Rec’d of Mr Porter in cash and a bank note 32.11.0 as the following gratuities toward repairing our church:
| His own gratuity | 10.10.0 |
| The Duke Newcastle’s | 21.0.0 |
| Mr Sam Durrant’s | 1.1.0 |
| 32.11.0 |
which sum I am debtor to the parish for.
Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 12d for 4 lbs of veal bought of him today. I dined on some veal boiled and some sausages broiled. At home all day. Wrote out some bills.
But oh, my mind, my mind! I who in the days of yore was happy, happy! in that blessing of a good wife am now quite miserable.
The bank bill I received of Mr Porter today was the same in all respects; with that I received of Mr Burgess the 12th instant except the No. which was H 222.