In the morning and all the forenoon out at work on the high roads. The following teams were out:
| Mr Blackman | 3 carts |
| Mr Walls | two “ |
| Thomas Reeves | 2 “ |
| James Fuller | 1 “ |
| John Cayley | 1 “ |
| George Stace | 2 “ |
| Labourers: | |
| Thomas Bristow | John Thomson for himself |
| John Elless for John Nutley | Joseph Fuller’s boy, |
| Charles Vine |
I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Paid Mr Ben Shelley in cash 7.17.6 in full for the same sum he paid in London far me this week; viz.,
| Cash paid the 5th instant to Mr Thomas Comson in full on my account | 2.11.0 |
| To do. the same day to Messrs Deighton and Butler in full on my account | 5.6.6 |
In the evening took a ride to pay my intended wife a visit, with whom I took a serious walk and spent the evening till about 10 O’clock. After parting with her I went to take my horse, and happening into company, I stayed till about 12:10. I came home about 1:40. Spent today as under:
| Horse | 0.0.2 |
| Turnips | 0.0.2 |
| Myself | 0.1.3 |
| 0.1.7 |