Thomas Turner

I dined on half a calf’s head boiled, 2 sausages and some greens. at home all day, but very little to do. Posted part of my day book and wrote out some bills. Extreme fine seasonable weather…

I dined on a piece of salt fish, some parsnips and eggs boiled. Paid John Nutley 7/6 in full for flour and all demands to this day. At home all day, but very little to do. Wrote out some bills in the evening.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, or rather ate no dinner, being very busy. Mrs Carman drank tea with me. In the evening Mr Carmen and I balanced accounts… In the evening wrote my London letters. At home all day and thank God very busy.
 

Myself and servant at church in the morning… Immediately after dinner Sam Jenner and I walked over to Framfield. (I went to meet my brother Richard). We dined at my brother’s on a leg of mutton roasted and a currant pond butter pudding in company with his family and my brother Richard (my servant at home dining on the remains of yesterday’s dinner). I stayed and drank tea with my brother and came away about 4:20…

I came home by Halland and stayed and supped at Mr Coates’s. Came home about 9:20. Not at church in the afternoon.

Paid John Shelley in cash 13/6 in full for the same sum he paid Mr Charles Browne in full on my account. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner… At home all day and thank God pretty busy. A most remarkable fine day for the season of the year. In the evening after supper with my evening pipe I read part of The London Magazine for February.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon balanced accounts with Mr Jeremiah French and set all sorts of accounts whatsoever even… Paid Mr Joseph Attree in cash 1.1.6 in full for pattens and gingerbread received of him today and also in full of all demands. At home all day and very busy a-writing. Sam Jenner sat with me a little while in the evening.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day, but not at all busy. In the evening very busy a-writing. After supper read a few numbers of Addison’s Freeholder.

…Sam Dallaway a-gardening for me today and dined with me on a leg of mutton boiled, a piece of pork, an apple pudding and some greens. I paid Samuel Dallaway 12d for his day’s work. Paid John Tyler a glover 24d for some horse leather bought of him today. At home all day; not at all busy except a-writing. In the evening settled some accounts for Mr Coates at my own house.
 

–I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a piece of salt fish boiled and some parsnips.

In the evening walked down to Mr Coates’s to balance some accounts for him. Came home about 7:20. Very little to do all day, very little indeed. I think I shall be quit by, and I know not which way to turn for to alter it for the better. I am so confined in that I know my temper is quite broken.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. In the evening wrote my London letters. In the forenoon walked down to Mr Coates’s to inform him the price of raisins, but did not stay.

Lent Thomas Davy £5 on account of my trust as being executor to Mr Piper and took his note of hand, payable to myself and the other devisees…