Thursday, January 31 1760

At home all day, and but very little to do… Rec’d of Robert Hook in cash 0.7.6 to send by the post to Mayfield for his and Thomas Davy’s club arrears, tonight being quarterly night, which I accordingly did, as also 3/9 for my own club arrears. I also gave the post 2 brass or bad shillings for things, as under:

For 1 pack cards0.1.0
1 letter & in cash0.0.9
0.1.9

Posted part of mv day book, and in the evening Charles Diggens came over and he, my wife, myself and Mr Thornton played at whist till 3:40. Hy wife and I not playing together, we lost nothing. Charles Diggens stayed all night.

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