#Robert W. Eaks

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Robert W. Eaks 

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Sat[urday] 15 October 1836

8 35/..

12 1/4

No kiss ver[y] rainy morn[in]g and F[ahrenheit] 45° at 9 50/.. - at w[hi]ch h[ou]r br[eak]f[a]st and h[a]d Mr. Husb[an]d till 10 3/4 –

h[a[d Mr. H- [Husband] ab[ou]t the board[in]g up the hall for the bearers to br[eak]f[a]st in, and told h[i]m to be here tomor[row] ev[enin]g to

see ab[ou]t gett[in]g the coffin d[o]wnst[ai]rs int[o] the draw[in]g r[oo]m - at my desk at 10 3/4 or rath[e]r sid[in]g my

b[oo]k cupb[oar]d and h[a]d Ingh[a]m and Ch[arle]s How[ar]th and p[ai]d them up to tonight inclus[ive] and in full (exc[ept] Ingh[a]m

for the fence-wall[in]g at Hilltop that Mr. Husb[an]d h[a]s n[o]t yet meas[ure]d off) - all this took me till 12 3/4 –

Look[in]g ab[ou]t w[i]th A- [Ann] in the draw[in]g r[oo]m etc. then giv[in]g direct[io]ns to Bligh ab[ou]t the mak[in]g off the

buttery w[i]th the green cloth screens etc. etc. out – ab[ou]t –w[i]th Rob[er]t Mann + 4 – sid[in]g

up the court etc. etc. the 1st length of the 2 dry wall arches finish[e]d by Rob[er]t M- [Mann] and co. bef[ore] din[ner] –

Mark Hepw[or]th and anoth[e]r one h[or]se cart here today - Hemingway the Wyke gard[ene]r here this morn[in]g

b[u]t n[o]t this aft[ernoo]n – d[i]d n[o]t get to the Lodge r[oa]d today - the gard[ene]rs g[o]t a wett[in]g this morn[in]g in gett[in]g

heather and whims on the top of Bairstow - John Booth w[e]nt a 2[n]d ti[me] for beef today – n[o]t at right and

the cook w[e]nt - Bairstow and his 1/2 broth[e]r ca[me] to A- [Ann] ab[ou]t the Shugden head st[one] - she spo[ke] to them

at the door (ab[ou]t one p.m.) h[a]d n[o]t made up h[e]r mind – w[oul]d n[o]t dispose of the stone priv[atel]y w[i]thout

lett[in]g them kno[w] – walk[e]d w[i]th A- [Ann] on the flags oppos[i]te the h[ou]se fr[om] 4 50/.. to 5 1/2 then h[a]d the

 Shugd[e]n head

stone

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2 Manns fr[om] then to 5 3/4 – ab[ou]t 3 p.m. h[a[d h[a]d Mawson and Mallins[o]n the joiner bet[ween] 4 and 5 – ca[me] for

a check w[hi]ch Mr. Harper w[oul]d leave w[i]th me for ab[ou]t £100 – h[a]d nev[e]r got it - M- [Mallinson] to sp[ea]k

to Mr. Husb[an]d and might ha[ve] his mon[e]y immed[iatel]y on my rec[ei]pt of Mr. Harper’s ord[e]r –

M- [Mallinson] c[oul]d wait till Tues[day] - Mawson h[a]d co[me] on the sa[me] errand, and h[a]d the sa[me] ans[we]r – b[u]t

ment[ione]d als[o] the h[ou]se set out by Stocks - and his, Mawson’s wish, for a 10 h[or]se stab[le] w[i]th a

chamb[e]r ov[e]r it – s[ai]d I h[a]d no object[io]n - it w[a]s agreed at the lett[in]g of the Inn, I w[oul]d do wh[a]t

w[a]s reasonab[le] on rec[eivin]g a percentage on wh[a]t w[a]s laid out, and I w[oul]d adhere to this – s[ai]d M- [Mawson]

h[a]d best tell Stocks that his gett[in]g a licence transferr[e]d to his new h[ou]se oppos[i]te Mawson’s w[oul]d

be oppos[e]d in good earnest - and I th[ou]ght might the opposite[io]n might stand for so[me]th[in]g – b[u]t if

n[o]t, M- [Mawson] h[a]d on[l]y to mend his beer - sell good beer and ale and good wine, and he w[oul]d do ver[y]

well I h[a]d no doubt – Rob[er]t Mann h[a]d told me in the morn[in]g that Stocks off[ere]d Jos[e]ph

Wilkins[o]n 5/. a y[ar]d for the gr[oun]d and h[a]d giv[e]n 7/. p[e]r y[ar]d – perh[aps] ta[ke]s 400 y[ar]ds –

Settl[e]d w[i]th the Manns – talk[e]d ov[e]r the coal – Rob[er]t h[a]d talk[e]d to me in the morn[in]g

of the new line of rail-r[oa]d to go ov[e]r Micklemoss to Bradford - the Manns h[a]d been s[e]nt for

ab[ou]t the tunnell[in]g thro’ the moss – h[a]d told John Mann to say £15 p[e]r y[ar]d (rough guess) to

Mr. Norris – b[u]t John h[a]d s[ai]d £12 w[hi]ch they w[oul]d n[o]t stick to – dimens[io]ns

of tunnel (of stuff tak[in]g out) 20 deep x 20ft. wide - Mr. N- [Norris] want[e]d informat[io]n as to wh[a]t

good w[oul]d be done to Mr. Stocks in loos[in]g his coal - RM- [Robert Mann] told me the benefit w[oul]d be ver[y]

gr[ea]t - I told h[i]m to calcul[a]te as nearly as he c[oul]d and let Mr. N- [Norris] kno[w] - it w[oul]d n[o]t ans[we]r

to any of us to benefit Mr. Stocks’ coal-trade too m[u]ch for noth[in]g - this subj[ec]t to be

furth[e]r and well consid[ere]d and Rob[er]t to co[me] and talk to me ab[ou]t it tomor[row] week - the Manns

ga[ve] me their calculat[io]ns of wh[a]t my coal will make p[e]r ac[re] – Jos[e]ph f[ou]nd the coal at the extent

Est[a]te by the Manns of the val[ue] of my coal

of my boundary str[ai]ght, ab[o]ve Walker pit, adjoin[in]g the waste = 15in. i.e. hardly 4 loads p[e]r sq[uare] y[ar]d

b[u]t suppo[se] 4 l[oa]ds to co[me] out of a sq[uare] y[ar]d and to be g[o]t at 3d. p[e]r l[oa]d and bank[in]g and pull[in]g and str[ai]ght work

and tools and taxes and ev[ery]th[in]g = 2d. p[e]r l[oa]d .:. exp[ense] p[e]r load =5d. + 3d. profit =8d. p[e]r l[oa]d

on talk[in]g it ov[e]r they th[ou]ght 1/2d. p[e]r l[oa]d w[oul]d be en[ou]gh to allow for agency

they calculat[e]d 3d. p[e]r l[oa]d prof[i]t =£242 p[e]r ac[re]    I s[ai]d I th[ou]ght as m[u]ch as this w[oul]d be bid

well! then, s[ai]d they, there m[u]st be so[me] partic[ula]r way of gett[in]g a liv[in]g out of it

coal m[u]st sell for mo[re] or so[me]th[in]g - they th[ou]ght 3 ac[re]s p[e]r ann[um] w[oul]d n[o]t be g[o]t and sold

at 1st - I alw[a]ys say and alw[a]ys ha[ve] s[ai]d fr[om] the 1st I m[u]st ha[ve] 3 ac[re]s p[e]r ann[um] g[o]t

Perh[aps] the Manns’ calculat[io]ns may co[me] as n[ea]r as any case co[me] - they are n[ea]r en[ou]gh to my

own - and so long as coal sells at 8d. p[e]r l[oa]d and wages are as ab[ov]e I m[u]st n[o]t calcul[a]te

up[on] clear[in]g mo[re] than £200 p[e]r ac[re] up[on] the low bed and ab[ou]t £100+ up[on] the upp[e]r b[e]d p[e]r ac[re]

I m[u]st let a sm[all] quant[it]y on a sh[or]t term –

wr[ote] no[te] to ‘Mr. Duncan, undertak[e]r, etc Halifax’ and s[e]nt it by Frank to desire gloves and bisc[ui]ts to be

s[e]nt to Mrs. Ja[me]s Briggs (as ment[ione]d last night when D- [Duncan] w[a]s here thro’ Rob[er]t the f[oo]tman) and to Rachel Sharpe, late

cook here - to be direct[e]d to her at her fath[e]rs’ Pump S[ou]thow[ra]m – chang[e]d my pelisse – din[ner] at 7 to 8 – coff[ee]

upst[ai]rs A- [Ann] r[ea]d h[e]r Fr[en]ch - I look[e]d int[o] her Pinnocks’ Goldsmith’s Rom[an] hist[ory] - then 1/2 asleep on the sofa - then wr[ote] my journ[a]l

till now at 10 1/2 at w[hi]ch h[ou]r F[ahrenheit] 47° ver[y] rainy morn[in]g b[u]t fair bet[ween] 9 and 10 a.m. and aft[er]w[ar]ds damp, muggy, Nov[em]b[e]r like day –

 Pr[ice] of JW-‘s [Joseph Wilkinson] gr[ou]nd

sold to Mr. Stocks.

 Railr[oa]d

gr[ea]t benef[i]t to Stocks.

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1834 May Saturday 10th (part one)

Saturday 10 May

6 50/60

12 10/60

very fine morn[in]g F54 1/2° at 7 3/4 a.m. in my study - out at 7 3/4 w[i]th one or oth[e]r till n[ea]r 10 - then wr[ote] and s[e]nt at 11 by Matthew go[in]g to Miss W-[Walker] 1 p[age] and ends of outside envelope of my let[ter] and the oth[e]r let[ter] to ‘Miss W-[Walker], Hew[ar]th Grange, York’ to say Jos[e]ph w[a]s just ret[urne]d fr[om] Lidg[a]te the lit[tle] girl h[a]d n[o]t h[a]d a good night b[u]t w[a]s bet[ter] this morn[in]g Mr Robins[o]n s[ai]d there w[a]s no dang[e]r b[u]t she w[oul]d be well in a few days - I therefo[re] begg[e]d Miss W-[Walker] n[o]t to alarm hers[elf] or Sarah – Matt[hew] to go by the Highflier at 12 -

then wr[ote] the foll[owin]g ‘Miss List[e]r is ver[y] m[u]ch oblig[e]d to Mr Parker for the catalogue of Miss Currer’s lib[rar]y - the catalogue is ver[y] well done, and ver[y] interest[in]g, and Miss List[e]r ret[ur]ns it w[i]th h[e]r but th[i]nks, and hopes Mr Parker will be so good as excuse h[e]r hav[in]g inadvert[entl]y kept it so long – Shibd[e]n Hall Sat[urday] morn[in]g 10th May 1834 ‘to Rob[er]t Parker Esq[ui]re’ enclos[e]d my no[te] w[i]th the catalogue (large 800) to Robert Parker Esq[ui]re The Square’ and s[e]nt it by Joseph who w[e]nt w[i]th Matthew to the coach to bring the young horse b[a]ck he took up - Pack[e]d up the th[in]gs for Miss W-[Walker] and h[a]d all off at 10 55/60 at w[hi]ch h[ou]r br[eak]f[a]st - h[a]d Mr Washingt[o]n alm[o]st immed[iatel]y - told h[i]m Jos[e]ph Wilkins[o]n h[a]d chang[e]d his mind ab[ou]t sell[in]g the f[iel]d W[illia]m Green’s cot[tage] st[a]nds in and was go[in]g to build in the Top part of it -

Told Mr W[ashington] mere[l]y to be on the look out, and if any build[in]g gr[ou]nd w[a]s to be sold there to get so[me]bod[y] to buy it for me - to be 1st convey[e]d to h[i]m (for if Joseph W[ilkinson] knew it w[a]s for me, he w[oul]d n[o]t let me ha[ve] it at an[y] reasonab[le] pr[ice]) and then 2dly to me - It w[a]s Sam Holdsw[or]th told S[amuel] W[ashington] he c[oul]d buy the Upp[e]r Brea coal at £10 p[e]r D[ay’s] W[ork] - h[a]d h[a]d it offer[e]d sev[era]l ti[me]s - n[o]t m[u]ch depend[en]ce to be plac[e]d on Sam H[oldsworth] - out ag[ai]n at 12 for ab[ov]e an h[ou]r - then asleep an h[ou]r - in my study