In the morning my brother Moses and Mr Will Bennett called on me in their way to Lewes, but did not stay… We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Wrote a letter for Mr Will Piper to Mr George Tomlin with 2 pockets of hops marked “W.P. No. 1, 2.” Also wrote another for Mr James Hutson to Mr George Tomlin with 1 pocket of hops marked “J.H., No. 3;” and also a letter for Mr Jeremiah French to Messrs Swainstone and Hedges with 1 pocket of hops, marked “J.F., No. 3.” In the evening Mr Porter’s hoppers bought their pole-puller’s neckcloth
[for these and other hop-picking details, see George Sturt, A Small Boy in the Sixties, Chap. VII, “Hops”.]
… Posted my day book and wrote out several bills…