey. She and her Son William & Daughter Ruth entertained us very

hospitably. They live in a lone House, attached to and built on the Remains of a

venerable Abbey of which many parts yet are in good order and shew it to have been

a place of considerable Acct. We eat Dinner late. Spent an agreeable Evening & were

well lodged.

31. A Meeting being appointed at Friends Meeting House at the Village of Leiston

about a Mile distant,we attended it and returned to the Abbey to Dinner after which in

two P Chaises which came from Saxmundam, we proceeded 16 Miles to Benj:

Evans’s at Woodbridge and attended their Evening Meeting which began at 6 oClock.

After Supper at our agreeable Quarters, Benjamin Jesup & Wife spent some Time

with us.

9 Mo. 1

Set out at 8 oClock and reached Ipswich at ¼ past 9. 8 Miles.Attended their Week

Day Meeting. JK & Wife with GD dined at The Hemmings (?) and I with HV dined at

John Heads, John Warder and his Wife being there from London. Before Dinner J

Warder walked with me into a Neighbouring park from which had a ggod view of the

large antient Town. Bro. G having an Inclination to buy a Horse offered him on Sale

rode about 2 Miles of our Way on him, John Pony accompanyhing me so far in a

Chaise. Leaving Ipswich at 2 oClock, in 2 Chaises, we reached Frd. Kendall’s at

Colchester about 5 oClock to a comfortable Dish of Tea. Wrote SD from hence, as

hnad done on first Day Evening from Beccles in Suffolk. Lodged at our Kinf Frd. J

Kendalls.

2. Attended an appointed Meeting at Colchester. Dined at J Kendalls. Bror. bought a

Horse of his Brother Isaac. Drank Tea with Molly Arch from London at the Widow

Clarks & Geo Dehorne send his Coach for us, we went & were hospitably lodged at

his House in Stanway Hall about 3 Miles

3. Attended an appointed Meeting at Coptford where JK & Wife with others from

Colchester met us & the returned to dine at Stanway Hall. GD… was so kind as to

accompany us in his Coach to an Evening Meeting appointed at Kelvedon where we

lodged at Joseph Dockwras. Betsy Evans from Woodbridge spent part of the Evening

with us.

4. Bro. G ridinh his new Horse which net him at Coptford, and which ------ Alexander

had brought from thence) I got a Seat in a Stage Coach with J Dockwras Wife as far

as Witham where another Meeting was appointed at 11 oClock. Before it, young

Alexander accompanied to view Lord Abercorn’s House in this Town. The Meeting

small & mostly made up frfom Kelvedon, from whence Betsy Evans & others had

walked. All dined at Thomas Baileys and he accompanied me in a Chaise I hired to

Chelmsford, to take it back. We got to Stephen Savetts (?) to a Dish of Tea and were

kindly entertained at his House.

5.Attended the Morning Meeting which was silent, and dining at S Savetts with E

Evans & others were at that afternoon, which was better attended. Drank Tea at

Robert Greenwoods who has a Daughter tho rather younger s… in some respects to

resembling dear Sukey and also her namesake. A pleasing Child. Supped at our

Quarters.

6d. Brothers Horse being rather lame, concluded to send him forward by a Man going

to Stratford, and we getting into the Stage Coach at 7 oClock breakfasted a seco nd

Time at Brentwood, our Company agreeable. Got to the Widow Sheppards, at Ilford,

about 11, and she took is in her Coach to our new lodgings in Marsh Street

Walthamstow to Dinner where had a happy Meeting with our Wives.

[entries cease with only about a third of the pages used]

[At back of journal]

recipe for Minced Meat.

2 lbs Veal finely chopped, some of it fat

2 Eggs, 2 Biscuits thoroughly soaked (of the Rusk Kind or tgeasted Bread will do) a

small quantity of Salt and One Nutmeg.

Mix all up to a thick Consistency & put in a Pan & stew or bake it.

Red Current Liqueur

Express the Juice of fresh red Currants, and put into Bottles nearly full but without

Corks. Put the Bottles in the Sun till done working – then fill them up again, rather

fuller than at first, and fill them up with a little melted Butter. It will keep good all

Winter. When it is used.

Put some Slices of Bread [on a Tin plate and pour the Currant Juice over them,

]keeping them warm untill well cooked.

Cakes

1lb (?) Flour, 4 Eggs, ½ pint Milk, ½ pint of Boiled Water. 1 Spoonfull of Yeast, ¼

Currants. ¼ Butter, a little Salt, made into little Cakes.

[END VOLUME 11]

[VOLUME 12 - 1785]

[inside front cover]

Walking leisurely from Higham Lodge

To Four Want (?) Way Minutes, 4

Wyberts Milk Gate 18 14

Ale House Tottenham Hale 26 8

Across Fields to Stile on)

Tottenham Road ) 35 9

Meeting House Tottenham 41 6

Cousin John Eliots 56 15

Jaques Rolland Moved – Nismes

or Hotel de Luxemburg do

Joseph Steinman T… a Lyon

Ami (?) Argand (?) Geneva

Memo: to remind Michael Bewley’s Relations that Letters for him may be addressed

to him, to Care of W Dillwyn No 20 Poultry London.

Company at Gravesend 8 mo 13. 1788 with Rob. Jones, … … her two Children &

Susan. (?) Dillwyn.

[list of names not copied as many unreadable]

7 Mo. 31. 1785

Agreed with John Garner for him to commence as my Tenant in the Farm at Nazing

now occupied by Thomas Want, excepting the Small Freehold Tenements and orchard

adjoining them. He to pay £95 per annum helf yearly six Months after due. Land Tax

to be allowed him, and also so much as he may allow Tho. Want for the Hay Barn in

the Field opposite the House, and also £5 more for 10 Days Carting of Gravell into

the Barn and Stable Yards. He takes it for 3 Years certain, and then to leave it or take

a Lease for 21 Years.

NB.The above Bargain as relinquished & J (?) Brown took it on the same Terms in all

respects.

The Agreement was afterwards settled with him by a written Memorandum, which

was put in the Hands of Wm Foster and Edward Philips who were present at it.

Dan Smith of Stanstead Dale applied in 1788 for Brown’s Farm at Nazing.

Brindell Shoemaker, Dove Court, Gutter Lane, Cheapside.

Thomas Wetherhead No. 128. Wap. New Stair

Mary Robinson Forrest at Mr Cobham’s (?) Peacock Brewhouse, White Cross Street,

Ring Bell at any Hour of the Night. (This all crossed out)

On examining the only depending (?) Accts. between Mary Ecton and the Executors

of Judith Nichols deceased, it appeared £3.12.11 was due Mary Ecton if not paid by L

Weston in his Life Time.

I paid this Sum to Mary Nicholls Ecton the (space) of the 5 mo 1787.

Allen & Green, Coal Mercht. No 49 Prescot Street, Goodmans Fields.

Began to take Gen Evg Post (?Port) left at Abs for the first Time – 2 mo 14. 88

Francis Pooley – Broker Smithfield Marshes recommended by Phillips & Forster.

Mary Robinson Forrest Midwife No.5 Cross Square, Little Britain. The first Court on

Right Hand going out of Aldgate Street.

From 3 mo 25. 1786 I settled it with R Barks, to pay for 42 Windows, and

From 9 mo 29. 1786 for 52 Windows, including the new apartment Diary &c.

Wm. Denham No. 2 Lambeth Walk – recommended as a Clerk &c by Geo Bush of

Bristol.

James Dawsell (?) at pens (?) Coff. House or Wm Lecoque at Tams Coffee House,

sell a cheap Varnish.

3 mo 22. 1788. Began to cut the Hay Stack made in 1787.

James Delaney No.29. Edward Street (Continuant of Margaret Street – Manchester

Square.

Mary Harris Rat (?) Highway – offers for Nursery Maid – No.28 Skelton Oil and

Colour Man whose Wife is M H’s Sister.

Nurse Hall at j Harris No. 162 Wapping near Wapping Dock Stairs.

Thomas Eliers (?) Biscuit Baker No. 458 in Strand, opposite Hungerford Market.

William Bailey, Inn, Waltham Abby.

[Resumption of Diary]

First Month 1785.

1.Brother GD spent the Day alone with us.

2. All Staid at home this Morning. Went in Chariot with P & S Pryor to Rat:

asfternoon Meeting, which was large on Acct. of Ambrose Llolyds Wifes Buriel. Tea

at Westons. At Rat: Evening Meeting appointed by GE, GD.

3. The first Evening Meeting held at Ratcliff for many Years was last Evening. It was

quiet & satisfactory.

4. At home.

5. Molly Shiers went away. Walked to Town in Morning and dined at James Phillips

with James Ramsey the Author of several Treets on Negro Slavery. Returned home in

Coach after Tea at J Lloyds.

6. With S.D. at Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. P & S Pryor went from us to Plastow this

Morning. Returned home to Dinner.

7. After Dinner walked to Town to Meeting for Sufferings and returned home in

Coach. Mother dined with us

8. At home writing. SD dined at Wapping.

9. With S.D. and L.W.D. at Rat: Meeting & home to Dinner

10. At Quarterly Meeting. Dined at Plough. Tea with SD at Adey bellamy’s. Visited

Anna Sheppard before Tea.

11. Afternoon at Ackworth Committee. Tea with SD and Children at Cousin Eliots.

R James had a long Conference with me at Clapton the Morning.

12. J & Clem. Heeley, Harry VanderWerf & Sammy Emlen Jn. dined with us and

staid Tea. JCH lodged with us.

13. Went on Horseback to Ratcliff. Attended a Committee. Dined at James Sheppards.

Tea at Sam Marsh’s and returned home.

14. Began to open our Drains to remove the Occasion of a bad Smell, which has

offended us much since our being at Clapton. Staid at home all Day. R James’s Wife

& Son dined with us.

15. Employed as yesterday, except an Errand to Train (?) on Horseback in Morning.

SD took Children to dine with Mother.

16. At Rat: Meeting with S.D. Home to Dinner.Afternoon went with SD in Stage

Coach to Devionshire House, supposing an Evening Meeting – being none we

returned home in Stage Coach.

17. At home with Workmen. Our Neighbours Lamb paid SD a Visit.

18. Went after Breakfast into City. Dined with Jos. Woods. Attended adjourned Six

Weeks Meeting when relinquished the proposed Erection at Islington. Returned home

in Stage Coach to Tea.

19. At home all Day

20. Went on Horseback to Tottenham Meeting and dined with Mother. Our next

Neighbours Cascellar (?) & Wife with two Daughters paid a Visit to us at Tea.

21. At the Bank &c in Morning. Dined at the Plough and was at Meeting for

Sufferings.

22. At home all Day. Mother dined with us.Had a lon g Conversation with R James on

the Subject of dissolving our partnership. J Stansbury (?) called with Letter from R

Wells.

23. At Rat: Meeting on Horseback. Dined at home. SD Poorly.

24. At home all Day.

25. In City in Morning on Horseback. AM (?) Dined late at the Plough and home to

Tea.

26. Went early (on horseback) after Breakfast into City. Mark Lane &c. Dined at

Plough home late.

27.At Rat: Meeting. On Horseback (SD having been for many Days past bad with

pain in her Head) Dined with J Sheppard and had a Conversation with R James.

28. Mother dined with us, SD being poorly, did not go to Meeting for Sufferings as I

intended.

29. Bro & Sister D and Adey Bellamy dined with us. After Dinner went to view

Bonds (?) House behind ours. Mother at Tea.

30. Went with LWD and Maid to Tottenham Meeting in the Chariot. Mother returned

with us to Dinner. Very rainy.

31. At home all Day excepting a Ride in the Chariot after Dinner to Poultry with SD.

Spent half an Hour with Bro. & Sist. D and W Mathews who is lately returned from

the North. Home at Tea.

Second month. 1785

1. After Dinner rode into City. Went late to the Six Weeks Meeting. Pipe and Tea at J

Woods. Returned home to Supper where found Dr W Cowper of Rochester who

lodged with us.

2. Rode to Wapping and went with James Sheppardon as appoittment of Mo Meeting

to collect Money. Returned home to Dinner. J Townsend yesterday spent (?) to

Devon. House Meeting his Concern to visit however (??)

3. With S.D. at Rat: Monthly Meeting where was Brother, with whom we dined at

Cousin Overtons (?) and returned home to Tea.

4. At Noon attended a Com: of 6 Weeks Meeting at Grace Church Street Meeting

House. Dined at Jos: Woods, and went to the Meeting for Sufferings. Joined the other

Bristol Correspondents in writing to Friends there. Tea at J Bevans and after spending

an hour at Bellamys, walked with him to Hackney

5. Went to Town with Mother & SD in Moirning & walked home to Dinner. Spent

some Time at a Meeting of the Parish at the Mermaid respectin g Sewer’s Rates.

6. With S.D. at Plaistow Meeting. Dined with J. Birkbeck his Wife and Hen: Gurney

at James Sheppard’s. Staid Tea and returned home by Mile End.

7. Went on Horseback thro a Snow Storm to attend a Com. of Quarterly Meeting on

an Appeal. Got wet & returned home to a late Dinner.

8. Attended Ackworth Committee and Com: of 6 Weeks Meeting.

9. At home all Day. Received a Tea Visit from John Fullager his Wife and Daughter.

Our dear Judy ill with the Mumps.

10. Went thro heavy Rain on Horseback to the adjourned Mo: Meeting at Ratcliff.

Mother there. Returned Dinner where Mother also dined. Judy yet ill & delirious last

Night with a Fever.

11. Two Quarters Oats (?) this Day. After Dinner walked to Town. Attended a

Meeting for Sufferings, and parliamentary Com: also a Com: of 6 Weeks Meeting

which held late. Returned home in Stage Coach. Judy very poorly.

12. Brother & Sister D came to Dinner. Mother drank Tea with us and they lodged at

Clapton. Judy no better.

13. Judy being yet ill SD did not go out. Went in Chariot with Brither & Sister &

Lewy to Tottenham Meeting and thence to dine with Mother. Home at Tea with

Joseph Stansbury and his Daughter Matilda.

14. Judith continuing very poorly. Took Bro. & Sister up in Chariot to Town &

brought down Dr Thompson to see her. Attended him back. Was at Com: of Quarterly

Meeting on an Appeal. Dined at Plough. Attended 2 Weeks Meeting and adjourned

Quarterly Meeting. Tea at Bellamys & home in Chaise.

15. Went in Chariot to Town. Called on James Beesley & went with him to

Westminster on Appointment of the Parliamentary Com: Dined at Cousin Eliots. At 6

Weeks Meeting. Home in Coach.

16. (blank)

17.On Horseback to Rat: Meeting, after which attended a Committee on repairing our

Meeting House.

18. At Meeting for Sufferings & Slave Trade Committee.

19. Brother & Will. Mathews came to dine with us and staid Tea. Friend Mary Sterry

brought them.

20. With S.D. and Lewy at Rat: Meeting. Thence went to dine with Mother at High

Hall.

21. The Widow Sheppard, James Healey and Wife at Tea with us.

22. Busy writing all Day

23. Busy writing Letters for America till Dinner. Went with SD to Wapping & drank

Tea with James & C Healey at Coxheads. Mother dined with us.

24. At Rat: adjourned Mo: Meeting. Bro. & Sister Dillwyn returned with us to Dinner

and staid Tea.

25. After an early Dinner walked to Town. Excise & Insurance Offices. Meeting for

Sufferings. Slave Trade Committee. Tea at Widow Sheppards and home in a Hackney

Stage.

26. Went with SD after Dinner to Tea at High Hall.

27. With S.D. and Lewy at Ratcliff Morning Meeting. Dined at home

28. At a Committee of Quarterly Meeting on Alteration of Rules of Settlement. Dined

at the Plough. At two Weeks Meeting and on M.Minn’s affair after it. Pipe and Tea at

Jos Woods.Went home with SD in Chariot. At Midnight she was taken poorly. Got a

Midwife for(?) her and went in Chariot for her old one (Forrest) who staid this and

next Night with her. A false Alarm. Busy drawing Witness (?) for Dissolution of

Partnership. Mother came after Dinner.

Third month. 1785

2. Busy as yesterday. Cousin M Eliot and Bella. at Tea. Mother spent the Day with us.

3. With S.D. at Ratcliff Meeting at which were Benjamin Kidd, Wm.Mathews, G.

Dillwyn and Deborah Townsend. The two latter began their Family Visit to our

Quarter lasat second Day (?)

4. After an early Dinner walked to Town. At Meeting for Sufferings. Pipe with Tho

Wagstaffe. Errands and returned home in Coach.

5. With SD, dined at Wapping. R. James and I executed an Instrument for dissolving

our partnership. He, Rob. Sherson (?) and John Allen giving me Bond for £5000 and

R J Rack (??) and his hold for the Balance due to me.

6. Mother called and took us in her Coach to Ratcliff Meeting and Dined with us at

Clapton.

7. Rode in Coach to Town. Walked to Temple Bar & back to a Committee of Quakers

(?) on Settlements, which held late, then walked home, tired. Dr W Toulmin & his

Wife, D Coxhead & Eliz Healey at Tea with us.

8. Horseback to Town. Dined at the Plough. Attended Ackworth Committee. Tea with

W Mathews at Jos Rows.

9. (blank)

10. At Rat: Meeting with SD. Geo: Dillwyn, Deb: Townsend and Benjamin Kidd

there. Returned to Dinner.

11. After an early Dinner (SD being at Wapping) went to Meeting for Sufferings. Tea

at J Bevans. Walked to Town and home again.

12. Dined with SD at High Hall where were … at Dinner Deborah Coxhead, J Healey

and Wife and Betsy Healey. Staid Tea. I wednt on Horseback.

13. At Rat: Meeting with S.D. GD & DJ with Sister D there. Dined at home.

14.Attended the Com: of Quarterly Meeting on Settlement Rules. Dined with W

Mathews, Tho. Finch, Bro & Sister at Adey Bellamys. At two Weeks and adjourned

Q. Meeting. Tea at Wilson Birkbecks (?). SD took me home in Chariot. Hack &

Jeffreys … (unreadable)

15. After Dinner went on Horseback to Town. Was at the Six Weeks Meetinh.

16. Went in Morning with SD to Wapping where we dined and employed ourselves

in packing up our Goods. Returned home after Tea.

17. At Rat: Meeting with S.D. Brother and Sister Dillwyn, Deb: Townsend, Wm.

Tomlinson and William Allen returned with us to Dinner and paid us a Family

Visit.They afterwards returned to Bromley..

18. Went on Horseback to Town. Was at Meeting for Sufferings and Com: of Six

Weeks Meeting on a Plan for new Schools and Workhouses. Tea and Pipe at Jos

Woods. The Friends finished their Famikly Visit.

19. Went in the Carriage to Wapping. Dined there & employed the afternoon in

packing up remainder of our Goods. Tea at R James. Walked home … Mother dined

at Clapton.

20. Mother called and took us to Rat: Meeting and returned with us to Dinner.

21. Went alone in Chariot to Wapping where employed 3 or 4 hours in packing up

Goods and brought as many away as I could. Dined at home late. Widow Sheppard, S

Ball and two of her Children at Tea.

22. Went on Horseback to Wapping. Thence leaving my Horse at Birlbacks (?)

walked into City. Dined at the Plough. Was at Adjourned Six Weeks Meeting.

Walked again to Cannon Street and my Horse being very lame rode and walked

home.

23. Writing in the Morning. After an early Dinner went with S.D. in Chariot to

Winchmere (sic) Hill Meeting from which the widow Murray was buried. J Townsend

& Bro Geo: appeared – the latter also in Prayer. Returned home to Tea. a Bad Cold.

24. At home all Day.

25. Richard Chester left Sister D with us in Morning. She came for Bro. & Self in

Chariot in Evening. Was at Meeting for Sufferings. Tea at Jos: Woods after attending

a Committee for Six Weeks Meeting. Found SD poorly. She sent me to Town early

next Morning before Day. Bro. down (?) M Brookes.

26. Who was succeeded by Forrest. She staid till 1st Day C… S… a post Chaise this

afternoon for Frd Healey which brought (?) her in 4 ½ Hours from Epping. Bro. dined

at Tim Bourns (?). SD better.

27. With Frd Healey, Mother and Sister with Lewy at Rat: Meeting in Coach. All

dined with us. Bro. went to Enfield Meeting and lodged at R. Chester’s at Palmer’s

Green. James Healey and Daughter came to lodge.

28. After Dinner went to 2 Weeks and adjourned Quarterly Meeting. Hack and

Jeffreys passed for marriage for 2d. time. Walked to Town with J Healey, the Chariot

came for us, and Brother GD.

29. Bro. staid at home all Morning to write. I walked after Dinner to the adjourned

Six Weeks Meeting. Tea at Philips. J Healey & Daughter went to Town this Morning.

30. All Day at home writing. Brfo. went to Town to breakfast. Wife & C Healey took

a Ride into City before Dinner. J Healey came to lodge.

31. James Healey and Wife went to Tottenham Meeting. Bro. went to Westminster on

my Mare. I walked to and from Ratcliff Meeting after attending Committee on the

Queries. Went with SD in Chariot to Tea with Mother and called at Tottenham for C

Healey on Return.

Fourth month. 1785

1. After Dinner went to Meeting for Sufferings and attended Committee of Six Weeks

Meeting on Workhouse affairs.

2. J.G. Bevan breakfasted with us, and Richard Chester dined with us. He and Brother

set off afterwards to attend the Quarterly Meeting at High Wiccomb.

3. At Rat: meeting with Clem.Healey & Lizzy. Dined at home. C Healey staid behind

and was sent for in Evening.

4. Walked to Town after Dinner. Attended adjourned Six Weeks Meeting to settle the

Plan for erecting a new School and Workhouse. Coachd (?) at home.

5. Attended an Appointment at Devonshire Monthly Meeting to recommend Jos.

Player. Went on my Mare and took Wapping in my way home.

6. As home writing.

7. At Rat Mo. Meeting on Horseback. C Healey and Sister there, but returned home

before me. Dined late at home. SD & Women went to Tea at Mothers. J Healey &

Daughter came.

8. SD rather poorly. Did not go to Meeting for Sufferings, but went to Town on my

Mare on Business. At Bellamys & J Rows at Tea. At Snow hill &c.

9. Mother dined with us. M Bevan in Morning and afternoon, O Weston & Wife with

their two Boys (going from Rochester School) paid us a Visit.

10. Went to Rat. Meeting with James Healey in his Chaise. His Wife and Daughter

with Sister D in Chariot. Lewft Lewy to dine at Cousin Owens. Dined at home. J & C

Healey returned in Evening.

11. At 3 this Morning SD called me up, I brought Midwife Forrest from London

before 5 and at a quarter after 7 (?) she was delivered of a fine stout Girl – a good

Time . Sister went to Quarterly Meeting and C Healey went in the Evening.8

12. James & Clem Healey with their Daughter left us to dine with Mother on their

way home. I rode to Town after Dinner. At Ackworth Committee. Pipe at Woods &

home to Supper. Wife & Child bravely. Mother came to stay a few Days.

13. In the Evening went alone in Chariot to Wapping and bis’ way (? brought) away

some of our remaining Things.

14. At Rat: Meeting on my Mare. Dined at home. Mother went to Tottenham & High

hall and dined with us.

15. Went in Coach to Town. At Bank to receive a Dividend. Dined at Plough. Tea at

Woods after an adjourned Six Weeks Meeting held at Conclusion of Meeting for

Sufferings. Walked home partly in Companym with Tim Bevan. Mother went home

poorly.

16. Adey Bellamy spent an Hour or two with us this Morning. Sent Sist. D in Chariot

to his House after Dinner where she lodged. Went to Tea at High Hall.

17.Went in Chariot to Rat: Meeting. Dined at home. Sister D returned in Evening to

Clapham. Jacob Palls (?) smoaked a Pipe with me in Evening.

18. (no entry)

19. Took SD with me in Chariot into the City. Shewed her the Banks. Attended

Ackworth Committee.

20. (no entry)

21. At Rat: adjourned Mo Meeting in Chariot. SD went with me. We returned home to

Dinner. James Beale with us.

22. After Dinner took SGD into the City in Chariot. Paid Leedlam (?) & Parry (?) for

Cousin B…. At Meeting for Sufferings and Committee on extracting the Minutes for

the Yearly Meeting. Scouted (?) for a City Apartment.

8 Lydia Dillwyn was born 11th April 1785 at Clapton in Middlesex. She married an eminent medical

practitioner John Sims MD of Cavendish Square. Their son William Dillwyn Sims became a director of

Ransomes Sims & Jeffries in 1851 succeeding his Uncle Charles May. Lydia died 19 March 1830.

23. After Dinner rode on my Mare to High Hall. Viewed J Fullagers House now

offered for Sale.

24. At Rat Meeting with SD in Chariot. Dined at home & then went on my Mare to

Upton.Spent 2 hours agreeably with Z Cockfield and drank Tea at James Sheppards.

25. At home all Day, detained by John Hales &c. Began painting the outside of House

&c.

26. After Dinner (to which Sam Yeates came & also Mother) went on Horseback to

Six Weeks Meeting. Sam Yeats came to spend a few Days with us. Sister D went

home with Mother to go with her tomorrow to Epping.

27.Went on my Mare to Coachmakers into the City & returned home to Dinner. Sent

Chariot to be painted.

28. On Horseback to Rat Meeting and returned home to Dinner. SY went to breakfast

and dine with Mother.

29. Went with Mother & Sister D into the City. Mother recd. her Dividend at the

Bank & dined at Clapton. I dined at Plough. Attended Meeting for Sufferings & 2

Coms & went home wuith SGD in Stage Coach.

30. Sam Yeats went away after Dinner. Recd. Goods from Wapping. 2 Loads.

Fifth month. 1785

1. At Rat: Meeting. Mother called for Sister D & self in Coach and dined with us. W

Gunn and Sam Marsh came to Tea.

2. At home. Recd. 2 Loads from Wapping.

3. After Dinner went on my Mare to City. Attended the Committee for raising Money

for the new Workhouse near Islington. Had a good view of Blanchard’s Balloon in the

air and on the Ground. Tea at JS.

4. At home

5. Mother took Sister to Ratcliff. I went on Horseback to Monthly Meeting and home

to Dinner. R James & Wife at Tea. M Exton at Dinner & Tea.

6. After Dinner went on Mare to Meeting for Sufferings. Tea at W Stephensons. Put

Sister D into a Coach and returned home.

7. Went this Morning to High Hall. Returned to Dinner. Ed. Philips came in

afternoon. Sam Yeats dined with us. Widow Vaston (?) visited SD. I visited Fullager.

Saw Blanchards Balloon in the Air.

8. Mother took Sister and Self to Rat: Meeting and dined with us. O Weston & Wife

at Tea.

9. My Wife’s Month now up. At home all Day. Jos Sheppard’s Wife and two

Daughters at Tea.

10. On Horseback to Town before Noon. Bought Fullagers Estate adjoining High Hall

adjoining High Hall [Higham Lodge] at Garaways Coffee House for £1720. Met

SWD and accompanied her in Search of Lodging. At Ackworth Committee & home

to Tea.

11. At Fullagers. Went on my Mare to Fullagers at Higham Hill. Dined with Wife,

Wid. Sheppard & S Bell at Mothers. Tea at S. Marsh’s at Ratcliff and spent 2 hours

with the Monthly Meeting Committee in the Meeting House.

12. At Rat Meeting on my Mare. Returned thro’ City, called on Mrs Fothergill who

met me in Evening at Fullagers. S.D. went to Town and hired Lodgings at No. 74

Cornhill to accommodate us during the Yearly Meeting.

13. Was at Meeting for Sufferings and a Committee for Ackworth School.

14. Went with my Wife to our new Lodgings, where several Frds. dined with us, and

Brother & Sister GSD took their Lodgings, we agbreeing to lodge at Clapton.

15. Went on my Mare to Town. Was at Devonshire House Meeting. Several Friends

dined wioth us in Cornhill. Wife coming up to Dinner. At G.C.S. Meeting afternoon

and the Ackworth Committee after Tea. Returned home late as did the suceeding 8

Days.

16. Several Friends dined with us in Cornhill. Yearly Meeting opened as usual at 3

oClock and all the sittings of which I attended, as well the Gen. Com. on Epistles

generally. During this week we had every Day more or less Company

17. at our Quarters where my Wife almost always dined, tho prevented from a

Constant Attendance there. Our dear Lewy having had a nervous Fever of which he is

now better.

18. At GCS Meeting for Worship this Morning.

19. Many dined with us at Dinner at Cornhill.

20. As yesterday.

21. As yesterday

22. At GCS Meeting Morning and afternoon, the latter with my Wife. Was at

Committee on Epistles in Evening which sat late.

23. The Yearly Meeting which had been held in quiet and I think some parts of it very

solemn concluded about 8 o Clock this Evening. Recd. Letters from America. Heard

first of John Cox’s Proposal to be nearer related (?)

24. My Wife came to Dinner. (space) Beesley with GSD dined at our

Quarters. Saw Thomas Skinner on Business. Tea at J Eliots and returned to Clapton

with my Wife and Sister D.

25. At homwe writing Letters to America for her.

26. Went on Horse back to see Repairs at Ratcliff Meeting House and returned thro’

the City to dine at Home. Brother G went with Wife to Tottenham Meeting.

27. Was at G.C.S. Meeting from which Tho: Ross went home alone in our chariot to

Dinner. I staid the Meeting for Sufferings & returned on foot to Tea. Tho Ross came

to stay a few Days. Dined at Plough.

28.Went with Tho Fothergill in Chariot to Nazingbury where at an especial Court,

was admitted to a Copyhold Estate in this Manor. Dined there & leaving TF at

Waltham Abbey returned home.

29. Went in Stage to Devon H. Meeting. & returned on foot to Dinner. My Wife took

T Ross and Sister to Tottenham Meeting. I went in Chariot for TR in Evening.

30. Spent the Day at Higham Hall valuing the Crops &c there. Dined at Mothers, SD

brought Nancy to Tea with Thomas Ross.

31. Went in Chariot with Tho Ross to Town. Left him and Sister at Devon house

Meeting and attended an appointment, but J Hanbury disappointed me. Dined at

Plough. Tea at J Woods. Sent Am: Letters & went in Coach home.

Sixth month. 1785

1. Took T Ross in Chariot to GCS Meeting after which parted with him & returned

home to Dinner. Tim Bevan and 2 Nieces at Tea. TR & J Pemberton go Northward

tomorrow.

2. At Rat. Monthly Meeting in Chariot with Sister D. (Held at ..tin’s). Bro & M

Jenkins, Sister had a Certificate to go with Bro. to Ireland. I took them to the Poultry

& returned to dine at home, where Sister came in the Evening.

3.My Wife took me in Chariot to Town. She was at GCS Meeting. I met to pay the

Money on Nursing (?) purchase at Tho Fothergills. Dined at Plough. At Meeting for

Sufferings. Tea at Jos. Bevans. Bro. dined at Clapton and SD brought him & Sister up

& took me home in the Evening.

4. Wife went with me to Town to take leave of Bro: and Sister D. who set out for

Ireland after Dinner with S. Emlen and Son and Rebecca Jones. We returned to dine

at Clapton. Unwell. Spent afternoon over my Papers.

5. Poorly & taking Physick staid at home all Day. SD went to Tottenham & bro.

Mother to Dinner.

6.Went to Town with SD in Chariot and returned to Dinner.

7. Went to Town in Chariot when took Nurse Landgreen home. Sold Stock to pay

Fullagers Estate. Dined at Plough. Attended Six Weeks Meeting and returned home

in Coach.

8.Went early to High Hall, breakfasted with Mother. Met Skinners Men to v alue

Goods at High Hall. Dined and staid Tea with Mother. Young Lewy & his Mother at

Tea also. Rainy Rided home.

9. At home all Day over Papers. Filled the Cess Pool and the Drainer under the

House, up with Gravell.

10. Went to Town on Horse ack. At G.C.S. Meeting. Dined at Plough. Pipe at Woods.

11. Met Fullagers Wife and Attorney. Tho Fothergill at Tho Skinners in Aldersgate.

Staid and spent (?) THE Morning on purchase at High Hall.Afterwards met Col

Balfour at Charing Cross & returned thor’ Islington home to Dinner.

12. Went in Coach to City. SD not being well enough to go out. Was at G.C.S.

Meeting in morning. Dined at Jona Hoares. Attended Meeting at Devonshire House

Meeting afternoon from which Stephen Parry was buried. Tea with R. Elgar at Tho:

Howards. Walked home.

13. Bro. and Sister D, R. Jones, and Sam Emlen senior and junior sailed from

Liverpool for Dublin. Went on Horseback to Rat: Meeting House, under Repair. And

after Dinner in Chariot with SD to High Hall to Tea.

14. Writing this Morning. Much interrupted. After Dinner SD took me & left me in

City. Attended Ackworth Committee after which walked home.

15. Aent via Tottenham on my Mare to High Hall where SD and all the Children

dined. Spent some Time with her at Fullagers Housed and after Tea returned home as

I went calling at Tottenham. Recd. Letter from GSD. JG Bevan, Wife &c called on

us.

16. Writing all Morning Letters per Cap DArrells, to GD, D Wells, J Logan & H

Cathrwells (??). Went after Tea with SD (who was at Tottenham in Morning with

Judith) at Meeting to City & put in my Letters.

17. Went to G.C.S. Meeting in Stage Coach. At Hand in Hand Fire Office. Deliverfed

up G Clibborn’s Debenturefor Dublin Tontine (?) to Barclay & Boulton (?). Deceived

(?) by EG. Dined at Plough. At Meeting for Sufferings and 6 wks Meeting Com:. Tea

at Woods nd walked home.

18. After Dinner went on Mare to High Hall.At Higham Lodge with Mother & Polly

Weston. Returned home after Tea.

19. With wife at Tottenham Meeting where was Betsy Bevington. After Dinner we

met Mother at Zach. Cockfields to drink Tea.

20. With Tho Boddington. After Dinner went to Tea with Mother. At Higham Lodge

& home again.

21. Set olut ½ past 5 & calling at Tottenham in Chariot took Ed. Phillips and his

Father to NAzing. Breakfast at Waltham Abbey. Walked over my new Purchase.

Dined at Wast’s (?). Tea at Waltham Abbey and home in the Evening.

23. With SD at Tottenham Meeting. Mother took Lewy & self home to dine at High

Hall. Measured F’s Garden after Tea. She brought me in a Coach to near Lea Bridge

whence wew walked home.

24. After Dinner on Horseback to Town. At Meeting for Suffering. Holland Com:.

P… with H Sterry at Jos Woods. At John Bevans & home to Supper.

25. J Bevan called & accompanied me to High Hall where we dined, spending some

Hours Surveying a proposed Alteration at the Lodge. After Tea returned home.

26. Mother took us up and went to Devonshire House Meeting. Dined at Clapton.

Afterwards had Jos … his Wife and Rober Foster at Tea. Cousin Weston dined &

drank Tea there also.

27. John Prior & Wife brought Nelly Stevens & spent the Day with us. After they left

rode to High Hall and drank cold Beer to my Injury. (?)

28. After Dinner rode to Town. Spend an hour or two with --- Wilkinson of the Paris

Water Works at James Phillips &c. Settled with Hibbert Par… & Co. Way (?) at

Reads (?) & rode home with Wilson B…beak.

29. Wit S.D. in chariot. She left me at Ratcliff. Spent an hour or two at Meeting

House yet under Repair. Returned frfom Cousin Owens’. After Dinner & Tea we

went to High Hall and with Mother & J C Healey viewed the Lodge. Began cutting

Hay yesterday.

30. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D & returned to Dinner. Home all afternoon & in

Evening Sam Rickards about taking our House. T (?J) Boddington & both their

Wives with them.

Seventh month. 1785

1. After Dinner went to Meeting for Sufferings and attended a Committee.

2. Met J Bevans at Higham Lodge. I dined at Mothers & returned home in Evening.

3. This Day last Year, heard of the Decease of my dear Mother. Went in Chariot to

Tottenham with my wife. Dined at home. Mother with J Woodbridge and her

Daughter at Tea with us.

4. Spent the Day at Higham Lodge, dining at Mothers. Had Coach Horses down to

cart Hay

5. Sent Horse as yesterday to finish the carting of Hay off 12 acres Meadow, in all 10

Tunns (?sic) about 7 Comsted (?) Load. Went on my Mare in to the City and returned

to a late Dinner.

6. After Breakfast went to High Hall, where SD and all the Children came to Dinner.

Mother agreed to contribute to the proposed addition at the Lodge..

7. Went on my Mare to Rat: Monthly Meeting, held in the usual Chamber, the Ground

Floor yet unfinished. Went into City to attend an appointment at Dr. Knowles with

him Tho: Wagstaffe, John Lloyd, and Jos. Woods to meet Dr. Kippis, Dr.Mayhew,

Dr. Toule and others of Dissenting Clergy.

8. After Dinner attended the Meeting for Sufferings and had Tea at Jos: Woods.

9. Spent Day mostly at H Lodge, dined with Mother, SD came to Tea

10. At Tott: Meeting with S.D. and Polly Weston. W Gunn and his Wife dined and

staid Tea with us.

11. Went with S.D. and Polly Weston to the Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire House

and returned with them to Dinner.

12. Met some Friends to arrange the Benches &c., at Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined

at home and then went with SD & PW to City. Attended the Ackworth Com. and

after Tea at J Chorleys, walked home.

13. Mother spent the Day with us. I dined at High Hall and returned to Tea where had

J Healey & Wife who went homewards.

14. At home writing all Day

15. Went with SD & MW to Grace Church Meeting. Dined with W Foster at the

Plough after receiving Dividends at the Bank. Hard Showers of Rain much wanted. At

meeting for Sufferings and a Committee & Pipe at Jos Woods. Home in Stage Coach.

16. Rickard with me. J Bevan dined with us at Clapton and agreed to make an

Addition at Higham Lodge. SD and Children dined with Mother when I also was at

Tea.

17. Went on Horseback to Devon: H. meeting where Nich. Waln and John Townsend

took leave of a large audience. Tho: Colley there but did not appear. SD and M &

Nelly went in Chariot. I was out thro’ returning home. Edward Philips spent the

afternoon with us.

18. Writing this Morning. After Dinner went in Chariot to Goodman’s (?) Fields, and

took Nicholas Waln & John Townsendto Barking to Visit Claude Gay & paid Wm (?)

Funston (?) a Visit on our Return to Town. Took Leave of them & of J Storer and T

(?) Colley, who embark tomorrow in the Harmony Cap Willer (?) for Phbiladelphia.

Returned home to late Supper.

19. Agreed yesterday wutb Rickard to quit our present Dwelling at Michaelmas. After

Dinner SD took me in the Chariot to Town. Was at 6 weeks Meeting & returned with

her to Tea late.

20. Mother spent the Day with SD and I spent it at High Hall and the Lodge.

21. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D.

22. At Meeting for Sufferings.

23. SD’s little Mare wsas sent to Tottenham to rus… (?) a few Days with the B… (?)

Horse. In the Mornikng with J Bevan at the Lodge. Dined together at Mothers I staid

Tea

24. With S.D. at Tott. Meeting. Dined at home

25. In the City to enquire for Z Dicks & A Jessop. No tidings of them.

26. Went in the Morning to put Letters into Cap Smiths Bag. Z. Dicks and Ann

Jessop landed at Wapping this morning. Met them at James Townsends and took them

to Clapton where after Dinner, had Jos. Row and Adey Bellamy’s Company. S.

Hoare, A. Bellamy and J. Row at Tea.

27. Took Z. Dicks in Chariot to G.C.S. Meeting and returned home to Dinner. S.D.

going up to fetch him down in the Evening. I went in afternoon to Higham Lodge,

where they were laying the Foundation of the Addition to the Building. Tea at

Mothers.

28. Went on Horseback to Tottenham and staid their [sic] Morn: Meeting. Dined with

J.C. Healey at Mother’s where S.D. joined us at Tea, she having taken Z Dicks and

Ann Jessop to Westminster Meeting in the morning. They went to lodge at Jos. Rows.

Ann Sheppard dined at Mothers.

29. SD took me in Chariot to City before Noon. Dined at the Plough. At Meeting for

Sufferings and at Holland Committee afterwards, then home in Coach. Jacob Bell and

his Wife at Tea with us. Mare returned from Horse.

30. Went via Tottenham to H Lodge where was accompanied by W Foster and Benj.

Head. Gave him my Mare and 21 Guineas for a larger Bay Mare. Dined at had (sic)

with Mother.

31. At Devon: H. meeting with SD &c where Z Dicks and A Jessop were. After

Dinner with SD and Lewy went to Tea at Jos Talwins at Baconley (?). Viewed his

new House.

1785. Eighth month.

1. Went to Town on Horseback. With J. Bevan consulted S. Hoare, senior, on the

property of Friends in Holland. Returned by Islington. Sam Shoemaker, Jos Woods,

Sam Hoare & Tho Coombe dined with us.

2. Dined with SD at High Hall. I spending most of the Day at HL. Painting began

yesterday to paint the Upper Rooms.

3. Wet Day. At Tea in Evening at the Widow Baston’s (?)

4. SD in Chariot and I on Horseback went to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. I returned to

City by Temple B ar and was later home to Dinner & Tea jointly then went with SD

to HL to fix on Colours for Rooms.

5. After Dinner (where was Mother) Went to Meeting for Sufferings and a Com:

afterwards. Returned home to Tea where S Row & her Sister had brought Z. Dicks

and A. Jessop who lodged with us. Sent Letters to GSD.

6. Z.D. and A.J. staid to Tea, after which S.D. took them to Town and Lewy to

Taylors to cure his Warts. I went on Horseback to HL and called on Mother on my

Return home. Rainy afternoon.

7. At Devon House Meeting with SD and Lewy. Thomas Newby dined with us at

home. R. Walker at Meeting.

8. At home writing mostly. After Dinner rode to H Lodge.

9. Sam. Fox (lately arrived from Philad.) and Edward Shoemaker came before Noon

and dined with us. Staid too late to admit my going to Ackworth Com: so went to H

Lodge for a Ride.

10. I on Mare and SD and Children in Carriage, went to dine with Mother.

11. On my Mare went into City and returned to Dinner. After Tea went to Woodford

in Chariot to consult – Goddard on Friends Property in Holland. Raised the b… Stairs

Floor at H Lodge.

12. After breakfast went on my Mare to Higham Hill and returned home to Dinner,

then with SD to City. At Meeting for Sufferings and returned home with her to Tea.

13. At Higham &c all Day. SD came to Tea. Surveyed the Corn (?) Field Land.

14. At Tott: Meeting wth S.D. Dined at home.

15. At Higham after Dinner. Absalom & Wife dined.

16. Jos Cookfield left Sam Emlen Junr who staid Dinner & took Leave, intending this

Evening to return to his Father at Liverpool to embark there. Drank Tea with SD at

S… Bevan’s.

17. At High Hall &c most of the Day. Dinner & Tea at Mothers.

18. Went into City on Horseback, and returned to accompany SD to Spackman’s

House. Drank Tea with her, James Sheppard and H. Gurney, J and M Wintle at

Mothers.

19. Went to Strand, Workhouse &c with SD, & she left me in the City. Dined at

Plough. At Meeting for Sufferings and home to Tea where found Mother.

20. On my Mare to Walthamstow, where spent the Day.

21. With S.D. at Ratcliff Meeting now opened after the Repair. W. Rotch took my

Seat on our return home. He, his Son Benjamin, & Thomas Wagstaffe dined and staid

to Tea. Rob. Walker at Ratcliff.

22. Went into City in Chariot with SD to look for a Lodging and returned to Dinner. J

Wintle & Wife dined with us. Visited Sam. Curtis.

23. At Higham Lodge all Day. SD came to Tea at Mothers. Taverner & Wife

surprized us by a Notice that they had taken a public House to enter the 1st (?) of next

Month.

24. J Chalk and Son dined & staid Tea with us. Before Dinner went on my Mare to

City, hunting an Apartment.

25. At Rat: Meeting with S.D. and Lewy. J Warder dined with us. On Horseback to

meet Workmen at Higham. Hill began putting up Rails round the Canal.

26. Went to see an apartment in Coleman Street with SD and then she went to

Camberwells. Dined at the Plough attended Meeting for Sufferings and rode home in

Coach. Signed a Transfer of my Clapton Lodge to F Rickards and he Signed a Bond.

T Boddington (?) h.. the Memo (?)

27. After Breakfast went to Walthamstow. Dined with Mother. SD and Judy came to

Tea.

28. Set out about 7 oClock in Chariot with SD, Children and HC and went to J

Healeys at Epping. Were at their Meeting, and after an early Dish of Tea returned to

Clapton in the Evening. 2 hours 40 Min. Ride.

29.Went after Breakfast on my Mare to Walthamstow where was engaged all Day

with Perry, Brown and Newells setting two Iron Gates &c.

30. Employed as yesterday at Walthamstow. SD came to Tea at Mothers. Teverner

and his Wife went away this Evening. Examined the Goods &c bought of Fullagers &

found the right.

31. Went with SD into thw City. Employed in looking for an Apartment. Returned

home to Dinner. Rode via Upton to Higham Lodge. Mother dined with us. Also Han:

Stephenson.

Ninth month. 1785

1. With S.D. at Rat: Monthly Meeting where Sam Harris was appointed to succeed me

as Cashier and subscriber of the Minutes. After Dinner went on Horseback to Higham

Lodge.

2. After Dinner on Horseback to Meeting for Sufferings and Com. on Holland

Business after it. Tea at James Philips.

3. Hood breakfasted with me then went to Walthamstow, where SD and all the

Children came to Dinner. Began slating the Additional Building.

4. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. R James & Wife were to have dined with us, but

did not come. Mother dined with us.

5. Busy packing up this Morning. After Dinner wnet on my Mare to Walthamstow.

Tea at Mothers. E Stevens and S Rudd lodged at Clapton.

6. ES & SR went after Breakfast. Major Migoviny a Hungarian Officer in distressed

circumstances dined with us.

7. Was most of the Day at H Lodge. Bricklayers finished Walls of new Building. S

Rudd lodged at Clapton.

8. At Tottenham Meeting. Before which engaged Isaac Scott a Gardener. S.D.

brought S. Rudd in Chariot to Meeting where Ed. Gurney was. I dined at Mothers and

staid remainder of Day at the Lodge.

9. Went on Horseback to Town in quest of a Lodging. Dined at Plough. At Meeting

for Sufferings. Rode home and walked to Frd Plumstead’s at Upper Clapton where

drank Tea with SD and Judy.

10. At H Lodge all Day. Wet Ride home. SD there at Tea. Thomas Taylor went away

yesterday and Jno. Perry succeeded him as Coachman at £20. per annum.

11. At Rat: meeting with S.D. Dined at homealone. Spent the aftgernoon writing

Letters to America. Mother at Tea.

12. Spent the Day at Higham Lodge. Isaac Scott came to serve me as Gardener at £18

p annum. Had a Letter from J Logan mentioning SP Moore’s Decease. Has Newels

(?) House for a Month

13. Went to Town with Mother & SD in Coach to the Bank and after a Lodging.

Bought a Bell for Top of the House at H Lodge. Dined at Plough. Was at Ackworth

Com: and returned home in a Coach.

14. At Higham Hill. With SD and all the Children dined at Mothers. Bought a brown

Horse of Wm Coleman 7 Yr old.

15. Busy at home p;acking till Dinner.Then went to Higham Lodge, with the first

Load of Furniture. Weather Wet.

16. Busy at home all Day packing. Sent five Cart Loads During morning.

17. Packed and sent off a second Load Furniture. After Dinner followed it on Horse

back and got everything so far safe.

18. At Ratcliff Meeting with S.D. Rest of Day at home.

19. Busy packing all Day till Evening, when with SD paid a Visit to Dr. Toulmin. SD

as at Walthamstow.

20. Sent off a Load Furniture (the 3rd

) after Dinner and went to H L on Horse back.

21. Had JL’s Man to [pack up Liquors.

22. Sent away 2 Cart Load Liquors &c & 1 Load Dung. (?) I dined at Mothers &

spent most of the Day at HL. Allen & Green laid in 7 C… Coals at H.L.

23. Weather wet, could not send any thing but a Load of Dung. Busy packing up & set

Men to digging up our Potatoes in Clapton Garden. This Evening H (?)

24. Went after Goods to Higham Lodge. Sent Children to Mothers for a few Weeks or

Days. Worthy Robert Walker died at Thomas Phillips at Tottenham this morning at 7

o Clock.!

25. Yearly Meeting at Philad. this Day. My head being our of order Dr. Toulmin bled

me by Leaches in the Temples of 4 or 5 ounces. SD staid also at home but went to

Visit Cousin Eliot after Dinner.

26. Moved 3 Loads of Goods this Day and after dining at Clapton S.D. went off with

the Child to Higham Lodge, where I followed her to Tea and there lodged for the first

Time.

27. Moved 2 more Loads from Clapton. I went there on Horseback before Dinner.

28. Moved the last load from Clapton. Lydias Guns (?) landed (?)

29. Went into City on my Mare in the Morning. Dined at the Plough and attended the

Meeting at Devonshire House at 2 o Clock from which Robert Walker’s remains were

interred in White Chappel Ground where S.D. was.

30. After Dinner, rode to meeting for Sufferings and attended 3 Committees

afterwards.

Tenth month. 1785

1. Busy at home all Day.

2. Went with S.D. and Lewy in Mother’s Coach to Tottenham Meeting. Mother dined

with us.

Entered my 44d year

“Tis but the Funeral of a former year”

3. Busy at home all Day.

4. Our Barn Yard robbed of 4 Pigs &c between 1 and 2 this Morning. Rode to Town

after Breakfast and returned via Tottenham. Home to a late Dinner.

5. After Dinner went in Chariot with Children to Sewardson and took Tea at Jos.

Atkinsons. Poor Weather for making our Return (?)

6. Went on my Mare to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting and returned home to a late Dinner.

Busy cutting and getting in 12 Acres Rowen (?) Grass.

7. Rode on Horseback to City after Breakfast. Dined at Plough. Was at Meeting for

Sufferings and a Committee afterwards. SD came to Town afternoon and I rode in her

Company home.

8. At home all Day, except Tea at Mothers.

9. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. and Lewy. J Sheppard & Sally drove to Tea with

us at Mothers.

10. With S.D. at Quarterly Meeting where was Sarah Crawley, an excellent Minister.

Returned home to Dinner.

11. Finished with F Rickards this Morning. Paid some Bills & went Clapton & went

to Town in Coach. Wrote with TW to the British Consul at Algiers . Dined with J.

Woods. Attended 6 weeks Meeting. Heard of N. Waln and Co arrival at Philad.

RFeturned home with SD.

12. At home all Day.

13. Went to Tottenham Meeting with Mother in her Coach, SD not going out. My

Sister Ann Dillwyn was this day married to John Cox as I was first informed by her

Letter dated 20 Inst and which came to hand (?) 12 Mo 10.85

14. Morning Visit.

15. At home all Day. JG Bevan drank Tea with us.

16. At Tottenham meeting with S.D. and mother in her Coach. All dined at Mothers

with Fanny Phillips, Tho Phillips came to Tea, also W… & Wife

17. Awnt with SD in Chariot to ity. Was at Bank – paid Rent &c, and returned to

Dinner. Anne Sheppard visited Mother and us.

18. Went on my mare to meet W. Allen and W. Gunn at John Emerson’s at Bromley

on Meeting Business. Returned home to Dinner.

19. At home all Day.

20. Walked alone to Tottenham Meeting. Mother spent the Evening with us.

21. After an early Dinner at Mothers, went with SD in Chariot to the City. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings and returned home to Tea.

22. At home all Day.

23. All affected by Colds. SD not out. Went with mother to Tottenham Meeting. She

dined & staid the Evening with us. M Wintle at Tea.

24. At home all Day

25. Went into City early on my Mare. Dined at the Lamb. Attended a Com. On the

Holland Business and returned home as I went, via Tottenham.

26. At home all Day

27. At Tottenham. Staid there Monthly Meeting and dined at Edward Phillips. John

Garner declining the Farm late Want’s, let it on same Terms to (space) Brown

in preference to Wm. Foster & Ed Phillips.

28. Having a bad Cold, staid at home all Day.

29. At home all Day

30. My cold being troublesome S.D. went to Tottenham Meeting without me. I laid in

Bed all the Morning to … which relieved me much. J S Sheppard soent half an hour

afternoon with me.

31. At home all Day writing.

Eleventh month. 1785

1. After an early Dinner, went in Chariot with SD to City. Attended a Comm: which

engrossed all my time there. We did not get home till 7 oClock in the Evening.

2. At home all Day

3. At Rat. Monthly Meeting with S.D. Dined at Cousin Owen Westons and returned to

Tea

4. After Breakfast rode to Town on my Mare. Attended a Committee on Holland

Property. Visited Wm. Rotch and his Son and returned to a late Dinner. Tea at

Mothers.

5. At home all Day

6. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D in Mothers Coach. She with James Sheppard &

Wife, Jos Balls, Abraham Dehane (?) & Billy Pryor dined with us.

7. At home

8. At home

9. At Colemans Nursery in Tottenham purchasing Trees and Shrubs for Improvements

at H Lodge. Dined at home, and had many of them presented (??)

10. With S.D. at Tottenham Meeting. With her and also our Children dined and staid

Tea at Cousin J Eliots.

11. At home. Jos. Foster and Sally Lloyd married at Birmingham this Day.

12. At home.

13. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D in JW’s Coach. Dined at home. Drank Tea at

Mothers.

14. Went with Mother in her Coach and SD to Town. She received her Dividends on

reduced B per Cent (??) Returned home to Dinner. Sent a Letter to Bro. also to James

M’Queen in Scotland.

15. Edward Phillips went with me in Chariot to Nazing (?) meeting Camp and my

new Tenant (space) Brown there. Dined at Waltham Abbey on our Return, where

two of Tho Wants Brothers assumed Security for payment of £29 in 2 S…. Rode

home by Moon Light pleasantly.

16. At home all Day. Our Neighbour Weinhotts (?) died in London this Morning.

Cousin J Eliot & Son dined with us.

17. Walked with SD and Lewy to & from Tottenham Meeting after which attended a

Consultation on the Robbery of Thos Boradburk.

18. Attended a private Manor Court at Hilbices (??) Ferry where wsas admitted for

the Copyhold of the Estate late Fullagers. Dined there after it.

19. After an early Dinner, went with SD in Chariot to view Railtons House in

Bartholomew Close.

20. At Tottenham with S.D. and Mother in latters Coach. Ed.Phillips and wife &

children. W. Foster and wife and Anna Sheppard with the three Bells her Grand Child

dined with us.

21. At home all Day

22. At home. SD went with Mother to dine with Anna Sheppard in Goodmans Field.

Thomas Phillip’s Wife and Tabby Foster dined with us.

23. At home

24. SD went to Ratcliff and Poplar. I walked to Tottenham Meeting.

25. Went after Breakfast to City on my Mare. Dined at Cousin Eliot’s in Bar: Close

26. At home all Day. Wet Weather. Finished planting Trees.

27. This day I have been married eight Years. With SD & Lewy in Chariot went to

Tottenham Meeting. All of us dined with Mother.

28. At home all Day

29. At home all Day

30. At home all Day, excepting a Walk to the Chequers to pay Mothers and my own

C… for the Roads. and an Evening Visit to Mother with SD.

Twelfth month. 1785

1. At Rat. Monthly Meeting on my Mare. Returned home to Dinner late.

2. With SD in Chariot to see Clem. Healey who lies ill. She dined there and I at Benj.

Finchams.

3. At home all Day.

4. With S.D. went with mother in her Coach to Tottenham Meeting. Also dined with

her. Sent Mother’s Rickard to Epping to enquire of Frd C. Healeys Situation which

continues days (?)

5. At home all Day. Finished the East … between Gardes (??) & Corn Fields. The

Foundation of an old Fence about 5 feet Eastward of them being discovered by Henry

Sarmon & J Good.

6. Had a wet ride to Town on Horseback to meet a Com. of Rat: Mon: Meeting and

E.J. Went to Devon (?) with Wm. Gunn.Dined at Crown in Bow Lane. Rode home in

Company with SD who came to Town in Chariot.

7. At home all Day. Took Physic last Night. Mother spent the Day with us. Recd.

Letters from AD and SD at Burlington dated 8 mo 31. 1785

8. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D in Mothers Coach. Dined with her. Sent John to

Epping Frd Healey yet ill.

9. At home all Day

10. At home all Day. Adey Bellamy accompanied by Jamea Phillips was kind enough

to bring a packet of Letters from America and the first from my Sister Cox

11.With S.D. to Tottenham Meeting. Went with Mother in her Coach and she dined

with us. Sent her Gardener again to Epping. CH rather better.

12. At home all Day. My SD taken ill after going to Bed. Much Fever all Night and

did not leave her Bed all Day. Rather better in Evening.

13. SD kept her Bed (Very poorly) all Day. Sent for Dr Toulmin who visited her.

14. Up this Morning between 2 and 3 oClock my Wife being very ill. At ½ past 5 sent

for Toulmin mwho came soon.

15. SD yet very ill, but the Dr. thinks better thnan yesterday. At home all Day.

16. Rode on my Mare to meet R Bankes at Islington. Dined at home. SD better.

17. SD continues to men. At home all Day.

18. At Tott: Meeting. Went on Horseback. Cousin Owen and Debby Weston dined

with me at Mothers. SD much better. Sat up several Hours.

19. At home all Day. SD recovering fast. Bro. & Sister GS Dillwyn with Rebecca

Jones & her Companion sailed this afternoon from Dublin & in 26 Hours arrived at

Whithaven in Cumberland.

20. Rode to Town. Saw Kendall at Thos. Fothergill’s. Dined at Cousin Eliots with

Marsilac one of a little society who profess our principles in France. A wet Ride

home. SD bravely.

21. At home all Day. My Wife finely recovered.

22.Went on my Mare to Tottenham Meeting.

23. Went on my Mare to City. Dined at Jos Gurney bevans with Frd Hanbury & her

two Daughters. Visited Ann Jessop at Jos Rows.

24. At home all Day

25. At Tottenham Meeting in Chariot. SD came down to Dinner for the first Time

26. At home all Day

27. At home. Thos Green paid his Rent (?)

28. At home

29. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. Home to Dinner

30. Went to City with S.D. in Chariot. She was at G.C. S. Meeting. I was at Jos

Woods, Adey Bellamys, Bank, Bankers (?) &c. Returned to Dinner. Heard of G &

SD’s arrival at Whitehaven.

31. At home.

1786

First month.

1. With S.D. and Lewy at Tottenham Meeting. Went in my Charoot. All dined aqt

Mothers with Billy Pryor.

2.Mother dined with us.

3.At home

4. At home

5. At Rat: Mon: Meeting with S.D. Returned home to Dinner late

6. At home

7. At home

8. With S.D. went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. Waters much out in Marshes.

Mother dined with …….. (blank)

9. Went with SD via Stratford to London. I attended the Quarterly Meeting. We dined

together at Wid. Sheppards and returned home late.

10. SD and Lewy to Bartholomew Close.

11. At home

12. At home. Waters much out. My Wife had some Return of her Fever this Evening.

13.Went in Chariot to the City, and at the close of the Meeting at Grace Church Street

brought Ann Jessop down with me to Dinner and to stay a day or two with us. SD

better, but poorly.

14. At home all Day. SD better.

15. SD being poorly, Took Ann Jessop to a Silent Meeting at Tottenham. W Mathews

also there and he returned with her from thence in Evening to the City.

16. Went to Town on my Mare. Received Dividends at the Bank. Took an affectionate

Leave of M… the French Friend, who accompanied by A Bellamy and Cousin J Eliot

as far as Dover, stes out tomorrow Morning on his RFeturn homeward.

17. At home

18. At home

19. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D in Chariot.

20. After Brerakfast went in Chariot with SD to the City. Dined at Bow Lane. Viewed

Broughton House. Returned to Tea. Saw E Milson (?) on Steel’s affair. Home to Tea.

21. Nat. Bray came to Dinner and lodged with us and staid some Days.

22. Nat Bray went with Mother to Plastow. They drank Tea with us also supped. S.D.

and self at Tottenham Meeting. Wet Day.

23. With NB, all dined at Mothers & drank Tea. Sam Marsh came to Tea.

24. Went on my Mare to Town & returned a late Dinner.

25. W Allen & Wife, Wm Gunn & Sam Marsh dined with us

26. Mother and S.D. went to Ratcliff Meeting from which the antient widow Coleman

was buried. N Bray & I walked to Tottenham Meeting.

27. After an early Dinner, SD took N Bray to Town where I accompanied them on

Horse back. Was at Meeting for Sufferings.

28. At home all Day

29. At Tottenham with S.D. I walked there amd back. SD in Mothers Coach.

30. At home

31. At home. Received Letters from S Emlen & R Wells

Second month. 1786

1.Went to Town on Horseback. Dined at Wilson Birkbeck’s with Wm. Mathews, who

went with several of us to Horsleydown Monthly Meeting which sat late. Got home

about 8 oClock.

2. Went on Horseback to Rat. Monthly Meeting. The Marriage of John Price & the

Widow Lazar (?) proceeded it. Dined at Ann Westons, home to Tea.

3.Sent the Chariot to Epping for J. and C. Healey who came in the Evening. T home

all Day.

4. At home all Day

5. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. and T. Healey. Dined at home. Drank Tea at

Mothers with E Phillips.

6. On Horseback to London. Attended Com. at Noon at Grace Ch: Street on

Horsleydown Junction with Deptford Meeting. Returned home to late Dinner. J

Healey went to Epping and also returned to Tea.

7. At home. J.H. went to Barking Mo. Meeting.

8. At home.

9. Walked to Tottenham meeting. CH & SD went in Chariot. JH went to Ratcliff.

10. Went on my Mare to Town. Dined at A Bellamys. SD took CH to Wapping,

where she dined at Coxheads. After Meeting for Sufferings she called on me in City

& I accompanied her home late.

11.At home.

12. Walked with S.D. and Lewy to Tottenham Meeting. The Chariot came for us.Jos

Savory his Daughter & Wm Spriggs dined with us. Drank Tea at Mothers.

13. At home. Sam Hoare and his SisterGriz.. (?) paid us a Morning Visit.

Thomas Ross died this morning about 10 o Clock at Linley Murray near York.

14. SD went with Mother to City where I met them at the Bank. They dined at

Wapping Walls & brought C Healey back to us. I dined with Wid.Sheppard &

attended 6 Wks Meeting riding home late.

15. Wid Sheppard & Danr. Bell dined at Mothers. Cousin M Eliot paid me a hasty

Visit. SD poorly.

16. Went with Frd. Healey in Mothers Coach to Tottenham Meeting. Heard of

Decesae of Thomas Ross. James Healey brought his Daughter to Tea.

17. After an early Dinner CH and my Wife went to Holbourn and I on my Mare to

Meeting for Sufferings.

18. At home

19. Walked with J.H. to Tottenham Meeting and back. His Wife went in Chariot with

SD. All dined at JW’s. Claude Gay died this Day aged 79 years 8½ mo. He was born

at Lyons in France 6 mo. 1 1706.

20. At home writing Letters to go by Cap Willet. Wid. Sheppard, her Daughter Bells,

Kath Collins & 5 of the Young Bells dined with us. Jacob Bell came to Tea, also

CH’s Nieces Husband Smith &c. John Tilladams died at Bristol this Day.

21. At home employed as yesterday.

22. At home as yesterday.

23. Went on Horseback with James Healey to Illford. Walked thence to Barking

where a meeting was held on account of Claude Gay’s Funeral. W. Mathews there.

We dined at the Widow Shappards with Jacob Bell &c. and had a cold Red-… (?)

Thos. Phillips Wife dined with SD after the Tottenham Meeting.

24. Went on Horseback with J Healey, via Islington to City. Dined at the Plough.

Attended Meeting for Sufferings and committee afterwards which made our Return

home late.

25. Sent J & C Healey & their Daughter home, the latter in our Chariot. After Dinner

went with SD in JW’s Coach to Dr Toulmins at Hackney, she being poorly.

26. Walked to and from Tottenham Meeting. SD not out. Mother dined & spent the

Day with us.

27. A heavy Snow. Went on my mare to meet D. Barclays and others on an

appointment at Clerkenwell new School, but they disappointed me. Rode in to City.

Dined at R Chesters with A Fothergill & W Mathews.View towards (?) apartment &

had a rough Ride home.

28. At home

Third month. 1786

1. At home.

2. At Rat: Monthly Meeting with SD. We dined and staid Tea at Jacob Bells, where A

Sheppard also was.

3. After an early Dinner went in Chariot wikth SD to City. At Meeting for Sufferings

and Parliamentary Committee after it. Also at adjourned Ackworth Committee. Home

late.

4. At home

5. SD poorly. Walked to and from Tottenham Meeting. John & Wm. Prior with

Mother dined wih us.

6. All dined at Mothers

7. At home writing

8. At home

9. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D.

10. Went after Dinner with SD to City. At Meeting for Sufferings & two committees

afterwards.

11. Mother being poorly, sent for Dr Knowles. At home and at High Hall all Day. the

Dr dined with us.

12. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. Dined at home. James Sheppard at Tea with us.

13. On Horseback went this Morning to City. With T. Corbys, Jos. Row, and Dr.

Knowles went to wait on Earl Cornwallis to desire his discouragement of erecting a

new play house in East Smithfield. Did not find him at home. At two weeks Meeting.

14. At home all Day, writing & supervised the putting (?) up a new B… Café (?).

Dined yesterday with the other Friends deputed by the Meeting for Sufferings at

Dr.Knowles. Pipe at Woods.

15. Met Tho. Corbys etc. at Dr. Knowles, and with them waited on Earl Cornwallis

who gave us the satisfaction desired with respect to the play House. Dr Knowles

returned in Chariot with us to Mothers where staid Tea

16. Went on my Mare to Ratcliff to attend a Committee of the Monthly Meeting.

Returned home to Dinner.

17. With S.D. went to Town. Were at Grace Church Street Meeting. I attended the

Workhouse Committee after it, which sat late. Dined at Dr. Knowles & attended the

Meeting for Sufferings and a Com. after it.

18. At home all Day. Dr. Knowles and his wife drank Tea with us.

19. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. John Chorley returned with us to Dinner. Also

James Phillips. Tho. Fothergill disappointed us.

20.With my wife and Nelly set out early in the Chariot for Hertford. After a second

breakfast and visiting Wm. Mathews who was confined at Sam Scotts, attended the

Quarterly Meeting. Dined with W. Rotch & Son &c at John Priors and returned home

late.

21. After an early Dinner, went to Town on my Mare. Was at Union Fire Office.

Attended the adjourned Six Weeks Meeting. Signed a letter to Holland and returned

home rather Dark.

22.At home

23. Walked to and from Tottenham Meeting. SD not out.

24. After dining early, went with SD in Chariot to Town. She went to Ratcliff &

Poplar. I attended the Meeting for Sufferings and returned home with her. Owen

Weston called J Eliot and Self a Conference about W S affairs.

25. At home all Day. William Rotak & his Son came to Tea and lodged with us.

26.Went in Mother’s Coach to Tottenham Meeting. Wilson Birkbeck and Judith

Phillips dined with us.

27. After an early Dinner, my Wife took W & BR to Two Weeks Meeting, I going on

Horseback. Jerem: Harman and Polly Howard, also Thomas Horne and Widow

Cooper passed a second time. Snowy afternoon. SD & I drank Tea at Th. Wagstaffe.

28. Dined early & went to Six Weeks Meeting. Pipe at Woods – home late. Tho.

Horne and Widow Cooper married.

29. Went after breakfast to meet Wm. Stephenson’s Creditors and agreed to forbear

payment of our own Debts Seven Years without Interest. Returned home to Dinner.

Jerry Harman and Polly Howard married.

30. At home. SD at Meeting with J & C Healey who lodged with us last and this

Night. WSD dined with Polly Exton at Mothers & at Tea there also. I busy about R

J’s Acct.

31. Went to Town in Morning with SD and CH. Met R James in G S Halens (?).

Dined at Plough. Was at Meeting for Sufferings and returned home with J.H. in his

chaise. Had Benny Rotchs Maid on Trial brought home.

My dear Sukeys Birth Day – now 17.

Fourth month. 1786

1. Accompanied (on my Mare) J & C Healey as far as Woodford on their Return

home. Mother & Polly Exton dined with us.

2. Walked to and from Tottenham meeting. SD & M Exton went to Town to

Crowleys Buriel. After Dinner I rode to James Sheppards where drank Tea.

3. At home settling annual Account.

4. Employed as yesterday. S.D. poorly.

5. Writing Letters to America. Dr. Knowles came to see S.D. and drank Tea with us.

6. Went on my mare to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting where were Will Mathews and

Rebecca Wright with whom dined at Cousin Owen Westons. SD yet poorly.

7. After Dinner went in Mothers Coach with SD to Town she being … tol have Dr

Knowles advice. I was at Meeting for Sufferings and after a Dish of Tea at the

Doctors returned home. SD better this Evening.

8. At home all Day. SD very poorly but I think better.

9. S.D. not well enough to go out, I walked to Tottenham Meeting. Sent this Morning

to Epping for J. Healey’s Daughter’s mare, on which in the afternoon S.D. rode a little

way and found herself better.

10. Went on Horseback to the Quarterly Meeting. Dined at Adey Bellamys. Met SD at

Dr. Knowles and drank Tea with her at A. Bellamy’s, where engaged their apartment.

Late home

11. After Dinner went in Chariot with SD to the City. I attended the Ackworth

Committee, she at Stephensons (?)

12. At home, excepting riding out with SD

13.Went with Mother in her Coach to Tottenham Meeting, where was Geo. Gilson, J

Healey & Wife who returned to done and lodged with us. JH & Self rode out with SD.

14. C Healey & I attended SD in Chariot to Dr Knowles. Returned with SD to Dinner

calling in the poultry. Took my Leave of J. Warder who with his Wife S. Shoemaker

& others sail with Cap. Cooper the 17. for New York.

15. At home.

16. Walked to Tottenham Meeting and returned with S.D. in Chariot. John & William

Prior dined with us.

17.Dined with SD at Mothers in Company with Jacob Bell.

18. Went to Town on my Mare after Breakfast Bedford Row with G. Sharpe &c.

Dined at the Plough. Tea at A Bellamys with SD and accompanied her home.

19. Charlotte Toulmin spent the Day with us. D Coxhead and E Healey at Tea.

20.Went in Chariot with S.D. to Tott: Meeting & after Dinner rode with her on

Horseback.

21. Went on my Mare via Tottenham to London. Was at the Bank to receive

Dividends. Dined at the Plough. Was at Meeting for Sufferings and meeting S.D. at

Dr. Knowles’s returned home with her.

22. Edwd. Phillips accompanied me to Naseing in the Chariot and returned to a late

Dinner. James Phillips and Wife with Wm Gunn & Sam Marsh were at Tea with us.

23. Went with Mother in her Coach and S. Rudd and S.D. to Tottenham Meeting. All

dined at Mothers with Weston’s two Boys.

24. After Dinner went on my Mare to City. At two weeks Meeting and two

Committees, after it Mother and S Rudd dined with us.

25. After an early Dish of Tea with SD in Chariot to Dr Knowles’s.

26. At home all Day, except a Ride with SD on Horseback after Dinner

27. Went in Chariot alone to Tottenham. Walked home. Cousins M Eliot & Bella

came to Tea. SD being poorly.

28. After an early Dinner, went with SD to City to Dr Knowles. Returned to late Tea.

29. At home

30. Went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. S.D. not well enough to go out. Dined at

home.

Fifth month. 1786

1. At home. After Dinner went with SD in Chariot to Dr Knowles. Attended a

Committee of Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire House & we drank Tea at Jos Rows.

2. Went on my Mare to City early after Breakfast. At Bank to purchase Stock. Dined

at Plough. Pipe at Jos Woods.

3. Sow’d sundry Seeds and Shrub Seeds in Kitchen Garden.

4.Went on Horseback to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at Sam Marsh’s with Eliz

Healey & W Gunn. SD better.

5. At home all Day, except Tea at Mothers. SD took a Coach Load (this afternoon) of

Cookery to Adey Bellamys. Received Letters from R Wells, & Tho Fisher per

Thomas Roberts.

6.Went to town on my mare to meet Tho. Roberts whose Mother joined me in a Letter

of Attorney to receive Compensation from Government. Returned home via Islington

to a late Dinner. SD much better.

7. W.S.D. went with J.W. in her coach to Tottenham Meeting from which she and

Walter Payne of Virginia returned with us to Dinner. James & S Sheppard came to

Tea.

8. Went to Town. Attended Tho. Roberts to consult Phineas Bond No. 5 Brick Court

Middle Temple. We afterwards dined at the Plough. I then attended the two Weeks

Meeting,Adjourned Quarterly Meeting and Parliamentary Committee.

9. After an early Dinner went to a special Meeting for Sufferings, the 6 weeks

meeting and Ackworth Committee. Home late. SD also in the City.

10. At home writing.

11. At Tottenham Meeting with SD, who after Dinenr, took me to Town. Drank Tea

at Adey Bellamys. At 7 oClock I set off in the Balloon Coach for Bristol. Supped

between 2 and 3 next morning at Newbury and pursuing our course thro Calne

Chippenham and Bath

12. at the last of which breakfasted, reached Bristol between 12 and 1 oClock.

Imediately wrote to SD & went to Cousin Fisher’s where dined and after Tea went in

search of my brother (expected from Cardiff, but he was not come). Lodged at Cousin

Fisher.

13. After Breakfast, Brother who came to Town late last night called to see me at

Cousin Fisher’s. Went to dine with him at Joseph Fry’s and to Tea at Stephenson’s

and supped at home.

14. At Fryers Meeting in Morning. Dined at Cousin Fisher’s and went with him to the

Temple St. Meeting afternoon where were no strangers. Tea with Brother at Tho.

Rutter’s. At Evening Meeting at Fryers and supped at home. G.D, Rebecca Jones &

Ann Jessop here from America.

15. Cousin Peggy Fisher breakfasted with me at her Brother George’s in Queen

Square. No public Meeting this morning. She joined me also in a Visit to James

Harford’s. I dined with G.D. at John Lury’s at Kingsdown. Was at the afternoon

meeting which held late. I drank Tea at Shurmer Baths who walked with me home.

16. At Meeting morning and afternoon. Dined with G,.D, R. Jones, A. Jessop &c., at

Thomas Rutters. Drank Tea at Mat: Wrights and with Peggy Fisher supped at Wid:

Tilladams where Brother lodged. Returned home in a Coach.

17. Geo. Fisher Senr. walked with me to Breakfast at Cousin Parry Bowen’s on

Michaels Hill, then to the Morning Parting Meeting. Brother dined with us at Cousin

Fishers where Cousin S. Staines also was, coming from Chaw to see us. Tea and

Supper at home.

18. Breakfasted at A. Tilladams with Brother who left Bristol to attend Meetings at

Lawrence Weston and Gloucester. Visited several acquaintances, dined at home.

Walked with Cousin Peggy Fisher, her Father & Brother to drink Tea at Cousin

Georges at Clifton and returning spent an hour at … … Harford’s.

19. Went with Cousin Peggy to Fryers Meeting. Dined at home and taking Leaved of

my kind Relations, entered the Balloon Coach about ½ past 3 o Clock. Stopped to

supper at Newbury as on my way down. Company civil as it was then, and

20. about 8 o Clock this morning got Breakfast in the Poultry, where the Chariot came

for me and brought me (fatigued) home about 10 oClock where had the Satisfaction of

finding SD better and the rest also well

21. With S.D. went to Tottenham Meeting with Mother in her Coach. After Dinner

went in my own Carriage to Upton and Ilford, where drank Tea with Widow

Sheppard, J & S Sheppard, J & E Cockfield (?), Wid Gunny and her Daughter Maria.

22. James Healey and Benj. Fincham dined with us. SD in Carriage and I on my Mare

went to London this afternoon. Attended the adjourned Q. Meeting and a Com. After

it.

23. After an early Dinner went on Mare to Town. At 6 weeks meeting.

24. At home all Day

25. At Tott. Meeting with S.D. Being mother’s Birth Day (now 71) all of us dined

with her. Wid. Sheppard, Jacob Bell and Wife and Children also there.

26. Went after Breakfast to Clerkenwell School, and into City. Dined for first time at

Ady Bellamy’s in our new apartment where SD came to Tea. At Monthly Meeting for

Sufferings and Ackworth Committee. Home to Supper.

27. At home all Day

28. At Tott. Meeting with S.D. in Mother’s Coach. She dined with us, and I also went

with her in the afternoon.

29. Went after breakfast with SD in Chariot to the Poultry, where we dined for the

first time together. Before Dinner, attended the Holland Committee and after the

Adjourned quarterly Meeting and Ackworth Sub-Committee. Returned after Tea to

Higham Lodge.

30. Adey Bellamy and Wife dined with us. After Tea I rode to the Poultry, in some

Expectation of Brother coming to Town this Evening, but he did not meet. I had

returned home to lodge.

31. With SD in Chariot to Poultry. Brother returned with us to Dinner and staid all

Night.

Sixth month. 1786

1. W.S.D. leaving Brother G.D. poorly, went to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting and

returned home to Dinner. Saw a large Balloon in the air. J. Kendall and wife came to

Tea and staid all night. GD lecture.

2. GD went with Mother to Town and I on horseback to meet her at the Bak to receive

her Dividend and accdept Stock. GD, J Kendall (space) & S Rudd dined

with me at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings and the Ackworth Com. After Tea rode

home late. SD not out

3. SD wnt to Town after Breakfast. I staid till Evening an then walked by Tottenham

to Newington and took Coach to Town. Lodged at the Poultry for the first Time.

Several at Supper.

4. S.D. went to Rat. Morning Meeting. I both then and afternoon at G.C. Street. No

Company at Dinner Tho. Bonwill at Tea. Brother, Geo: Gibson, his Son in Law

Marridge (?) and Daughter at Supper. Heard of Father Warrals (?) Decease, but no

Letters..

5. Eliz: Candler and M. Prior and G.D. at Breakfast. Wrote my Daughter . The

publick Yearly Meeting opened this afternoon every sitting of which during this week

I attended, enjoying the company of our Friends as they called occasionally.

6 – 7. (no entries)

8. Ed. Peckover, his Wife and 2 daughters dined with us. Also John Prior of Baldock

&c.

9. (no entry

10. Geo: Braithwaite and wife, John Wilson and his sister Peggy, Debby Benson, Tho.

Creudson &c, dined with us.

11. Went with Brother and S.D. to Westminster Meeting. He staid to afternoon

Meeting there. William Tuke and others dined with us in the Poultry. Sent for an

Apothecary (Dr. Newson) and was at no public Meeting after this Morning, my Eye

being bad. Took Physic at Night.

12. Timothy Bevan died this morning at ½ past 8 oClock. The Yearly Meeting

concluded satisfactorily this Evening about 9 o Clock. Took Medecine.

13. Bled this Morning.

14. After Tea, went with SD and Bro. GD to lodge at Iti8ngham (?) Lodge, called at

Bevans at Hackney.

15. Brother went early to Town on my Mare, which however he did not take for his

Journey Northward as he preferred his own Horse. Wm. Padley and his two daughters

with us. Bled with Leaches this Evening.

16. Brother went towards Colchester this Morning. I was bled a second Time with

Leaches on Temple. Was at Meeting for Sufferings and Ackworth Committees after

Tea. Returned with S.D. to Higham Lodge. Our best Bow Parlour at H Lodge broke

open & entered last night.

17. At home all Day, except Tea at Mothers. My Eye yet very weak.

18. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. Zack Dick there in afternoon but neither of us

went out.

19. After Dinner went with SD to Poultry, where had Tea, and saw Dr Newson, who

ordered the first Blister which as far as I know I ever had. Returned home to Supper.

20. At home all Day

21. At home all Day.

22. SD at Tottenham Meeting. Myself not out. Bell hangers came to Work.

23. At home.

24. At home. False alarm last Night. Were called uo, but discovered nothing.

25. At Tott. Meeting with S.D. W. Mathews and A. Jessop there. J & W Pryor at

Richd. (space) dined with us. My Eye very weak.

26. At home. Blister behind my Eye has been now open a Week and with 3 or 4 Drops

Laudenum dropped (?) in my Eye at Bed time much helped me. With SD to Tea in

Poultry & on our Return called for Ann Jessop at Tottenham. She lodged with us.

27. At home all Day. Thomas Roberts came to dine with us.

28. After Dinner with A Jessop and SD went in Chariot to Town, left her at Joseph

Rows & drank Tea in the Poultry returning home to Supper. My Eye better, bus still

weak.

29. Began mowing with 4 Hands this Morning. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D in

Mothers Coach.

30 Went with SD in Chariot to Poultry after Breakfast. Dined there, A Bellamy &

Tho Roberts with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings. Pipe with W. Mathews at Jos.

Woods. Received Letters from RW, AC and SD per Kennedy. W Rotch and Rob

Foster at Tea. Returned home.

Seventh month. 1786

1. Mother executed Lease to John Hales who dined with us. At home all Day.

2. Went with S.D and Mother in the latters Coach to Tottenham Meeting. Dined with

Mother. J Woodbred and his Daughter also. SD and Self went to Tea at Jos. Foster’s

at Bromley.

3. Sam Hoare Jnr. dined with us & staid Tea

4. After Dinner rode on my Mare to Town and drank Tea with Rob Foster in the

Poultry, by appointment on JT’s Affair.

5. At home all Day. Bricklayers doing likely (?) Jobs, closing up Kitchen Door &c.

6. W.S.D. went in Chariot to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. J.T’s affair settled to his

satisfaction. We dined at Cousin Owen’s & drank Tea at Adey Bellamys at Bow on

our Return home.

7. At home all Day.

8. At home all. SD went to Tea at Joseph Shappards in Plastow.

9. Mother going to Plastow, W.S.D. went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting where T.

Church was troublesome.

10. W.S.D. went with J.W. in her Coach to Quarterly Meeting. Wid: Belch, Sam

Harris and Wife dined with us. Spent ¼ Hour with Granville Sharp & returned home

to Supper.

11. Went as yesterday with Mother, Jusy & Nancy to Epping to see J & C Healey.

Dined there with Anna Maria Ransom and after Tea returned home leaving Judy to

stay a few Days with them.

12. At home.

13. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. and Mother in her Coach. She dined with us.

14. After Breakfast with S.D. went to Poultry, Thomas Roberts and Ed. Phillips dined

with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings after seeing Surgeon Sharp. Delivered an

Epistle from M. for Sufferings at Philad. Wm. Mathews, Jos. Row, R. Chester, J.

Tuke, and Jos. Birkback at Tea.

15. Set out in Chaise with Lewy at 6 oClock. Breakfasted at Epping with J C Healey

& brought Judy home to Dinner. W Matthews, Sarah & Sukey Rose (?) dined with us

& Jos Bevan & Wife, Wm Padley & 2 Daughters & two Bevans at Tea with us.

16. Went with S.D. in Chariot to Tott: Meeting. Mother going to the afternoon

Meeting went with her and also accompanied her to Tea at J. Eliots.

17. W.S.D. in Chariot to Poultry. Was Basik (?) &c. W Mathews and Jos Dockwra

dined with us. At two weeks Meeting and a Com:. After Tea returned home.

18. W.S.D. in Chariot with Lewy to Devons: House Meeting, where took leave of

Wm. Mathews (who goes to Bristol to embark there for New York next week.)

Returned home to Dinner, taking Tho Roberts up at Lea Bridge. Supped at Mothers.

19. The Widow Foster, her Daughter, Mary Stacey, her Sister Peggy Welson (?),

Joseph Birkback and his Sister Sally spent the afternoon with us.

20. Met Jos. Birkback in the City where he dined with me, to take places in the Coach

for Ackworth Gen: Meeting. Wrote Letters at Poultry & after Tea returned home. M

Hisrne (?) &c drank Tea with SD.

21. At home all Day writing &c.

22. As yesterday and in repairing Flood Gates. Drank Tea with SD at Mothers.

23. Went with S.D. to Grace Church Meeting and dined at Poultry after which at 3

oClock set out with Jos. Birkbeck, his sister Sally and others in the Coach for

Sheffield. Drank Tea at (space) Bar, supped at Baldock and travelled all Night

stopping at Bugden after passing Biggleswade &c.

24. Breakfasted at Stilton and passing Stamford, dined at Grantham where overtook

Thomas Smith, his wife and daughter. Tea at Newark where John Peckover, who had

been two stages with us, left us. Passing Worksop &c & crossing Sherwood Forest,

contrary to the Expectation given us did not reach

25. Sheffield till 20 min. after 2 this morning. Got to Bed and rose at 8. After

Breakfast took a Post Chaise (us three) and dining at (space) where were Ruth

Fallows &c., reached Ackworth at ½ past 2 o Clock. Attended the Committee which

sat late. Tea in the House with sister D. who came there this afternoon with W. Tuke.

26. Lodged last night with Jos. Birkback at a private house where his sister and Mary

Fairbank also were. At 10 went to meeting. Dined with a large company in the Boys’

Dining Room. Gen. Meeting began at 3. Appointed on a Committee to examine the

Children’s progress in learning which sat this morning.

27. We supped both evenings at the Inn and also had our breakfasts there. Meeting for

Worship at 10. Dined as yesterday. Adjourned General Meeting at 4 which concluded

the business. Parted with J. & S.B. and M. Ecroyd. Went with J. Birkbeck’s wife and

Han. Gurney in their chaise to Ferry Bridge ands thence in S. Hoare’s Chariot to

Tadcaster where after

28. a comfortable night we went to breakfast at York. Viewed the town, S.H. going on

for Scarbro: Walked a mile to Linley Murray’s at Holdgate, where Sister D. arrived at

noon. Dined and lodged there.

29. Spent most of the Day at Holdgate, riding out with LM before

30. Accompanied H. Murray and sister to meeting at York, and returned to Holdgate

to dine. Went with S.D. to afternoon meeting, and drank tea at W. Tuke’s. Visited

Thos Ross’s Grave. Supped at Holdgate with W. Tuke and Wm. Horsenail, and the

latter and I lodged at W.T.’s.

31. W.Tuke let us out early. W.Horsenail and myself were in the Diligence bound to

London little after 4 o Clock. Breakfasted at Ferrybridge, where took in a Cambridge

student as far as Grantham. Called to see Wid: Phillips at Doncaster. Dined at Barnby.

Tea ta Newark, and supper at Grantham.

Eighth month. 1786

1. Breakfasted at Buckden. Dined at Stevenage & at ¼ past 7 o Clock reached the

Poultry where I lodged. Having unexpectedly met R. Wells and his son Wm. who

supped with me, having arrived at Bristol 26 ult.

2. R. & W. Wells dined with me and aftertea accomp. me to H.Lodge in our chariot.

Cousin Lewis Fisher drank tea with me in the Poultry, he being lately arrived from

Constantinople.

3. R & W Wells staid Dinner nat HL and then I accompanied them to Poultry &c

where leaving them to lodge I returned home.

4.Went with SD to Town, where R & W Wells dined with us. At Meeting for

Sufferings and returned home after Tea. T Roberts dined with us.

5. At home. Tea at Mothers.

6. W.S.D. at Tottenham Meeting. Lewis Fisher dined & after Tea, took him on his

Return to Stamford Hill.

7. Went to Town with Mother & SD in our Chariot, where R & W Wells & Lewis

Fisher dined with us abd staid Tea.

8. Rode to Town on Horseback. Dined alone in Poultry. Went with Dr. Knowles to

Clerkenwell New School – attend Com: Meeting for Sufferings and drank Tea with

James Phillips.

9. At home writing Letters. R & W Wells went for Gainsbro.

10. At Tottenham Meeting with Mother in her Coach.

11. On my Mare to City. SD followed in the Evening to Tea. Lewis Fisher dined with

me. Busy in packing up a Case for Tho Harris (?Morris) and A Cox to go by Cap

Sutton. Returned home rather late. Josiah Mes… married at Kendall to Eliz. Wilson.

12. At home. Gave Isaac Scott warning of my Intention to provide Successor (?) for

him.

13. At Tottenham with SD & Mother in her Coach. She dined with us

14. After early Dinner, went on Horseback to Poultry. At two weeks Meeting where

John Corbyn had a certificate for marriage. At Adjourned Quart. Meeting and Com:

on Slave Trade. Tea and pipe with W. & B. Rotch at T. Wagstaffe’s.

15. After breakfast rode to City, where Francis & Lewis Fisher dined with me. At

Coffee House, Change &c but could not find Cap Sutton. At Clerkenwell New School

House with the Surveyor. Tea at Poultry. Wet Day – thunder & Lightning while at

Islington.

16. Writing most of the Day in Acct. Books.

17.With S.D.at Tott: Meeting with mother in her Coach, she dining with us.

18. WSD went after Breakfast in Chariot to Poultry. Polly Exton dined with us. At

Meeting for Sufferings and Com: afterwards to answer the Philadelphia Epistle.

Ed. Phillips & W Foster who drank Tea with us, went with me to Smithfield where

bought two Horses. F Fisher at Tea.

19. At home. Received a short Visit from Coz. B & M Weston. Went with SD, Lewy

& Nanny to Cousin Eliots, to Tea. Heard yesterday that W Mathews let Cap. Thacker

go without him.

20. W.S.D. at Meeting at Tottenham in her Coach and with the Children, dined with

her and Francis & Lewis Fisher, who staid Tea, at which was also Billy (?) Prior.

21. At home all Day. SD went to Town to Dinner.

22. W.S.D. went to dine at James Sheppards where Jacob Bell and his wife were.

Zachariah Cockfield died this morning at 2 o Clock.

23. Went on my Mare to Town. Friends & Lewis Fisher dined with me. Returned

home to Tea.

24. W.S.D. with Mother in her coach to Tottenham Meeting where Sarah Beck was.

25. With SD in Chariot to Town to Dinner at Excise Office. At Meeting for

Sufferings. S. Marsh at tea with us. Wrote to Wm Mathews

26. W. Gunn and his wife, Sam. Marsh, his sister and son, and William Manser dined

with us and staid tea.

27. Not out this Morning, but SD being poorly with a violent pain in her Face, after

an early dinner took Lewy with me in the chariot to Ratcliff Afternoon meeting,

where the funeral of Zachariah Cockfield had collected a large number. Drank Tea at

W Rotch &c at OW’s

28. At home

29. Went on Mare after Breakfast to Poultry. Before Dinner walked to Southwark &c.

At 4 oClock met a Com: at Clerkenwell New School & thence rode home.

30. At home

31. After an early Dinner went on my mare to attend a special Six Weeks Meeting.

Tea at J.G. Bevans.

Ninth month. 1786

1. JW & SD in Chariot and I on Horseback went to dine at Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings.

2. At home

3. Walked to and from Tottenham Meeting with Lewy, his Mother not being well

enough to go out. A wet Day

4. At home. D. Lawrence bought 4 heifers for me at Barnet Fair.

5. I on horseback and S.D. in Chariot went to the City where found R. Wells and his

son arrived from Lancashire. They dined with usI returned to Clerkenwell New

School, where Committee met. RWW lodged at Poultry.

6. Went with SD in Chariot to the Poultry & dined with R & W Wells and staid Tea

there, after which returned home.

7. Went on my mare to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at Jacob Bells with J. & S.

Sheppard. Drank Tea in the Poultry where lodged for the Sale of R Wells’s Company.

Rob: Moline married Benj. Kidd’s daughter this Day.

8. After breakfast walked with R. & W. Wells to Leicester House to see Sir Ashton

Lever’s Museum,9 and spent more than 2 hours there, having Sir Ashton’s company.

SD came up to Dine with us. After Meeting for Sufferings I returned home wsith her.

9. At home all Day, olverlooking W Hill (?) in fencing off a poultry Yard, setting a

Grindstone &c.

10. Went with Lewy in chariot to Tottenham Meeting, SD being unwell. Billy

Wakefield and Billy Birkbeck dined with us. Also Mother.

11.My dear little Nancy this Day entered her 4th

Year.Went with SD and Lewy to dine

with R & W Wells in the Poultry, where also came Rob Banks on RW’s Business. A

violent Cold.

12. On my Mare to Town after Breakfast, to see R & WW. Attended 6 Weeks

Meetings and after Tea rode home.

13. At home nursing a Cold.

14. Did not go out on heed of my Cold. SD neither. W Wells left the City this

Evening the Coach going without his Father.

15. WSD went to Town in Chariot to Dinner. R Wells and Lewis Fisher dined with

us. At Meeting for Sufferings. James Healey at Tea. MF (?) after which returned

home.

16. At home. Tea at Mothers.

17. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. in Mother’s Coach. She dined with us. Expected

Lewis Fisher but he dod not come.

18. At home putting new Poultry house in Order.

9 Sir Ashton Lever (1729-1788), natural history collector. Oxford DNB.

19. On my Mare went to dine in Town. Was at Iron Foundry, Bank &c, and on my

way home at Clerkenwell New School House.

20. At home

21. John Prior & Anthony Sterny breakfasted with us in Relation to a Bristol Concern.

Walked to and from Meeting. Wid. Sheppard at Tea with us, also her Grand Children

and others. W. Rotch came to lodge.

22. W.S.D. took Wm.Rotch in chariot to town where he, Ad. Bellamy, Nich. Napthali,

Benj. Rotch, &c., dined. At meeting for Sufferings. Ant. Henry at Tea. Visit from S.

Spavold & returned to returned to Tottenham late.

23. Rebecca Wright and Martha Routh came to dine with us and SD took them in to

City. I drank Tea with J S Ball at Mothers where they Dined.

24. W.S.D. at Tott. Meeting. Lewis Fisher there and returned with us to Dinner. We

all drank Tea at Moth er’s & I walked a part of the Way to Tow.

25. After Dinner rode on horseback to Town. At two Weeks Meeting, where Jos.

Storrs passed the 2d time for Marriage and A. Dehorne and Polly Collyer the 1t time.

Tea at Poultry.

26. Went with SD in Chariot to Pouktry where S Fisher dined with us. Met the Com:

at New Workhouse where SD called for me on Return homewards.

27. At home

28. With S.D. and Lewy at Ratcliff Meeting where Jos. Storrs and (space) Drane

were married. Returned home to Dinner.

29. With SD and Lewy to dine in Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

returned home after Tea.

30. At home

Tenth month. 1786

1. At Tottenham with S.D. in chariot. At our return found R. & W. Wells who dined

with us. After Tea sent them to Town in Chariot. I did not see them afterwards.

2. Widow Sheppard, Mother, Jacob Bell, his Wife & four Children dined and staid

Tea. (space) Foster & (space) Fairbank came to Tea . This Day

completed my 43d Year.

3. J… & Clem: Healey, her Niece Smith & Husband, her Nephew Hamlin and another

young Woman dined with us & staid Tea on their Way to London.

4. Went on Mare to New School at Clerkenwell wher Cousin Eliot viewed it. Dined at

Poultry. At Palmer and Geo. Adam’s in Fleet Street. After Tea had a r.. Ride home.

5. With S.D. at Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at W Gunn’s and after Coffee

returned home.

6. With SD in the City. Wid. Sheppard dined with us. At Meeting for Sufferings and

Committee afterwards. Lewis Fisher drank tea and took Leave, on a voyage to

Venice. Rode home thro’ the Rain

7. At home.

8. At Tott: Meeting with S.D. and Lewy. Dined at home and SD & I drank Tea at Jane

Phillips at Tottenham. Wet afternoon. Mother dined with us. R & W Wells left Bristol

for New York in the Nelly Cap: Winter.

9. W.S.D. at Quarterly Meeting. Peggy & Sally Wilson dined with us in the

Poultry. Returned home to Tea.

10. Went on Mare to City. Dined with Jos. Bevans where W. Birkbeck also dined.

They walked to Clerkenwell New School where I rode to meet the Committee in my

Way to Tea at Mothers.

11. Went on Mare to Ratcliff to meet a Com. of the Monthly Meeting on perfect List

of Members. With J. Gunn dined at Sam Marsh’s and returned to Tea. New Gate

came home last Evening from Birkbeck and Ball’s. (?)

12. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. in Mother’s Coach and drank Tea with her and

Sally Rudd.

13. SD went with Mother & S Rudd to Poultry to Dinner. I also dined there, Going in

on Horseback per Westminster or Marylebone on NC’s (?) Business. Returned home

to Tea after Meeting for Sufferings. S Rudd supped with us.

14. At home. Mother & S Rudd at Tea & Supper.

15. After Tottenham Meeting all dined with Mother. S. Rudd also being there.

16. At home. Bricklayer disappointed me (?) in not coming to set the new Stove.

Mother spent the Day with us.

17. Went with SD in Chariot to Town where dined Step: (?) L… smoaked a Pipe with

us after Dinner. Walked to attend the Committee at New School where SD called for

me on Return home.

18. Bricklayer set the new Stove in N ew Parlour. At home all Day. Finished sowing

wheat in 8 acres Field and began plowing for Tares in the Common Field.

19. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. Abm. Dehorne and Polly Collier married this

day at Horseley Down Meeting.

20. With SD in Chariot to Poultry. At Bank &c. Meeting for Sufferings, a Committee

after it and returned home to Tea.

21. At home. John Chorley dined with us. His Wife being poorly did not come.

22. SD poorly with Complaint in her Face. Did not go out. I went with Mother to

Tottenham Meeting. She dined with us.

23. At home. Thos Green came to pay Rent.

24. Went on Mare to Town. Met John Hanbury in vain. Dined at Poultry. Attended

Six Weeks Meeting and returned home to Tea.

25. At home. Han. Read Junr. came to see us.

26. Walked with Hannah Read to Tottenham Meeting. After Dinner at Siborns (?)

Nursery to purchase Evergreens to replace others &c.

27. Attended Meting for Sufferings and a Committee after it & returned home to Tea.

28. At ho me. SD went to Town. H Read returned home. Peggy Wilson came from

Town with SD to spend a few Days with us.

29. SD not well enough to go out. Went to Tottenham Meeting with Peggy Wilson in

Chariot. Then went to R Chesters (?). Dined at home

30. In Evening walked to Tottenham and returned with Peggy Wilson to Tea.

31. Went on Mare to dine in Town and spent an hour at Clerkenwell New School. No

other of the Com. there. Home to Tea.

Eleventh month. 1786

1. Before Dinner took Peggy Wilson in Chariot to see Lord Tilney’s House & Garden,

Gutho (?) &c. Wet afternoon.

2. SD not going out (her Face being yet bad) took P. Wilson to Ratcliff Monthly

Meeting. Dined at Jacob Bell’s with her and then set her down in Bishopgate Street

my way home to Tea.

3. Went with Mother & SD in Coach to dine in the Poultry, Calling at the Bank in our

Way and returned home with them without going the Meeting for Sufferings. Bad

pain in Face & Teeth.

4. At home. Consoled without any Meaning by Mother on alterations in North

Shrubbery.

5.With S.D. to Tottenham Meting. Mother dined with us going to Meeting in her

Coach. We in our Chariot. James & Sheppard paid a hasty Afternoon Visit.

6. At home

7. Went on my Mare to Town where Peggy Wilson dined with me. Met the Com. at

New Work House and returned that way home to Tea. Charles Pratt at Tea. Bought

his Dung.

8. At home

9. Walked to and from Tottenham Meting. Neither SD or Mother out. All dined with

Mother.

10. Went to Town with SD in Mothers Coach was in the Strand on N Clark’s

Business. Jos. Yerbury dined with us from Melksham. Peggy Wilson gave us a

parting Call. Returned home to Tea.

11. At home

12. Not out in Morning but after an early went (sic) with S.D. to Ratcliff afternoon

Meeting to attend the Interment of Mary the widow of John Scott, who died of a

Cancer. Returned home to Tea. Tim Bevington appeared at Meeting.

13. At home

14. Mother took SD to dine at Jacob bell’s. I went on Horseback to dine at Poultry.

Lieutenant Drummond dined with me. Was at Ackworth Committee & returned home

to Tea, after a Conversation with David Barclay.

15. At home

16. Dr Knowles died of a putrid Fever this morning. Walked to Tottenham Meeting

where I heard it.

17. Went with SD in Chariot. She left me at Islington. Spent 2 or 3 hours with the

Com. Surveyor & J Bevans at New Work House. Henry Sterry and Richd. Chester

there. Dined in Poultry. Ambrose Lloyd and M. Exton with us. Returned home to Tea.

18. At New Workhouse with H. Sterry, R. Chester, W. Blackburn, and John Bevans

as yesterday. We all dined together at the Angell in Islington. I rode home late to Tea.

19. W.S.D. at Tottenham meeting. Very wet Day. Brought David Lawrence home.

Mother n ot out.

20. Went on my Mare to W Roberts in Charlton Street No. 18. near Portland Road.

Called on my Return in the Poultry for American Letters. Got home to Dinner late.

21. At home..

22. WSD in Chariot went to Town. Before Dinner with Jos Woods, Philip Sansom

and others at Pomeroy’s in Leadenhall Street had an oppo: of meeting Jackson of

Cumberland demonstrate his new Theory of Magnetic Variation capable of

ascertaining Longitude. Adey Bellamy dined with us. Returned home to Tea.

23. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. J. & A. Chorley dined with us, and Mary Exton

spent a tedious Evening with us. SD’s Face bad.

24. Went on Mare to dine in Town and returned home to Tea. SD yet very poorly.

25. At home

26. SD being very poorly, did not go out. Mother dined with us. Sent for Dr Tan…

(check against previous entries for him) Doctor Knowles buried from Grace Street

Meeting this afternoon. Also the widow Boddington from the Peel.

27. At home

28. Went on Mare to City. Walked to the Treasury and presented a Memorial on

behalf of Nat: Clark. Dined late in Poultry & returned home wet.

29. At home. Finished carting Dung, of which

73 Loads were spit (??) &

8 Loads long.

30. Walked to Tottenham Meeting & returned with Mother in Coach. She dined with

us.

Twelfth month 1786

1. With Hannah Cuthbert in Chariot to New School to meet the Committee. Walked 3

hours in Search of new quarters. Dined in Poultry. Received Letter from James

Pemberton. Home to Tea.

2. At home

3. Went to Tottenham Meeting in Coach with Mother who died with us. SD being still

poorly.

4. At home

5. Went to Town on my Mare in quest of Lodging, dined at Poultry and returned

home to Tea.

Cow to Bull.

6. At home. Jos Savoury and Mary Prior, Junior, were married this day at Hertford,

and our kindly Landlady Martha Bellamy died about 2 o clock this afternoon in the

Poultry.

7. Went on my mare to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting which held late. Dined at Cousin

Owen Westons.

8. Went with SD to Holborn in quest of an Apartment. Dined at Poultry where first

heard of M Bellamy’s Death. Capt. Drummond and Joseph Player dined with us.

9. Attended the Justices at Ilford & called at Upton on my Return home to a late

Dinner. With bSD at Tea at Mother’s. She having dined there.

10. On horseback to Tottenham Meeting. After Dinner in Chariot with SD & two

Children to James Sheppard’s where staid half an Hour and were late home.

11. Went on Mare to City about a House in Ely Place. Returned to dine at homew

with Cousin Owen Weston, his Wife and two Daughters Debby & Mary, the latter

staying a few Days with her Mother.

12. Went to town early in Chariot. Walked through rain to the Treasury, waited tghere

three Hours, with having an oppo: of speaking with the Secretary. Returned & dined

late at Poultry with Capt. Drummond. Tea at Woods after spending an hour with

Clarkson at J. Phillips. Home late.

13. Wenmt on my Mare to Town and heartily tired myself in walking about in quest

of a new House or Apartment. Dined at Poultry and home late and wet.

14. With SD in Chariot to Holborn &c in quest of a House &c. Dined at Poultry.

15. With SD in Chariot to St John Street, disappointed meeting Com: at Clerkenwell.

Walked about several hours seeking a House. Sat half an Hour at Geo Stacy’s. Cap.

Drummond dined with us at Poultry & we returned home to Tea.

16. At home. Debb: Coxhead and Clem. Healey dined with us.

17. Went with S.D. in chariot to Plastow, intending to be at that meeting, but it being

Barking Gen: Meeting, there was none held there. James Sheppard, his Wife, Nat.

Brag, Johnny & Billy Prior dined with us.

18. With SD went to Holborn in quest of an apartment called at H Sterry’s. Dined at

Poultry & returned home to Tea.

19. Went to Town on my Mare. Employed Leisure in seeking an apartment or

House.Cap. Drummond spent an hour and dined with me.

20. Went to meet a Com: at Ratcliff Meeting House. SD taking me up in the Chariot. J

& C Healey dined with us at the Poultry, after accompanying SD to look at an

Apartment.

21. Went early to Town on Horseback. Very cold, walked 5 hours in Search of an

Apartment or House. Dined at Poultry and home to Tea. Very tired & sore.

22. With SD in Chariot to Holbourn, Charterhouse Square &c to look for a Lodging.

Several in Board (?) Street &c on James Errand. Dined late.

23. At home all Day writing. A Snowy Day.

24. With S.D. at Plaistow Meeting. Dined at James Sheppards.

25. At home.

26. Went with SD to dine in Poultry. Walked before Dinner to Holbourn &c in Search

of Lodging.

27. J & C Healey going to the Monthly Meeting at Tottenham went thro the Rain &

Sleet to Gray… Lane to look at a House and returned by the Poultry to Dinner at

home, where & & C H came to Tea.

28. J & C Healey returning home, I walked to Tottenham Meeting.

29. At Poultry with SD in Chariot. Adey Bellamy his two Maiden (?) Cousins Stevens

&c dined with us. Before Dinenr had a Conference with him & Dr Thomson (?) on

my affair with John Hanbury.

30. At home. After Dinner sent the Coachman to enquire about an apartment in Red

Lion Street &c. Mother was robbed last Night of her Coach Glasses also two of our

Neighbours, in same Way.

31. S.D. took Mother in chariot to Plaistow Meeting and brought her to Dinner. I

walked over to Tottenham Meeting.

1787

First month

1. We all dined with Mother. Were also were Johnny & Billy Prior.

2. SD in Chariot and I on Horseback went to G Staceys &c about an apartment.

Mother dined with us in the Poultry. Obed: Cook was married this day at

Horsleytown.

3.At home.

4. Went on my mare to Ratcliffe Monthly Meeting. Dined at Cousin Owen Westons &

returned home to Tea.

5. With SD in Chariot to City. Dined at Poultry. Saw Polly Savoury for first Time.

Home to Tea.

6. At home. J & C Healey came to Tea & lodged with us.

7. Went with S.D. in chariot (with Lewy) to Plaistow Meeting where was also Mother

in her Coach. She took Lewy to Dine at James Sheppards & we returned home to

Dinner.

8. Went on my mare to attend the Quarterly Meeting. Dined with A. Bellamy. Most of

the meeting was occupied with the consideration of declining the 6 Day Meeting at

Grace Church Street and a Com: appointed on it. Got home to Tea.

9. At home.

10. Went to town on my mare and bought another of Saunderson and Park which after

dining in the Poultry, bei ng at Snow Hill &c I rode home to Tea on new Mare..

11. Went on my new mare to Tottenham Meeting. We afterwards all dined at

Mothers.

12. Went in Chariot with SD to Poultry where Capt. Drummond dined with us. Called

on Chan-pia (?) & Dickson on his Acct. Rode home on my old Mare which I had left

in Town the 10th

.

13. At home. Nat: Bray came to visit Mother for a few days. He dined with us or was

at Tea &c.

14. Walked to Tott: Meetingand back with Nat: Bray who with Mother dined and

staid the Day.

15. Went with N. Bray on horseback to town. I walked to the Treasury, had an

interview with George Rose, the Secretary, and dined in Poultry. We returned

together to Tea. Sam Nottingham died today.

16. At home writing.

17. At home brisling (?) with NB who dined with us

18. At home writing.

19. Took William to return the mare to Saunderson, she proving unsound. Attending

Grace Church Meeting and a large Committee after it, appointed to consider the

propriety of discontinuing it. Dined at Poultry and returned home after Meeting for

Sufferings to Tea.

20. Heard of Sam Nottinghams Death last 2d Day at Wellingborough.

21. SD not at Meeting. Went on mare to Tottenham where was James Sheppard, his

wife and Rachell Barnard, who dined with us at Mother’s, where we staid to Tea.

22. Went with SD in Chariot to Town. Was at Informary Office on Snow Hilland

Doctors Commons to see Mary Coleman’s Will. Nat Bray dined with us at the Poultry

and we returned home to Tea. SD poorly.

23. At home.

24. At home all Day. J Allen & Wife called on us, and James Healey came to Tea &

lodged.

25. Walked with J.H. to Tottenham Meeting & Mother returned with us to Dinner,

where having sent toe Charfiot for C Healey she also came.

26. J & C Healey went with Mother in her Coach to Town. I followed with SD in

Chariot, over Black friars Bridge. Dined at Poultry and after Meeting for Sufferings

returned home to Tea with JH in the Chariot.

27. At home, excepting 2 hours of Evening with J Healey at Mothers.

28. With J.C.H. at Tottenham meeting. Snow

29. James Healey went to Epping.

30. SD being poorly I went in the Chariot for Mary Forrest who came to Dinenr and

staid with us, tho my Wife got better. James Healey came to Tea.

31. J H. went to Town, returning in the Evening. SD continued poorly.

Second month

1. Disturbed at ½ past 1 0Clock this Morning, called up by C Healey and M Forrest,

& at 15 min. past 9 forenoon our son George was born. Jos Peddle & his Sister S Bull

dined with us and then sent Chariot with MF, J & C Healey also went to London.

Heard R Wells arrived.

2. Went on Mare to Town. Dined at Poultry. Was at Meeting for Sufferings. Spent ¼

hour at Jos. Woods and returned home in Company with my Neighbour Read. Found

Wife & Child brave (?)

3. At home. Drank Tea at Mothers with James Bell.

4. SD poorly with Hemorhside (?sic). Was disturbed in the Night and did not go out.

Mother dined & staid Supper. M Forrest at Tea.

5. At home.

6. Went on Mare to Town. At Guild Hall for orphan (?) Stock and also received …

Debentures. Dined in the Poultry. Was at Com: for Loyalists Claims in Lincoln Inns

Fields on the Tho: Roberts Affair &c. Returned home to Tea. SD poorly with her

Breasts (?)

7. At home.

8. Walked to Tottenham Meeting & returned home with Mother in her Coach. . Tho.

Broadbanks wife died this morning.

9. Went to Town in Chariot, which took Cousin Mary and Bella Eliot down to

Higham Lodge & returned for me in the Evening. Home late after dining at the

Poultry and attending the Meeting for Sufferings and a committee after it.

10. At home. Adey Bellamy, James Phillips and Thomas Clarkson a Clergyman dined

with me and staid Tea.

11. Went with mother in her coach to Tottenham Meeting. She dined with us.

12. At home.

13. Went to Town in Chariot. Nurse hunting. Called on Sam Scott and John Wintle.

Dined in Poultry at Coffee House. Home to Tea.

14. At home. Wwnt after Dinner in Chariot for the Wid. Hewson to Tottenham, but

she was from home.

15. Wid: Howson, James Healey and wife and Eliz: Healy dined hastily with us

before Tottenham Meeting at one o clock, which attended, the alteration being on

account of the Funeral of Tho: Broadbank’s wife.

16. Went to Town in Chariot after a Wet Nurse. Cap. Drummond & Thomas Venture

(?) dined with me at the Poultry. Did not go to Meeting for Sufferings. Home to Tea.

17. Went to Tottenham and at Tho: Hornes before dinner, also at John Chorley’s after

a wet nurse.

18. Walked to and from Tottenham Meeting. Mother at Tea with us.

19. Went to Town in Chariot early. At Players, Storys and Geo: Adams before dinner

at the Poultry where spent half an hour with Wm. Mathews. At Coffee House and

then home to Tea late.

20. Went to Town on my Mare to finish … … … for which paid John Adams. Went

to Piccadilly after a wet nurse. Dined in Poultry & returned home to Tea.

21. At home writing Letters for America.

22. Rode on mare to Tottenham and thence to Enfield after a wet nurse. Returned to

Dinner. Widow Sheppard, Jacob & S Balls at Tea.

23. On my Mare to Town. Clarkson and Drummond called on me. Dined with A.

Bellamy. At meeting for Sufferings – a Com: of Ackworth after it and returned home

late to Tea.

24. At home writing Letters to American Correspondents. Sent Wm. with chariot in

evening for Lydia (our former Cook) now engaged as Wet Nurse.

25. Went to Tottenham Meeting and returned with Mother in her Coach. She dined

and staid the Day with us. I busy writing Letters.

26. Went on my mare to city. Dined in Poultry. Attended 2 weeks meeting and Slave

Trade Committee afterwards – sat late and returned home after Dark. Had a fall from

my Mare, but no material damage.

27. Went with Mother in her Coach to Dinner in the Poultry. Attended Six Weeks

Meeting having put my American Letters into Cap. Willets Bag. Returned home with

Mother.

28. Went on Mare to Town. Spent half an hour with D. Barclay in Red Lion Square

on N. Clarks Affair. John Wright, Dr Thomson and J. Blakes spent above 2 hours

with me at the Poultry on my difference with J. Hanbury. Dined late and returned

home to Tea. J C Healey spent an hour of Evening with us.

Third month.

1. Went on Horseback to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at Jacob Bells with James

Sheppard, his Wife & Mother. Returned home to Tea. Mother with J C Healey spent

the Evening with us. Wife down Stairs.

2. Went on Horseback to Town. Dined in Poultry alone. At Meeting for Sufferings. At

the Slave Trade and Holland Committees. After it returned home to Tea.

3. At home. A Seizure (?) for Church Rates.

4. On Horseback at Tottenham Meeting. Dined at Home.

5. At home

6. Went on Mare to Town. Called on S Hoare, Dickason (?) &c. Dined in Poultry.

Received two Letters from P… dates 12 mo. from AC & SD to my Wife. A Bellamy

sat an Hour with me. Called on Tho: Woodroffe Smith. Home to Tea. A wet Day.

Forwarded Letters to GD.

7. At home.

8. S.D. and self with Mother (in her Coach) at Tottenham Meeting. She dined at her

own House but spent the Afternoon with us.

9. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Took up Dan Roberts at Hackney. At Doctors

Commons respecting Sam Nottingham’s will. T. Clarkson spent an hour with me. At

Meeting for Sufferings (after dinner in the Poultry) and Slave Trade Com. S Rudd

returned to Mother with me.

10. At home. W Forster soent an hour with me.

11. At Tottenham with S.D. S Rudd went with us in the Chariot. We and all the

Children dined at Mothers.

12. At home.

13. With SD in Town. At Doctors Commons. Dined in Poultry, T. Clarkson with us.

Afterwards Adey Bellamy sopent an Hour with us. I attended the Ackworth

Committee.

14.At home

15.Went with S.D. in Mothers Coach to Tottenham Meeting. Mother, Sally Rudd and

Sam. Tregellis of Falmouth dined with us.

16. Went on my Mare to Town to Grace Church S. Meeting, a Committee meeting

after it. SD c ame with Mother and S Rudd to dine in the Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings and Parliamentary, Slave Trade, and Holland Committees afterwards. Tea

at Poultry.

17. At home.

18. Walked to & from Tott: Meeting, Mother taking SD in her Coach. . Called to see

J. Phillips who is poorly. Mother then took SD and Children to Ride and drank Tea

with us.

19. At home

20. Went on my Mare to Town. Met Cap. Drummond and went with him to the

Comptrollers Office on N. Clarks business. I was also at the Treasury. Compt. (?)

Danture (?) was at the Comptrollers Office. I dined late at the Poultry & returned

home to Tea.

21. At home. Surveying my Farm

22. At Tottenham Meeting.

23. Went in Chariot with SD to Poultry. At Doctors Commons. Dined at Poultry J

Sheppard with us. At Meeting for Sufferings. Slave Com. afterwards. Tea at Poultry

and then home.

24. Surveying the Farm with Lewy fore & after noon.

25. With S.D. in mothers coach to Tottenham Meeting where was Sam Dyer of

Bristol. Wet afternoon. The two little Westons dined with us. Their Sister Debby

came to Tea & took them back to Schools.

26. At home. Tea at Mothers.

27. Rose early and having brteakfasted went to Town. At the Bank &c.Walked to the

Horse Guards and had an interview with Sir John Dick and Wm. Mollinson, the

Comp: of Army Accounts on N. Clarks business. Dined late at Poultry. At Adjourned

Six Weeks Meeting. Pipe at Jos Woods.

28.At home.

29. Went with S.D. in chariot to Tottenham meeting where were Z. Dicks and Rob.

Wright. We staid part of the Monthly Meeting and dined late. Tea at Mothers.

30. With S.D. and Lewy in Town. Clarkson and Drummond called on me. W. Forster

dined with us. Attended the Meeting for Sufferings and Ackworth Committee.

31. Dined at Mothers. My dear Sukey I hope (??) this Day enters her Nineteenth

Year. May all presceeding Birth Days witness as much Consequence (?) & Sweetness

as now mark her Deportment!

Fourth month.

1. With Mother in her Coach W.S.D. were at Tottenham Meeting and she dined wuth

us afterwards going in her Chariot to visit Cousin Owen Weston’s Wife. Molly Wintle

drank Tea with me.

2.Went on m y Mare to Town. At Jamaica Coffee House &c. Dined alone at Poultry

& returned home per White Chappell. Last 7th

Day James Phillips dined with us at

Mothers and then I rode with him to Plastow drinking Tea with Jos. bevan at James

Sheppards in his new House.

3. Rode on Horseback to meet John Allen in the Poultry. Visited Dickason. Received

a Letter from my Sukey. Tho: Clarkson dined with me at the Poultry where also I

staid Tea. A Wet Day. Plasterers here yesterday & today white washing and Stopping.

4. At home. W Rash brought a painter who began to paint the Walls of the additional

Building. WSD Tea at Mothers.

5. On my mare to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined with widow Sheppard at Jacob

Bells. Tea at Cousin Own Westons in his Wife’s Chamber she being yet poorly. At

Mothers in Evening wher her Tenant John Haley paid her his Rent to Lady Day 1786.

6. On Mare to City. Settled S Nottinghams Acct. Received Money from R James’s

Administrators. Dined alone at Poultry and after Meeting for Sufferings – the

Parliamentary and Ackworth Committees, had Tea there and returned home.

7. At home. J Ward sent me a Horse & Dray (?). Rode to a Dish of Tea at Upton to

see Jemmy Sheppard who is very poorly.

8. At Tott: Meeting with S.D. P. Brayton and Meh: Jenkins being there. Dicky Ashby

and Billy Prior dined with us, and understanding Sister Dillwyn came to the Poultry

(from Yorkshire) last Night, I took them up and after Tea brought her down.

9. Wife and Sister in chariot and I on Ward’s mare (now returned) went to Quarterly

Meeting. Dined in Poultry late and after tea (Ann Fothergill and Richd. Chester with

us) returned with them in chariot home. Rebecca Jones, Chris: Hustler, P. Brayton and

Meh: Jenkins at Quarterly Meeting.

10. Went on Mare to Town. Dined with Rebecca Jones and Christiana Hustler at Jos.

Bevans. Met the Com: for building Clerkenwell New School before Six Weeks

Meeting, at which we rendered our account of the Expence[sic] £4705.1.3½ besides

Surveyor’s Commission. Rode home late.

11.At home Dined & at Tea with SD and Children at Mothers. Our dear Lydia

enteres her third Year. Parson Edwards and his brother Francis from Haverfordwest

paid us a morning visit.

12. SD being poorly I took sister in chariot to Tottenham meeting. After which visited

Edward Phillips who is poorly. Dined at home.

13. With Wife & Sister went to th Poultry in Chariot. Dined there. In Morning at Geo.

Adams’s, the Bank &c. Afternoon at Meeting for Sufferings and committee after it.

Adey Bellamy and Jos Bevan at Tea with us. Sister staying in Town we brought Coz.

H Stephenson & Child to Mother.

14. At home

15. At Tottenham Meeting. I walked & visited E Phillips in my way. Mother took

Wife and Sister. Jos. Phipps died this day at Norwich. Wid. Anna Sheppard died at

Ilford.

16. At home. Mother at Tea where heard that the Widow Anna Sheppard died of an

apoplectic Fit yesterday aboit 1 oClock (noon) at Ilford.

17. With Wife and Sister went to dine at Poultry. At Bank to receive Dividends &

purchase Stock for Mother. At 3 met a Com: of 6 Weeks Meeting on case of

Settlement and then attended the Ackworth Committee. Home after Tea.

18. Went on a hired Mare to Upton. Dined at James Sheppards and cooompanied him

and his Wife to Ilford & drank Tea with Jacob & S Bell.

19. Walked to Tottenham Meeting visiting Ed Phillips in my way. Simkin appeared in

Supplication the first time. Mother took Wife & Sister in the Coach also my dear

Nancy for the first Time & she behaved well.

20. In Chariot with Sister & Wife to Town. Mother dined with us whom I attended the

Bank where she received £30 Dividend. At Meeting for Sufferings. Pipe at T.

Wagstaffe’s. Tea at Poultry and then home.

21. At home. SD took Mother in Chariot to Ilford and Upton to visit J S Bell & J S

Sheppard.

22. Went alone in Mother’s Coach to Ilford to attend the funeral of the Wid: Anna

Sheppard. Dined with the company before noon, and ¼ after moved, reaching

Horsleydown Meeting by 3. Tim Bevington appeared in the Meeting and afterwards

in Grave Yard at Long Lane. Home directly.

23.Went on my mare to town. Attended a Com: of Appeal to the Quarterly Meeting

on S. Pim’s Claim – Adjourned. J.Healey and William Gunn dined with me. Attended

adjourned Quarterly Meeting and a Com: of 6 Weeks Meeting afterwards. Tea at

Woods & then returned home.

24. At home

25.At home.

26. At home poorly. Wife & Sister at Tottenham Meeting.

27. With Wife & Sister in Chariot to Town. T. Clarkson dined with us. Also Bailey,

Jos: Norris and Sam Fox paid us a visit which detained me from Meeting. After Tea

returned home. Mothers John drove us, William being poorly.

28. A Young Man brought a Mare for SD to try.

29. Sister poorly & not out. Went in Mother’s Coach with wife and cousin Han.

Stephenson to Tottenham Meeting thro’ a Storm. Cap. Frances Macy (?) and his Wife

returned to dine with us and after Tea sent the Chariot with them & W Stephenson to

Tottenham.

30. At home.

Fifth month.

1. Took Han. Stephenson and her Child in the Chariot, home. Tried a Mare as far as

Woodcocks at Newington . Coz L Fisher dined with me at Poultry. Rode another

Mare home on Trial.

2. At home

3. In chariot with S.D. and Sister to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting. Dined and staid Tea at Jos

Talwins where we left Sister and returned home by Hackney.

4. Went on Mare on Trial to City. Dined in Poultry. Cousin Eliot, Adey Bellamy

returned from Guernsey. At Meeting for Sufferings Committee afterwards and

returned home.

5. At home. After Dinner rode with SD to buy a new Mare.

6. With S.D. at Tottenham Meeting in Chariot. Dined at home. Tea at Mothers.

7. Went on the Mare via Ratcliff to the City . Dined at Poultry . Attended 2 Weeks

Meeting, and a Com: afterwards. Pipe at T. Wagstaffe’s with Jos: Woods and J.

Lindo.

8. Went on the Mare which I purchased this Day of Wm. Bray to Poultry. Mother

with SD in a Coach followed to Dinner. After Tea I attended a meeting of Slave Trade

at J. Phillips & home late.

9. At home. After Dinner rode on Horseback with SD by Chenkford (?) Hall,

Edmonton & home by Tottenham High Cross.

10. At Tottenham meeting with S.D., Lewy and Ann. After Dinner went with our

three Daus. to Tea at Cousin Eliots at Tottenham. Wet afternoon.

11. Went on my new Mare to Town. Engaged in writing at Poultry. Dined alone. At

Meeting for Sufferings and Com: afterwards. SD came with Judy to Tea & W

Mathews & Sam Marsh took a Pipe with us.

12. At home. After Dinner rode on Horseback with my Wife. In the Evening Young

Lofty covered my large Mare and also Philly.

13. Went with SD in Chariot. Walked home in Company with W Gunn, Sam Marsh

and Edward Phillips who with Cousin Lewis Fisher, Sam Marsh & O Weston Jnr

dined with us. Meh. Jenkins sailed with Cap Fisher this Morning.

14. Went on Horseback to City. Attended Slave Committee. Dined in Poultry and

returned home to Tea.

15. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Walked to Treasury and Admiralty. Dined alone

in Poultry. Met Jos Woods. Attended Com: of 6 Weeks Meeting, Ackworth

Committee and a Slave Meeting at James Phillips and brought W. Mathews to stay

with us a day or two.

16. At home with W Mathews. Mother dined with us.

17. Walked with W.M. to Tottenham Meeting. SD & Sister in Chariot. She (?) did not

return with us. Jos Russells of Southwark dined with us.

18. In Chariot with Wife and Sister to Town. As … (?) &c. Cousin Lewisw Fisher

dined with us. At Meeting for Sufferings and Holland Com: after it. W Forster at …

with us, also M Exton & S Forster.

19. After dinner went to town on my mare to attend a Committee on the Slave Trade

now instituted. It met at James Phillips’s.

20. Went to Meeting at Tottenham with S.D. in Mother’s coach. Cousin Lewis Fisher

returned with us to Dinner, J & S Sheppard dined with Mother & drank Tea with us.

21. Went to Town on Horseback. The Chariot went to bring down Rebecca Jones and

Chris: Hustler to stay a night or two. They dined at Higham Lodge. I attended Com:

the Two Weeks, and adjourned Quarterly Meeting and returned home after Tea.

22. Went to Town on my Mare to Dinnerat Poultry. Attended 6 Weeks Meeting and

Slave Trade Com: where Granville Sharp attended us. RJ & CH after Tea returned to

Town & I in Chariot with Rob. Grubb, where found Brother and Sarah Grubb.

23. R & S Grubb left us after Breakfast. Spent the Day at home.

24. With Bro: and wife went to Tottenham Meeting. With Bro: staid the Monthly

Meeting and afterwards dined with him & John Gough at John Chorleys. Home to

Tea.

25. SD took her Sister to City. I followed on Horseback. Had Company to Dinner.

Was at Meeting for Sufferings and Ackworth Committee after it. After Tea WSD

returned home leaving GSD in Town at the Poultry.

26. John Pemberton, R Jones, W Mathews, &c dined in the Poultry with GSD, but SD

being poorly, I did not go till afternoon when we went in Chariot and lodged there.

27. At Grace Ch: Meeting. Wife came to Dinner tho poorly. Company at Dinner.

Afternoon at Peel (?) with Brother and Sister. From the uncertain mixed state of our

company during the Yearly meeting I can not well preserve memos. of who filled our

table. SD lodged in Time (?)

28. The Yearly meeting began this afternoon. Jos: Storrs chosen Clerk. I attended

every sitting as well as all the adjournments of the Committee on the Epistles.

29. Went in Chariot to Admiralty with JC’s Globe.

30. Went in chariot with my Wife to Ratcliff Morning Meeting. The widow of

Edward Sewell was buried from Grace Church Street Meeting this morning.

31. (no entry)

Sixth month.

1. (no entry)

2. Mary Ridgway and the Irish Friends generally dined with us.

3. At Ratcliff Meeting in morning with my Wife, and afternoon at Grace Church, she

not going out.. Brother at home ab: the General Epistle all day.

4.The Yearly Meeting concluded satisfactorily this evening. I employed the morning

in copying the General Epistle.

5. Sent for this Morning by Mother who was ill. Went with Wife to see her. Being

better in the Eveningh I returned to Town.

6. In Town. Cousin J Pemberton dined with us. Wrote Sukey Dillwyn and R Wells per

Packet.

7. Took sister in coach to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting and dined with her at William

Allen’s. GD engaged with R Jones in visiting the Servants among Friends in the City.

8. At Grace Church St. Meeting. Rob.Abbot and John Hill dined with me alone. At

meeting for Sufferings and Quart. Meeting Com. afterwards. SD coming to Tea, I

returned home with her.

9. After Rode on Mare to Tea with GSD at Poultry and returned home to lodge,

having first forward the Penn & N York Epistles per the Lark, Cap Grinnells (?)

10. Mother continuing poorly SD staid with her and I walked to and from Tottenham

where were Ann Jessop, Sarah Bland, &c. Ed. Phillips, Wife at Tea with us and I

waited on her part of the way home.

11. Went to Town in Chariot alone. Drank tea at Poultry with P. Brayton, Rob. Wright

and M. Routh &c. and returned home late.

12. Went on Mare to dine at Poultry. Betsy Harford & Ann Tilladams dined with me.

After adjourned 6 Weeks Meeting they and James Harford drank tea with me.

Attended Slave Committee & home late.

13. After Dinner went in Chariot to the Poultry, expecting Bro’ & Sister to return with

me but expecting Company they could not leave Town. Ann Tilladams & Betsy

Harford took leave & I returned home.

14. At Tottenham Meeting with S.D. and Lewy. Tho Core (?) his Wife and her two

Sisters drank Tea with us.

15. Went on my Mare to City in Morning. W Matthews dined with Bor, Sister &

Selof at the Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings and Committees after it. SD came to

Tea and took GSD down with her, I following on Horseback.

16. After Dinner, went on Horseback to visit James Sheppard. Brother went for

Dunstable this morning with R. Chester.

17. With Sister, Wife, and 2 Children at Tottenham Meeting. Tea at Mothers who has

been chambered about 2 Weeks, but better.

18. At home.

19. Went to Town on my Mare & returned to Dinner late. Brother had an Apps with

Mother in the Evening.

20. My Wife took Brother to Town in Chariot.

21. Took Brother & Sister to Tottenham Meeting in chariot. He dined at Cousin Eliots

& returned in Evening. We dined at home with Clem Hanley, her Daughter & Wm

Gunn. Her Daughter taken to Forsters School.

22. Brother went in Mother’s Coach to Town. I followed on my mare and dined with

him at the Poultry. After Meeting for Sufferings, he and R. Chester drank tea with me,

and then he returned home with Rebecca Wright, Patricia Brayton and Martha Routh,

I following after attending the Slave Committee. Home late.

23. Brother & Sister went in Chariot to Town to meet their Sister S.. & who dined

with them in Poultry. The American Friends staid with us. GSD returned in Evening.

24. All went with SD and Self to Tottenham in Coach and Chariot. WSD only dined

at home. I walked to the afternoon meeting & drank Tea with the Friends at Forsters

School, whence Mothers Coach conveyed us home in the Evening.

25. Bro. and the Women Friends went in Mothers Coach to Town in Morning. Bro.

staid all Night.

26. Went to Town on Mare. At Geo Adams & Dukes (?) Court to pay Mothers …

Rent. Dined alone at Poultry. Received Letters per Willet. Attended Holland Com: at

6 Weeks Meeting. Tea at Poultry. Bro. rode my Mare home & I returned in Coach via

Tottenham.

27. After breakfast, on Horseback accompaniede Brother to visit Wm Knight of Stone

Hall & returned to Dinner. Wid Sarah Grubb, her Sister Betsy & Abby Pim (?) & her

four Daughters dined with (space) s Bell came to Tea and took GSD to Lodge at

Ilford.

28. Went in Chariot with Wife & Son LWD to Barking Meeting and dined with Bro.

& Sister D at Jac Bells & drank Tea at Owen Westons, all returning to Higham Lodge

to Supper. I on Horseback.

29. Brother rode my Mare to Town. I followed with his Wife and more in Chariot.

Dined in Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea (where was Tom Mathews

& other Friends) I rode home on Mare & they in Chariot.

30. At home with GSD.

Seventh month.

1. All of us but my wife at Tottenham Meeting. Brother and sister dined at home with

Joseph Trigellis and his daughter. They went to Tott: Afternoon Meeting. J & Sarah

Bell, M. West, Rob: & Jos: Foster, Ambrose Lloyd & Jos: Ball at tea.

2. Afternoon I went to town on mare to Two Weeks Meeting and attending Quart.

Meeting Committee. After Tea in Poultry (where lent Nurse Hall a Guinea(?))

returned home. John Pemberton & Zach. Dicks coming down in coach to lodge with

us.

3. J … , ZD & GD went to Town in Mothers Coach which brought down Dr

Thompson to see her. He dined with us and I took him up in the Chariot. Attended 6

Weeks Meeting. Had Tea in Poultry and returned home late.

4. SD being very poorly, I went in Chariot for Dr Toulmin who had before been with

us. Dined late.

5. Went with Brother in chariot to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting where were also Pat. Brayton

and John Pemberton. G.W.D. dined and staid tae at W. Gunn’s. Walked to City. I

attended Slave Com. at Storridges’s and accompanied Brother home late.

6. Went with Bro. in chariot to Grave Church S. Meeting and dined with him at

Poultry after a Comm: Attended Meeting for Sufferings and Committees. Tea at T.

Ben Smith with J. Goad, James Phillips and W. Birkbeck. Ann Jessop accompanied

us home.

7.At home. Dr Thompson dined with us & staid here (?). Visit from Jacob Bell &

Wife. SD yet poorly.

8. At Totten: Meeting. SD not out. Brfo. & D Lawrence walked, I took Sister and Ann

Jessop. They dined there and were sent for in Evening. AJ lodged at T Phillips. Richd.

Phillips dined with us as did Cousin Owen Weston & her 2 Daughters DW & HS.

9. My Wife too GSD in Chariot. I went on Horseback to Quarterly Meeting where

were all the American Friends. Cousin Pemberton, Betsy & Abby Pim took GSB.

dined with us. GSD joined in Town (??) Tea at J. Phillips on a Shipping Committee

for American Friends. A. Lloyd had a fit in Meeting.

10. Close at home writing. Ambrose Lloyd’s fit succeeded by Derangement.

11. Employed as yesterday writing American Letters. SD much better.

12. Being very wet none of us at Tottenham Meeting. Employed in writing.

13. Wife in chariot and I on my Mare went to G.C. Street Meeting and all the

American friends except Reb. Wright dined with us at the Poultry. Attended Meeting

for Sufferings, and Com. after it. After Tae at Poultry &c returned home. Rachell &

Polly Wilson dined with us.

14. Cousin John Pemberton spent an agreeable Day with us. Also a young woman

named Mary Stokes whom he had known in Ireland.

15. W.S.D. with J.P. went to Tottenham Meeting. I dined with him at Cousin Eliot’s,

he going after the Afternoon Meeting to T. Phillips. R. Jones and C. Hustler drank tea

with James Phillips where the chariot came for us & they lodged with us. Lewy with

me all Day.

16. Took R.J. and C. Hustler to the Morning Meeting. I walked to hand Revenue

Office, Treasury, Geo Adam, Hand to Hand Fire Office &c and dined with Brother &

Sister at Poultry. Attended adjourned Quarterly Meeting and 2 Weeks Meeting and

the first Com: on New Meeting House. Returned home alone.

17. Went to Town afternoon with my Wife. Drank Tea with GSD in Poultry. Attended

the Slave Com. (at Sterridge’s) and returned home late. Polly Exton came to Visit

Mother

18. At home. Sent Chariot in Evening to Clerkenwell School (where G. & S.D. had

attended the Annual Examination of the Children) and they came to Supper.

19. With wife and Polly Exton at Tottenham Meeting. She dined with us. Brother &

Sister staid at home to write. Jacb & S Bell paid a short Visit in the Evening. James

Healey & Wife lodged with us.

20. Took Bro. & James Healey in Chariot to Town. Went with Jacob Bell to Land

Review (?) Office and Treasury. Bro & Self dined alone. J Paz… left Town this

Evening. Tea with GD & at Listers (?) Attended Slave Com. and returned home with

GD late.

21. At home.

22. Went in Chariot with Brother and Sister D. to Ratcliff Meeting, previous to which

B. Wye was interred. Dined with E. Bevington and others at O. Weston’s. Ambrose

Lloyd (who died the 16th

) Remains were brought to the afternoon Meeting at which R.

Jones and C. Hustler were. We drank Tea at Jos Talwins on our way home.

23. After Dinner my Wife went up in JW’s Coach & brought down R Wright, P

Brayton (?), R Routh and his Wife. Our little Nancy had a violent Fever. Brother went

to & returned from Town on Horseback.

24. Sent the Coach up this Morning with the Friends. Nancy better today.

25. Bro on Horseback and Sister with Self and Wife in the Chariot went to Town this

Morning. Put my American Letters into Ship, Brig (Sutton & Willet). Several

American Friends with us. Attended a Committee on park (?) Meeting House. Many

Friends at Tea. SWD went home alone and I with Bro. & Sister. Supped at Jos G

Bevans with R Jones & C Hustler.

26. At 6 o clock set out in post Chaise with Brother and Sister D. to accompany

W.M., Z.D., R.W., A.J., and P.B. to Gravesend. Breakfasted at Dartford and got to

Gravesend by ½ past 10. Had a sitting. 54 Friends dined at the White Hart. The

Friends went on board (at 3 oClock) the Pigou, Cap. Sutton, and we returned to Town

¼ before 8 whener we lodged.

27. At G.C. Street Meeting. Cousin S. Clibborn, her daughter Mary and cousin Peggy

Fisher came from Bristol about noon. Dined with us and after Meeting for Sufferings

and Tea I returned with them to HL, they being in Mothers Coach and I on my Mare.

GSD staid in Town.

28. At home

29. Went with M.F., and M.C., to Tottenham meeting. My Wife being detained by Dr

Monroes first Visit to Mother. All dined at home.

30. Went to Town on my Mare. Dined with Bro. & Sister at Poultry. Attended 2

Weeks Meeting, and a Com: on an Appeal. Tea at Poultry with my Wife MF and MC

who in returning home lamed one of the Chariots Horses.

31. Went to Town in Chariot alone. Walked to Palace Yard, Westminster. Dined with

G & SD in Poultry & after Tea they returned with me to H Lodge.

Eighth month.

1. Brother & I went to Epping on Horseback. Took a dish of tea at B. Fincham.

Attended the marriage of William Marsh and Mary Davy. Dined with them at the

Cock at Epping. Tea at James Healey’s and returned home in company with Tho.

Phillips, T. Shillitor [?] and Wm. Forster.

2. In Mother’s coach with Brother, Sister, Wife and Cousin Fisher to Ratcliff Monthly

Meeting – held late. Left G & SD at J Storrs and without dining, returned home to a

Dish of Tea.

3. Went on Mare to Town. Met Dan Coxe (?). Dined in Poultry with Sister, GD being

out. Attended Meeting for Sufferings. After Tea, Deb Weston & H Stephenson with

us. Peggy Fisher who came to Tea in Chariot took Bro. & Sister to H Lodge. Monroe

paid Mother a second Visit.

4. At home. Sent Bro. & Sister to Newington to dine in the Chariot, in which they

returned in Evening. John Miles came as Coachman in RFoom of Wm. Priest who

went away.

5. In Mother’s coach with M.F., M.C., and Wife at Tottenham meeting. Dined at

home. Bro & Sister went to Town in Morning in Chariot to stay.

6. At home. J Eliot, Wife, Son & Daughter, Jacob Bell, Wife and Son, James Phillips,

Wife and Daughter at Tea with us last 7 Day afternoon. Debby Weston & Hannah

Stephenson dined with us today & staid Tea.

7. Went to Town on my Mare. Dined with Brother & Sister in Poultry. My Wife and

M Clibborn came to Tea before which I took a pipe at Jos Woods & after it attended

the Slave Committee which adjourned for 2 Weeks. Home late.

8. With S & MC, MF & Wife drank Tea at Coisin Jn. Eliots at Tottenham. The two

first staid there to lodge.

9. With Wife and MF went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. Cousin Owen Weston

and Wife at Tea with us. Brother with Lydia Hawkesworth & Deborah Townsend

began a Family Visit in Horsleydown (?) quarter.

10. With Cousin Peggy Fisher in Chariot went to Town were at Grace Church St.

Meeting & dined with Sister in the Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea

returned home.

11. Wife being taken poorly about ½ after 8 this Morning miscarried a Boy about 4

Months gone about 9 oClock. James Healey & Benj. Fincham dined with us. In the

afternoon S & MC returned from Cousin Eliots.

12. Went to Town in Chariot & brought Mary Forrest. Not at Meeting. Wm Gunn &

his Wife. James Healey & Wife, Sam Marsh and his Son dined with us. SD brave.

13. Sister D came down. I went to Town on my Mare. Dined alone in Poultry. At 2

Weeks Meeting and a Com: on New Meeting House from which J Rous, J Bevens &

John Bevans went to view Devonshire House Meeting.

14. Went to Town on mjy Mare. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Six Weeks meeting

& returned home to Tea. SD very poorly.

15. At home. The Chariot took Sister wikth S & MC to Town. Sister staid there & the

latter returned in the Evening. SD yet very low.

16. Called up early ¼ after 3, and sent for Dr Toulmin in Chariot, who thinks SD n o

worse.

17. At home. SC & Daughter with MF wnt to Town in Chariot, and the latter returned

in Evening. SD better.

18. At home. SD mending slowly.

19. Went to Tottenham Meeting with MF & Lewy. Brother was there and (with James

Phillips) walked over in Evening, he lodged with us. SD better.

20. After Dinner went to town on mare to attend the Adjourned Six Weeks meeting

and Meeting House Com: after it. Drank Tea with Sister in the Poultry & r eturned

home late. SD sat up 6 or 7 hours.

21. Went on Horse back & dined with E Laundry and Sister in the Poultry. Attended

Slave Committee, which adjourned to ½ past 5 this day 3 weeks.

22. At home. SD mending.

23. At Tottenham Meeting with MF and MC. Clem Healey, her Son Henry and

Daughter breakfast with us. SD much afflicted with the old Pain in her Face.

24. In Mothers Coach with S & MC and MF went to Town. Dined in Poultry. Jacob

Bell with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings & a Committee. Pipe at Jos Woods and

after Tea returned home.

25. Met a Com. at Plastow at the New House for the Antient Frds. Dined with Jamesa

Sheppard and returned home to Tea, wet.

26. With M.F., M.C., and Lewy at Tottenham Meeting. Dined alone with them. Billy

Prior at Tea. My dear Judy enters her Seventh Year. SD getting better tho slowly.

27. Went to Town on Mare. Dined with Sister in the Poultry. Had Father’s old Chaise

home. Attended 2 Weeks Meeting at which Betsy Cooper and Nancy Wheeler

appeared 2d. time. At Q. Meeting Com. on S Penns … (?) and Slave Com. (special)

after it. Home late.

28. At home

29. Went in Chariot with Peggy Fisher & Polly Clibborn to Town. They went to

Grace Church Meeting. Ann Tilladams and Jos. Birkback with self and them dined

with Bro. & Sister at Poultry. Tea alone and at 6 oClock returned home with MF and

MC.

30. Took M.F., and M.C. in chariot to Tottenham Meeting where W Squire and Betsy

Hooper were married as were Tho Squire and Nancy Wheeler at Westminster. J

Healeys Wife and Son at Breakfast.

31. After an early Dinner took MF and MC in Chariot to Town. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings and after Tea at Poultry we returned home. J Wintle, Wife and their Bare.

(?) at Tea at H Lodge.

Ninth month.

1. At home. Cousin S C… and her Daughter went to the Borough and Sister D

returned with them.

2. Sister D., M.F., and M.C., at Tottenham Meeting in chariot. I walked there & back.

Cousin OW & M Weston & Daughter Polly at Dinner. Sent Cousin S & NC &

Cousin M F… to Poultry in the Evening in JW’s Coach where they lodged.

3. On horseback at 5 to breakfast with S.C., M.C., and M.F. at Poultry and escorted

them to the coach in which they set out for Bristol at 7 o clock, expecting to reach it

tomorrow. Returned home to Dinner.

4. After Dinner went on Mare to attend a Special Six Weeks Meeting. Tea at Poultry

with Sister and then attendeed a Special Slave Committee. Home late. SD got down to

Dinner for the first Time, tho yet poorly.

5. David Lawrence bought 3 Heifers for me yesterday at Barnet Fair, which turned

into the Marshes.

6. Went to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting on Horseback. Dined with Sam Marsh. Drank

Tea at James Sheppards (yet very poorly) on my way home.

7. Went to dine at Poultry on Horseback. G & SD at a Funeral at Uxbridge. At

meeting for Sufferings and returned home to Tea. Finished getting in a Stack (ab. 7

Acres) Rowan.

8. At home. Sally Sheppard delivered of a Son yesterday.

9. Took Dav. Lawrence and Lewy in chariot to Tottenham Meeting. Richd. Phillips

drank Tea with us and staid late. SD took an airing as far as Hackney.

10. At home. Took Physic – a strong Dose. Went with SD an airing in Chariot as

yesterday to Hackney. James Sheppard and Henrietta Gurney (?) at Tea with us.

11. Went on Mare to dine at Poultry with Sister D. Attended Ackworth Committee.

Jos. Woods, Geo. Harrison, and John Barton drank Tea at Poultry. Attended Slave

Committee, and rode home late.

12. A sore Throat confined me at home, except riding an airing with SD.

13. As Yesterday. In Evening went with SD in Chariot to Tea at James Sheppards.

14. At home. My throat continuing sore.

15. Went to Town alone in Chariot. Dined and drank Tea with Bro. & Sister GSD in

Poultry and returned with them to Higham Lodge. Nurse Bollison came to stay with

Mother.

16. At Tott. Meeting. Took G & SD in Chariot. They dined at Cousin Eliots. Brought

C Healey Junr & Elis. Lloyd to Dinner. SD took them home in Evening and brought

GSD back.

17. Brother went to Town & returned in Evening. Tho Phillips’s Wife and Daughter at

Tea. This evening, tho’ I did not know her sailing from New York, my dear Sukey10

arrived at Fowey.

10

? Susannah Dillwyn b. 1769, by William’s first wife Sarah Logan, nèe Smith..

18. Being unwell did not go to Town as I intended but was employed in posting

Books.

19. At home employed as yesterday.

20. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife and GSD. Soon after our Return John

Dearman Junr. came to tell me that my precious Sukey was arrived at Fowey in the

Carteret Packet Capt. Gray. I went in the Chariot to Town thinking it possible I might

meet her there.

21. Having lodged in town, about 1 o’clock, was informed my dear girl was come to

Dearman and Warden in Martin’s Lane. Billy Prior was kind enough to escort her to

me. Our meeting was at ¼ past one o’clock and I shall never forget it. Her mother

came to tea with us, and took us to Higham Lodge.

22. Devoted this happy day to my dear unlooked-for guest, who appears less fatigued

than could be expected from her tedious Voyage and long Journey after it. J

Townsend and Ann Warder were her Companions in both. My Brother set out this

Morning for Cambridge.

23. My dear Sukey did not go to Meeting. Sister D with Wife and Self were at

Tottenham. After Dinner my wife and daughter Sukey went with me to James

Sheppard’s where we took tea.

24. At home writing with Sukey to our American Connections. Her Mother went to

Wapping.

25. Went on my Mare to Town. Dined in Poultry alone. Attended Six Weeks Meeting.

Tea at the Poultry and returned home latishe (sic)

26. At home. B P Berkemeyer from Hambro’s dined with us. Mother uncommonly

unsettled this evening.

27. All of us excepting my Wife at Tottenham Meeting. Mother yet more unsettled.

28. Prevented going to Town this Morning by an Increase in Mothers Illness.

29. With my Wife and Sukey went to dine at Poultry and returned to Tea.

30. All of us at Tottenham Meeting in Mothers Coach. Wid. M Belch dined with us..

Tenth month.

1. At home. Wife & Sukey went after Dinner to Wapping and returned home late. J

Healey, his Wife & Daughter dined with us, also Nancy.

2. After Dinner went with my Wife to Poultry and after Tea, attended the Slave

Committee where she called for me & returned late home. . My birthday – Alas, how

many to little Purpose!

3. At home writing Letters to America.

4. Went in Chariot with Sister to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Returned home to Dinner

and soon afterwards Brother GD came in from Chelmsford.

5. Brother stayed at home to write. I went to Town on my Mare. Was at afternoon

House &c about a Pipe of Madeira Wine. Dined at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings

& after Tea returned home.

6. At home writing. A visit from Wilson Birkbeck.

7. All of us at Tottenham Meeting. Nat. Price dined with us. Also Morris Birkbeck,

who with Wm. Foster staid Tea and late.

8. All of us in Mother’s coach went to Quarterly Meeting. Dined at Poultry. Rachel

Wilson & her two Sisters &c at Tea. Left Brother and Sister D in Town, returning

home late.

9. Went on Mare to dine in Town with GSD and the Poultry. In vain after Sukeys

Baggage, and after Tea home late.

10. At home writing. Dismal wet Day.

11. WSD and Sukey at Tottenham Meeting.

12. Went on Mare to Town. Being secretary for this month to the Slave Trade Society

was employed in copying the minutes and summoning the Members. Dined with GSD

at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings and after tea & hunting Sukeys Baggage came

home.

13. At home. Bella & Jacky Eliot paid a Morning Visit. D Lawrence brought Sukeys

Baggage.

14. At Tottenham Meeting with SD, Sukey & Lewy. Billy and Jacky Prior dined with

us.

15. Went to Town on my Mare. Dined with GSD at the Poultry. Attended 2 Weeks

and adjourned Quart. Meeting, and left the latter to return late home. Sam Hoare sent

me a Maid on Trial the 16th

.

16. With SD, Sukey & Lewy went in the Chariot to Town. Dined at Poultry with GSD

who returned to Walthamstow with Wife & Daughter. I attended the Slave Trade

Committee. Took a Pipe with Jos Woods & lodged in Town

17. Returned home via Tottenham from whence walked. After Dinner Sukey & Self

in Mothers Coach took Bor. & Sister to Henry Harrys (?) at Bush Hill, where left then

and returned home to Tea.

18. Wife, Sukey, Lewy & Self at Tottenham Meeting where met Brother and Sister.

He dined at Cousin Eliots and walked over in Evening. Rode on Horseback with my

Wife.

19. GD, my Wife and Sukey in Chariot and I on SH’s Mare went to Town. Dined at

Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and Slave Committee. After Tea returned

home dark. GD with us.

20. At home exceot a Ride on Horseback with my Wife. Sukey had a violent pain in

her Face. Had a short Visit from Rachel Wilson & P Chester.

21. In Mothers Coach at T ottenham Meeting except Sukey, who had a slight Cold.

Bro. & Sister went to dine at R Chesters & lodged there. Had Visit from J & S Bell &

James Phillips & Wife.

22. Sukey had another Fit of Tooth Ach last night. Went on Mare to Town after

Dinner to attend 2 Weeks Meeting and Q. Meeting Committee. Returned home late.

23. With Wife and Sukey (with Molly Shires) went in Chariot to Town. Receoved

Mothers Dividend. Dined at Poultry and after Tea returned home late.

24. At home. ousin J & M Eliot, Bella and John ny dined with us.

25. With Sukey (Wife being poorly) at Tottenham Meeting. Bro. GSD and Rachel

Wilson back to Dinner with us.

26. At home having a heavy troublesome Cough none of us in Town. GSD writing.

Met & paid Dr. M at Mothers.

27. At home, nursing my Cold.

28. Staid at home. Wife, GSD & Sukey at Tottenham Meeting. All dined together

Sam Hoare Junr, his two Daughters, Ed Phillips and Son at Tea.

29. At home. Wife took GD and Sukey to Town in Chariot.

30. At home excepting a Visit to Mother. My Wife took Bro. & Sukey to Town where

they dined and returned to Tea, leaving GD there.

31. Attempted to go with my Wife on Horseback to Upton, but were prevented, and

turned back on account of the Rain – Before Dinner.

Eleventh Month.

1. In Mothers Coach went with my Wife, GSD & Sukey to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting.

Sister and Sukey dined at T Coxheads, the rest of us at Jacob Bell’s and returned

home to Tea.

2. With Wife and Sukey went to Town in Chariot to Town. Attended Sukey to see St

Pauls Cathedral before Dinner. Was at meeting for Sufferings and African (?)

Committee at the Close of it. Tea at Poultry and returned home thro Rain.

3. At home

4. Wife, Bro, Sister, Sukey, Lewy & Nancy at Tottenham Meeting in Mothers Coach.

All dined at home. Jos. Savoury and Wife came soon afterwards and lodged with us.

5. My Wife took Bro. & Lewy to Town with her in Chariot. J Savoury followed on

foot. I went on Horseback & spent an Hour at Jas. Cockfields at Upton, J Sheppard

being in Town. After Dining, Sukey & J accompanied Sister D & Polly Savoury to

Tottenham on foot they going to Town.

6. Went on Mare to meet a Committee on New Meeting House. Dined at Poultry with

Sister D and after attending Six Weeks Meeting, returned home.

7. R ode on Horseback with my Wife to see James Sheppard, who not being at Home

we returned directly. Rest of Day at home.

8. SD being unwell did not go out. Went in Chaise with Sukey & Lewy to Tottenham

Meeting. Very wet Day

9. With Sukey, & two Maids, went to Town in Mothers Coach. They went to see the

Lord Mayors Show. I attended a Com. on New Meeting at Roger Devons. House &c.

Spent an hour at Savoury’s. Dined at Poultry with GSD. At Meeting for Sufferings

and after Tea returned home late.

10. At home. James & Sarah Sheppard paid us an Afternoon Visit.

11. My Wife, Sukey, Lewy, Judy and self at Tottenham Meeting in Chariot. No

Company. After Dinner I accompanied my Wife to pay Mother a Visit the first from

her for a long Time. Our anti… Frd Mary Forster died the 9th

Inst.

12. At home.

13. Went in Chariot with Sukey to Town, where dined with GSD in Poultry. It was

the Meeting of Slave Trade Com. in the Evening, but bhaving a violent Cough, Sukey

& I returned to Tea.

14. Went with my Wife to the Poultry where we dined with GSD. Engaged Richard

Sherlock as Coachman a Month on Trial.

15. S.D. and Sukey going to the funeral of Mary Gunston at Ratcliff, walked with

Lewy to Tottenham Meeting. John Miles (?) our old Coachman went away, & was

proceeded by Rd. Sherlock (?)

16. At home with GSD, who returned with my Wife and Sukey from Ratcliff last

Night. Rode on Hirseback before Dinner with Wife.

17. At home.

18. With my wife, G.S.D., Sukey and Judy in Mothers Coach went to Devonshire

House Meeting. After which G.S.D. left us to attend the funeral of Tho. Bradley at

Horsleydown. We dined at Poultry and returned home to Tea without them.

19.With Wife & Sukey went in Chariot to Poultry where Peter Priest dined with us

(an Acquaintence of G Fisher’s) also GSD. Attended a Com. on S. Pim’s appeal after

Two Weeks Meeting, where JohnBarton & Eliz Horne passed, also W Driver

appeared for Certificate for Marriage at Poole.

20. At home. Henry Rice died in the Evening of the 18th

. An honest good Doorkeeper.

21. At home. Wife and Sukey went to dine in Poultry. James and Clem. Healey came

to Tea last evening and left us this morning.

22. At home

23. Went with Wife, Sukey & (space) went to Town. Dined in Poultry with

GSD. Attended Meeting for Sufferings, and on our Way home to Tea, left Sukey at

Cousin Eliots in Bar Close (?) to spend a few Days with them.

24. At home. Mother very bad.

25. In Chariot with Wife & “ Children at Tottenham Meeting. Dined alone at home

and drank Tea at our antient Friend James Foster’s at Tottenham High Cross.

26. At home.

27. With Wife went in Chariot to Town. Called on Sukey at Cousin Eliots when she,

Cousin Bella and Self went to the Park to see the King go to open the Parliament. Saw

him 3 Times. Dined late at Poultry. Attended a Slave Com. and returned home late

with Sukey with us.

28. Went on horseback to Illford. With Benj. Collier dined at Jacob Bell’s. Were

disappointed by the Steward not holding Court today. Returned home.

29. At Illford as yesterday, and was admitted on behalf of Jos. Sheppard, Benj. Collier

and Self as Trustees to part of the estates of James & Anna Sheppard deceased. Dined

as yesterday, & returned home.

30. With Wife and Sukey went to Town. Dined at Poultry with GSD. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings &c. R Wilson & M Stacy (?) at Poultry. Returned home to

Tea.

Twelfth month.

1. At home

2. With Wife and Sukey to Tottenham Meeting. Dined at home. No Company.

3. At home. Rode with my Wife on Hirseback in the Evening.

4. Went on Mare to meet Jacob Bell at the Court for Stepney Manor, but could not

proceed for want of necessary Documents. Dined in Poultry an d returned home to

Tea.

5. At home.

6. With my Wife went in Chariot to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting, where were GSD who

dined with us at Jacob Bells and from thence returned with us to NHigham Lodge to

Tea.

7. Met the Dr M at Mothers. None of us out

8. At home. Jacob Bell and Wife dined with us.

9. My Wife not being enough accompanied Brother and Sister D. and Sukey to

Barking Meeting, from which Wm. Knight was buried. With James Townsend &

others we dined at Cousin Owen Westons and then dropping GSD at Jacob Bells who

took them to Town. Sukey & I returned home.

10. Went with my Wife & Sukey to Town. Dined with the Clerkenwell Com. (R.

Chester, Jas. Woods, Wils. Birkbeck, J. Bevans) and several attornies etc., to settle the

title to the ground from Thos. Rawstorne to us. Returned home late. Sam Hoare paid

us a Morning Visit.

11. Went on Mare to Town. Attended part of Henry Sterry’s (?) Funeral from the

Peel. Dined with Sister D at Poultry where my Wife came in afternoon to Tea, and

took me in Chariot from the Slave Com. which sat late that it was near 9 when we

reached home.

12. At home

13. At Tottenham with Sukey only, her Mother being very poorly with pain in her

Face. John Barton and (space) Horne married this Day at the Park.

14. My Wife being still poorly went to Town with Sukey in Chariot. She dined at

Nancy Wardens (?) with GSD and we returned home to Tea. Unwell and up late.

15. Myself very unwell. My wife more so.

16. SD being yet very poorly none of us went to Meeting. After Dinner I went to

Town to consult Dentist on her Acct. (on Mare)

17.Went to Town to Dinner and attended the Com. of Six Weeks Meeting to execute

the leases of the ground of Clerkenwell School and returned home unwell, as my Wife

remains to be, she n ot getting up this Day.

18. My Wife yet in Bed with violent Pain, did not go out. John Barclay and Thomas

Crowley died about this Time today or yesterday.

19. As yesterday at home. SD yet abed and in much pain.

20. Sukey and Self with LWD at Tottenham Meeting. My wife rather better and sat up

several Hours.

21. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at the Poultry. Bro. & Sister at Geo. Strangs

(?) . Returned home to Tea.

22. At home

23. Walked with Sukey & Lewy to Tottenham Meeting. My Wife came to dine below

Stairs.

24. A Snow fell last Night & continued most of the Day.

25. Snow continued – and deep.

26. At home.

27. David Lawrence rode with me on horseback to Winchmere Hill where the

Meeting was held instead of Tottenham, on account of Jno. Barclay’s funeral. Brother

GD was there. Returned home to Dinner.

28. Went to Town on my Mare. Dined alone at the Poultry and returned home to Tea,

after half an Hour’s Conversation with John Hanbury.

29. At home

30. At Tottenham Meeting with Sukey & Lewy, their Mother not being well to go out.

31. At home.

1788

First month.

1. With Wife and Lewy, went in Chariot to dine in Town. Visited Sister D at G Stacys

in Lamb Conduit Street. After Tea at Poultry (Brother with us) Attended the Slave

Com. and returned home late.

2. Richard Godes married to day at Grace Church Meeting. Not out.

3. My Wife and two Girls at Tottenham Meeting. Sukey and I went in Mothers Coach

to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at J Bells and returned home to Tea.

4. With m y Wife in Chariot to Poultry where we dined with Brother. At Meeting for

Sufferings and Slave Com. after it. Tea with GD at Poultry & then home dark. Sukey

nhad a pain in Face.

5. At home

6. With my Wife & Daughter Sukey attended Plastow Meeting and dined with James

Sheppard, returning home to Tea.

7. At home.

8. With my Wife and Sukey went to Town in Chariot. Dined (J Chorley with us) at

Poultry. Brother and Nancy Warder at Tea. Attended the Publick Slave Com. in Old

Jewry, and returned home late.

9. At home.

10. Walked with Lewy to Tottenham Meeting.

11. Went on Mare to town. Dined with my Brother in Poultry. Was in Shoreditch

Chatham Square &c. Going via Tottenham, on my Return. I spent a short time with

James Phillips on his getting down Stairs.

12. At home

13. After an early Dinner went on Horseback with D Lawrence to Ratcliff Meeting,

on Acct of the Funeral of Wm. Allen’s Wife, and returned home to Tea. Brother GD

was there.

14. Went with my wife and Sukey to Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire House. S.D.

unable to stay the Meeting for Discipline. Geo. Gibson, James Healey, G. Decka,

Sam. Marsh, Deb. Weston with G.S.D. dined with us. Returned home late. Sukey

staid in Town

15. Went on Mare to dine in Poultry. Visited Sukey at where she is on a Visit. Her

Mother came to Tea in Poultry and after the Slave Com. I returned with her late in the

Chariot.

16. Writing at home

17. Walked with Lewy to Tottenham Meeting and back with Tho Coar (??), Mothers

Coach bringing his Wife, Mother Foster, Abby Pim and Sarah Newson to dine with

us. They staid to Tea, & the latter all Night.

18. Went with Wife in Chariot to Town. Bro. & Sister D dined with us. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings and a Committee after it. GSD and Sukey at Tea. My Wife

had a bad Tooth drawn. We returned home late.

19. At home

20. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Lewy. Richd. and Billy Phillips returned with

us to Dinner.

21. At home. Our dear Geo: in afternoon & Evening had several Convulsive Fits. I

went to consult Toulmin in Chariot between 9 and 10 at Night and found him better.

Up very late.

22. Went to Town, alone in Chariot. Dined with Sukey in the Poultry and Bro. was at

Tea with us. At the close of the Slave Trade Com., Sukey called on me at the Old

Jewry and we returned home late. Pill, Hunter and Smith first attended the

Committee.

23.At home mostly. In the afternoon went with my Wife Foster’s School to prepare

for Lewy’s introduction there. Little Geo. finely recovered.

24. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey and Lewy.

25. On Mare to Town. Wife, Sukey & Lewy followed in Chariot. GD dined with us.

Attended Meeting for Sufferings and Slave Com. after it, when an Petition being

proposed, was appointed to prepare it. Accd. the Chariot home.

26. At home

27. Walked & from (??) Tottenham Meeting with Sukey & Lewy, their Mother

staying at home on Geo’s Acct. Richd. Phillips dined with us.

28. At home. Nancy Warden & Betsy Wheeler dined with us. In Evening I saw them

asa far as Tottenham in Chariot. Spent ¼ hour with James Phillips.

29. Went in Chariot with Wife and Sukey to Town. Dined at Poultry. Attended Six

Weeks Meeting and the Slave Committee in O. Jewry which sat late. I lodged in

Town.

30. This Morning Cous. Frank Fisher called on me. Bro. & Sister D dined with me

and afterwards went in Chariot with me to Walthamstow.

31. In Mothers Coach with Wife, GSD, Sukey & Self to Tottenham Meeting &

returned to Dinner.

Second month.

1. Went early in Mothers Coach with GSD & Sukey to Town. Attended Com. to

prepare a petition to the H. of Commons. All of them & J Fisher dined at Poultry.

Attended M. Suff. when the petition was agreed upon. After Tea with Wife & Sukey

returned home in Chariot.

2. At home. Yestarday our dear Geo. one Year old. Clem. Healey, her Son, Henry

Bowman and Daughter Clem. dined with us, the latter staid all Night.

3. In Mothers Coach all went to Tottenham Meeting. Cousin Francis Fisher returned

with us to Dinner and then returned to Town.

4. Went on Horseback to dine at Poultry. Attended the Adjournt. of M. for Sufferings

to sign a petition to House of Commons on the Slave Trade.

5. Went on Mare to town. S.D. followed in Chariot via Tottenham, leaving our dear

Lewy at Foster’s School, he now commencing a boarder there. We dined together in

Poultry. Attended Old Jewry Committee and we returned home in Chariot leading my

Mare.

6. At home writing on Slave Business.

7. Wife and Self went in Chariot to Rat. Meeting … many at Hackney where I went to

Town. Met D. Cox at Com. on American Loyalists Claims. Were examined on

Carlisle’s claims. Dined alone at Poultry and returned home together from

Houndsditch.

8. D. Barclay sent a messenger fr me. With him, Tho. Corbyn, and Bro. G.D. waited

on the Minister, Wm. Pitt, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, Cornwall. All

dined at D. Barclay’s. I attended Holland Com. and after tea returned home.

9. At home. Dan Mildred died in White Hart Court of an Apoplectic Fit, last Night.

10. In Mothers Coach with Wife, Sukey & 2 Girls to Tottenham Meeting. Bro Lewy

and Mich Bland home to Dinner and returned then to School. Drinking Tea at Wm.

Forsters.

11. At home. A morning visit from Sam. Hoare. Betsy (West lately) Smith died at

Highgate. Ledwy being taken very poorly at School, after Dinner I walked over to see

him & his Mother followed in Chariot and brought us both home. Betty Phillips & B

Nixon at Dinner.

12. Went on Mare to Town. Went to Lambeth to wait on the Archbishop of

Canterbury but he was from home. Left a letter from W.M. After Dining alone at

Poultry attended a Com. at J Woods. Tea with SD who came in Chariot & after the

Slave Com. went home with her late, with Difficulty escaping a foot pad as we

thought.

13. At home. LWD better.

14. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey & Nancy.

15. In Chariot with Wife, Sukey & Judy to Town. Was at Guildhall &c. Wm. Crow of

Norwich dined with us also Sister D. At Meeting for Sufferings. GSD & J Bell at Tea.

Home late via Tottenham as we went. Left our Judy to spend a Week at Cousin Eliots.

16. At home. LWD bravely.

17. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife, Sukey & Nancy. Dan Mildred buried at

Jordans, Eliz Smith at Longhams

18. Went to Town after Breakfast in Chariot with Wife. Attended a Slave Committee

Room &c. We drank Tea at Cousin Eliots and our dear Judy being unwilling to stay

longer brought her home with us.

19. Went in Chariot to Town with my Wife, Sukey & … …. (space) dined with

us. Attended the Committee on Slave in Old Jewry 15 Members & 3 others present.

The Chariot called for me & we returned home late.

20. Went to Town on Mare to attend a Slave Com at O Jewry after dining in Poultry.

Wrote J Hadwin (?), Liverpool. Returned home to Tea.

21. With Wife, Sukey & Lewy at Tottenham Meeting. Brought Michael Bland to dine

with us and after Tea took him and Lewy to School, he being bravely recovered.

22. Went on Mare to Town. Answered Letters from R Armsetm (?). Sister D, Cousin

Lewis Fisher and Tho. Clarkson Dined with me. Attended Meeting for Sufferings &

Epistle Com. afterwards & was home by 7 oClock.

23. At home. After Dinner sent the Chariot for Rebecca Jones and Lydia Hawksworth

who came to lodge.

24. Last Night Longberth (?) G… & oil Mills were burnt down. Up tho not out most

of the Night. Sent men (?). RJ, LH, my Wife and Sukey in Mothers Coach and I on

Horseback went to Waltham Abbey Meeting & I returned with them to Dinner, being

rainy. A Wet Day

25. Sent Chariot up with R Jones & Lyd Hawksworth this Morning. Writing

American Letters.

26. In Chariot with Sukey to Town. Dined alone. I visited (?) A Warder and after Tea

attended the Ex. Comm in O Jewry where were Dann of Middleham and H Gandy (?).

Returned home late.

27. At home writing Letters.

28. At Tott. Meeting with Wife & Daughter & Self.

29. Went to Town in Chariot alone being … … & the … next. Attended Com. of Kent

Boundary. Dined alone & soent half an Hour with Brother at Poultry. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings and Sub. Com. in Old Jewry from … returned home. - -m

XXX Dear little Geo. very poorly.

Third month.

1. At home. Child yet ill.

2. At Tott. Meeting (in Chariot) with Sukey, Wife staying at home on Acct. of Geo.

who is better. James & S Sheppard and her Mother Gurney dined with us.

3. Went on Mare to Town and put in our … to go by Captains Sutton and Miller.

Returned home to Dinner.

4. Went to Town with Wife in Chariot voa Tottenham directly after Dinner. Attended

the Old Jewry Slave Committee after Tea with GSD. Returned home late.

5. At home – answering Committee’s letters. Sam Hoare sent for his Mare on which

took Brothers Horse into the Stable to …

6. Wife and Sister with Judy & Nancy went to Tottenham Meeting where Rob

Lambert was married to Tho Phillips Daughter. Rebecca Jones & Brother there. I

went to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting on Horseback. Dined at Cousin Owens. Home at Tea

where had Lewy. Sent for Brother to take home who lodged with us..

7. Bro., Wife & Self went in Chariot they to GSC Meeting where also were S Grubb

and M Dordley (?). I attended Com. on Kent Boundary. GSD dined with us. E.

Healey at Tea. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and Holland Com. & returned home

after Tea.

8. At home

9. With Wife, Sukey, Judy & Nancy at Tottenham Meeting. Brought Lewy and Jenny

Warder to dine with us. In the Evening took them in Chariot to School & with SD

soent a little time with Edwd. Phillips.

10. At home writing. Wife & Sukey went to spend the Day in Town.

11. With Wife and Sukey went to Town. GSD dined with us at Poultry. Attended Six

Weeks Meeting & after Tea (where were R. & G. Grubb, M. Dudley, Han Tuke, &c.),

attended Slave Com. returning home late. Anthony Horne & Betsy Sterridge (?)

married this Day at Tottenham.

12. At home writing

13. With Wife went in Chariot to Town. GSD at Tea with us but we dined alone.

14. Went to Town on Mare. Wife & Sukey in Mothers Coach. GSD dined with us.

Was not at Meeting for Sufferings. Mary Dudley returned home with us calling for

her Niece Melly Stokes at Clapton. They lodged with us.

15. At home writing. Sent M Didley and Niece to Tottenham & Clapton.

16. With Wife, SG & Nancy at Tottenham Meeting. Brought Lewy home to Dinner,

after which attended by their Father and Mother all the Children except Geo, went to

the Poultry to take Leave of their Uncle and Aunt. Returned home leaving LWD at

School.

17. With Wife and Sukey went to dine in Poultry. Rob & Sarah Grubb and Mary

Dudley with GSD dined with us in Poultry. We lodged there, as early next Morning,

GSD, R & S Grubb & M Dudley had engaged Horses for Colchester, in their Way to

Holland.

18. Rose and breakfasted by 6 oClock. About ¾ past 6 accompanied by Cousin J Eliot

they took Coach. Went with Sukey to shew her the Tower. Dined at Poultry. Unwell

(?) Attended Slave Com. & after we returned home to Supper.

19. At home

20. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & S…

21. Went to Town in Chariot with Wife and S… Dined alone. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings and Holland Committee. Sam Marsh at Tea with us after which returned

home. S.. had Letters from America.

22. At home. Began on our New Stack of Hay made in 1787.

23. At T ottenham Meeting with SD & Sukey. Brought Lewy to dine with us and after

Tea I walked with him to School again. In Evening sent our Coachman & Horses to

lay (?) at Hoddesdon.

24. Early set out with SD & Sukey. Breakfasted at Hoddesdon & sent Mothers Man &

Horses back. Attended Hertford Quart. Meeting, where were R. Jones, Chris. Hustler,

M. Gurney, &c. Dined at John Prior’s and returned home late. Out 15 Hours. Mostly

held 5 ½ (??)

25. Went on my Mare to Town. Dr (space) of Jamaica dined with me. Attended

Adjd. Six Weeks Meeting. Wife came to Tea after which I attended Com. in Old

Jewry on the Slave Trade & rode with her & D Foster home via Tottenham.

26. At home. GSD &c sailed for Harwich the 23rd

about 9 in the Evening. At same

time this Evening they arrived at Helvist Sluys.

27. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Sukey. B.. Clem Healey Jun. to Dinner with

us and in the Evening, her Father and Mother and Aunt Betsy came to lodge.

28. C Healy & Sister with my Wife and Daughter in our Chariot and James Healy and

I in his Chaise went to Town. Dined at Poultry. After Tea returned to Higham Lodge

in same Manner. At Meeting for Sufferings.

29. J & C Healy went home after Dinner. Wm Gunn came to Tea. No Tidings of GSD

arrival. Sent Chariot to Leaders (?). Sukey received Letter from Burlington dated 3

Instant.

30. Disturbed by a violent fit of the Tooth Ach. Did not go out. Lewy came with his

Mother, Sukey & two Girls from Tottenham Meeting and in Evening his Mother &

Sukey walked homw with him.

31. My Sukey’s birthday. Now 19! Working all Day.

Fourth month.

1. Went on Mare to Town. Received Letter from Brother GD informing of their safe

arrival at Helviot Sluys the 27th

ult of which informed Jac in Letter per Capt. Wilson.

Also … and his Bro. John. Attended Slave Com. and rode home late.

2. At home.

3. With my Wife and Sukey in Coach went to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. We dined at

Cousin Owen Westons and returned home to Tea.

4. Went in Coach with Wife to Poultry. Disappointed by John Allen. Dijned, W & N

Prior with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and Committee after it on

Parliamentary Business. After Tea returned home.

5. At home. Hollow ditching M..s Field. Edwd Hunt paid his Rent to Miuch. last.

6. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey, Judy and Nancy. Brought Lewy home to

Dinner. Win. (?) and Nancy (?) Prior dined and staid Tea.

7. Went on Mare with Wife and all Children save George to Epping. Dined at James

Healey & after Tae returned home. Left Sukey there.

8. With SD in Coach took Lewy to School and went to Town. Dined at

Poultry.Attended Ackworth Committee and after Tea (G. Harrison with us) the Old

Jewry Committee. Returned home late.

9. At home

10. Walked with my Wife to and from Tottenham Meeting. The Weather warm.

11. Went with SD in Coach to Town. A Bellamy dined with us. Did business with

John Allen. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and Holland Comm. After Tea returned

home. A little House … Building (?). My dear Lydia’s Birth Day.

12. At home. James Healey brought Sukey home & staid Dinner and Tea. Wm. Gunn

and Samuel Marsh dined and staid Tea.

13. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey, Judy & Nancy. Brought Lewy with

John & Sheppard Bells to Dinner and in the Evening Sukey & I took them back to

School.

14. Went with S.D. and Sukey to Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire House. Pololy

Weston dined with us at Poultry. J Eliot and A Bellamy at Tea, after which retu rned

home.

15. Went to Town on my Mare. Recd. dividends at Bank. Dined alone at Poultry.

Jacob bell spent an hour and drank Tea with me, and after the Old Jewry Slave

Committee I returned home. The Coachman met me at the Bridge.

16. At home

17. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Sukey in Coach. Sam Marsh and Joselh

Messor (?) at Tea.

18. Went with Wife to Town in Coach. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings and Holland Committee after it. Drank Tea and returned home by

Daylight.

19. At home opening and perfecting Drains under Ground in the road before the

House.

20. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey and Nancy. Brought Lewy and Sam

Dawson home. Jas Johnson & Wife dined with us. After Tea I walked with the Boys

to School.

21. Went on Horseback (GD: Cross) (?) to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended

the Two Weeks and Adjourned Quarterly Meeting & returned home. Had a Letter

from GD at D… dated H 15 (?) … Geo had two Convulsive Fit, (sic) this Evening

22. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone. at the Poultry. Attended the Six Weeks

Meeting and after Tea, the Old Jewry Slave Committee which held late. Returning

very late, the Coachman met me at Clapton and we passed two suspicious Foot Pads.

23. At home. Cousin J Eliot and A Bellamy set out in the Rochester Coach about 1

oClock on their way to France to meet GD &c. Lewy came yesterday from School

poorly.

24.Went to Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Sukey. Lewy yet very poorly.

25. Went to Cross to Town. Wrote Sister A Cox & James Pemberton per the Ark.

Also GD at Geneva. Dined alone. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea with

Wife at Poultry, a special Meeting of Slave Com. in Old Jewry whence returned

home.

26. At home

27. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Daughters. Wid. Perry with Jacob Bell, his

Wife and Daughter dined with us. And Sukey went with J S Bell to Wapping Wall to

spend a few Days.

28. At home.

29. After Dinner went in Coach with my Wife via Tottenham Town. Attended Old

Jewry Comm. On Slave Trade and returned home late.

30. At home

Fifth month.

1. With Wife went to BRatcliff Monthly Meeting and after dining with J & S Bell

returned home with Sukey.

2. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone in Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings.

Drank tea at Jos. Bevans with Tho. Clarkson and James Phillips. Received a Letter

from GD at … & returned home.

3. At home

4. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey & Nancy. Beckey Stevens and Joseph

Savory and Wife dined with us and staid Tea.

5. At home

6. Went to Town on Mare. Wife and Sukey followed. Attended Slave Trade Com. in

Old Jewry & returned home late in Coach with them, leading my Mare.

7. At home

8. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Sukey & Lewy.

9. With Wife & Sukey went in Coach to Town. Dined at Poultry. Attended M

Sufferings. Wife returned home after Tea. Sukey & I lodged in Town.

10. At Poultry. Afternoon took Sukey to see Lever’s Museum over Black Friars

Bridge.

11. During this week staid attending the Sittings of the Yearly Meeting. My wife

came to Dinner and also lodged in Town during the meeting – seeing company at our

Apartment.

12. The Yearly Meeting opened this afternoon. At Poultry.

13. At Poultry. Attended Slave Trade Com. at Old Jewry in the Evening.

14. At Poultry.

15. At Poultry

16, At Poultry

17. At Poultry.

18. At Poultry.

19. Rode home in the Chariot on a hasty Visit and returned to Dinner. The Yearly

Meeting concluded this evening about 9 o’clock.

20. At Poultry.

21. Died in Poultry after being at JCS Meeting. About 3 oClock, my Wife took R &

Martha Routh to Tea at H Lodge & then sent them to Tottenham to which place I

accompanied J Pemberton in Stage Coach and thence walked home.

22. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey & Lewy. At home rest of Day. Judy

poorly with Swelled Face.

23. Went in Chariot to Town with Wife, Sukey & Lewy. Sukey went with Nancy

Warde to see the exhibition of the Royal Academy & Westminster Abbey. We dined

at Poultry and after Meeting for Sufferings & Tea at Jos Woods, we all returned

home.

24. At home finished the Ha Ha & Road on the west front of the house. Morning visit

from James Phillips. Judy continued poorly.

25. At Tottenham Meeting with Sukey & Lewy. Their Mother staid at home on Judy’s

acct. Richd. Baker (of Dover) two Daughters, Billy & Judy Phillips dined and staid

Tea. I have a heavy Cold.

26. At home. Nursing a Cold. Cousin O Weston and Wife to Tea.

27. At home.

28. At ho/me.

29. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & S… (?) James Healey & Wife, Ben Fincham,

Jos Doubleday and their Wives at Tea with us. One of Chariot Horses ill.

30. Went to Town with Wife and Lewy. Dined in Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings.

Tea at Poultry and at a Com. on Slave Trade at James Phillips. Home at ½ past 8.

31. Went with Wife and Nancy in Coach to Palnersw Green to see Sam Neal & Wife

at R Chesters, gthey were out. Visited Uncle Tho. Weston at Clay Hill on his request.

Home to late Dinner. Wid. Welsh, Tilladams, Gayner & Abby Pim at Tea with us.

Sixth month.

1. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & S…. Dined alone. SD visited her Mother

afternoon. Char. Horse likely to die.

2. After Diner went in Chariot with S.D. and Sukey to Two Weeks Meeting, where

Sam. Hoare and Han. Sterry passed the first time. Sampson Lloyd drank Tea wuth us

at Poultry.

3. Went on Mare to dine at Poultry. Attended Six Weeks Meeting. Wm Gunn & Sam

Marsh at Tea. Attended Slave Com. in Old Jewry & returned home to Supper.

4. At home

5.With S.D. and Sukey went to Ratcliffe Monthly Meeting. Dined at Joseph Talwin’s

and rode on on Horse for Trial.

6. With SD & Sukey in Chariot and I on JT’s horse went to Dinner at Poultry.

Attended the Meeting for Sufferings. Tea at Poultry and then home.

7. At home. Returned J Talwins Horse. Our Chaqriot Horse being ill, had his Throat

cut, and honourably interred him.

8. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sukey, and Lewy. Dined alone and afterwards

went with Wife & Sukey & Lewy to Illford (sic). s Bell being at the Widow Webbs,

we all drank Tea there.

9. At home. J & Mary Wintle at Tea with us. In Evening sent Thomas Morgan to

Moorfields for a Desk, which he broke and returned with at Midnight.

10. Went with my Wife to town in Chariot. Cousin M. Eliot, Tho. Clarkson & Alex.

Falconbridge dined with us in Poultry. Attended Ackworth Committee and [after]

drinking Tea with Jos. Woods and Geo. Harrison at Poultry, attended the Slave

Committe in Old Jewry.

11. On coming home last Night found Ann Warder, her Son Jerry and Sister Betsy

Head whom came on a Visit lodged with us. Began cutting Grass yesterday.

12. At Tottenham with my Wife and Sister & Lewy. Took Jerry Warden to School.

His Mother & Aunt having left us in the Morning. After Dinner went with Wife to

Cousin Eliot’s Lewy had dined there and Sukey at …. Walked home with Lewy.

13. Debby Weston came last Night. SD and I wnet to Toen in Chariot. Dined at

Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and a Slave (?) Com. at Jos. Woods after it.

had Tea there.

14. At home

15. Walked to & from Tottenham Meeting. Wife, Cos. Deb & Sister in Chariot. No

Company at Dinner. SD went to visit her Mother.

16. At home. SD took Lewy to School in the Evening.

17. Went on Mare to Town. Attended Peel Meeting where Sam Hoare and Hannah

Sterry were married. Dined with Sam Neale, Heather Moxam &c at Cousin Eliiots.

Tea at Poultry. At Old Jewry Com.

18. At home. Wet after a long Drought. Finished carting in 16 acres of Hay last

Evening. Cousin Debby and Sukey walked over to dine at Cousin Eliots and returned

in Evening.

19. Went in Chariot with Sukey to Tottenham Meeting. My Wife being poorly and the

Weather wet. After Dinner Cousin Debby left us in the Walthamstow Stage Coach.

20. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Rainy Day. Dined in Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings and a Slave Com. at Jos Woods. Tea at Poultry and returned home. My

Wife yet poorly.

21. At home

22. My Wife continuing too unwell to go out went with Sukey in the Chariot to

Tottenham Meeting. Brought Lewy to Dinner & I walked back with him in Evening.

23. At home writing to America.

24. Went on Mare to Town. Wet Ride. Dined alone in Poultry. Received Letters from

America by Will and Suton (?) who arrived yesterday. Attended Slave Com. after Tea

(Richd. Phillips with me) & returned home to Supper.

25. At home.

26. With Daur. Suss (??) at Tottenham Meeting, my Wife being yet unwell. J & C

Healey were in Time to go in the Chariot with us. Staid the Monthly Meeting & JCH

with B Fincham dined with us. R Jones & CH there.

27. Rebecca Jones and C Healey came to Dinner & staid all Night. Attended a Slave

Com. at Jos. Woods and got home to supper.

28. Went Morning. After Dinner SD taking RJ & CH in Chariot to Tho. Phillips. I

took their Chaise over and they went towards Hitchin to attend the Funeral of J

Sharples Wife tomorrow. Visit from Kenyon.

29. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife, Sukey & Judy. Brought Lewy home. John

Blakes & Thomas Backhouse dined & staid Tea, after which I walked over to School

with Lewy.

30. With much writing to do, tho’ at home, did none of it.

Seventh month.

1. Went with Wife & Sukey to Town. Walked to the Treasury, Lincoln’s Inn Fields,

&c. on Carlisle and Roberts’ business and Clark’s. Dined at Poultry. Met Geo. Moxon

and after tea attended Old Jewry Com. Thence home.

2. At home

3. With my Wife & Dr Sukey went to Rat Monthly Meeting. Dined at Cousin Owen

Westons, where left Sukey, who went with him & Debby to Greenwich. Wife & I

returned home to Tea.

4. Went with Wife in Chariot & dined at Pouktry. Attended the Meeting for

Sufferings. Jn Savory, Wife & M Pryor &c drank Tea with us, and Sukey returned

with us home. Out my Letters for America into Cap. Kerrys Bag of the Young Eagle.

5. Edward Phillips & I went to NAzeing on Horseback & viewed my Farms there. Eat

a Luncheon at Tidmarshs (?) and dined at Waltham Abbey. Returned home to Tea.

6. With Wife & Sukey in Chariot went to Winchmere Hill Meeting where were

Rebecca Jones & C Hustler (??). Returned home to Dinner. Wm. Gunn & his Wife

with J Emerson at Tea and the first staid allo Night. With my Wife visited Mother –

ma calm Interval.

7. At home. W Gunn went home to breakfast.

8. Went with Wife to Town to Dinner.

Attended Slave Trade in Old Jewry – after Tea at Poultry with Geo. Harrison, having

previously been at the Ackworth Committee. Wm Gunn rrtuend with us.

9. Wm Gunn spent most of a wet Day with us, and waqlked home in Evening leaving

his Wife with us.

10. In Chariot went with Ann Gunn and Sukey to Tottenham Meeting.

11. Wen t on Mare to Town. Dined alone in Poultry after visiting Lawrence of

Ludgate Street, on acct. of my old Neighbours of the same Name at Houghton. Wife,

Sukey & Ann Gunn went tin Chariot after Dinner to Poultry and we returned together.

12. After Dinner David Lawrence went with me to Plaistow to see the Duke of

Cumberland House &c.

13. At Tottemham Meeting with Wife & Sukey. Brought Lewy home to Dinner and I

walked to School with him in Evening. After noon my Wife visited her Mother as she

has dine several times latterly, & we hope she is better in some respects.

14. With S.D. and Sukey went to Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire House. J C

Healey, Ed Phillips, his Wife, Son & Daughter, Jos Messon, his Wife, there Sister

Stacey and Sally Wilson & Sally Rudd & Polly Weston dined with us. J. Eliot, A.

Bellamy, &c. returned last evening from France, leaving G.S.D. at Alencon.

15. With SD & Sukey went to Poultry to dine. Attended the Six Weeks Meeting and

after Tea, at which were M. Dudley and J. Chalk, &c., the Old Jewry Committee

returning home late.

[the entries for the next few days are muddled but I have follwed the given dates]

16. At home

17. With Wife and Sukey at Tottenham Meeting. On our Return found Betsy Crook

who staid one Night and went away next Morning.

18. Betsy Crook went away. Went on Mare to Town. Wife and Sukey in afternoon

followed. Dined alone at Poultry. Sally Bell ill (?) Sam Day at Tea with us.

19. Took Sukey in Chariot to see Wanstead House, Gardens &c before Dinner. Had a

Morn ing Visit from J & S Sheppard.

20. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Sukey. Lewy dined with us. Have rheumatic

Touch in Shoulders. Wet Evening.

21. Went to Tea in Poultry principally to try a Pair of Horses offered by James

Sheppard 7 Day last. Received a Letter from Bro. GD dated Guernesey (?) the 7th

.

Dicky James came to spend a few Days.

22. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry after going on board the Pigeon

Capt. Sutton at Iron Gate Chair. Attended Slave Committee in Old Jewry and then

home.

23. Went on Mare to see J & C Healey at Wapping. Dined with them at Coxheads.

They sail for (?) Dunkirk this Evening. Then went to see Jacob Hagen at Walworth on

Hopkins & Cressons Affairs. Staid Tea & returned home where R Jones & C Hustler

had dined & staid to lodge.

24. R Jomes being poorly I walked to & from Meeting, my Wife taking C Hustler &

Sukey in Chariot. Visit from Jos. Bevan. Ann Foster, her Sister & Niece at Tea.

Walked with them to Mill (?) Sukey accompanying me, also Dicky James.

25. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone in Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings.

Tho. Pole at Tea. Wife (who brought up R Jones & C Hustler after Dinner) drank Tea

at Cousin Eliots. Ride home with her.

26. My Wife taken poorly in the Night & feverish. Kept her Room all Day. Visit from

Tenant Brown and his Father Daniel brown of Chesnut Street.

27. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife and Sukey, the latter staid to dine at J

Chorleys. Brought Mich. Bland to dine with us. Jacob Bell brought Benj. Collier and

Wife to Tea. Walked to School with Boys and Sukey returned home with me.

28. After Dinner went on Mare to Town to attend a Comm. At Two Weeks Meeting,

Sukey’s Certificate was signed.

29. Went with Sukey in Chariot to Town to Dinner. Walked with her. After Tea

attended Slave Comm. in Old Jewry.

30. At home. Polly Savoury delivered of a Daughter.

31. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Sukey and with the former after Dinner to the

Poultry where found Brother & Sister GSD who arrived in Town yesterday. Met a

Comm. of Slave Society at Jos. Woods and returned home late.

Eigth month.

1. In Morning went on Mare to Town. R Jones, C Hustler, GSD dined with me at

Pouktry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea, Brother & Sister returned

with my iufe who came for them to H Lodge where I …

2. At home. Cousin Pu.. Bush (?) and her Niece Caroline Bagnis (?) came to Tea and

lodged. Richd. Phillips also at Tea.

3. At Tottenham Meeting all in Mothers Coach, except Sister D who is poorly. Bro,.

dined at Bevans, the rest dined with us also Geo. Burks (?) with whom I walked with

Lewy to School.

4. My Wife took Bro, P… Bush & her Niece to Town. Went on my Mare to

Lewlayten (??) &c after a Gardener and returned to Dinner. Bro. returned home with

Wife.

5. I went on Mare to Town. Dined alone in Poultry. Attended Slave Com. in Old

Jewry & returned home late.

6. Employed in packing up my dear Girls Baggage. Thomas Smith and Wife drank

Tea with us.

7. Employed in packing Sukeys Baggage. Wife took GSD to Ratcliff Monthly

Meeting and thence after dining with (space) to Poultry where she left them

and returned home late. Ed Phillips at Tea with Sukey and Self.

8. With SD and Sukey went to Town. Saw a pair Horses. Richd. Phillips dined with

us at Poultry. D & Polly Weston & H H… at Tea. Did not go to M Sufferings but D

Lawrence bringing up Sukeys Baggage, I took and left it on board Cap. Sutton’s ship,

the Pigou. Brother returned home with us leaving Sister in Town.

9. The whole Day employed in returning one and trying and purchasing another pair

of Horses of Jno. Savory which took me & Bro. twice to Tottenham. He also went to

Newington Green with Wm. Foster to see a poney. Finished carting our Oats. R

Phillips came to lodge.

10. With R Phillips walked to Meeting, my Wife took Brother and Sukey in Chariot.

He dined at Abm. Grays and R Phillips after Dinner went with Wife & Daughter to

the Afternoon Meeting where Tho. Grear was. I staid at home to write. WSD going to

see Mother, GD & Sukey were also separately introduced to her. R Phillips lodged.

11. My Wife taking Brother to Town this Morning, spent the day in writing letters and

in conversation, when capable of it, with dear Sukey, with whom the same quiet oppo.

may, possibly, never again occur. SD returned alone to Supper bringing Lewy from

School.

12. After Breakfast in Chariot with my Wife and Sukey went to Town, the latter

taking her Leave of H Lodge. After Dinner agreed (?) with Capt. Sutton that his

passengers should leave Town on 14th

early, under the Impression I returned homw

with my Wife.

13. Billy Prior came early to tell us that Sutton had fixed on one oClock this Day to

go for Gravesend. We hurried off to Town. J VanderWerf dined with us. GSD then set

out in a post Chaise, we in our Chariot at 12 noon before 2 overtook R Jones at

Crayford & A Warder at Deptford where a large Company drank Tea. Reached

Gravesend before 7. Had a Sitting in which R James spoke & GD prayed. R Jones

going on board before 8 & AW (?) and her Company to the Falcon. My Wife, Sukey

& I were left to spend 3 Solitary Hours at the White Hart. At 11 GSD & others

returned on Shore & GD accompanied my Wife, Sukey and Self on board where 40

min after 11 the Pigou getting under way I parted with my precious Girl & we came

on shore. Lodged poorly . Back … … (??) and set homewards. Dined at Shooters Hill

with JM Bevan … Hustler & others & got to Poultry by 2 oClock. After Tea WD

returned home.

[entries for 13th

and 14th

run in to each other]

15. Very dull. Tho refreshed by Rest which was wasted by us both went to Town on

Mare to Dinner. Attended the Meeting for Sufferings. After Tea my Wife came in

Chariot & G & SD returned with her.

16. Brother went to dine at R Chesters at Palmers Green where were Geo. & Eliz

Gibson. Sister went with us in Chariot to drink Tea with them and both returned to

Supper with us.

17. G.S.D. with my wife in chariot and I on my mare went to Barking Meeting. Dined

at Coz. Owen Weston’s. Were at the afternoon Meeting, and called at Jacob Bell’s on

our way home, his Wife being poorly. Her Daughter Rebecca born the 13th

of last

Month.

18. Went early to Town in Chariot with Brother and Wife, found two letters from my

Sukey and one per packet from Bro. Cox advising the Birth of a Daughter Susanna the

last of 6 mo. Wrote to Sukey addressed to the Downs where the Ship was yesterday. .

Attended Quart. Meeting Comm.

19. After Dinner went with SD to Town leaving GSD at home. Clarkson & R Phillips

at Tea. Attended a Sub. Com. at Old Jewry and returned home to Supper. Heard that

Cap Sutton left the Downs early yesterday with a West Wind so that my Letter to

Sukey did not reach her.

20. After Dinner rode on Horseback with Brother to Thomas Phillips to Tea & horse

hunting.

21. Walked to & from Tottenham Meeting. Wife with GSD in Chariot. Brought Lewy

with J & Sheppard Bell and Clem Healey to Dinner. J & C Healey (just returned from

France) also dined with us. Lewy compleats his 10th

Year. Ed Phillips & Wife, John

Beale of Cork, with John & Abby Pim at Tea.

22. J Healey took Bro in his Chaise to Town. All these and Alex Cruikshank from

Scotland dined with us at Poultry. Wrote P… Perce (?) With Wife called on Dr Fox.

Attended Meeting for Sufferings and after taking Tea with a large Company returned

home as we went.

23. At home. After Breakfast J & C Healey went home.

24. GSD with my Wife in Chariot ande I on my Mare went to Plastow Meeting. Dined

at Wid. Cockfields and after a Dish of Tea and attending afternoon Meeting returned

home where we found Richd.Phillips who lodged with us as he had last Night.

25. Bro & R Phillips walked to breakfast at Tottenham on their way to Town. I rode

to Town in afternoon and after Tea returned home to Supper. Bro. also returned on J

G B evans horse.

26. Went on Mare to dine in Town. Han. r… Jnr dined with me. Attended Meeting (6

Weeks) and Com. afterwards to examine Foundation of G.C.S. Meeting House.

Clarkson drank tea with me. Attended the Slave Com. in Old Jewry & returned home

late via Tottenham.

27. At home.

28. Wife being unwell, went with GSD in Chariot to Clerkenwell Work House

Meeting. Dined in the Poultry and leaving them returned home to Tea.

29. Went with Wife in Chariot to Town. Met Jacob Hagen at Whtherby, and finally

settled his Acct. with Hopkins and Cresson – the transferring and paying on the

property of the late Mary Butcher, belonging to them. Dined & attended Meeting

for Sufferings and after Tea returned home. GD poorly.

30. Prie (?) & Betsy Bevan with Elis Fox dined with us with their two likttle Nephews

and staid the Day.

31. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife. Brought Lewy home to Dinner. No

Company. Walked with Lewy to School after Tea.

Ninth month.

1. My Wife went to Town, after early Dinner taking H Cuthbert with her. Employed

the Day in writing to America per Capt. Gill.

2. Went to Town alone in Chariot. Dined with GSD in Poultry. After tea attended a

Sub Committee in the Old Jewry & then took H Cuthbert home.

3.Went to Town on my Mare. Was at the Bank, R… & Warrens (?) &c and after

dining & taking an early Dish of Tea at Poultry with GSD, returned home.

4. My wife, alarmed with the Small pox appearing at Beaufort, went in chariot to

Epping. I went on my Mare to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at S Marshs (?) and

after visiting Cousin Owen Weston , hearing the Pigou was seen off the Lizard,

returned home, where S.D. soon came.

5. Went on Mare to Town. Was at Wapping. Dined at Poultry alone. Poorly. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings after Tea at which were J & E Talwin & Geo Stacey. Returned

home thro’ a heav Rain. S.D. had sent Han Cuthbert (whose Dau. was … this

Morning) & Judy and Lydia to Epping.

6. At home. Sent a cart with Bed, &c. to Epping & after dinner my wife with Nancy,

George and Kitty her Maid followed in chariot – leaving me a lone House. Bro. left

London with Richd. Baker intending to Dunkirk.

7. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. Sister, SD bringing (?) them she walked back with

me. Our Pantry (?) Maid and her Brother also dined with us (???)

8. Went on Mare to Town. Dined at Poultry and returned home to Tea. Went to Town

in Wrng’s (?) Coach this afternoon.

9. Sent Sally Ford our Cook to Epping in a Cart. I went to Town in Morning on my

Mare. Dined at Poultry. Attended Ackworth Com. and after Tea the Slave Trade Com.

in Old Jewry. Washome ½ after 8 after a pleasant Moon Light Ride.

10. At home writing. Sister came down to Dinner.

11. Wet. At home writing.

My precious Nancy completes her 5th

Year. May all preceeding ones pass equally

in… and endearing to nher parents.

GD got to Dunkirk with J Townsend & Richd. Baker.

12. A Morning Visit from & & E Talwin. Wen t to Town om my Mare. Dined at

Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and returned home to Tea late. Found

Thomas with the Chariot from Epping.

13 – 20. After Dinner went in Chariot to Epping where got Tea and found wife and

children well. The next Day went with her to Waltyham Abbey Meeting and the

Remainder of the week was spent there with them. Weather being too wet to admit of

an y Variety.

21. At Epping Meeting. Dined at home (Tho. Coxhead’s House). (He had dined with

us last 3d Day the 16th

when W Allen, W Gunn, Sam Marsh & J Emlyn were also at

Epping) All drank Tea with J C Healey at Benj. Finchams. His Father being also there

on a Visit.

22. Wife and I dined and staid Tea at J Healey. B Finchams Wife and Father being

also there.

23. I came to H Lodge in Chariot to Dinner, after which Sister accompanied me to

Town & back to Supper. I attended Slave Com. Bro & his Company returned to

Dover last 7 Day Night. He is now in Kent.

24. At home writing.

25. At Tottenham Meeting with Sister D.

26. At Poultry with Sister. Meeting for Sufferings & home.

27. Went with Sister to dine at Epping, where she left me and returned home in

Chariot.

28. At Epping Meeting with S.D. H Read & Daughter dined with us. J C Healey &

their Sister Betsy also at Tea. After Supper with my Wife spent an hour at B

Finchams.

29 Rode in Walden Coach to Woodford & walked thence home. A heavy cold. Dined

late.

30. Sister went wit me to dine at Poultry & returned after Tea without seeing Brither

who is expected from Rochester.

Tenth month.

1. At home writing & nursing a violent Cold.

2. My 45 Year now completed, and much undone! Took Sister in Chariot to Ratcliff

Meeting (Monthly) and thence to Poultry where after a slender Repast finding Brother

was attending a Funeral of John Dearman, I left her & returned alone.

3. Cold better, but not yet heavy headed & hearted. Staid at home, writing.

4. At home. Sister came down in the Evening. Brother … for the Surrey Quarterly

Meeting in Company with Jeremiah Waring (?)

5. At Tottenham Meeting with Sister. Dined at home.

6.Went on Mare to Epping, SD being poorly & returned in Evening.

7. Went in Chariot to Town. At Wetmimster. Dined alone at Poultry. At 6 Wks.

Meeting and Slave Com. Bro. (?) returned home with me to Supper.

8. Bro. in Chariot & I on Horseback went to Epping Meeting. He lodged at J Healeys

2 Nights. W & SD supped there.

9. JCH and Bro. dineed & supped with us. Tea at Finchams (?)

10. Bro in Coach to Woodford & I on Mare after Dinner returned to Higham Lodge.

Mortified to learn second Philad. ship had sailed without a line from any of us.

11. At home writing &c. The Night before last the … and Foal were stolen.

12. Went with G. & S.D. in Chariot to Waltham Abbey Meeting, but Wife did not

attend. Returned home to Dinner Henry Bowman with us on his Way to London.

13. With G & SD went in Chariot to Quarterly Meeting, my Wife rising early at

Epping came in post Chaise to breakfast at Poultry with C Healey & M Fincham, who

with their Husbands & several other Friends dined with us. She with B & F Fincham

returned to Epping and I alone to the Lodge.

14. Went alone in Chariot to Town. At Bank. Dined with Bro & Sister at Poultry and

after attending the Ackworth Committee, Sister & I went in Chariot with Cousin John

Pemberton to Tea at H Lodge. Bro. going down on a Horse he wished to try.

15. At home

16. With Bro, Sister & JG at Tottenham Meeting. GD and JP dined at Cousin Eliots.

SD and I at home when they joined us in the Evening.

17. Took JC in Chariot, GD going on Horseback to Town to Meeting. Dined with GD

at Poultry and after attending Meeting fgor Sufferings returned home with GP.

18. Went with JP in Chariot voa Tottenham & Waltham Cross to Epping taking Lewy

to vivit his Mother. Dined and lodged at Epping. JP at Finchams.

19. At Epping Meeting. Cousin J. Pemberton, J. & C. Healey dined with us, and then

J.P. and I returned to Higham Lodge to Tea.

20. Went with JP in Chariot early to Town. Dined alone in Poultry. Attended a Com.

of Quart. Meeting and afterwards the adjourned Quarterly Meeting. Returned home

alone late.

21. Wwnt on Mare to see Cous. Owen Weston at Barking, called at J Bells, and dined

late in Poultry. Attended the Slave Comm. and returned home late.

22. At home

23. At Tott: Meeting with Sister. Dined at Cousin Eliots with my Wife, who came t

bring Lewy to school, and returned to Epping.

24. In Chariot went to Town with Sister. Tried a Horse. Brother, Mary Gurney, Sally

Rudd & Tho Colley dined with me at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

returned home with Sister to Tea.

25. After Dinner went on my Mare to Epping where found my Wife better and

Children bravely. J & C Healey supped with us.

26. At Epping Meeting. Dined at our Lodgings with J C Healey , drank Tea at Hen

Birks.

27. Clem. Healey set out to spend some time at Ringwood, and Tho. Coxhead and

wife intending to come to the house which we had occupied upwards of seven weeks,

my wife determined to move into James Healey’s house, where some of the children

lodged.

28. Quitted Coxhead’s and also Dined at Henleys. James returning from London in

the Evening, he & Benjam. Fincham spent the Evening with us.

29. After breakfast, returned on my Mare to Higham Lodge to Dinner. Visited Mother

as usual.

30. Went in Chariot to Tottenham Mo. Meeting with Sister and James Healey (who

walked from Epping to breakfast). He, his Daughter, & Brother returned with us to

Dinner & lodged.

31. Bro, JH, & I, leaving Clem Healey at her School went in Chariot to Town. Dined

alone at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings & Bro, Cousin John Pemberton and

I returned home in Chariot.

.

1. After Dinner went on Mare to Epping. James Sheppard p;aid a Morning Visit. Bro

and JP went to see M Gurney at Upton.

2. At Epping Meeting. Tho Coxhead & Wife with Mary Fincham spent part of last

Evening with us and this afternoon with T & DC, J Healey, Jos Doubleday & Wife we

dran k Tea at J Grippers (?)

3.After breakfasted, I mounted my Mare and rode home to Dinner. Rob … after living

12 Weeks at Mothers, went away this Day. Mems. He did not quite Mother, till the

5th

in the Morning. Mary Gurney died last Night.

4. David took a Till (?) Cart Load to Epping. I went on my Mare to Town. Dined with

Brother at Poultry. Wrote a Letter to Sukey per Packet, to which GD added. Attended

the Com. in Old Jewry and rode home late. Found James Healey at H Lodge.

5. At home res... pork.. on from Ha Ha &c. James Healey on his Way to Hampshire

called for old Honey instead of a Horse he took to Epping eaqrly this Mormning.

Mary Gurney died of a Pleurisy at Jos Cockfields last first Day Evening.

6. Took Sister in Chariot to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting, at which J Pemberton. Sister & I

dined at Cos. OWs but he is yet Barking (?) Left her with Brother at Poultry &

returned home to Tea.

7. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Dined with G & SD at Poultry. Attended Meeting

for Sufferings and with Sister returned home to Tea. Men busy turfing the Ha Ha on

Road.

8. After Dinner went on Mare to Epping.

9. Not being very well, staid at home & took Physic. My Wife went with T & D

Coxhead to VWAltham bbey Meeting and returned to Dinner. Had no Company.

Mary Gurney was buried this Afternoon, from G Church Meeting, where T & JP &

GD had an Evening Meeting this Day Week.

10. Returned to Dine at H Lodge. Brother came down in the Evening.

11. Took Brother in Chariot to Town (via Tottenham to see Lewy) and we dined

together in Poultry. Bought £500 stock for Mother. Happy to hear a contradiction of

the report of the King’s death which prevailed yesterday. Attended the Ackworth and

Slave Comm. & returned home late. GD staid.

12. At home. Finished the East Side of Ha Ha on the road front. Bursed (?) it

completely. Writing.

13. At Rat. Meeting with Sister in Chariot. Called to see Lewy who was unwell.

14. Went in Chariot to Town with Sister, calling at Tottenham to see Lewy. Found

him bravely. Benny Head came over this morning to tell me that a letter of the 7th

. ult

from New York mentioned the safe arrival of Sukey in Pigou. Dined at Poultry..

Attended the Meeting and Ackworth Com. and after Tea Brother, who came from

Rochester, accompanied me to H Lodge.

15. Went in Chariot to dine at Epping & found Wife & Children as well as usual.

16. At Epping Meeting. Hannah Read & her Daughter dined with us. Drank Tea with

SD & Children at Tho Coxheads, B & M Fi8ncham being also there.

17. After a long walk and dining, my three Girls & HC accompanied me a Mile on my

Way to nHigham Lodge, where got to Tea. Bro left it this Morning.

18. Went to breakfast in Town in Chariot. Dined alone in Poultry. Attended Six

Weeks Meeting. Brother and John Pemberton at Tea there, and attended the Slave

Com. returning home alone late. Saw a Letter from R Jones to MB.

19. Sent the Chariot back empty to Epping. At Mothers several hours, the Women

being employed in cleaning her Room.

20. Walked alone to and from Tottenham Meeting. Sister not chosing to go out.

21. Went on Mare to Town. Dined with Brother at Poultry. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings and returned home. Brother going another way. A Cold.

22. Took G & SD to Poultry in Weag’s (??) Coach. My Wife came from Epping in

Chariot to receive a Visit from Sarah Back (?) (now engaged in one to the Families

(??) in Ratcliff) She & M Weston (?) dined with us after which I returned with my

Wife to Epping.

23. At Epping Meeting. We dined at home & with Tho & D Coxhead & others drank

Tea at B Finchams.

24. At Epping. Bro. received a letter from Philad. of 10 ult. mentioning that Sukey

went to Burlington the 6th

. with her uncle Cox.

25. Left in Epping alone in Chariot. Dined at Lodge where found G & SD. Called on

Lewy in Chariot (taking Mary Staton (?) up) Tea at Poultry & after the Slave

Committee and a Visit to Cousin Eliot’s in Bar Close, returned home late, taking

James Phillips to Tottenham.

26. At home. Sam Marsh & Son at Dinner. He came to repair the Turret Clock, and

staid Tea, after which Cousin J Pemberton cale to lodge.

27. JP staid within to write. I walked & Bro & Sister in Chariot went to Tottenham

Meeting..

28. Took Bro & JP to Town in Chariot. Close a large packet to go by Tho Stewardson.

Dined alone. Letters from SD and RW. Attended part of Meeting for Sufferings, and

with Brother returned home to Tea.

29. After an early Dinner went with J & SD to Hertford. They lodged at the Widow

Allis’s and I at John Priors, where als were Jes & Sarah Bow. My poor Head

uncommonly disordered this Evening.

30. At Hertford Morning Meeting. I dined with Jona. Ball and to the afternoon

Meeting was brought the corpse of our worthy friend Samuel Scott. Drank Tea at M

Extons and supped at Widow Allis’s. Lodged at J Priors.

Twelfth Month.

1. W. Hanscomb went with me in Chariot to Dane End. Met Harmer to settle a

disputed claim on the land. Dined then and returned to Hertford where with GSD &c

&c drank Tea at Wid Sterrys. Supped at J Priors with GSD &c.

2. Breakfast at J Priors and set out homewards. Drpot Brother at Tottenham, and

Sister and I dined at Higham Lodge. At 3 oClock I mounted my Mare and went to

Epping to Tea.

3. At ½ past 12 left Epping, and had a very cold Ride to a late Dinner at home.

4. Sister went with me in Chariot to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting where was Brither.

Leaving them at the Poultry I returned home without Dinner to a Dish of Tea, and a

comfortless Evening alone.

5. At home all Day, except a Visit to Mother. Toot Ach troubles me.

6. Went on Mare to Dinner at Epping. B & M Fincham at Tea and supped with us.

Very cold Day.

7. At Epping Meeting. H Read & her Daughter Jos Atkinson and Benj. Finchams two

Sons dined with us. John Gri… visited us & John Doubleday and Wife came to Tea.

8. At Epping. Sent Mare home & Thomas came with the Chariot. Hen B.ickes (?) &

Wife to Tea.

9.With Han C….. and my three Girls, came in Chariot to H Lodge to Dinner.

10. Sent back the Chariot for my Wife & Son Geo. & who came to Tea. I went on

Mare to Town to Dinner, at Holborn &c & returned to Tea. Adey Bellamy applied to

G.C. Street Mo. Meeting for a certificate to marry Judith Whiting.

11. Walked to Tott. Meeting. My Wife not going out having over fatigued herself.

12. Took Mary Slater to Town in Chariot. Dined with Brother & Sister Dillwyn at the

Poultry and returned home to Tea. John brought the cook and the last of our goods

from Epping.

13. At home. Tho Coxhead & his Wife dined with us. I walked with him to see Cap.

Trippells (??) House in Marsh Street.

14. With SD in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. Jacky & Billy Prior dined & staid Tea

with us.

15. At home

16. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Ja. Ramsey and G.S.D. dined with me in Poultry.

Spent an hour with Dr. Coombe, Jos. Wods, Sam. Hoare, and Philip Sansom at Geo.

Harrison’s. At Slave Com. GSD returned with me.

17. At home – Electrified Sister.

Lewy came home from School to stay during the Hollidays (sic) Widow Hawksworth

of Bristol died this Evening at James Townsends.

18. Walked to & from Tottenham Meeting. Brother & Sis. D went with my Wife in

Chariot and she went for them in the Evening. John Bevans & Tabby Forster

proposed Marriage to the Adjourned Mo. Meeting.

19. With Bro & Sister D went to Town in Chariot. Met J. Wright and Dr. Thompson

on John Hanbury’s affair. Dined at Poultry and returned home together to Tea at H

Lodge.

20. Bro. set off after breakfast on my Mare to Hitchin Great Meeting. At home all

Day.

21. With Wife, Sister, Lewy in Chariot at Tottenham Meeting. Wm Jackson and John

Overend (Ushers at Tottenham School) dined & drank Tea with us. My little Lydia

very poorly.

22. At home. Wife & Sister went in Chariot to Wapping and Poultry. Lydia better.

23. Bro sent his Mare over from Tottenham, whence my Wife and self took him to

Town in Chariot. Dined at Poultry, and he returned with her to Higham Lodge. Richd.

Phillips drank Tea with me. Attended Slave Committee and I lodged at Poultry.

24. Was cupped this morning by Grimble and Brother coming in Chariot to Town, I

returned in it to dine at Higham Lodge. Poorly.

25. Felt much indisposed. Did not go out. Wife and Sister went to Tottenham

Meeting.

26. At home. Lydia Hawksworth was buried this Day at Alton. Brother attended her

Funeral, and afterwards some of the Meeting thereaway.

27. At home and poorly.

28. At Tott. Meeting with Wife & Sister.

29. At home. James Thornton came to London this evening with John Pemberton –

J.T. for the first Time, and he lodged at Coz. Eliots.

30. Went to Town in Chariot with Wife & Lewy. Dined at Poultry and returned home

to Tea. Brother returned from Alton & Godalming this Evening to the Poultry.

31. At home. Indisposed, and a pain in my Side. Benny Fincham Junr. dined with us.

Various notes etc on back pages.

From Craftsman of Octr 7. 1786

“The Gazette de Sante, published in France by Authority, and under the Sanction of

the Colege of Physicians, has within these few Days made public an infallible Cure

for all Scrophulous Disorders common ly called Kings Evil. We therefore think it our

Duty towards Mankind to make it known. It consists in the following –

R. Common Aqua Vitae or Brandy 20 ounces; of fixed volatile Alkali concrete, and

Gentian Root (otherwise called Felwort or Balmody), of each One Drachm and a half.

Let these infuse in the Liquor for the Space of 24 Hours before you use it: and let it

remain on the Root as it will get Strength the more it is in that Situation. The Dose is

fasting, before Dinner and Supper, at each Time a Table Spoonfull of the Mixture.”

For Coughs.

1 Drachm Gum Ammoniac dissolved in ½ a pint of Pennyroyal Water – (or in the

same Proportions for a larger Quantity.)

Take 2 Table Spoonfulls Morning Noon and Night, or whenever the Cough is

troublesome and if attended with Phlegm add to the above quantity ½ Tea Spoonfull

of Oxymel of Squills. –

For Pains in the Face.

R. Liniment. Sapon (?) 3 sps

Sp. Sal. Ammon G+xxx

Tinct. Thebaic (?) 3 ss…. (?)

Saline Draughts

As musc Salt of Wormwood as will lie on a silver two pence & half a Ball of Lapis

Conbrayerva (?) – Mixed in two Table Spoonfulls of Water, with half the Juice of half

a Lemon squeezed in to it – to be taken while it is in Effervescence.

Mary Weston Junr. will be 21 years if Age the 23 of 5 mo 1792.

[END VOLUME 12]

[START VOLUME 13 – 1789 & 1790]

Mem: to remind Mich Bewley’s Relations in America, that Letters for him may be

addressed to him to Care of W Dillwyn. No 10 Poultry, London

Brindells, Shoemaker, Dove Court, Gutter Lane, Cheapside

Allen & Green, Coal Mercht. No 49 Prescot Street, Goodmans Fields – or James (?)

Coff…

Francis Pooley, Broker Smithfield Market.

Mary Robinson Forrest No. 5. Cross Square, Little Britain. The first Court on the right

Hand going out of Aldersgate Street

Nurse Betty Hall No. 14 Wapping Dock Street

Thomas Elders, Biscuit Baker, 458 Strand, opposite Hungerford Market

William Bailey, Sun, Waltham Abby.

LW’s R… 2 Vols folio, has a plain gilt Edge and are 16¾ by 11¼ Inches in Size.

Samuel Nottingham died at Wellinborough in Nortthamptonshire the 15 of 1 mo 1787

John Storer and Thomas Colley returned from their religious Visit to America in the

Grange Capt. Roberts at Liverpool 6 mo 24. 1787

Claude Gay, died at Barking 2 mo 19 1786 aged 79 Years 8½ Months. I attended the

Funeral there the 23d with Wm Mathews, James Healey &c.

Martha (Wife of Adey) Bellamy died 12m. 6.86.

1789.

First Month.

1. Confined with a Severe pain in my side. My Wife and Sister, with Lewy, Judy &

Nancy, went to Tottenham Meeting where John Bevan & Tabby Forster were married.

Brother came to it, and with Sister dined with the Company & joined us in the

Evening. Felt strong pleuritic pains.

2. Staid in Bed till Evening and found Relief from Perspiration (?). None of the

Family out.

3. … Pain continued. None of us out.

4. Wife, Brother, Sister, Lewy and Judith at Tottenham meeting. G & SD staid to dine

at Edward Phillips and ame home in the Evening. Better myself, but yet in pain with

pleuretick Symptoms.

5. My Wife took Brother & Sister to Town in the Chariot and she returned to Tea.

Better. S.D. brought me a packet from Sukey and others per the Polly Williamson,

and packet per New York.

6. At home.

7. At home. Received another packet per the Grange & the Pagan (?), from my

American Friends. Jacob Bell and Wife drank Tea with us.

8. None of us out - Wife being poorly.

Our vicar Ed. Conyers, called on business of the small tithes.

9. Went to Town. in Chariot withy my Wife. Dined with Brother and Sister in the

Poultry. And in my way home spent half and hour with James Thornton at Cousin

Eliot’s in Bartho. Close. Received American Letters per Cap. Clay.

10. At home. James and Sally Sheppard paid us a short Visit in the afternoon.

11. At home. My Wife &c went to Tottenham Meeting.

12. Went with my Wife and David Lawrence to Town in Chariot. She attended the

Quarterly Meeting (at which were J Thornton (?), J Combarton (?) & G Dillwyn) It

finished without an Adj…ment about ½ past 3! C Healey dined with us & her

Husband & Richd.with W Gunn were at Tea. I staid at Poultry, except a Visit to the

Bank. Returned home late.

13. At home. A heavy Snow Storm. Adey Bellamy & Judy Whiting passed the first

Time at Barking Monthly Meeting.

14. At home

15. At home. Wife and Lewy went to Tottenham Meeting. Weather mild after a long

and sever frost, unequal’d for many years.

16. Went with my Wife to Town in Chariot, where Sol. Bush, Anne Miller, G & SD

dined with us. Sent for Dr. John Sims who prescribed for me. After Tea returned

home late.

17. At home

18. At home. My Wife and Lewy, from Tottenham Meeting brought Tho Coar &

Wife, Wm and Debby Firster to dine with us.

19. At home

20. Went in Chariot to Town with my Wife and Lewy. G & SD dined with us at

Poultry after receiving a second Visit from Dr Sims.

21. At home. Jos Talwin & Wife paid us a Morning Visit. Wm Green from Dene (?)

End came and dined with us.

22. At Meeting at Tottenham with Wife and Lewy. The first I had been at in this year.

After Dinner my Wife with Lewy and Nancy went to see Lydia Hickling at Enfield. J

& C Heakey & Daughyter came to lodge.

23. J & C H & Daughter went to Town & Wife & I followed in Chariot. Was at

Guildhall, Bank &c. Dined with G & SD at Poultry, and returned home to Tea. Gave

Tho Morgan Warning to quit my Service.

24. At home. Walked about the Grounds this Morning.

25. At Meeting with my Wife, Lewy & Nancy at Tottenham. Sam Hoare spent an

hour of the Afternoon with us.

26. At home. My Wife went to London, leaving Lewy at School in her Way to Town.

She returned late as usual.

27. Went alone to Town in Chariot. At Bank &c. Molly Hare dined with Sister & Self

at Poultry. Saw Cap. Sutton at Coffee house. Returned home to Tea.

28. Took an Morning Ride on my Mare before Dinner.

29. With Wife at Tottenham Meeting.

30. Went with my Wife to Town. Cousin John Pemberton, Cap Sutton and Molly

Hare, & GSD diend with us at the Poultry. Returned home to Tea. Recd. a latter of 12

mo. 12 from Sukey.

31. At home.

Second Month.

1. My d. George two Years old this Day. His Mother, sister Nancy and self at

Tottenham Meeting. Billy Phillips, N… Prior and Lewy dined & staid Tea. They took

Lewy to School with them. SD called to see Nelly Stevens who is ill at Tho

Broadbanks.

2. At home. Took an Hours Ride on Horseback before Dinner.

3. Went with my Wife to Town, Via Tottenham. Dined with Sister at Poultry.

Returned home to Tea. Recd. letters from Sukey and James Pemberton, per the

Birmingham, via Bristol.

4. At home.

5. With m y Wife at Ratcliff Monthly Meeting, where were Bro & Sister who dined at

Wm Allens. We dined with Jane Sheppard with Sally Bell, her Husband Jacob being

at Bristol. Returned home to Tea.

6. Went to see a Horse at Bromley with J Emerson. Thence to Town. At the Bank sold

stock for J.E. & Co. Dined with GSD at Poultry. Coz John Pemberton called. I was at

Meetingg for Sufferings, since the 28 of 11 mo. not having attended it. Returned

home to Tea.

7. Went on mare to oppose a demand for small tythes before the Bench of Justices at

Illford. Returned home dinner less by 5 oClock.

8. With Wife at Tottenham Meeting. Brought Lewy to dine. J & S Sheppard dined

with us. Walked with Lewy to School.

9. At home

10. Went with Wife to Town in Chariot. Dined with Sister at Poultry. Attended Six

Weeks Meeting. James Thornton, G.S.D., J. Eliot and R.Phillips at Tea. Attended the

Slave Committee and returned home late.

11. At home.

12. Wen with my Wife to Epping. J Pemberton & James Thornton haqving a Meeting

there. Dined with them at B. Finchams, after which they went to Stortford. Tea at J

Healeys and home by Dark.

13. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Dined with Brother at Poultry, Sister being at

Lambs Conduit Street poorly. After Meeting for Sufferings returned home to Tea.

14. Went on mare to Holloway down to get some trees, shrubs, &c. Returned home

and after dinner planted them in Clumps at N. End of road, Ha Ha, Lawn, &c.

15.With Wife at Tot. Meeting. Brought Lewy with John and Sheppard Bell to dine

with us. Walked back with the Boys.

16. At home

17. Went alone on Mare to T own. Dined with B..ds at Poultry. Sister still unwell at J

Staceys. Attended Ackworth Com. and before dinner a Com. of Six Weeks Meeting.

Chariot came & went empty. Returned home to Tea.

18. At home

19. Walked (Wife b eing poorly) to Tottenham Meeting, after which there was a

fruitless altercation about altering the hour of meeting on First Days in summer. Adey

Bellamy married to Judith Whiting this Day at Plastow. GD there. They Dined at the

Bush Wanstead (?).

20. Went on Horseback (new purchase) to Town. Dined with GSD in Poultry.

Attended Meeting for Sufferings after which returned immediately home. John

Hanbury agreed to submit our difference to arbitration.

21. At home

22. With Wife and Sister at Tott. Meeting. Wet & Windy.

23. At home.

24. Went to Town in Chariot with Wife. Jacob bell dined with us. Richd. Phillips &c

at Tea. Attended the Slave Com. whence wife and brother called for me and returned

home.

25. At home, writing Letters. & & C Healey cale to lodge.

26. At home writing. My Wife took GD to Tottenham Meeting. He … to the Monthly

Meeting and came over in Evening with J & C Healey.

27. Went with GSD in Tine for his attending GC Street Meeting. Sol. Bush and Lewis

Seabohm of Pyrmont dined with us at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

we all returned to H Lodge at Tea.

28. At home.

Third Month.

1. S.D. took G.S.D. in Chariot, and I walked to Tottenham Meeting. With John

Phillips (Son of Mary) & Lewy walked back. Bro. staid to dine with James Phillips &

joined us in the Evening. Sally Fairbank & Clem Healey dined.

2. Wife took GSD to Town. I staid at home to write Letters to America. Wife returned

to Tea.

3. With SD in Chariot, went to Poultry, where Sister only dined with us. Before

dinner Jos. Forster and myself attended Devon. House Mo. Meeting to recommend

Sam Marsh for marriage with Polly Gunn. Com. of Six Weeks Meeting and after tea

accompanied J. Phillips to Slave Com. Then home.

4. At home

5. Went on Mare, and Wife in Chariot alone to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. We dined at

Thos Coxheads, and returned home to Tea. A cold disagreeable Ride.

6. Went alone in Chariot to Poultry. Dined alone with Sister there. Attended Meeting

for Sufferings, and after an early Dish of Tea, Sister returned home with me. Put my

Letters with Cap Suttons Bag.

7. At home. After Dinner was suddenly affected by a cold Fitt and other effects of a

severe cold. Went into a warm Bed for a few Hours. J & S Bell drank Tea. Better in

Evening tho much indisposed.

8. Indulged at home, being poorly. Wife took Sister to Tottenham Meeting, and

brought Lewy to dine with us. J and C Healey came to Tea from Waltham Abbey &

lodged with us.

9. Continued at home – very poorly. A violent Cough. My Wife and Clem Healey

went to Poultry & round by Hanover Square to Tottenham where CH staid. JH also.

Went then to dine with Mary Fincham & Self. Wife at Tea.

10. At home, but not well enough to go out. B. & M. Fincham, who lodged with us,

and J. & C. Healey, who staid laast Night at Tottenham, dined with us late and then

they four set out for Epping.

11. My cold tho’ better yet troublesome. After Dinner accompanied my Wife in

Chariot to visit Mother, taking little Geo. with us on his forst Visit for more than a

Year and half.

12. Not thought well enough to go out. Wife & Sieter went to Totten ham Meeting

and after Dinner wewnt with my Wife to Enfield to see Lydia Hickling, taking our

dear Lydia with us. J & Sally Sheppard at Tea with us.

13. A snowy Morning, the Ground quite covered as it has been several times partly

been within the last ten Days.

14. My Cold and Cough continue very troublesome.

15. Not out. Wife & Sister went to Tottenham Meeting and brought Lewy home to

Dinner, his Mother being disposed to keep him a few Days in order to his taking

Physic.

16. Wife took Sister to Town and there left her, returning home to Tea. J Emlyn’s

Wi8fe died this Morning at Bromley.

17. Went to town with my wife in order to see Dr. Sims, who visited and prescribed

for me. My last a poor Night. GSD dined with us at Poultry. A special Meeting for

Sufferings agreed on and signed an address to the King on his recovery. After Tea we

returned home.

18. Experienced benefit from Sim’s prescriptions and tho’ yet poorly, found myself

more comfortable, tho heavy from the effects of opium.

19. Better but not out. Wife went alone to Meeting.

20. Went with my Wife to Poultry to see Dr Sims. Dined there with Sister and after

Tea returned home. Our dear Geo (with his Maid) went for the first Time. After Tea

returned home.

21. At home. A Visit from James Sheppard. Yet poorly.

22. Not out. Wife went alone to Meeting, & brought James Phillips’s Wife to dine

with us. James and two Sons came to Tea. Jno Townsend Wife Sarah buried this

afternoon.

23. After Dinner, went with Wife to accompany Lewy to School after spending a

Week with us.

24. Went with Wife & dined with G & SD at Poultry. Received a third Visit from Dr

Sims. After Tea returned home. Sam Marsh & Mary Gunn married this Day at

Devonshire house. We were invited.

25. Dr. Sims having ordered me to be blooded, went to the Poultry, where Dr.

Newsom performed the operation … about 8 or 10 … which felt proper (??) Dined

with Sister. Returned home to Tea.

26. My Wife went to Tottenham Meeting. J & C Healey and Benj. Fincham, Daughter

& Son called on their way home. Jos. Woods drank tea with us. But poorly this

Evening. Nelly Stevens came to see us.

27. Went with Wife to Town. Dined with GSD at Poultry where drank Tea after

receiving a Visit from Dr Sims, also from Sol Bush. Returned home alone. Frds.

address to the King was presd. at Windsor last 4 D. (?)

28. Went with Wife & Daughter Lydia to dine at James Sheppards at Upton. Staid

Tea. Received a Morning Visit from Tho. Phillips & Wife

29. Better, but not out. Wife brought Lewy & Jerry Warder to dine with us. Ed:

Phillips & Wife came to Tea. John Emersons Wife buried at Ratcliff this Afternoon.

30. Rode with my Wife on Horseback an hour before Dinner. Better. Had a letter from

Sukey 1 mo. 31. John Dobbs Price the New Coachman came this Evening on … … as

Morgan served us.

31. Went in Chariot with Wife to Town. Dined with GSD in Poultry. Visit from Dr

Sims. Joseph Peddle dined with us. Attended a special Meeting for Sufferings on a

suffering case at Worcester. After Tea returned home.

Fourth Month.

1. Yesterday my dear Sukey was 2o Years old.

2. Weather being wet, my Wife went alone to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting, and returned to

Dinner. James & Sally Sheppard at Tea with us.

3. Went with Wife to Poultry where received a Visit from Dr Sims and dined with

Cous. J. Pemberton and Bro. and Sister G.S.D. We returned home to Tea.

4. Dr. Francis Willis (who has the Reputation of having cured the King) visited

Mother. We breakfasted with him there. Visit from William Forster.

5. For the first time for some weeks, went with Wife & two elder Girls to Tottenham

meeting. Lewy & John Smith’s two Sons dined with us and staid Tea.

Sam Hoare Jn. called before Meeting.

6. At home excepting a Ride before Dinner with my Wife on Horseback and a Visit to

Mother afterwards.

7. Went with my Wife to Poultry. Was at Bank &c. Sister dined and returned home

with us to Tea, where we expected to see J & C Healey but did not.

8. At home, except Ride on Horseback.

9. With Wife & Sister at Tottenham Meeting. Lewy came home from Meeting with us

to stay some time.

10. Went to Town with Wife. Dined with Brother GD at Poultry and after Meeting for

Sufferings which I attended and Tea, he returned with us to H Lodge.

11. Brother & I took a Ride on Horseback before Dinner. J & C Healey at Tea.

12. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Sister D. Received Letters from J S

Pemberton & Sukey. No Company at Dinner.

13. Went with my wife and sister D. to Quarterly Meeting at Devonshire House,

which adjourned till 5 in the evening, most of which I also attended. Bro, Rob Moline

dined with us. Returned home late. Sister staid in Town.

14. Went alone to Town in Chariot. Coz. J Pemberton with GSD dined with me.

Attended Ackworth Com. and afterwards the Abolition Committee. Cousin J

Pemberton returned home with me late.

15. At home. In Evening walked over to Tottenham with D Lawrence and bought a

Lot of Dung.

16. At Tott. Meeting with Coz Pemberton.

17. Went with Wife and J P in Time for his attending the GCS Morning Meeting. t

Bank &c. GS Dined with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and its Slave Com.

afterwards. Cousin JP at Tea but we returned home by ourselves.

18. At home

19. At Tot. Meeting with Wife. Billy Prior returned with us to Dinner, and staid Tea.

20. Went with my Wife to Town nearly. With J.G. Bevan and James Phillips (also

G.D.), waited on Sheriff Curtis on the subject of the Slave Trade. Attended 2 Wks.

Meeting when Tho. Wagstaffe and Mary Barclay passed for marriage. Afterwards the

Adjd. Quart. Meeting. Returned home late.

21. Went with my Wife to dine at Poultry. G & SD were at the Wagstaffes Wedding

at Peel & dined with them at David Barclays. Pipe at J Woods. He drank Tea with us.

After attended the Slave Com. we returned home late.

22. At home, except a Ride on Horseback with my Wife before Tea.

23. P… for Meeting but were prevented by Dr Wills coming to breakfast and visit

Mother.

This day the King went to Paul’s on the occasion of its being an appointed

Thanksgiving Day on his recovery.

24. With my Wife to Town. Brother & Sister dined with us. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings & after Tea they returned with us to H Lodge.

A great Illumination this Evening.

25. Bro & I rode to Upton & back (on Horseback) before Dinner. Called at J

Sheppards & Cockfields.

26. Bro & I walked to Tottenham, our Wives &c following in Chariot. GSD staid to

Dine with Tho Phillips and in Evening sent Chariot for them.

27. At home. Bro went to Town on Horseback & returned in Evening.

28. GD and his Wife went with me in Chariot to Town. Dined at Poultry where J

Pemberton & J Townsend Jun were at Tea. Attended Slave Com. and returned home

late. Robb’d of the hind strings of the chariot at Clapton.

29. GSD and W(?) SD went with Chariot and one Horse the Men alternately riding to

the Meeting at Epping) where met Sarah Bell. Dined at J Healeys & after Tear

returned home, I riding all the Way.

30. Wife, Bro & Sister went to Tott Meeting. I went on horseback to vote for Dr. Fox

at the London Hospital and returned home to dinner. GSD having dined with Tho

Smith at Stamford Hill, we went there to Tea & brought them home.

Fifth Month.

1. Brother went per Tottenham & our two Wives with Self in Chariot went to Town.

Dined in Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea, my Wife and I

returned home alone.

2. Dr Wills and his Son paid Mother a third Visit. After Dinner I went to Tottenham

on Horseback to view Ardesoiss (??) House &c.

J Harman Jun. buried this Day at Hammersmith.

3. With Wife & Lewy at Tottenham Meeting. Mary Polly dined with us.

4. At home.

5. Went to Town on Horseback to Dinner. Attended Six Weeks Meeting. Wife came

to Tea & after the Slave Com., which I attended, she took me home late in Chariot

leading my Horse.

6. At home. J & C Healey came to Tea & lodged . he & I rode an Hour on Horseback,

looked at Blasenhagen’s (??) Chaise & made an offer for it which was rejected.

7. Went in Chariot with my Wife to Rat. Mo. Meeting. Dined with G&SD at Cousin

Owen Westons, with whom also drank Tea at Sam Marsh’s, whence Wife and I

returned home.

8. Went on Horseback to Town. Dined with Sister, Bro. being gone to attend the

Marriage of Tho With (?) to Nancy Reynolds. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

after Tea (M Cromley (?) at it), returned home.

9. At home. SD’s Eyes inflamed.

10. My Wife having an Inflammation in one of her Eyes, did not go out. Took Lewy

to Tott. Meeting and brought Jacky Phillips to Dinner. In afternoon got Mother down

Stairs to Tea. She was down between 2 & 3 Hours.

11. Went on Horseback to T own. Attended Com. of Q. Meeting on consolidation of

Q. Meeting of London and Mids. Dined at Poultry with GSD and J Decka. At Temple

Bar and after Tea returned home. J Sheppard accompanying part of Way. Cousin M

Eliot & Children spent afternoon at H Lodge.

12. Went with Wife to Town. Attended Com. of Q. M. on Westminster case. Sister

dined with us at Poultry before which had a jarring Fall in Pauls Church Yard.

Attended Ackworth Committee. Slave Trade discussed in H. of Commons this day.

All so far well.

13. At home, excepting Ride on Horseback. Evening Mother drank Tea below the

second time & Wife and I took some with her. Sam Hoare & Wife drank Tea at H

Lodge.

14. At Tott Meeting with Wife, Lewy & Judy. After Dinner went to Poultry in Chariot

with Wife to Tea. Attended Slave Comm. in Old Jewry and thence home. Brother

attended the Marriage of John Coleman to Debby Back this Day at Rochester. They

dined at Dartford.

15. On Horseback directly after an early Dinner to Town. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings, and two Comms. Afterwards. Brother, Sister, J Pace & Wife at Tea. Then

home.

16. At home. Sent Car: for G &SD and Betty Lynns (?) (who came to stay a few

Weeks with my Wife for her Health) to Dinner. before Tea, Brother and I rode out on

Horseback.

17. With GSD and Wife at Tottenham. GSD dined at Tho Haines (?). Sally Forster

and Polly Lloyd dined with us. The latter and my Wife went to the afternoon Meeting

after which SD visited Coz. Mary Eliot who is poorly.

18. Went with G.D. in Chariot to Town where I dined alone. At Two Weeks Meeting

and Slave Com. after it. Tho Lister & (space) Saxbrook passed 2 Wks Meeting

first time.

19. Bro & I went to Town after an early Dinner on Horseback. Tea at Poultry.

Attended Old Jewry Slave Com. and we returned home to Supper.

20. At home.

21. Bro. went on Horseback to Ratcliff, and returned in Evening, his Wife, mine &

Self went to Tottenham.

22. Wife & I took GD to Town in time for GCS Meeting. M… Tho Wetherhead (??) .

W & SD dined at Poultry alone. At Meeting for Sufferings. J Bell & S Marsh at Tea.

Wife being grievously afflicted with Tooth Ach, had two Stumps removed (?)

Returned home to Supper.

23. After Dinner Bro. & I went on horseback to Tho: Phillips, just as J. Thornton and

J. Pemberton got there from Hertford. Staid Tea with them.

24. GD going on foot, I went with Wife & Sister, & Lewy to Tottenham Meeting at

which were James Thornton & John Pemberton. GSD staid to dine with them, and

afternoon I walked over to Evening Meeting from which J Thornton, Mary Lloyd &

Jos Foster came to Tea. ML being very poorly, staid all Night as did JT.

25. GD and JT went in Chariot to Morning Meeting and returned in Evening. After

Dinner I went on Horse back to attend a Com. of Q. Meeting on the subject of Two

Weeks Meeting which TL (?) passed for Marriage. My Wife face pain f.. (??)

26. After an early Dinner, went on Horseback with Brother to attend the adjourned

Meeting for Sufferings, assisted by a Com. of Country Frds., appointed by the Yearly

Meeting. Took Tea at Poultry and returned home together, where found Cousin John

Pemberton. (Attended Slave Comm. In Old Jewry).

27. Leaving JT and JP, Bro and I again on Horseback went to Meeting for Sufferings.

John Gurney and Jacob Bell dined with us. At Meeting again afternoon and returned

home late. Wife very poorly.

28. JP went to Town via Tottenham Meeting. Bro being poorly staid at home. I went

after breakfast with James Thornton in his Chariot to Town. Left him at Cousin

Eliots. Attended Weekly Meeting for Sufferings. Finished Report. Dined alone. At

Ackworth Adjourned Committee and after Tea went home.

29. GD went early to Town on Horseback. My Wife being in much pain, afternoon

took Sister to and left her at the Poultry, returning home myself without attending any

Meeting. Found the Swelling in Wifes Face had … broken in my Absence.

30. At home. Dr Willis breakfasted with us and paid Mother a fourth Visit.

31. Wife being yet too poorly, I went alone to Devonshire House Meeting after which

dined with GSD and other Friends at Poultry. . At Grace Church St. Meeting,

afternoon.

Sixth Month.

1. The Yearly Meeting began as usual in afternoon. Cousin J. Eliot chosen clerk this

year. My wife came to dinner and staid till the 12th

of Succeeding week, entertaining

company, and attending the different meetings, of which my recollection is too

imperfect to enumerate.

2. Adjournment of Ackworth Genl. Meeting this Evening.

3. Went this Morning with my Wife to Ratcliff Meeting and returned to Dinner at

Poultry a usual.

4-6 (no entries)

7. With my wife took J. De Marsillac to Westminster Meeting, leaving him there, and

returning to Dinner. After which we went to Ratcliff Meeting & returned to Tea.

8. (no entry).

9. The Yearly Meeting closed at ½ past one o’clock, and the Meeting of Ministers and

Elders in evening.

10. At Grace Church St. Meeting with my Wife this Morning.

11. Went with my Wife to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting, where were James Thornton, R

Shackleton and others. We returned to dine at Poultry. Bro in time for Colchester,

went with Sister to Higham Lodge this Evening. Billy Prior supper with us.

12. My wife and I returned in chariot to H. Lodge after breakfast; the Chariot having

brought Sister to Town. After a hasty preparation, Bro & & set off on Horseback, and

lodged at Stephen L… at Chelmsford. J Rosser (?) there.

13. Not being well mounted, Brother went on for Colchester on my Horse, and I had a

tedious Ride home alone, where at Tea I found J Thurston (?) & J Pemberton who

came down last Night, as did Richd & Martha Routh, who as well as … Healey, I had

met at Brentwood. Much fatigued & unwell.

14. My Wife took JT and JP to Waltham Abby Meeting I walked with Lewy to

Tottenham. They returned to Dinner. Had a short Visit from Ann Tilladams & her

Brother. Visited Mother after two Weeks absence and found her no better.

15. Wife took JT and JP to Town to Morning Meeting. I staid home.

16. Went to Town on a Gray Mare. Dined at Poultry. Attended Six Weeks Meeting

and after Tea the Slave Trade Committee in Old Jewry. Home to Supper.

17. At home. Began our Clover Stack (??). Sam. W. Fisher of Philad. came to supper

and staid for two nights.

18. S W Fisher went to Tot Meeting with me in Chariot. He, Polly Exton & J Suridge

(?) dined with A Bell (?Baker) my (?), his Wife and Becky Stevens paid a Visit. A

very wet Day.

19. Went with SWF and Wife in Chariot to Town. Richd Croftons Widow at Dinner.

Before which I visited Geo Staceys, W L… & Cousin Eliots. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings. J. Pemberton and J. Thornton &c at Tea. Returned home, Richd. Phillips

with us and lodged.

20. At home. Busy gathering on the Hay. Richard Phillips returned to Town after

Breakfast.

21. At Tott Meeting with Wife, Lewy & Judy. Met Sister there and she returned home

with us. Nat Prior also dined with us. After Dinner Wife took Judy with her to visit

Cousin M Eliot at Bar Close, she being very poorly. Weather wet.

22. A stormy wet Day. At home.

23. After Dinner, went alone in Chariot to Town. Tea at A Bellamys. Visited at J

Eliots and returned home taking back the Mare, which J de Marsillac had to go to

Bristol on. Very wet Weather.

24. At home. Continued rainy Weather.

25. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Sister, Lewy & Nancy. Yet wet Weather, and

half my Clover in the Field, the other half in Stack.

26. Yet unsettled Weather. Went to Town on Mare. Dined at Poultry. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings. J. Pemberton, Jas. Thornton, and James Phillips at tea with

me. Returned home. Got Hay forward, the Day proving pretty dry.

27. At home. Weather wet and stormy. Wm Gunn and John Emerson spent afternoon

with us.

28. Wifes Eye inflamed she did not go to Meeting. Took Sister, Lewy & Betsy L… to

Meeting at Tottenham. In Evening Wife went to Tottenham School.

29. With Wife and Sister went to Poultry, taking Lewy with us. Dined alone. At Two

Weeks Meeting. J. Pemberton, J. Thornton, Sarah Squire, Mary Stacey, Peggy

Wilson, Rach. Braithwaite, and Mary Trigellis at Tea. Then home. Adey Bellamy

moving from Poultry to Wiccomb.

30. At home. My Wife took Lewy to School this Evening. Finished Cloves Stacks.

Seventh Month.

1. At home.

2. Took Sister to Town in Chariot. With John Townsend, R. Chester and Jos. G.

Bevan, being deputed by Meeting for Sufferings, waited on Hon. Addington, the new

speaker of H. of Commons, who politely received us. Retd. To Poultry and thence

walked to Rat. Meeting. Dined with W. Gunn. Tea at Poultry and returned home

alone.

3. Went in Chariot towards Town, but meeting J de Bra… (SEE EARLIER), his Wife

and Son, they dined with us, after which Wife & I went to Poultry. Attended a Com.

on Epistle to Philad. Meeting for Sufferings. J. Pemberton and J. Thornton drank tea

with us. Then we two returned home. Wife went to Tottenham Meeting on Mare.

4. At home. After Dinner Ed Phillips brought over a Bay Mare which I bought.

5. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife. Very wet. Brought Lewy home to Dinner and in

Evening his Mother took him to School, visiting Cousin Mary Eliot who is better.

6. At home

7. Wife in Chariot went alone to Town. I went on new Mare. Sarah Squire and James

Fell dined with us, and after Tea (J Thornton & J Pemberton both being able to fulfil

their appointment) returned with her to H L. Attended a Com. of 6 Weeks Meeting

and then home.

8. At home. Dined yesterday in the new apartment in the Poultry. Sam. Smith, on a

religious visit, arrived yesterday in the Grange, at Liverpool, from Philadelphia.

9. Took SG & GF to Tott. Meeting. I walked.

10. Wife took SG & GF to Poultry where they spent most of the Day. They went to

the Morning Meeting. Attended Meeting for Sufferings. J Pemberton dined with us

and after Tea they returned with her to H Lodge. I went in the Morning and returned

in Evening on Horseback.

11. Tho. Clarkson and his brother came to dine and staid Tea. Jos Savory brought

Sister down in the Evening. Received Letters yesterday per Sutton and (space)

12. Wife with JP and JT in Chariot , Sister with G & H (?) Savory in the Chaise and I

on my new Mare went to Barking Meeting. Dined at Cousin Owen Weston’s and

returned home to Tea. W. Birkbeck, J. Phillips, and J. Smith called on us. J & C

Healey dined with our Children & lodged.

13. My Wife took JP & JT to quart. Meeting. I had a wet ride on Horseback. S Squire

& Sister, Edwd Phillips & his Wife &c dined with us at Poultry. After Tea, attended

the adjournmt. at G.C.S., of the Quart. Meeting and with David Lawrence rode home

late. J & C Healey came to lodge.

14. After breakfast J & C Healey went homewards and Wife and I went to dine in

Poultry. Sister staid in Town last night and we returned without her. Attended

Ackworth and Slave Committees. M Hare at Tea. Found H Read Junr. on our Return

home.

15.At home

16. At Tott: Meeting where were Cousin J Pemberton & J Marsh who dined at Cousin

J Eliots. After Dinner, Betsy Healey and E Phillips & Wife came to Tea.

17. Went with Wife and Han. Read to Town in Chariot where left her.

18. Busy at home, preparing my Letters for the Appollo Cap Billings, which sent to

Town in Evening per TWS (??)

19. With my Wife at Tott. Meeting whence Mary Tregellis of Falmouth returned to

dine and spend a little Time with us. Lewy dined with us, and I walked over t School

with him in the Evening.

20. Wife and M Tregellis in Chariot, and I on Mare went to Town. Dined at Poultry.

David Lawrence with us. Attended Two Weeks Meeting and Q.M. Com. after it. J.T.

and J.P. called on us and S. Squire and Sister Grace Fell. Found that the former do not

go to Gravesend till 4th

Day. Returned home.

21. Wife and MT in Chariot and I on Mare again went to Town. Dined at Poultry. J

Pemberton & Js Thornton spent part of the afternoon with us, & with S Squire &

others staid Tea. Wife took leave of them & I staid to lodge in Town. Yesterday J.

Hanbury and self first met the Arbrs. at Penn Coffee House.

22. At ¼ past 5 this Morning I mounted my new Mare for Gravesend. Brokefast at

Dartford with Cos. J. Pemberton, James Thornton, and many others. Reached

Gravesend before 11. Ship not come down. About 50 dined at White Hart. Ship came

down after Dinner but could not proceed. Most of the company, with myself, staid to

lodge.

23. At ¾ past 7, having breakfasted (35 of us), the Friends went on board the Appollo,

Cap. Billings, and immediately sailed for Philadelphia. Rode alone to Welwyn. Got

wet and having dried &c, then, accompanied by Rob Lambart, returned to London.

Had Tea at Poultry, and thence came home.

24. With M Tregellis and Wife went in Chariot to Poultry, where James Sheppard

dined with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea Sister returned with us

to Higham Lodge, four of us riding in Chariot.

25. At home. Jacob Bell & Wife with two of their Children dined with us and staid till

Evening.

26. My Wife with Sister, MT and self went to Meeting and they took Dr Fox’s Wife

home to Dinner, the Doctor and I walking with Lewy. After Tea my Wife took the Dr

& Wife with LWD to Tottenham.

27. At home superintended the opening of the Cess Pool at Mother’s on the north side

of her dairy. The two Crooks dined with us.

Thomas Phillips Son Thomas (a Lord) (??) died this Evening of f… Fever. Wm

Robarts (?) accidentally shot this Morning.

28. Took M Tregellis and Sister in Chariot to Poultry. MT left us. Dined there with

Sister. Attended the Six Weeks Meeting and after Tea the Slave Com. in Old Jewry.

Sister returned with me to Supper.

29. At home.

30. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Sister. J & C Healey, B Fincham & Wife,

his Son & Wid. Binks at Tea. Our dear little Lydia was at Meeting today for the first

Time.

31. With Wife at Poultry. David Lawrence of N Jersey dined with us. At meeting for

Sufferings, and after Tea, Mercy Crafton returned with us to H Lodge.

Eighth Month.

1. At home. Wilson Birkbeck paid Evening Visit.

2.Wife took Marcy Crafton and Sister to Tottenham Meeting. They went to dine at

Chorleys. John Phillips & Lewy dined with us, and my Wife took them to Tot. in the

Evening bringing back Sister & MC.

3. Went to Town on my Mare this Morning. Met David Lawrence and his Brother

Jason at Brickingham’s (?) also their Attorney Rudd. D & J dined with me. Attended

the 2d meeting of the arbitrators between Hanbury and self at Penn Coffee House and

returned home.

4. At home. Wife took Mercy Crafton to Town in Chariot. Employed in writing

Letters to America.

5. At home. Took a Ride in the Evening on Horseback to see Cousin Mary Eliot.

Gave John Harrington the Gardener a Months Warning to quit our Service.

6.Wife not being well took Sister to Rat. Mon. Meeting from whence she went on to

Poultry. … of G Meeting attended our Meeting on Settlement. (?) Dined at J Bells

with J & S Sheppard, Rachel Barnard, Sally Cockfield & Thos (?) Aggs. Called on

Wid Atkinson on Way home alone.

7. With Wife went to Poultry where Mercy Crafton & Sister dined with us. At

Meeting for Sufferings and Com. after it. MC at Tea after which returned home, Sister

concluding to go with her to Waldon tomorrow Morning.

8. At home. Agreed with Geo. Want to proceed (?) John Brown in the principal F… at

Nasing for 21 Years at 10s (?) per annum with Liberty to expend £5 thereof in each of

the first Eight Years. Jos Bevan paid a Morning Visit. In Evening Wife and I rode on

Horseback.

9. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife & Girls. Brought Lewy and W Waldbucks

two Sons Richd & Wm to dine with us and I walked to School with them in the

Evening.

This afternoon, my Wife and I got Mother for the first Time these two Years into her

Garden.

10. Went to dine in Town. Attended, in Evening, a meeting of the arbitrators between

J.H. and self, which W. Kendall also attended. Returned home per Coach to Hackney

where my Wife & 3 Girls met me, I having sold the black Mare I rode up to R Ashby.

11. Went in Chariot to Town with my Wife. Betty Hale dined with us. Attended

Ackworth Committee. Jacob Bell drank Tea with us.

12. At home.

13. Went early to town, on mare, to attend a meeting of the arbitrators which –

Parnell, Tho. Fothergill, and D. Sill also attended. Dined alone. Pipe with Woods &

W Birkback at James Phillips. Tea at Poultry and returned home by way of Stratford.

14. Went in Chariot with my Wife to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings and Com. after it. J Savory’s Wife & her two Brothers at Tea. Cap Sutton

saild from the Down this Day.

15. At home. Jos Talwin & Wife, Jacob Bell, his Wife and 6 Children dined with us

on Venison. In Evening I walked to Tottenham with the two Bells and Lewy.

16. Wife being poorly went only with D Lawrence to Meeting.

17. Went to town on Mare to after Dinner to attend a meeting of the arbitrators. Our

Coachmans Foot bad.

18. At home. Getting ín second Crop of Clover which began to cut at beginning of last

Week. Cousin Debby Weston came to stay with us a few Days.

19. At home. Osgood Hanbury and Sus. Willet Barclay were married at Grace Church

Street this morning. Three French noblemen were at the meeting.

20. At Totten. Meeting with Wife.

21. Went on Mare to Poultry where Tho Day dined with me. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings, and after Tea at Poultry returned home.

My Son Lewis now 11 years old.

22. At home.

23. Coachman being yet lame, Geo. Boltwood drove Wife, Cousin Debby and self to

Meeting at Tottenham. Lewy dined with us and in Evening I walked with him to

School.

24. Went to Town on my Mare. Dined at Poultry. Attended the last Two Weeks

Meeting, and Com. of Q.M. after it.

25. J Wren drove my Wife, Coz DW and self to Poultry to Dinner. After Tea, attended

Slave Com. in Old Jewry and then home.

26. At home. The Widow Cockfield, her Son Joseph’s Wife and Polly Crowley drank

Tea with us.

Our precious Judys Birth Day she now enters her Ninth Year.

27. Wren drove us to Tottenham Meeting which we staid the Mo. Meeting – the Com.

of Q.M. being there. J & C Healey & Daughter came to breakfast and dined. Wid

Binks and B Doubleday came to Tea. They all went home. Richard Phillips came to

lodge.

28. We drove to Poultry, DW with us. Dined there. At … Samsons. Attended Meeting

for Sufferings. All drank Tea in Jos Savory’s apartment with Adey Bellamy, his Wife

and Mary Trehellis.

The last Meeting on 6 Days, held this morning at G.C. Street.

29. At home till after Dinner when rode on Horseback to Widow Cockfields where

drank Tea with her Son Jos: his Wife and R Burnard (?) I walked on my Return home.

30 Went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting with Wife & two elder Girls. Brought

Lewy home to Dinner. In Evening being wet I took him in Chariot to School again.

31. At home

Ninth Month.

1. Went on Mare to dine at Poultry where found Sister who returned from Walden

yesterday. Bro. & G Gibson being gone to Colchester. Polly Crowley at Tea.

Returned here thro’ Rain.

2. At home.

3.Went with my Wife to Ratcliff Mo Meeting. Dined with Sister & J & Sheppard at

Jacob Bells. Drank Tea in Poultry and Sister returned home with us.

4. Weather being wet and stormy did not go to Town. In Evening my Wife went to

Tottenham for Peggy Wilson and her niece Rachell Braithwaite, who also came to

spend a few Days at HL.

5. Rode to Wanstead, Temple Mills &c, before Dinner. Geo. Stacey and Richard

Phillips came to dinner. Wilson Birkbeck &c. paid an evening visit.

6. All the Women in Chariot & I on foot walked to Tottenham Meeting. Sister, PW &

RB staid to dine at Tottenham & brought Lewy home to Dinner. In Evening I took

him home in Chariot and brought the women back.

7. Went on Mare to dine in Town. Attended Com. of Quarterly Meeting on the

Junction of Monthly Meetings and after late Tea returned home. My Wife had taken

the Women to Tea at Jos Cockfields.

8. Went on Mare to dine in Town. Paid J. Hanbury – attended the Six Weeks Meeting.

Cap. Drummond in hopes of soon succeeding in his claim on Government. Tea at

Poultry and then home. Sister, MW and RB drank Tea at Tho Phillips. Chariot took

them.

9. Josiah Messer (?), his Wife, two Children and Rachel Barnard came to Dinner, and

in the Evening took away our Guests unexpectedly. An agreeable Day.

10. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife. After Dinner went to Jos Cockfields to

enquire into a Gardeners Character. Tea at James Sheppards, and got home late.

11. Went in Chariot with Wife to dine at Poultry. Took Sister up and she staid there.

At Bishopgate Street attended Meeting for Sufferings. Cousin J Eliot and Margaret

Wilson at Tea, also J Messer (?). My dear Nancy enters her 7th

Year.

12. At home

13. With Wife at Tott Meeting. Brought Sally Bell, Lewy and J Phillips (of

Doncaster) to Dinner. Walked … … in Evening with Children.

14. At home

15. With my Wife went to dine at Poultry. At Bishopgate Street set down (?) Mary De

Braham (?) whom we had taken up in the Road. She, her Husband & Son dined with

us. Visit from M Wilson, R Braithwait and Rachel Barnard. At Ackworth Committee.

Sister returned with us home.

16. At home. Laid out ground at Mother’s for a bathing house.

17. Wife being poorly Sister accompanied me to Tottenham Meeting. Measles being

at School, sent for Lewy home in the Evening.

18. I went to town on Mare. In Bishopgate Street, Fen Church St &c. then to the

Treasury and back to dinner at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea

returned home.

19. At home. Geo Want’s Nephew came on Business.

20. With Wife, Sister & Lewy at Tottenham Meeting. Sister staid there till Evening

when she walked back.

21.At home. John Woodhouse came as gardener as £18 per annum.

22.With Wife and Sister in chariot to Town. Set me out at Shore Ditch Church,

whence walked to the Treasury before dinner. Attended a Special Six Weeks meeting,

and after tea, the Slave Trade Com. in Old Jewry.

23. At home.

24. With Wife & Sister at Tottenham Meeting. J & C Healey there, and came in

Evening to Lodge.

25. Went on mare to Poultry, where dined. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and after

tea returned home. Afternoon, my Wife and 3 Girls took Sister D to Tho Phillips,

drinking Tea at Cousin Eliots.

26. At home. Lewy poorly.

Sister set out with Tho Phillips Son for Cambridge.

27. With my Wife & Lewy. At Tottenham Meeting. We drank Tea with Mother below

Stairs and walked in the Garden.

28. At home

29. Measles broke out on Lewy this Morning. Went to Town on Mare. Dined at

Poultry.

30. John Prior came early and staid Dinner. At home all Day. Lewy finely (sic)

Tenth Month.

1. Went on mare to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at Cousin Owen Westons &

returned home to Tea. Francis Gibson & Betsy Wyatt married at Dunmow. G & S

Dillwyn there.

2. Foundation of Bath at Mothers laid this Morning. Went with Wife … to Poultry,

where we dined & attended Meeting for Sufferings.

3. At home. Geo. went with me on business relative to Nasing Farm. Mostly

overlooking Foundation of Bath at Mothers. Lewy bravely. Other Children dropping

(?.) J & C Healey came to lodge.

4. Went with Wife & Clem Healey to Tottenham Meeting from whence JCH went to

London. Drank Tea at Mothers. Got her out into the Garden.

5. Went on Mare to Town. Dined at Poultry. After Com of QM for Justices (?) of City

and County Meetings. Brother and Sister D with Ben Fincham & Han Binks came to

dine and Lodge.

6. Went on Mare to Town to order Distress on Nasing Tenant J Brown. Dined in

Poultry. James Harford, his Wife and two Daughters, visited the Lodge. I met them

coming there. Delivered packet for SD to John Capper (?)

7. Brother went to Town early intending for Esher in Surrey. At home. Cousin Frank

Fisher breakfasted with us. Seized John Brown’s goods and stock at Nasing.

8. With Wife and Sister to Tottenham Meeting. Wet Day. Truman Harford and Polly

Biddle married at Esher. Troublesome Tooth.

9. Went with Wife and Sister to the Poultry, where Brother dined with us. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings & after Tea G & SD, Wife and Self returned home in Chariot.

Jacob Bell, Sparks (?) Moline and R Phillips at Tea.

10. At home. Walls of the Bath at Mothers almost up. There most of the Day. Lewy

poorly.

11. With Wife and Brother & Sister at Tottenham Meeting, & all returned to Dinner.

12. Lewy & his two elder Sisters being poorly, my Wife did not get out. Went with

G.S.D. to Quarterly Meeting and David Lawrence dined with me at Poultry. David

& I staid the Adjournment of Q. Meeting and returned home by ourselves late.

Ordered second Distress on J. Brown.

13. Went to Poultry on Mare to Dinner. Attended Ackworth Committee and after Tea

with GSD and Peggy Wilson, & R Braithwaite) returned home late. Lewy has a

Rheumatic Fever and very poorly. Judy & Nancy in Measles.

14. At home. Judy better. Nancy worse.

15. Went to Tott Meeting on Horseback. At home the rest of the Day. Lewy better.

Both Girls better.

16. Went to Town alone in Chariot. At Bank &c. GSD dined with me at Poultry.

Meeting for Sufferings and after tea, G.S.D. returned with me home.

17. At home. Tommy Weston & Edwd Simkin at Dinner. Wall of the Bath nearly up

at Mothers. Dwarf Wall on North Side of her great pond finished.

18. My Wife chose to stay with the Children (of whom Judy continued very poorly) I

took G & SD to Tottenham Meeting. All returned to Dinner. Lewy and Nancy much

better.

19. Brother went to Town on Horseback this Morning. I staid at home

20. Took Sister to town in chariot. Brother dined with us. Attended Six Weeks

Meeting. The Son of Geo Walker for Guernsey and his Wife, Mary Lloyd, Mary

Fowler, Geo Stacy & Sparks Moline & Richd Phillips at Tea. Attended Slave Com. in

Old Jewry and returned home alone.

21. Bricklayers finished at Mother’s Bath last night and this afternoon began to dig a

well on the east side of our kitchen. Geo Wants Nephew called. Spent most of the Day

levelling Ground about Mothers Bath.

22. D Lawrence only went with me in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. Measles out in

Lydia.

23. Went alone to Town in Chariot. G. & S.D. dined with me in Poultry. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings and Brother returned with me in Chariot leaving his Horse.

Sister intending for Hitchin tomorrow Morning … … ….

24. After an early Dinner, accompanied Brother as far as Waltham Cross, on his way

to Hertford. Lydia quite bravely.

25. With my Wife at Tottenham Meeting. Brought John & Sheppard Bell to Dinner. I

walked part of the way back with them after Tea.

26. Wife to Children an airing to Hackney. I was at home and at Mothers all Day.

27. With Wife in Chariot at Poultry. Walked to the Treasury, Piccadilly, Oxford Road

and calling at J… Messers, got to a late Dinner. Afterwards returned home.

28. At home.

29. Went to Tottenham Meeting on Horseback, my Wife being but poorly. J & C

Healey dined with us. Isaac Sharples and Fidelity (?) Wheeler married this Day at

Hitchin. G & S Dillwyn were there as were Tho Stevens & (space) Hanly of

Wapping.

30. Went on Mare to Town to Dinner. Wife followed with Lewy to Tea. At Meeting

for Sufferings and after Tea returned on Company with SD home

31. At home. Nearly finished the Grounds about Mothers Bath.

Eleventh Month.

1. My Wife being suddenly take ill about Midnight, called me up. Sent Chariot for Dr

Toulmin who came about 3 and administered Medicine which relieved her. Suppose it

inflammation Fever. He came again at Noon & found her much better. None of us out.

J & M Savoury at Tea also WP.

2. At home. Wife tho yet very poorly continues to mend. The first Snow yesterday

Morning.

3. Wife came down before Dinner and staid till bed time. Finished a new Wall outside

the Kitchen Pump. Went to Town on Mare. Dined in Poultry alone. Attended Six

Weeks Meeting. David Lawrence at tea with me. Rode home after Dark via

Tottenham.

4. At home. My Wife took a Ride with Children. Mark Coffin and Judith Hussey from

Dunkirk were married this Day at Dover.

5. Wife with Lewy went to Tottenham Meting. I went to Ratcliff on Mare. At

Monthly Meeting. Dined with J & S Sheppard at Jacob Bells. Called at Cousin Owens

he being poorly and returned home to Tea.

6. Went alone on Chariot to Town. At Bank &c. Dined alone at Poultry and without

attending Meeting for Sufferings, returned home to Tea.

7. At home. Snow a good deal this Morning.

8. With wife and Lewy at Tottenham Meeting. Afternoon we three went to tea at

James Phillips’ at Tottenham after visiting Mother. Dr Baker of Hoddesdon buried at

Ware. GD there..

9. At home. Began thatching the Bath at Mother’s. Brother GD came to Dinner from

Ware &c having left his Wife at Hitchin. He accompanied us to visit Mother.

10. Went with Brother early to Town. We dined at Poultry. Attended Ackworth Com.

and after Tea with Bro, I returned home alone after dark.

11. At home

12. With Wife and Lewy at Tottenham Meeting. Geo Dehorne died last second Day

the 9.

13. Went to Town with my Wife. Bought Stock for JW. Polly Exton dined with us.

Not at Meeting for Sufferings. Returned home to Tea. Finished thatching the Bath at

Mothers.

14. Cousin J & M Eliot, Bella & Johnny dined with us.

15. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Lewy.

16. After early Dinner went with Wife to Town. Left Dr Willis’s prescription.

Attended Quarterly Meeting Com. on Junction of Mo. Meeting. Staid Tea at Poultry

with Brother. Returned home late. Recd. Letter from John Pemberton dated 10 of last

Mo.

17. With Wife went to Town. Brother dined with us at Poultry. With him attended the

Funeral of Geo. Dehorne at Ratcliff. Returned to Tea at Poultry. Attended the Slave

Committee in Old Jewry. Home late.

18. At home. Began cutting down Pollards & from Trees. Young Want dined with us.

19. With Wife and Lewy at Tottenham Meeting.

20. With Wife in Town. P…. Brother, Peggy Wilson and Rachel Braithwait with Geo

Stacey dined with us. Only Geo went to the Meeting for Sufferings and my Wife & I

returned home in the Dark to Tea. Peggy & Rachel took leave intending for Kendall

the 23rd

.

21. At home. Wet Day

22. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Lewy. Jacky Phillips dined with us

23. At home

24. Went with Wife to Town. Brother at Poultry. Dined at Poultry and returned to Tea

at H Lodge. John Waring and Peggy Fisher passed the first Mo Meeting at Bristol.

25. At home. Writing to Sukey and Nat Clark.

26. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Lewy.

27. Went alone to Town in Chariot. Brother dined with me in Poultry, also Solomon

Bush. Home to Tea.

28. At home. David Lawrence being taken very ill, sent him to the Poultry in our

Chariot with the Cook in the evening. Geo. Vaux relieved him.

29. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife.

30. At home. Began plaistring (sic) the Bath. Also set a pump in it.

Twelfth Month.

1.With wife dined at Poultry where found David Lawrence much better, but advised

to continue there. Attended Six Weeks meeting. Visit from Geo. David and Sol. Bush.

After Tea returned home.

2. At home

3.Went with my Wife to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting, where a Com. of Women visited the

Women’s Meeting. This Day was at ours. We dined dined (sic) at Cousin Owen

Westons and returned home through a remarkably thick Fog, to Tea

4. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Brother, Tho Day & David Lawrence (who is

better) dined with me. Returned home alone to Tea.

5. At home. David Lawrence came home this evening.

6. Being very poorly with a Cold, I did not go out. My Wife and Lewy at Tottenham

Meeting. James Healey, his Wife and Daughter came to Tea.

7. At home Nursing a Cold. J & C Healey went to Town and returned to Tea.

8. J & C Healey went home leaving their Daughter with us who went with my Wife to

Town to Dinner, and returned with her in Evening. I staid within Doors.

9. At home

10. At home. My Wife went to Tottenham Meeting with Clem Healey and Lewy.

After Meeting she met Brother at High Cross and brought him home.

11. I took CH to Town, she going to Wapping. Bro. staid to write. Dined at Poultry

and returned home to Tea.

12. At home. Bro & I took an Horse Ride on Horse back in Evening.

13. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Brother who we left there and after Dinner

we went with Lewy and drank Tea with GD at Jos Savorys, in Company also with J &

A (?) Chorley with whom GD lodged.

14. Went to Town alone in Chariot. Bro & Richd Phillips dined with me in Poultry.

After attending a Com. on Junction of Mo. Meetings of City and Country and taking

tea, I returned home late rather..

15. Again went alone to Town in Chariot. Walked to Treasury, where I spent near 4

hours on N. Clarks business. Dined late at Poultry. Richd. Phillips at tea, after which

attended Slave Comm. In Old Jewry, and then went home by ½ past nine o’clock and

found our dear little Geo: very poorly..

16. At home. Sister D returned to Poultry from Hitchin.

17. At Tottenham Meeting on foot, Geo being too poorly for this. Mother to leave.

Dirty Walk.

18. Went on Horseback to Town where Brother, Rich. Phillips and Wm. Dixon dined

with me. Returned home to Tea. Geo yet very poorly.

19. At home. Received a Morning Visit from James & J Sheppard. Think Geo better.

20. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, Lewy, Judy & Nancy. No Company at Dinner.

Recd. AM. letters per Cap. Kerr. Mothers Poultry House broke into and robbed last

Night. Less busling (?).

21. At home. Geo recovery slowly.

22. Went with Wife to Town. Recd. letters per Capt. Sutton. GSD dined with us at

Poultry. Attended adjourned meeting of Ackworth Committee. After Tea, G & SD

returned with us to Higham Lodge.

23. At home. Afternoon, Brother & I took a Ride on Horseback to Wanstead &c.

24. All of us at Tottenham Meeting.

25. I went to Town on Horseback. Dined alone at Poultry and returned home to Tea.

Could not find a packet from Sukey which she committed to Cap. Sutton’s care.

26. Jos Bevan & James Sheppard paid us a Morning Visit.

27. G. & S.D. and Wife, with self, all went in chariot to Plaistow Meeting. Dined at

James Sheppard’s. On our Return left GD at Stratford, he going to Town.

28. At home. J & C Healey came to Tea & lodged.

29. Took Sister to Town in Chariot. I dined with Dr. Coombe, Jos. Woods and James

Phillips at Geo. Harrison’s. Tea with G & SD at Poultry. Returned home alone.

Johnny Waring and Peggy Fisher passed the second Meeting at Bristol.

30. At home. J & C Healey went to Tott Monthly Meeting and returned to Tea.

31. At Tott Meeting with my Wife. Afterwards met Brother and brought him to

Dinner. In Evening Richard Phillips came and lodged.

1790

First Month.

1. Brother & R Phillips set out for Chelmsford. Wife and I went to Town. She dined at

Cous. Eliots, I with Sister at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings after Tea Mary Prior

returned with us to H Lodge. Recd. packet per Sutton.

2. At home.

3. With Wife, Molly Prior and Judy at Tottenham Meeting. All returned to Dinner.

4. Wife took MP early to Tottenham, she intending for Morning Meeting in London. I

staid at home.

5. Went with my Wife to Town. Dined with Sister at Poultry. Visited Philip Sansom.

M.R. Farrett at tea, after which returned home. Mild Weather some Weeks past.

John Waring and Peggy Fisher married this Day at Bristol.

6. At home. Sister SD went from Poultry on a Visit to J & E Talwin at Bromley.

7. Went on Horseback Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at Samuel Marsh’s. Home to

Tea. Wife went to Tottenham, tho poorly.

8. Went to Town on Horseback. With Jacob Bell executed leases to Tho. and Wm.

Green for Dane End. Those three and James Sheppard dined with me. Visited J

Woods, returned home to Tea.

9. At home.

10. With Wife, Lewy & Judy at Tottenham Meeting. At about 7 in Evening John

Waring, his Bride (late Peggy Fisher), and his Sister Mary arrived from Bristol to

spend a few days with us.

11. J.W., his sister, and self went in Chariot to Quarterly Meeting, which finished in

one Sitting. Sister and James Sheppard dined with me at Poultry. Returned with GD

and his Sister to H Lodge.

12. After Dinner J.W. accompanied me in Chariot to tea at Poultry, and then to Slave

Com. in Old Jewry. Returned home to Supper.

13. Spent a Social Day at home. As yet little appearance of Winter, tho much moist

damp Weather and Rain.

Nancy very poorly with Intermitting Fever.

14. Wife, JW and two Women at Tottenham Meeting, I went on Horseback. After

Dinner, sent the Chariot with JW, his Wife an d Sister to Holborn, they intending for

Staines (?) and Godalming on 7 Day. Nancy and Lydia both poorly.

15. Went alone to Town in Chariot. Hunted Geo. Holmes at No. 39 Norton Folgate,

and Bishop’s Court. Recd. dividends at Bank. Sister having left Bromley dined and

returned home with me.

16. At home. Lydia better. Nancy very poorly.

17. With Sister at Tottenham Meeting, my Wife not being well enough to go out.

Lewy and Judy teased with the Tooth Ach, and Nancy yet very poorly.

18. Went on Mare to Town. Attended a Com. on making Provision for the better

accommodation of the Yearly Meeting. Dined alone at Poultry and returned home to

Tea. Nancy better.

19. Went again to Town on Mare. At Bank &c. Dined alone at Poultry and returned

home to Tea. Nancy better.

20. At home. Nancy getting better.

21. At Tott Meeting with Sister.

22. Took Sister to Town in Chariot. Bought stock for H.W. and self. Dined at Poultry

– Jacob bell with me. Returned home alone to Tea. Sarah Corbyn died last Evening.

23. At home. Nash (?) sent Men to measure paint.

24. My Wife not well enough to go out. Went in Chariot with David Lawrence to

Tottenham Meeting.

25. At home. Jacob Bell, his Wife and Cath Collier came to Tea.

26. Went on mare to town, where finding a letter from G.F. Ramm, I went to the

Treasury on Nat. Clark’s business. Dined late at Poultry. After dish of tea attended the

Slave Trade Com. in Old Jewry, which was attended also by John Hoyland.

27. At home.

Geo Healey died at Wapping this afternoon.

28. On Horseback to Tottenham Meeting.

29. Went to Town on Horseback. Attended the funeral of Sarah Corbyn from the Peel

Meeting, where was Thomas Colley. John Chorley dined with Sister and Self at

Poultry. Returned home to Tea. S.C. was laid at Bunhill Field, in the new ground

given lately by Cousin John Eliot.

30. At home

31. Went to Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Judy. Meeting Sister D there, brought

her home with us.

Second Month.

1. On Horseback went via Stratford to visit J Healey &c at Wapping and returned

home to late Dinner. My dear little George now enters his 4th

Year and the Day was

celebrated much to his Satisfaction and that of his Brothers and Sisters.

2. Went with my Wife and Lewy to Town. Dined at Poultry. Tho. Colley drank tea

with us. Attended Slave Trade Com. in Old Jewry. Returned home late.

3. At home

4. Went on Mare to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting. About noon Geo. Healey’s corpse was

brought and buried. With Cousin John Eliot, John Hoyland, and Richd. Phillips, also

Jas. Sheppard and his Wife, dined at Jacob Bell’s. Rather late home

5. Wife, Judy & Nanny and Han Cuthbert in Chariot and I on Horseback went to

Town. Went with Judy & to Parkinsons where Judy had her Tooth drained. Tho

Colley dined with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings, and Com. after it. After Tea

returned home in the dark.

6. At home. Planted the Border Shrubbery round Mother’s Orchard, with Spruce &

Scots Firs, Laurentiums (? Lawrenciums), Laurels, Box &c.

7. At Tott Meeting with Wife, Sister &c. John Adey and two (??) Lady dined with us.

Tho. Colley had an evening meeting at Grace Church Street

8. Went on Horseback to Plastow. Visited Sally Logan & Son. Attended the Mo

Meeting with a Com of the Quart Meeting. With Benj. Evans, John Eliot, Geo Stacey

dined at Jos Cockfields. Reached town to Tea. Attended Slave Com in Old Jury and

returned home (all this shd. be the 9th

)

9. At home yesterday.

10. At home. About ours and Mothers Grounds.

11. Wife and Sister went to Tot Meeting. At home writing Letters for America.

12. Wife being but poorly took Sister to Town in Chariot. Dined at Poultry. Saw

Cous. M. Eliot and C. Healey before Dinner. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

after Tea returned home alone.

13. At home writing &c.

14. Wife not being well enough to go out I walked to Tottenham Meeting and Mary

Prior and her Daur. Sally returned with us to Dinner. Jos & M Savory came to Tea

and the Chariot took them home in Evening.

15. At home writing Letters to America. Wife, after Dinner went to Tottenham.

16. Went on Mare to Town. Dined with Sister at Poultry. Saw Adey Bellamy who

with his Wife are now in Town. Attended Com. of Meeting for Sufferings, and after

tea retd. home, without attending Slave Committee.

17. At home writing Letters. Wife took Judy and Lydia to Town. Judy had a second

Tooth taken out. Han Cuthbert … They returned home after Tea.

18. Went on Mare to Tottenham Meeting. Afternoon rode in Chariot with my Wife

visiting Mother in the way.

19. Went on Mare to Town. Dined with Sister at the Poultry. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings and returned after Tea.

20. Writing Letters. Cousin Mary Eliot, her Daur. and Son came to Dinner, and after

Tea went to Town.

21. Wife & Lewy with Self at Tottenham Meeting. Met Sister there and she returned

home with us. Rode afternoon in Chariot with my Wife.

22. At home writing Letters to America.

23. Went to town in Chariot alone. On board Cap. Sutton’s ship Pigou at Prince’s

Stairs. Dined with J & C Healey at Betsy Healeys. At Six Weeks Meeting. Tea at

Poultry and S. Marsh and Jos. Savory. At Slave Com. and then home.

24. At home

25. At Tottenham Meeting with Sister, Wife not being well enough to go out. Mother

hurt her Hand.

26. About one this Morning called up. Went in Chariot to fetch Creasy (?) then to

Town for M R Forrest. Sent the Gardener for Clem Healey. The two last returned to

Town in Evening as no occasion for them. CH returned to lodge.

27. Took CH to Wapping in Chaise. Thence went to Dinner at Poultry and returned

home to Tea, after putting in last Letters per I…

28. At Tottenham Meeting with sister and Lewy.

Third Month.

1. At home.

2. Went with Sister to Town in JS’s Chaise. Dined at Poultry. Attended Ackworth

Sub Committee and after Tea returned home.

3. At home. Brother came from Norfolk in the Evening.

4. Bro. and Sister and I on Horseback went to Ratcliff Meeting (Monthly). at which

were Ben Evans, John Holmes, and Wm. Blakley. William Cear (?) and Sparks

Farran passed the first time. We dined at Cousin & with Clem Healey returned home

to Tea.

5. Went alone in Chaise to Poultry, where Tho. Soundy dined with me. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings and after Tea returned home.

6. At home. Set cuttings of Tapamahack poplar. Sam. Marsh and Wife dined with us,

and Debby Coxhead and Betsy Healey came to Tea.

7. Brother with his Wife and Clem Healey went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. I

went on foot with Richd. Banman (?) who dined with us and then went to Town. Edw

Phillips Wife at Tea.

8. Brother took Clem Healey to Town in Chaise and returned to Tea. After which

went for M R Forrest to Town, returning with her by 9 oClock. Cous. Geo Fisher of

Bristol dined at 4 this Afternoon.

9. Went to Town in Chaise with Farrar (?). Dined at Poultry and returned home to

Tea, not attending Ackworth Com. or Slave Com.

10. At home. Brother went in chaise with Mary Pryor to Wandsworth where were five

Marriages. On their return, in the Poultry, they were overturned. He returned to HL.

M R Forrest sent for this Evening per her Agreements.

11. Brother went on Horseback to Westminster & returned in Evening. I went with C

Healey and Sister to return home visiting The Roadbank.

12. Went with Brother in Chaise to Town (via Wapping). Dined together at Poultry.

Attended M. Sufferings, and Com. on “Short Acct.” afterwards. Tea at J Bevans and

rode home in Dark together.

13. At home. Cousins O & M Weston came at Dinner time and went before Tea. J

Healey came to Tea & lodge.

14. Called up between one and two oClock this Morning. Also Clem. Healey and the

Maids. From this Time until Evening my Wife continued lingering and at ¾ past 5 she

was then delivered of our daughter Sarah Musgrave. James Healey & Sister went to

Tottenham Meeting. Edward Phillips and Wife at Tea. Bro’ s… within all Day on

Acct of first Tooth (?) Took Forrest home & returned with Marg (?) Halls by

Midnight (??)

15. James Healey went away on Horseback and his Wife followed in Chariot before

Dinner.

16. I went with G & SD to Town. Sol Bush (?) dined with us at the Poultry. G.D. and

I attended Com. on Short Acco. Mercy Ransom (?) at Tea with us and I returned

home alone, and found wife doing pretty well, as also little Sarah.

(David Lawrence bought a few Books for me at a Sale)

17. At home. Wife but poorly.

Charles Hanbury and (space) Bland were married at Grace Church Street

Meeting. Brother was there.

18. Went on my Mare to Town. Dined with Sister at Poultry. Attended Com. on Short

Acco. and after Tea returned home. Wife drank Tea up and afterwards poorly.

19. Went to town on Mare to meet Ward. At Smithfield and Bar Close. Dined with

GSD at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings, and Com. on Short Acco. afterwards.

Took Tea and then returned home. Wife better.

20. At home

21.Walked to Tottenham Meeting, at which were Wm. Bleckley, John Holmes, Sam.

Day, and Morris Birkbeck, with Jos. and S. Ren. No Company at Dinner. J. & C.

Healey came to tea and returned to Wapping.

22. At home. At Accounts &c.

23. Went to Town late in Chariot. My Wife being poorly. Dined alone at Poultry

Attended a com. on the correspondents of the Y.M. in America, and after tea with G.

& S.D. at Poultry, and attending Slave Com. in Old Jewry, returned with them to H.

Lodge.

24. After an early Dinner, Brother and I went on Horse to attend a Com. on the Short

Acco. After Tea at J Bevans, we returned home. Wet Nurse came to my little Sally.

25. With Bro. and Tho. Phillips, on horseback, we went to Barking, (their adjourned

Monthly Meeting), attended also by Tho. Corbyn, John Eliot, Tho. Hall, Jos.G.

Bevan. Bro., J.G.B., and self dined at Wm. Chalk’s, and returned home to tea.

26. Went in Chariot with G.S.D. to Town. I went to Westminster (Treasury) and

visited J. Hustler and wife. We dined at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

Com. on Short Acco. and after Tea all returned home. My Wife better.

27. At home. After Breakfast GD went off on Horseback intending for Alton.

28. At Tottenham Meeting with Sister & Lewy. No Company at Dinner.

29. Rose early, and was engaged most of the Day in Records (??Reading) Wife much

better.

30. Prevented going to Town by Mother being affected with a sick Stomach &c. But

she being better towards Noon. After Dinner, I took Sister in Chariot to Town. After

Tea attended Slave Trade Com. and then returned home.

31. At home. Settling Accounts. My Sukey this day completes her 21st and enters the

22d.

year of her life.

Fourth Month.

1. Went in Chariot with Sister to Ratcliff Meeting. She dined at Cousin Owen

Westons, and I at Jacob Bells with G & Sheppard, Tho Horne & Wid Kemps (?).

After Tea at O Westons returned home to HL. Wife bravely.

2. Went on my Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings, and Holland Com. after it. Tea alone at Poultry and then home.

3. At home. Settling Accounts &c. James Phillips and Wilson Birkbeck at Tea.

4. At Tott Meeting with Sister and Lewy. Brought (?) Shep. Bell and Sam Marsh to

dine with us.

5. Busy with Records. Nominated for Overseer of Poor, by the Vestry.

6. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Six Weeks Meeting and

after Tea returned home.

7. At home

8. Sister & Lewy went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. I took an early Dinner and

went on my Mare to Ratcliff to meet a Com. on the list of our members, which sat 3½

hours. After Tea at Sam Marshs, returned home where found Brother and Richard

Phillips who lodged.

9. RP went to Tottenham. I took G & SD in Chariot to the Poultry. At Bank. J

Townsend Jun. dined with us. Attended Meeting for Sufferings. Short Acco. read

there. R Phillips drank Tea with us and I returned home alone.

10. This kept as my dear Lydia’s birth day. Tomorrow she is five years old. Jacob

Bell his Wife & 2 Children at Tea.

11. With LWD to Tottenham Meeting. My Wife came down Stairs to Dinner & staid

Supper.

12. Took D. Lawrence in Chariot to Quart. Meeting at Devonshire House. He dined

with GSD & self at the Poultry. The Meeting adjourned till 6 in Evening at same

Place, after which Sister returned late with us.

13. Took Sister to Town in Chariot. Brother dined with us at Poultry, he having

attended the Marriage of William Lea and Ruth Warner at Peel. At Bank voted for

Gov. and Dep. Gov. Attended the Ackworth Com. & after Tea returned home alone.

14. Went on mare to vote for Bank Directors. G. & S.D. intended setting out for

Welsh Yearly Meeting I returned home to Dinner. Nurse Hall went away the 12th

in

Evening..

15. Cold with Snow. None of us out. Banks Farrand & (space) Skreen married

this Day at Croydon.

16. Went to Town on Horseback. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings, when the Short Acco. was introduced and 1st chap. read. After Tea

returned home.

17. At home

18. My wife out first time at meeting, after her lying in. Judy, Lewy & I with her.

Jacky Phillips dined with us.

19. At home. … with a Cold & therefore did not go to Meeting for Sufferings, which

adjourned till this afternoon.

20. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Dined at Poultry. Attended Com. on Short Acco.,

and after Tea, the Com. in Old Jewry, whence returned home, late and poorly. Cousin

Jacky Eliot has the small pox & blind (?) in the hope to do well.

21. At home.

22. My Cold & Cough heavy. None of us out. Jos Talwin, his Wife, and Betsy Evans,

Deb Coxhead and Betsy Healey, with Edward Phillips, his Wife and Son at Tea. Wid.

Forster (?) died this Morning.

23. Went alone in Chariot to Town. Dined at Poultry. Received letters from R. Wells

and James Pemberton. Attended Meeting for Sufferings, which agreed to print the

Short Acco. and sat late. Returned home immediately.

24. At home. Widow of Richard Crafton dined this Morning at Croydon.

25. After an early Dinner with my Wife to the afternoon Meeting at Ratcliff. Drank

Tea at Cousin Owen Westons with Jos (?) Woodward, & returned home.

26. At home

27. Went with H Cuthbert in Chariot to Town. Purchased ...(?) for Mother & J D

Price. Dined alone at the Poultry. Walked to attend a Com. at Clerkenwell, and thence

to Slave Com. in Old Jewry, after which HC returned home with me late.

28. At home My Wife went to Town alone in Chariot

29. With Wife at Tottenham Meeting. Brought Sarah Bell home with us.

30. Went to Town on Mare. Jacob Bell dined with me at the Poultry. Attended

Meeting for Sufferings. and after Tea returned home. Met & conversed with George

Vaux.

Fifth Month.

1. At home

2. My Wife at Tottenham meeting. Set S Bell down at the High Cross, whence she

went to London. Wm Pryer returned with us to Dinner.

3. After early Dinner went on Mare to attend a Com. at Clerkenwell School. Returned

with James Phillips.

4. Went on Mare to Town. James Sheppard dined with me at Poultry. Tea there and

attended Slave Com. in Old Jewry. Rode home via Tottenham.

5. At home

6. Went with my Wife to Ratcliff Morning Meeting. She went to dine at Poultry and I

at Jacob Bells with John Hall, & J Sheppard, with last after Tea took me into City

whence returned home with my Wife.

7. On horseback to Clerkenwell School. J. Eliot, J. Phillips, James Sheppard, and self

sat 3 hours on accos. Dined at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings. Tea with J.

Healey, E. Phillips and W. Forster at Rob. Lambert’s. Then home

8. At home

9. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife. No Company at Dinner.

10. At home. Wife went to Town

11. Went on Horseback to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Ackworth

Committee, and after it, the Comm. in Old Jewry. Rode home to Tottenham in

company with James Phillips. John took some Furniture to Poultry.

12. Went to Town on Horseback, Wife in Chariot. Dined at Poultry. Then to Comm.

at Clerkenwell in company with James Sheppard. Thence after Tea home – where

found Sam. Smith of Philada., and Thom. Colley. James Healey and wife had

accompanied them from Epping.

13. Sam Smithy & Tho Colly went with Wife in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting. SS

returned with us to Dinner. John Kendall and Wife came to Tea and lodged.

14. J & AK went away. Sth (?) went with us to Town. I took him to Josiah Mason [?

In transcription], his intended city quarters. Mercy Crafton dined with us at Poultry.

Attended Meeting for Sufferings. J.Healey, Wm.Gunn, S. Marsh, and Sp. Moline at

Tea. Attended adjourned Gen. Meeting for Ackworth, then home. G. & S.D. returned

to Poultry from Wales this evening.

15. At home.

16. With Wife at Tottenham Meeting. Sent Sally Williams to the Poultry. No

Company at Dinner or Tea.

17. My Wife took me to Town in Chariot. Several Friends dined with us at the

Poultry. In the afternoon, the Yearly Meeting was opened and Wm. Grover chosen

clerk. Wife returned to H. Lodge and I staid in Town, in order to attend the Y.M.,

during which we entertained much company.

18. Wife came to town to dinner and staid the remainder of the Y. Meeting, the most

of the sittings of which were decently conducted. I attended the whole.

19. At home

20. At London

21. At London.

22. At London

23. Wife took Mary Pryer to Ratcliff. I was at GCS Morning and afternoon.

24. At London.

25. The Yearly Meeting concluded about ½ past 2 and the Select Meeting finished in

evening. Recd. letters, per packet, from G. Roberts and Sukey.

26. At London

27. GSD went to Ratcliff Special Mo. Meeting. Returned with my Wife to Higham

Lodge to Dinner where found all well.

28. Went on Mare to Town. W Tomlinson dined with GSD and self at Poultry. J

Phillips declined accompany me to Dover. (sic) Attended Meeting for Sufferings &

after Tea returned home.

29. My Wife went to Town. Sam Smith & others with GSD dined with us and at ¼

past 1 o’clock, G.S.D., with Robert and Sarah Grubb, accompanied by Richard Lee

and Wife, set out in coach for Rochester, on their way to Dunkirk. Accompanied Sam

Smith to P… & after Tea returned home per Newington.

30. Wife being poorly, I went to Tott. Meeting on Horseback. No Company at Dinner

31. At home. Wrote to Sukey a folio Sheet.

Sixth Month.

1. On Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. Visit from David Lawrence and Wid.

Tilladams. Six Weeks Meeting. Tea with D. of Middleham and Sam Hoare, at Ja.

Phillips. Slave Trade Com. Rode home with James Phillips.

2. At home. Sam Smith left Town yesterday.

3. With Wife at Ratcliff Monthly Meeting. Dined at Jacob Bells. Staid Tea and

returned home.

4. With Wife at Poultry. Dined alone. Attended Meeting for Sufferings, and Com.

after it on the new great Meeting House. Tea at Poultry. Called at Jos … on Way

home.

5. At home

6. At Tottenham Meeting with m y Wife. Cousin Mary Phillips of Doncaster and her

Son John came to Dinner and staid all Night.

7. At home. R Fordham began to paint the Bath &c at Mothers.

Busy on Workhouse accos.

Began to mow, with Moon Field (sic)

8.Went early to meet a Com. on purchase of Dolphin Inn. Recd. letters from John

Pemberton. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended a Com. of 6 Weeks Meeting on B.

Day’s case. Tea with J. Phillips, with Clarkson, Woods, and Dixon. Cousin Phillips

went to Tottenham after Dinner. Wife took her.

9. At home

10. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife.

11. Went on Mare to Town. Recd. letters from N. Clark’s son in law and Geo.

Roberts. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings, which sat long on

issuing advice respecting Slave Trade. Tea with Jos. Savoury. Consulted George

Vaux on lame arm. Blister on going to Bed.

12. At home

13. Being poorly and Blister troublesome. Wife went without me to Tottenham

Meeting. No Company at Dinner or Tea. Jos Savoury and Jacky Phillips came

afterwards.

14.At home

15. Went with Wife to Town. At Treasury, Pay Office and Somerset Place on Nat.

Clark’s business. Dined late at Poultry. At Ackworth Committee, and after a hasty

Dish of Tea, at Slave Com. and then home, calling at Homaston (?) Bailings (?) in the

Way.

16. Dan Roberts, his Wife and Son, & Tho Thompsons Wife of Compton dined &

spent the afternoon with us, agreeably.

17. With Wife and Lydia (her 2d time) at Tottenham Meeting.

18. Went on Mare to Town. Recd. letters from Sukey, per Billings. Dined alone at

Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings. Tea alone at Poultry. Then home. Saw Geo Vaux

this Morning a second time.

19. At home, excepting a Ride of two Hours with James Phillips and Wilson

Birkback beyond Woodford. Wife went to Town early in afternoon. I dined alone.

20. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & two eldest Girls. No Company.

21.Rose early. With Wife in Chariot took Molly Savoury up at Tottenham, reached

Hertford about 9 o’clock. Attended the Quarterly Meeting. Wife dined at John

Pryor’s, with Cous. J. & M. Eliot. I dined at J. Bell’s. Tea at Pryors. Got home by 9

oClock.

22. Went with my wife in Chariot to Town via Newington, where I viewed Jos.

Hoare’s new house and grounds. Dined at Poultry. Pipe with Tho. Wagstaffe and J.

Phillips at Jos. Woods. Tea at Poultry. Wrote Bro G.D. in Amsterdam. Returned

home. Uncommonly (?) warm Yesterday & today.

23. The last a hot Night remarkably so, but the weather cooler this Morning.

24. My Wife not being very well I walked to Tottenham Meeting.

25. Went on Mare to Town Saw Geo. Vaux. Attended Com. of Six Weeks Meeting

before dinner. Dined alone at Poultry. Recd. letter per Pigou etc. Attended M. for Suff.

and Ackworth Committee. Wrote GD at Amsterdam. Put Blister on my arm.

26. At home. Jos Savoury and Wife paid an Evening Visit and later their Daughter to

stay a Night with our Girls.

27. With Wife at Tott Meeting. Jacky Phillips returned with us to Dinner.

28. At home, having taken Medicine prescribed by G Vaux.

29. Went on Mare to Town. Found Roberts and Carlisle are to receive some

compensation from Government. Visited John Warder. Dined alone. Attended a Com.

of, (sic) and afterwards, the Six Weeks Meeting. Then a Com. of Slave Trade and Tea

at Jos. Woods. Then home in Company with our empty Chariot.

30. At home. Finished carting hay yesterday.

Seventh Month.

1. Went with my Wife to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting. Dined at Cousin Owen Westons, and

brought his Daughters Mary and Sarah home with us to Tea, & spend a Week.

2. Went on Mare to Town. At Treasury and Pay Office. Dined alone at Poultry. At

Meeting for Sufferings, and Comm. of Quarterly Meeting afterwards. Tea at Jos

Woods. Saw Geo Vaux at 4

3. Took Medicine per order of G Vaux.

4. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife, M & Ston. No other Company at Dinner.

5. At home.

6. Went alone in Chariot to meet Den. Coxe in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, on Robert’s and

Carlisle’s business. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Com. of Q.M. on Junction of

Mo. Meeting, and after Tea at Poultry, the Slave Committee.

7. At home. Afternoon Cousin Owen Weston came and took his two Daughters away

in Evening

8. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. Wife and Judy went in Chariot and I returned with

them home.

9. Went to Town with Wife. At Lincoln’s Fields, Exch. and Treasury. Polly Exton

dined with us. At Meeting for Sufferings. Bought Bristles (???) for J Pemberton. Tea

at Poultry then home.

10. At home

11. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife. Jacob Hagen & Shepd. Bell returned with us to

Dinner. And to Tea, came Jacob bell, his Wife and Children.

12. With Wife and D. Lawrence went to Quarterly Meeting. John Warder dined with

us at Poultry, and there being no Adjournment, we returned home after Tea at which

were J Healey, Wm Gunn and others.

13. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. At Ackworth Com. and a Com.

before and after it, the last at Jos. Woods where had tea. Sally Williams went away

and was succeeded by Molly

14. Intended to dine at Jos Talwin, but was prevented by my Wife not being well.

15. Wife being poorly, I walked to Tottenham Meeting. Afternoon all the children

were made happy by riding alone on horseback, excepting Sally.

16. Went on mare to meet the owner of the Dolphin and Com. of Meeting for Suff. in

Bishopsgate Street. Recd. letter from Sukey, via Liverpool. Dined alone at Poultry.

Attended M. for Suff. and Com. afterwards. Closed letters & put them into Cap.

Cain’s bag, which goes tomorrow.

17. On my Return last Night found John Warder and his Son Jerry (?) who lodged

with us. He went to Town early this Morning, leaving his Son, who was two Nights

with us.

18. With Wife and Judy at Tot. Meeting where left Jerry Warder. John Alsop dined

with us. All the Children paid their Grandmother a Visit.

19. My Wife went to Town alone in Morning.

20. I went alone in Chariot (being wet) to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended

Com. at the Chamber, on Epist. from Philad. Spent an hour at pipe, Tea &c at Jos.

Woods with Sam Hoare, Dr. Coombe, Sol Bush and James Phillips. At Slave

Committee, and then home

21. At home

22. At Tott Meeting with Wife & Nancy..

23. Went on Mare to Town. Took Coach to Lincoln’s Inn Field, Exchequer and

Treasury. Dined alone at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings, and Com. after it. With J

Phillips and W Birkbeck drank Tea at Jos Smith, his Wife & her Sister Peggy Wilson.

24. At home. Cousin M Eliot and Bella spent the afternoon with us.

25. At Tott Meeting with Wife & Judy, also Lewy for the first time for some Months.

No Company at Dinner. Han. Read Junr came in the Evening.

26. At home. In Evening rode on Horseback with my Wife.

27. Went to Town on Mare. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended a Com. on Epist. to

Philad. Met Wilberforce,11

with some others of Slave Com., at James Phillips. T.

Clarkson, W. Dixon, J. Phillips and myself drank Tea at Jos. Bevans.

28. At home. James Healey, Wife and Daughter came in Evening.

11

William Wilberforce. See Oxford DNB.

29. Walked with James Healey & Lewy to Tottenham Meeting (Monthly) Women

went in Chariot. John Pim & Betsy Bevan made their first Declaration. We dined

alone at (?) … time. Ben Fincham & Wife with James Doubleday and Daughter at

Tea, and JCH again lodged with us.

30. Went on Mare to Town. At Geo. Vaux’s, Guildhall, etc. Dined alone. At Meeting

for Sufferings and Com. after it. Tea alone. Put my letters into Collet’s bag. Sol. Bush

goes with him. Home at Supper.

31. At home. Rode with SD on Horseback in the Evening.

Eighth Month.

1. Walked to Tottenham. Wife and two elder Girls went in Chariot. No Company at

Dinner.

2. At home, mostly employed in putting my Study in order. In Evening the Wet

Nurses Husband was troublesome.

3. At home. Wife went to Town in Chariot.

In Evening I rode over to ___ Grace for the Character of a Gardener.

4. After Tea - Walked with my wife, two boys and three girls to the Ferry, where got

into the boat and went near a mile down the river Lea, to their great entertainment.

There (?) landing we returned home.

5. With Wife to Ratcliff Monthly Meeting where Jos Westward and Debby Weston

first declared their Intention of Marriage. We returned home to Dinner. John

Woodhouse our Gardener went away.

6. Went on Mare to Town. At Bank &c. Dined alone at Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings and Committee on W. India Property, after it. Tea alone and then home.

Charles Stewart (?) came as Gardener on same Terms as J Woodhouse.

7. Wife and all the Children excepting Sally went in Chariot, and I on Horseback, to

dine at J Healeys at Epping. Visited at B Fincham, whose Wife drank Tea with us,

after which returned home.

8. An app… had of Widow Forster’s was drowned early this Morning near Tottenham

Mill. At Tott Meeting with Wi8fe, Lewy and Judy. No Company at Dinner. Wm

Payne at Tea.

9. At home

10. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. At Six Weeks Meeting. Tea at

Poultry. Put letters into Capt. Billing’s Bag and returned home.

11. At home. Cousin Owen Weston, his Wife and 3 Maiden Daughters came to Tea

and left Debby to spend a few Days with us.

12. Wife, DW, Lewy and the three Girls went in Chariot to Tottenham Meeting, to

which Jane (?) Forster App… Corpse was brought. I afterwards attended its

Internment at Winchmore Hill and dined at home late. Jn Alexander dined then staid

Tea. D Springall & Wife called.

13. Went to Town on Mare. Met Widow Edgerley with James Healey at Bank. JH and

Widow Banks dined with me. At Meeting for Sufferings, and 2 Com. after it. Tea at

James Phillips’s. Then home.

14. At home. After Dinner Lewy rode on horseback to tea at James Sheppard’s.

Performing well.

15. Jos. Woodward came to Breakfast. My Wife took him and Cousin Debby Weston

to Tottenham Meeting in Chariot. I went on Horseback. Beside them, Tho Pole and

his Wife dined us and we sent them in the Chariot to afternoon Meeting. Jos

Woodward staid to lodge.

16. JW went after Breakfast.

17. Went on Mare to Town. At Bank &c. Dined alone at Poultry. At Ackworth Com.

at Slave Committee afterwards. After Dinner John brought the Chariot up and

returned with Mercy Warner and her Daughter who lodged with us. I joined them at

Supper after Slave Committee. Deb Weston went to Cos Eliots.

18. At home. After Dinner my Wife took M Warner and her Daughter to Town.

19. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Nancy. John Warder came to lodge another

Night with us and went to Town early in the Morning. Rob Fowler & Rachel Barnard

married at Coalbrookdale.

20. Went on Mare to Town. Put Letters in for Ja. Pemberton and News papers for

Uncle Logan, into Gild’s bag. Dined alone at Poultry, after having a conversation with

Tho. Davis, Rich. Berry, and John Lister on Glading’s affairs. Attended Meeting for

Sufferings. and after Tea at Poultry home.

21. At home. Ride on Horseback with Lewy in the Evening about 8 Miles. Molly

Hare came to lodge.

22. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. Wife, Molly Hare & Lewy &c went in Carriage.

Jacky Phillips and Thos Roberts (of Savory & Paris (?) Shipman) dined with us.

23. My Wife took Molly Hare to Ratcliff in Chariot and returned home to Tea.

24. Went in Chariot alone to Town. Ordered a new set of patent wheels. Dined with

Molly Hare at Poultry. Wrote to Phil Robinson of Newport, per Cap. Barrett, via

Boston. Called on J.G. Bevan and John Warder. After Slave Com., retd. Home.

25. At home

26. With my Wife at Tottenham Meeting (the Monthly one) which adjourned two

Weeks. Did not stay the Business.

27. Went on Mare to Town. Had a wet Ride. Dined alone at Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings and Ackworth Com. after it. J Chorley drank Tea with me. Put a Letter for

G.D. into mail, having addit. Import of letters from Sukey and James Pemberton.

Carriage came for me but did not use it.

28. At home. In Evening rode over to Tottenham & heard John Warder had left

London this Morning.

29. With Wife at Tott Meeting. No Company returned with me. Afternoon we got

Mother into the Garden, as far as the Bath which she had not before seen.

30. After Dinner my Wife took Children to Fleet Street where Lewy left one, Judy

one and Nancy two of their Teeth. It relieved Lewy of a violent Tooth Ach.

31. Went via Tottenham to Town on Mare. Dined alone at Poultry. Put Letters into the

Bag of the Flora Capn. Finlay for James Pemberton & Sukey, also a Craftsman (?) for

James Logan. Tea at J.G. Bevan’s. After Slave Comm., had a dark, wet Ride home.

Ninth Month.

1. At home. Ed Phillips called this Morning.

2. At Rat. Mo. Meeting with my Wife. Jos Woodward and Debby Weston made their

first Appearance. Ben Evans Wife was at the Meeting on a Visit to London. We dined

at J Bells with Wid Gurney, J S Sheppard &c. Took Tea at Cousin Owen’s and thence

home..

3. Went on my Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings.

Pipe at Jos. Woods. Tea at Poultry and then home.

4. At home

5. My Wife having a swelled Face, Lewy walked with me to and from Tottenham

Meeting. Had no Company.

6. At home. Afternoon Wid: Gurney, Wid Cockfield, Jos Cockfield and Wife, Sally

Sheppard, Isc. Bell & Wife and most of their Children, spent the Afternoon with us.

Judy, Lydia & George taken poorly. Toulmin thinks with Scarlet Fever and sore

throat. Lewy has the Tooth Ach.

7. Went to Town in Chariot alone to get a new set of Wheels (Patent) put on. Also a

new Glass. Dined alone at Poultry and after Tea at B… returned home. All the

Children but Nancy and Sally poorly. Lewy, Judy, Lydia and George have the

Scarlatina Angina. Molly Shiers came on Visit.

8. At home. Children better tho Lydia yet poorly. And an Eruption about Sallys

Mouth, but with no other Sympton of Illness.

9. Children not being well enough to leave I went alone on Horseback to Ratcliff

Meeting, where Jos. Woodward and Deb. Weston were married. I dined with them at

Cous. Owen Weston’s. Cousin Eliot there. 23 sat at Table. After Tea, I returned home

& found all better.

10. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings.

Wife came in Chariot to Tea. John Pim at Tea. Found Children bravely. Molly Shiers

left us. I called to see J S D Woodward at her new Habitation.

11. At home. Sent Chariot to be painted by Turner in Marsh Street and took Mother’s

to use till it is finished.

12. At Tot. Meeting with Wife and Nancy. No Company at Dinner or afterwards.

13. At home. Nancy, who had hitherto escaped the disorder, was taken poorly. A

Rash and sore ulcers (?) to Throat affected her in Evening.

14. Went on Mare to Town. Was at Seething (?) Lane &c. Richd. Phillips dined with

me at Poultry. Addressed a Letter to Bro. G.D. at Amsterdam, enclosing one just

arrived, per packet, for Sister. At Ackworth Committee, and thence directly home.

Nancy poorly the rest bravely.

15. My Wife being poorly in the Night, sent for Dr T this Morning, who found her

better. Two of Maids complaining. Lizzy Hester came from Poultry to help nurse our

Invalids.

16. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. After Dinner went in Coach to Town with Lewy,

who had troublesome Tooth drawn. Returned home to Tea. Nat Wests Niece married

from Tott Meeting.

17. At home. Several of the Maids, ill or complaining.

18. At home. The Duke of Cumberland died this Morning.

19. An extreme hot Mid Day. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. No Company. Wife

poorly.

20. Went on mare to Town. At Treasury to attend Q. Meeting Com. on Barking Mo.

Meeting. Dined with Jos. Savory and returned home to Tea. Lizzy Hester poorly.

21. Went on Mare to T own. At Treasury, where I am to go again in 11 mo. on Nat.

Clark’s business. Dined at the Crown in Bow Lane. At Six Weeks Meeting. Tea with

Wm. Fry and then home. Nancy up in Coach to have Tooth drawn.

22. At home. S Ford chose (?) to be on the Sick List.

23. A violent Head Ach kept me at home. Our Hospital all better except Sally Ford.

Wrote to Nancy Lloyd at Coalbrookdale in answer to a Letter from her.

24. Went to Town on Horseback. Dined at the Crown. At M. for Sufferings and Com.

after it. Thence directly home. Recd. letter from Bro. G.D. at Munster, dated 13 inst.

Wrote Sam. Smith at Lindley Murray’s.

25. At home

26. With Wife and Judy at Tottenham Meeting. No Company

27. At home. Wife took Lizzy Hester to Town in Coach. She being pretty well

recovered.

28. Went alone to Town in Coach. At Custom House &c. Dined alone at Poultry. Tea

at Deb Woodward. At Slave Committee, and thence home late. The Duke of

Cumberland buried this Evening.

29. At home, excepting a Ride on Horseback with Lewy in Morning and in Chariot

after Dinner with my Wife and all the Children except Sally, by Wansted House.

Called on the Curate Wm. Sparrow.

30. At Tott. Meeting with Wife, Lewy, and three elder girls. John Pim and Betty

Bevan married there.

Tenth Month.

1. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry, where resumed our upstairs

Kitchen. J Bell took a Pipe with me. At Meeting for Sufferings, and afterwards a

committee. Tea at Poultry then home. A poor Man a Pensioner (?) died

2. At home. Except a Ride on Horseback to Enfield with my Son Lewis before

Dinner. This day completes my 47th

year!

3. With Wife at Tott Meeting. Jos & Deb Woodward returned with us to Dinner, also

Jacky Phillips. After Tea I walked with them to Lincolns. Our poor p… buried this

afternoon.

4. At home. A wet morning. The Night before last, it rained after a very long Drought.

5. Went to Town with my Wife. We dined at the Poultry and returned home to Tea.

6. At home.

7. Went alone in Coach to Ratcliff Mo. Meeting. Dined at Sam. Marsh’s, with John

Allen and wife &c. Returned home to Tea..

8. Went on Mare to Town. Dined at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings and then

directly home.

9. At home. Our little Sally very poorly for the first Time.

10. Went with Wife and Nancy in Coach to Tottenham Meeting. No Company at

Dinner. Child better. James Healey and Richard Bevan drank Tea with us in their

Way to Town.

11. With wife and D. Lawrence in Coach went to Quarterly Meeting. Adey Bellamy

with Jos. and M. Savory, and R. Phillips dined with us at Poultry. David & I attended

the Adjourned QM at 5, and we all returned home late.

12. Went on Mare to Town. At Bank, &c. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Ackworth

Committee & thence had a dark wet Ride home after Supper. The Coachman meeting

me at Lea Bridge. Sally quite recovered.

13. At home

14. Went with Wife to Tottenham Meeting

15. Went with Wife to Town. Billy Pryor dined with us at Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings & home to Tea. After the Meeting attended the Com. on a new Meeting

House. Put letters for John Pemberton and Sukey into Foster’s Bag, also a letter and 3

mags.for James Logan.

16. At home.

17. At Tott Meeting with Wife and two elder Girls. Shep. Bell and Sam Marsh dined

with us. After Tea walked with them as far as Mill Race.

18. Rode on my Mare before Breakfast to speak with Dan. Roberts at Homerton.

19. Went on Mare to Town. Dinner and Tea at Poultry. Put a Letter for Sukey into

Foster’s bag, for Phila. and returned home to Tea. Wife very poorly with the old

Complaint in her Face. Letter from GD.

20. At home, excepting a Ride to Sibburns (?) Nursery &c. with Lewy on Horseback

in the Evening. Wife yet poorly upstairs.

21. Walked to Tottenham Meeting. SD tho better, not getting down Stairs.

.

22. Rode to Town on Mare. Mercy Crafton dined with me at Poultry. At Meeting for

Sufferings. Heard Bro & his Cos. were returning sooner than expected. Called on Dan

Roberts on my way home to Tea.

23. At home. Wife yet poorly and upstairs.

24. Walked to Tott Meeting. Billy Pryor & Jacky Phillips dined and staid Tea. Wife

yet upstairs.

25. At home till Evening when went on Mare to see Dan Roberts at Homerton, he

being about to remove to Paynswick Gloucestershire.

26. Went in Coach alone to Town. Dined at Poultry. J Healey & David Lawrence of

Houghton went with me to look at a pair of Horses at Prings. The latter staid Tea.

Attended the Slave Trade Com., which adjourned for 3 weeks and thence late home.

Restless till between one & two.

27. At home. In the evening came James Healey from Wapping and his wife, with

Han. Binks from Epping, in order to attend their Mo. Meeting tomorrow. William

Pryor at Tea.

28. Walked over to Tottenham. Got into the Hertford Stage Coach at 8 oClock after a

Dish of Coffee at Jos Savoury. Reached Hertford at 11. Paid a Visit to Wid. Squire

and after a Steak at the Falcon, returned in same Coach to Jas. Savory whence our

Coach & Lewy met & took me home.

29. J & C Healey & Han Binks after breakfast set homewards. I went on Mare to

Town. Jos. Savory dined with me at the Poultry. Attended Meeting for Sufferings and

Com. on New Meeting House afterwards, the Bargain for the Dolphin Inn being

closed. Returned home to Tea.

30. At home. Wife went to Town to Dinner & returned to Tea.

31. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and two elder girls. It held late, Sarah Crawley

and Mercy Ransom being there. No Company. Lydia so poorly yesterday and today

that we sent the Gardener to Epping to put off our proposed Visit to them (JCH)

tomorrow.

Eleventh Month.

1. Lydia bravely. A very coarse wet Day.

2. Went on Mare to Town. Dined alone at Poultry. A Visit from D. Lawrence of N.

Jersey. Attended the Six Weeks Meeting and after Pipe at Jos. Woods returned home

in the Dark. Coachman meeting me at Lea Bridge.

3. Dug holes and planted some Shrubs about the Mount in our Garden.

Accommodation with Spain announced in the City.

4. With my Wife at Ratcliff Mo. Meeting, where I applied for a certificate to

Tottenham Mo. Meeting. Lydia Johnson (Edwd Wife) buried after Meeting. We dined

at Cousin Owens & returned home to Tea by Stratford.

5. Went with Wife in Coach to Town. At Bank, &c. Stocks rising. D Lawrence dined

with us. Visit from James Healey and also from Jos Player. At Meeting for Sufferings.

Returned home to Tea & found Lydia yet very poorly.

6. At home. Visit from Jasper Capper & his Son. Had … Hill to alter Wine Vault

Door & other Jobs. Lydia continuing poorly, sent for Dr Toulmin.

7. With Wife and Judy at Tottenham Meeting. Jacky Phillips dined here.

8. At home. Cleaned Turret Clock. Sent for a Hhd. (?Hogshead) of Red port wine

bought. of Cap. Leishman, which housed. Mended both Bell Ropes &c.

9. Went on Mare to Town. Richd. Phillips & Sally Corbyn married at Peel, but was

not present. Dined alone at Poultry. Attended Ackworth Com. and after Tea at

Poultry, returned home, John meeting me at Lea bridge.

10. Before Dinner rode on Mare to view J… Sale at Chingford.

11. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife.

12. Went (using Chariot for the first Time after being repaired) to Town with my

Wife. Dined at Poultry. At Meeting for Sufferings. Returned in dark to Tea.

13. Jacob Bell, his Wife, Son Shepd. & Daughter dined and staid Tea with us.

14. At Tott Meeting with Wife.

No Company at Dinner.

15. At Siborn Nursery for Shrubs which planted in Mothers and our own Grounds.

16. Went to Town in Chariot, taking … Cuthbert. Dined alone at Poultry. At

adjourned Six Weeks Meeting, and after Tea at Poultry, at Slave Committee.

Returned home with HC to Supper.

17. Dined with my Wife, Lewy, Judy, Nancy & Lydia at Cousin Eliots at Tottenham.

On our Return after Tea Jos. Savory informed us of our Brother and Sister’s arrival,

near noon, from Dunkirk, after a passage about 30 hours.

18. At Tott Meeting with Wife, Lewy and Nancy. James Sheppard, his Wife &

Daughter Eliz. dined with us.

19. Went to Town with my Wife in Chariot. Met G & SD at Poultry, where Jos

Savory dined with us. At Meeting for Sufferings and Com. on City Affirmation.

Richd Phillips at Tea. returned home alone to Supper.

20. At home

21. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife &c. No Company.

22. At home

23. Went in Chariot to Town. At Exchequer and Treasury, before dinner at the Poultry

with G. & S.D., who returned home with me.

24. G.D. and D. Lawrence went in Chariot to Mo. Meeting at Waltham Abbey, and

brought back with them Clem Healey, who lodged with us.

25. Clem Healey went to Town in Stage Coach. Went with Wife and GSD to

Tottenham Meeting. Returned to Dinner.

26. Took GSD to Town in Chariot. Dined with them at the Poultry and without

attending the Meeting for Sufferings returned home to Tea.

27. At home. The Anniversary of our Marriage, completing the 13th

year.

28. At Tottenham Meeting with my Wife. Jacky Phillips also Wm. Arch dined with.

(sic) My Wife having Business at Tottenham, the latter accompanied them. She

returned to Tea, after which JP went away.

29. At home.

30. Went to Town with Wife in Chariot. Sister dined with us at the Poultry. Also

David Lawrence. Bro GD came to Tea. At Slave Trade Committee & then home late.

Twelfth Month.

1. At home.

2. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and directly after Dinner accompanied her with

Lewy to meet Geo Vaux at the Poultry who proscribed for him. Drank Tea there, and

then home.

3. Went to Town in Chariot. Fred. Mentz, of Amsterdam, dined with G.S.D. and self

in town. D Lawrence took a pipe with us. GSD accompanied me home to Tea. Lewys

arm bled by Leaches this Morning.

4. Accompanied my Wife and Lewy to Poultry, where Dr Vaux again saw home.

Returned home to a late Dinner.

5. At Tottenham Meeting with GSD, Wife and Judy. GSD sat (?) with us and after

Dinner he accompanied us to Visit Mother with whom sat near an hour.

6. Brother went to Town via Tottenham. At home. Planted more Evergreen Privets

and Hollies, round the mouth &C.

7. Went with wife and sister to town, taking Lewy with us to meet Geo. Vaux. Before

dinner, after receiving a call from Tho. Chalkley James, who arrived last night with

l[ette]rs by him, I went to the Treasury. Eat a late Dinner and Wife and I returned

home to Tea.

8. At home. Weather wet.

This Day Sarah (Wife of Robert) Grubb died at Cork,

9. Unwell. My Wife & two elder Girls went to Tottm Meeting

10. Went to Town with Wife and Lewy. Saw Geo Vaux. Tho Chalkley James, Mercy

Crafton and GSD dined with us. Not at Meeting for Sufferings. M Lamar came to Tea

after which we returned home.

11. At home.

12. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife & Girls. No Company.

13. Wet Day. Sent Chariot for James Phillips Wife who dined with us. We took her

back, & Wife myself and two Boys drank Tea at J Chorleys at Tottenham.

14. Went with Wife to Town (taking up Nurse Hall who has spent some Days with

us). Found Letters at the Poultry, per the Pigou, etc. G & SD dined with us. Jos Rews

(?) Wife and Sister at Tea. Attended Slave Trade Com. & then returned home.

15. Dan. Mildred and Eliz. Harman married at Winchmore Hill. G.D. attended the

Meeting & dined with the Company at her Father’s, at Clapton.

16. At Tott Meeting with my Wife & two Girls

17. With Wife went to Town. Tho. James dined with us at Poultry. Visit from Wright.

At Meeting for Sufferings and Com. after it. Staid Tea and G & SD returned home

with us.

18. At home. Bro. went to Town in Evening

19. With Wife and Sister & two Girls at Tott. Meeting. No Company. Stormy Day

20. At home

21.With Wife and Sister went to Town. Had a long & wet walk to Westminster –

Exchequer and Treasury – before Dinner. G & SD dined with us at Poultry. Attended

Ackworth Com. Had an interview with Wright on D.L.’s business. After Slave

Committee, returned home with my wife.

22. At home. Received two pigs (?) from Geo. Went & paid for them

23. Went with my Wife to Rat: Meeting, from which Mary h (?) was buried. GSD

there. Returned to Dinner.

24. Went on Mare to Town. At Bank &c. Recd. parcels per Collet. Dined with GSD at

Poultry and returned home.

25. At home.

26. At Tott Meeting with Wife and two elder Girls. Jacky Phillips dined with us.

27. William Green came to pay his Rent.

In Evening I visited Mr Harris with Lewy, on hearing he was ill.

28. Went to Town on Mare. Cap. Collet dined with me at the Poultry, also Sister, Bro.

being at Tottenham. Returned home to Tea and found Brother there..

29. Attended Tott. Mo. Meeting with Brother. We dined at John Chorley’s and

returned home to Tea.

30. At Tottenham Meeting with Wife and Brother with two elder Girls. Brother

returned with us.

31. Went to Town on Mare. Recd. J. Roberts’ Debentures at the Exchequer. Called at

Treasury, and after dining with Sister at Poultry, I returned home to Tea, She

following us in the Evening.

[END OF VOLLUME 13]

[END OF DIARIES OF WILLIAM DILLWYN]

Information taken from www.quaker.org.uk

Meeting for Sufferings Committee on the Slave Trade (1783-1792)

Jacob Agar

David Barclay (1792-1809)

Adey Bellamy (1739-1810)

James Beesley

Richard Chester (1756-1810)

Thomas Corbyn (1710-1791)

William Dillwyn (1743-1824)

Claude Gay (1707-1786). [William Dillwyn attended his funeral 19 Feb 1786]

Jacob Hagen (1715-1795)

George Harrison ((1747-1827)

Robert Howard (1738-1812)

Thomas Knowles (1734-1786)

John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815)

John Lloyd (1750-1811)

Daniel Mildred (1731-1788)

James Phillips (1745-1799)

Foster Reynolds (1736-1797)

Joseph Row (1722-1792)

Henry Shenry

John Townsend (1725-1801)

John Wallis (1747-1816)

Jeremiah Waring (1715/6-1791)

John Wright

The informal group of six Quakers who met during 1783 were:

William Dillwyn (1743-1824); George Harrison (1747-1827); Samuel Hoare Jr. (1751

- 1825); Thomas Knowles (1734-1786); John Lloyd (1750-1811); Joseph Woods

(1738 - 1812)

The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade comprised:

Nine Quakers:

John Barton (1755 - 1789); William Dillwyn (1743-1824); George Harrison (1747-

1827); Samuel Hoare Jr. (1751-1825); Joseph Hooper (1732 - 1789); John Lloyd

(1750-1811); Joseph Woods (1738-1812); James Phillips (1745-1799) & his cousin

Richard Phillips (1756 - 1836)

Non-Quakers:

Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846)

Granville Sharp (1735-1813) as chairperson

Philip Sansom

William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was the Society's Parliamentary spokesperson.