Thomas Turner

Thomas Durrant dined with me on a bullock’s tongue boiled, an apple pudding and turnips. At home all day. In the evening wrote my London letters.
 

Myself and servant at church in the morning… My Old acquaintance (and I wish I could with propriety say, “worthy acquaintance”) Mr John Tucker, came to see me after churchtime and dined with me on a bullock’s tongue boiled and turnips. My servant only at church in the afternoon. Mr Tucker went away during churchtime.

Sam Jenner drank tea with me, to whom and Thomas Durrant I read 3 of Tillotson’s sermons. A very cold sharp frosty day, and so has been every day since the 23rd or 24th of December. The frost is now so severe that I believe there is ice 5 inches thick; the dust in the highways steams as in summer, and really it is as good travelling for carriages in most places.
 

I dined on some mutton chaps fried and pickles. At home all day and really very little to do. A most severe cold frosty day. My very good friend and brother stayed and breakfasted with me and then went home. In the evening Mr Wood and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 3d.

Oh, how does my anxious mind afflict me! The love and respect due to the memory of my ever-to-be-remembered wife is continually in my mind, for alas, who can describe the loss I sustained in her death?

Rec’d of Edward Foord 2.13.3; ditto of Thomas Prall 0.9.0, both of which is in part of half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last.

This being the day appointed by authority to meet the general receiver of land tax at Maresfield for the collectors to pay the two first quarterly payments of the said tax, I sent by Sam Jenner in cash £76, which with 19/- outset for the salary for collecting makes 76.19.0 and is in full for the first 2 quarters’ payment of the land tax. The money delivered was as under:

71 Guineas	74.11.0
l moidores	1.7.0
2 shillings	0.2.0

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 11d for a loin of mutton bought of him today weighing 4½ lbs.

In the evening my old friend and very intimate acquaintance George Richardson and my brother Richard came to see me. They stayed and spent the evening and supped with me on some mutton chops and stayed all night. Rec’d back by Sam Jenner from Mr Thomas Gerry, the Deputy General Receiver, a receipt for the money sent today. At home all day. Very little to do and very cold.
 

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Rec’d today as under:

Of Mr Jeremiah French per self	16.0.0
Thomas Davy per self	0.4.0
John Cayley per self	1.6.0
Widow Page per son Richard	2.16.0
John Vine per his man	4.8.0
Will Wenham per self	0.16.0
Richard Hope per self	1.12.0

all of which is in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last. Rec’d of Thomas Davy 4/6 in full for the same sum assessed on him by a poor rate made the 9th day of August last.

Paid William Jenner the constable for this half hundred in cash 6.8.3 in full for the same sum assessed on this parish as their quota for the county stock.

At home all day and really very little to do. Sam Jenner lodged at my house… Oh, what a melancholy and dull time it is for trade! Oh, my distracted and anxious mind! Trouble I have, and that a great deal, though not imaginary, but real.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner… Rec’d today as under: of Mr T. Swaine for [per?] Bridgman 4.1.0; John Morris per self 0.2.0; Richard Bristed 5.2.0, all for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last.

Rec’d of T. Pelham Esq by Richard Bristed 4/6 for poor tax by a rate made the 9th of August. In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr, myself and Thomas Durrant walked down to Whyly where we supped at Mr French’s, in company with Bett and Molly Fuller, Fanny Hicks, Richard Fuller, Mr Edward Shoesmith and James Fuller on 2 ducks roasted, 2 chickens roasted, 1 ditto boiled, a cold shoulder of mutton roasted, a plate of cold ham and plum and gooseberry tart. We played at brag in the evening; I won 7½ d. Gave the maidservant 6d. Came home about 11:20 very sober.

In the evening my brother came over and I gave him 1 draft on Mr Margesson…value £20, but did not receive any cash for it. Sam Jenner lodged at my house all night upon the same account as mentioned yesterday.

My father stayed and breakfasted with me and then went hone… I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Mrs Fuller and Mrs Durrant drank tea with me.

I, having a pretty large quantity of cash in the house, got Sam Jenner to lodge with me. At home all day. Rec’d today as under: of Thomas Reeve by his maid 2.16.0; of William Jenner by Eldridge 0.8.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last…

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Fanny Hicks drank tea with me. My father Slater came to see me in the evening and stayed all night. He together with Joseph Fuller Jr, Sam Jenner and Thomas Durrant spent the evening with me. In the evening wrote my London letters. At home all day, an extreme cold, frosty day. Rec’d today as under:

Of Lord Gage per Langridge	0.4.0
Joseph Burgess per self	0.12.0
James Bristed per T. Durrant	0.12.0
Widow Browne per self	1.0.0

all in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last.
 

Mr Breeden nor myself at church in the morning. We balanced our accounts… Mr Breeden dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, a plain rice pudding and two rabbits roasted, and then went away.

Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… Rec’d of John Vine Jr 10/- for ½ year’s land tax due at St Michael last. In the evening walked down to Mr Coates’s. Spent the evening and supped with him and came home about 8:40. Rec’d of Mr Coates 5.8.0 as under:

To silver sent to him at several times	4.2.0
To ½ year’s land tax due at St Michael last	1.6.0

…I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Rec’d of Francis Turner 12/2 in full and 12/- in full for ½ year’s land tax due at St Michael last.

In the evening my intimate acquaintance and very worthy friend Mr John Breeden of Pevensey came to see me, and he and Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me. Mr Breeden stayed all night at my house.