Sent Mr Paul Hornsby…8.16.0. Also sent Mr John Crouch…£10. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Rec’d of Mr James Bristed 12/- in full for half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller Jr one bill drawn by Mary Ranger of Waldron on Mr Gale Winbolt Sr at the East India House, Leadenhall Street, London, dated the 18th instant, 1764, payable to me or order, ten days after date, value £24… Rec’d of Joseph Fuller Jr in cash 8.5.0 in part of money he sold stock for yesterday at Whitesmith Fair (the late property of Mr Vine).
In the evening Mr Bannister myself, Joseph Fuller and Sam Jenner went over to the ale house kept by Mr Burgess, where we stayed about half an hour and spent 2d each… Paid Mrs Porter (for the Rev Mr Porter) the 10/- I received yesterday of Mr Henry Crowhurst for one year’s tithe due from the widow Rich at St Michael last.
At home all day, but not all busy. This morning about 5 o’clock died Joseph Hutson, aged 19 years, of a diabetes.