| Description | 18 May 1814, 5 July, 28 July 1814, 20 Aug 1814, 19 Nov 1814, 20 Dec 1814, 3 March 1815.
Lamenting that James left Manchester without talking with her Father who comments that James no intention of marrying her.
Discussing James' avoidance of conversation with her father, her father's conviction that James would never marry her and that their goings on prevented anyone else doing so, her distress at being parted from her daughter Harriet, put out to nurse, father's railings, Uncle Anthony's and Peter's indignation. Inability to marry on James' income, confinement to house, father's cruel treatment, birth in July, death and burial in August of her baby son James, daughter Harriet to be 2 years old in November, news of James' penurious housekeeping and proposed visit to metropolis. Shocked that friends met him at the Play in Bakewell, and threat to move into Cottage while he is away. Meanderings about Uncle Anthony having been willing to buy James' part of Colonel. Wright's sale.
March - distress over death of friend - news of James Longsdon, book - Keeper at Dye Works - visits at weekend and entertains them with stories of Americans and Indians. Her only objection that he is such a scantified Methodist that cannot make mirth with him - expects his brother John any day who is going to live in Liverpool. Trade in bad way - dreads Revolution - men writing very threatening language on Walls of Exchange Building. Pleased with Heavy Tax on Bachelors wish it was 10 times as much for his sake. Harriet been very ill. |