Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1837

James Caldwell of Linley Wood - 77/78

Elizabeth Caldwell (Bessy) of Nantwich -  70/71

Hannah Eliza Roscoe - age 51/52   daughter of James and Elizabeth C.              

James Stamford Caldwell - age - 50/51  son of James and Elizabeth C.        

Arthur Cuthbert Marsh - age 50/51  

Anne Marsh-Caldwell – age 45/46    

Eliza Louisa Marsh-Caldwell – known as Louisa –  age 18/19     

Frances Mary Marsh (later Crofton) - age 17/18   

Georgina Amelia Marsh-Caldwell – Gies – age 16/17 

Rosamond Marsh-Caldwell – Posy - age 13/14  

Martin William James Marsh - age 11/12    

Mary Emma Marsh (Lady Mary  E. Heath) – age 10/11  

Hannah Adelaide Marsh (later Loring) - age 8/9

Diary of James Caldwell

Page 93.  1837  January

Sunday 1 January 1837

The Commencement of another year.  Though the Frost is very severe & the Ground covered with a Snow, yet a fine Winters day there being no wind., & the sun occasionally shining through the Clouds.  Read Prayers as usual, but the Cold prevented our attending Service at Talk.

Monday 2 January 1837

At home.  Engaged settling last years Cash Book & Accounts.  Heavy Fog & appearance of the Frost going.

Tuesday 3 January 1837

In the night a rapid thaw.  The Snow that very considerable upon the Ground had this morning nearly disappeared.

Wednesday 4 January 1837

Frost still going.  Engaged on Christmas Acct.  etc.

Thursday 5 January 1837

The same.

Friday 6 January 1837

At home.

Saturday 7 January 1837

At home.

Sunday 8 January 1837

In the morning Read prayers as usual, Bessy & I attended Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 9 January 1837

At home.

Tuesday 10 January 1837

At home.

Wednesday 11 January 1837

Engaged on various papers & accounts.

Thursday 12 January 1837

At home.

Friday 13 January 1837

At home.  Again Frost.  Engaged on Papers & accounts.

Saturday 14 January 1837

At home.  Severe Frost.

Sunday 15 January 1837

Read Prayers as usual, but the Severity of the Weather & Bessy being unwell prevented our attending Evening Service at Talk.  Received from Stamford a present of a couple & a half of Woodchucks.

Monday 16 January 1837

At home.  Engaged on papers & Acct.  Frost going.

Tuesday 17 January 1837

The same.  Heavy dense Fog.  Engaged as yesterday.

Wednesday 18 January 1837

At home.  The same.

Thursday 19 January 1837

At home.  The same.

Friday 20 January 1837

At home.  The same.

Saturday 21 January 1837

I this day entered the 78th year of my age.  Revd. Mr Jackson dined as Mr Davenport had also engaged to do, but was prevented by urgent misapplied Dressings.  Mr J.  ill with a severe [cold] & much Fever.  I strongly .  .  .him from doing the Duty tomorrow, whether Audley & Talk.

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Saturday 21 January 1837

In the morning Mr [Parr] [Breward] at Wheelock called to pay to obtain permission to pass with Goods etc. along the Canal.  When I told him that I had withdrawn from the Select Committee & could not interfere, but that I did not think any such application would be complied with.

Sunday 22 January 1837

Read Prayers as usual, but Bessy & I being unwell we did not attend Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 23 January 1837

At home.  Received Letter by the Post from Mr Edleston, requesting me to attend at Nantwich on Friday next to put in the Amend.  To a Bill which had been fated by the Grand children of Mrs Dutton in the affairs of the late Mr Skerratt.  Wrote to Mr Edleston desiring that an account of any in this position Business might be postponed to the beginning of the next week.

Tuesday 24 January 1837

Sent Letter early this morning to Mr Edlston by Saml.  Jones & received his answer saying that as the taking the answer could .  .  he proposed, he & the Comm.  Would come to Linley Wood in order that my answer might be taken here.

Wednesday 25 January 1837

Being much better this morning went again to Mr Edleston saying that I would be at Nantwich on Friday & sent my Letter by Saml.  Jones.

Thursday 26 January 1837

Engaged on Papers preparatory to going to Nantwich tomorrow.

Friday 27 January 1837

Went to Nantwich Bessy accompanying me.  Finding this Bill which had been filed related to the Affairs of the late Mrs Dutton, to whom Mr Skerratt was Executor & of which I had no knowledge whatsoever I declined putting in such answer, which Mr Edleston brought to me in Dysart Buildings.

Saturday 28 January 1837

Mr Edleston being prevented by illness from seeing me again this morning.  Mr Taylor called who took Instruction for such answer as I could put in.  Returned home to dinner.

Sunday 29 January 1837

Read Prayers, but we did not attend Service at Talk.  Considerable Snow.

Monday 30 January 1837

At home.  Frost & Snow.

Tuesday 31 January 1837

The same.  Engaged on sundry Deeds & Papers relating to the Nantwich property.  Wrote to Mrs Gardiner.

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Wednesday 1^st February 1837

The morning of this month opens with the same dense cold.  Fog as prevailed through the last, & to which in a great measure be attributed the Influenza or Epidemic which has almost universally prevailed the Country & proved in a great number of cases fatal.

Thursday 2 February 1837

At home.  Received Letter from Messrs [Wheeler] & [Mariott] relative to [Markers] in Cheshire Railway.  Wrote to Mr Davenport in reply to a Letter from him requesting an Acct.  of Tonnages by the [coach] from [Leek] to Manchester & informing him that I had sent his Letter to Mr Moore requesting him to communicate it to the Select Committee.

Friday 3 February 1837

Wrote to Messrs [Wheeler] & [Marriott] declining my assent to the Railway etc. & sent the Letter, with them to Mr Davenport & Mr Moore by this Mornings Post.

Saturday 4 February 1837

At home.

Sunday 5 February 1837

Read Prayers as usual.  The weather again prevented our attending Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 6 February 1837

At home.

Tuesday 7 February 1837

The same.

Wednesday 8 February 1837

The same.  Very cold & stormy.

Thursday 9 February 1837

Fine cold day.  Mr Elliot called to obtain my consent to taking down the wall above the Stables.  On looking afterwards at the place finding that I could not consent to this without a satisfactory arrangement being made respecting the Land, my private property, running along the Front & Side of the House.

Friday 10 February 1837

Sent Samuel Beardmore, who was a witness to the laying down of the Boundary Stone, with the late Mr Slater & others , with a Note to Mr Elliot to the above effect & a Sketch of the Ground, offering at the same time to meet Mr Elliot upon the Spot any day that he would appoint as this might be most satisfactory to all Parties.

Saturday 11 February 1837

At home.

Sunday 12 February 1837

Read Prayers as usual, but did not attend the Service at Talk.

Monday 13 February 1837

At home.

Tuesday 14 February 1837

Went to Newcastle & called upon Mr [Hyde] relative to Transfers upon Deeds.

Wednesday 15 February 1837

At home.

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Thursday 16 February 1837

Rode to the lower part of the Ley adjoining Linley Lane, & found a [round] .  .  .which had been put down by Persons who were [surveying] & measuring with a view to a Branch from the Manchester & Cheshire Railway.

Friday 17 February 1837

At home.

Saturday 18 February 1837

Received Letter from Mr Wm. Harding of Burslem requesting my attendance on Tuesday next the 20 at Tithe Meeting, under the Comm.  Act or in case I did not, to sign an Authority to him to sign an Agreement with Mr Tollet & others to act for me in all respects respecting the Tithe Communication.

Sunday 19 February 1837

Read Prayers as usual, but neither Bessy nor I well enough to attend Service at Talk.

Monday 20 February 1837

Went to Newcastle.  Met Mr F. Tomlinson by appointment.  Consulted him relative to the Tithe Communication Act, when he advised me not to sign or write into any Agreement till it was satisfactorily understood how the compensation to be made for the [Restored] Tithes were to be appointed on the Estate of the respective Land Owners.  Returned to dinner.

Tuesday 21 February 1837

Not being able to attend at Audley, wrote a Note to Mr Harding declining to sign any Agreement respecting the Tithe Comm.  for the present, but that I thought the [compensation] .  .  .[Tolls] fair & reasonable.

Wednesday 22 February 1837

Went to Nantwich to confer with Mr Edleston relative to my answer to the Bill which had been further agreed the Executors of the late Mr Skerratt; when he being unwell he appointed to see me tomorrow morning.  Delivered to Mr Taylor the Abstracts of the Tithe to the House & Land at Nantwich sold to Mrs Gardiner.

Thursday 23 February 1837

Long consultation with Mr Edleston, considering & correcting the Draft of my Amm.  to the Bill.  On my return was stopped at Smallwood by Mr Field junior relative to the money due from the Perlington property to the Estate of the late Mrs Simms.  When I informed him that on the [thought] for the 31s paid by his Father to Mr .  .  . being signed by Mr Wood, Mr B: Co .  .  .or a satisfactory being given, the £120 & interest was really to be paid by me on the [Bankers] Lands, as was also the Balance due to Cowell and for which he only could give me a due [Discharge].

Friday 24 February 1837

Mr Booth & Samuel Beardmore called relative to the Tithe Communication, when after some conversation & without a Case for the Opinion of the Tithe Comm. which they thought was perfectly normal, & agreed to send to the Comm.  & which I promised to do.  Afterwards engaged considering & drawing such Case.

Saturday 25 February 1837

A Draft of the answer in Chancery which had more than a week ago been sent by Coach to Linley Wood having arrived in my absence sent the same by Saml.  Jones to Nantwich.

Sunday 26 February 1837

Read Prayers as usual.  Weather again prevented attending Service at Talk.

Monday 27 February 1837

At home.

Tuesday 28 February 1837

Engaged again perusing & considering Tithes Communication Act & drawing observations thereon [information] to the Parish of Audley.

March

Wednesday 1^st March 1837

At home.  Again engaged on Comm.  Act & papers.

Thursday 2 March 1837

At home.  Mr Booth of Audley came to .  .  .the Tithe Observations which he much approved & much agreed on to attend the adjourned Meeting of Landowners at Audley on the 8 instant, or if I did not attend, to send the observations for the .  .  of the Meeting.

Friday 3 March 1837

At home.

Saturday 4

At home.  Engaged perusing & considering Tithe Comm.  Act.  Engaged perusing & considering Tithe Comm.  Act.

Sunday 5 March 1837

Read Prayers as usual.  The weather still preventing our attendance at Talk.

Monday 6 March 1837

At home.  Engaged drawing observations on Tithes Comm.  Act, previous to attending Meeting at Audley on Wednesday next.

Tuesday 7 March 1837

At home.  In the Evening Mr John Booth came & showed my observations which he much approving took them for the perusal of Mr Wedgwood & Thos.  Boughey.

Wednesday 8 March 1837

Went to Audley.  Saw Mr Wedgwood & also Mr .  .  .who had been attending & had been appointed the .  .  .valuers.  Mr Wedgwood & Mr [Booth] both expressed their comments on the observations.  Mr Heatcote & Mr Tollet attended also with Mr Garratt, Mr John Booth & several other Landowners.  Mr Heathcote & Mr [Johnson] agreed to leave the valuation to Mr [Bell] & Mr A Booth.

Thursday 9 March 1837

At home.

Friday 10 March 1837

At home.

Saturday 11 March 1837

The same.  In the last night a Fall of Snow.

Sunday 12 March 1837

In the night Frost with a heavy Fall of Snow.  Read morning Prayers as usual.  In the afternoon Mr Alfred [Giles] son of .  .  .  Acquaintance .  .  .called.  He was come down for the purpose of surveying Mr Kinnerslys property with a view to his opposition to the intended Branch Railway from [Crewe] to the Potteries.

Monday 13 March 1837

At home.

Tuesday 14 March 1837

At home.  Mr [Shadburys] Hounds with a great number of Gentlemen were all over the Ground in the front of the House & made a.  .  .& with the [Grand Week} the Stag having come very near to the Fir Wood & But Lane where they lost him after a Run from Holmes Chapel where he had him turned out this morning.  The Stag was found again in Alsager Wood & taken after a second Run.

Wednesday 15 March 1837

At home.

Thursday 16 March 1837

Revd. Mr Garratt called to request my attending a Meeting of Mr Tollet, Mr Heathcote, Mr Kinnersly & myself at Talk on Thursday next relative to the application of Talk [Brief] Money remaining in Mr Kinnerslys hands.  Afterwards Bessy & I called at [Seabridge] saw Miss Wedgwood & Mr & Mrs  Henry Wedgwood.  Mrs Wedgwood was out.  Received from Mr Edleston Draft of my Answer to the Bill on Skerratts affairs.

Friday 17 March 1837

Engaged looking & considering Talk Brief Papers.

Saturday 18 March 1837

Engaged perusing & considering the Draft of the answer in Chancery received from Mr Edleston.

Sunday 19 March 1837

Prayers as usual.

Monday 20 March 1837

At home.  Again engaged in the Business & the answer in Chancery, but suffering much from my Eyes.  Stamford arrived to dinner.

Tuesday 21 March 1837

At home.  Received from Mr Edleston Draft of the Conveyance to Mrs Gardiner of the House & Land at Nantwich.

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Wednesday 22 March 1837

Engaged perusing & considering Draft of Conveyance, comparing the same with the Deeds, making observations thereon.  Also engaged again on Talk papers, preparatory to attending the Meeting.  In the night a heavy Fall (Snow) lying several inches deep on the level ground.

Thursday 23 March 1837

At home.

Friday 24 March 1837

Engaged on papers preparatory to going to Nantwich tomorrow.  In the evening Anne Marsh arrived with her Boy & three of her Daughters, Fanny, Georgina & Mary.

Saturday 25 March 1837

Went to Nantwich.  Saw Mr Edleston perusing & settled with him the Draft of the answer in Chancery & the Draft of the Conveyance to Mrs Gardiner.  Returned home.  Found Mr Roscoe Jun.  Found Mr Roscoe who had arrived today.

Sunday 26 March 1837

Stamford read Prayers Morning & Evening.

Monday 27 March 1837

At home.

 Tuesday 28 March 1837

Went to Stone taking Mr Wilkinson in the Carriage from Newcastle.  Engaged all day on General Trent & Mersey Canal Committee.

Wednesday 29 March 1837

At Stone.  Engaged on General Assembly returned in the Evening bringing Mr Wilkinson back to Newcastle.

Thursday 30 March 1837

At home.  Fatigued and unwell.

Friday31 March 1837

At home.

April

Saturday 1 April 1837

At home.  Engaged on papers preparatory to going to Nantwich on Monday next.

Sunday 2 April 1837

Stamford read Prayers.  Ann & all the Children attended Evening Service at Talk.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

2^nd April 1837, Wednesday

To Scoppo’s. Mrs Holland(?) and the children lunched here.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Monday 3 April 1837

Went to Nantwich.  Put in my answer in Chancery.  Mr [McClune] & Mr Taylor the Commissioners having previously carefully again considered & settled the same with Mr Edleston by when it was read over to me.  Afterwards engaged with Mr Smith.  Mrs Gardiner & Mr Edleston settling & completing the business of her purchase of the House & Land in Nantwich, where I executed the Conveyance of the same to her & received the Purchase Money.  Returned home in the Evening & arrived between 7 & 8, unwell the weather being very cold & inclement with Snow, Hail & Rain.  Went to Nantwich & put in my answer in Chancery before Mr [McClune] & Mr Taylor 2 of the former having again previously examined & considered the same with Mr Edleston by whom it was read over to me.  Afterwards executed Conveyance to Mrs Gardiner of the House & Land at Nantwich sold to her, she & Mr Smith who had throughout acted on her behalf attending & paying the purchase survey £1950.  Returned home in the Evening.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

3^rd April 1837, Thursday

Dined in Brooks Street. Wyndham Smith.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Tuesday 4 April 1837

At home & unwell.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

4^th April 1837, Friday

To Brook Street, Covent Garden Market. To Zoological gardens.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Wednesday 5 April 1837

Went to Cliffe Ville, when Mr F Tomlinson at my request looked over the Conveyance to Mrs Gardiner which I had brought back from Nantwich for execution of it.  From thence to Etruria when Mr W duly executed the Deeds of Lease & Release.  On my return called on Mr [DeLoude] the Dentist.  Got home to dinner.  Stamford left us on his way to Stafford & Derby.  In the evening Lord .  .  .  .

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

5^th April 1837, Saturday

To Brook Street, to Mr Kirk about Boys foot, to Bond Street to order boots. Zoological Gardens and (blank)

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Thursday 6 April 1837

Sent the Conveyance by Samuel Jones to Mr Edleston, who returned his Acknowledgement of having a reply received the same.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

6^th April 1837, Sunday

Walked to Primrose Hill with Arthur and the children. Bennet Langton. To Church.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Friday 7 April 1837

At home.  Miss Wedgwood Mrs Henry Wedgwood & the Revd. Mr Wedgwood called.  Miss Sarah Wedgwood who we expected to dinner did not come.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

7^th April 1837, Monday

To Blackheath to take my dearest boy to school, with Louisa, Fanny and Baby.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Saturday 8 April 1837

At home.  Received a Letter from Sir George Chetwynd relative to the business now made to obtain a Report of the Middlewich Junction Tonnage

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

8^th April 1837, Tuesday

The Huttons called. Mr Hutton returned for Dublin to call upon Mrs Booth.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Sunday 9 April 1837

At home.  Very unwell & morning service unattended.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

9^th April 1837, Wednesday

To town to Scoppo’s

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Monday 10 April 1837

Engaged [searching] for Papers & afterwards wrote o Sir George Chetwynd & sent him a copy which I had found of some observations made by Mr .  .  .  Very unwell.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

10^th April 1837, Thursday

To town to see Mr Herter, disappointed by boots, to Miss  - -  out. To Miss Morrisons, to hear Guards Band in Palace yard, walked children through St.James’ Park to Queens Palace.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Tuesday 11 April 1837

Still very unwell.  Engaged again on further search for papers, some of which I found.  Eliza Roscoe with her Daughter Mary & her youngest Boy arrived.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

11^th April 1837, Friday

My dearest Arthur! Long conversation on plans or the future. He drove us out through the lanes in this pretty neighbourhood.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Wednesday 12 April 1837

Still very unwell & unable to call as I had intended upon Col Wedgwood at Seabridge, but Bessy, Ann Marsh & E Roscoe called.  Mr Wedgwood & his Lady were gone to Maer.  An Invitation was left to dine at Linley Wood on Wednesday next.  Still Frost & today Snow.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

12^th April 1837, Saturday

Louisa ill with a sore throat, was obliged to send a party to Putney and stay and nurse her myself.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Thursday 13 April 1837

At home.  Engaged again on search for papers Middlewich Junction Tonnage.

Friday 14 April 1837

Went to Newcastle.  Mr [DeLoude] etc. Returned to Dinner.

Saturday 15 April 1837

At home.

Sunday 16 April 1837

Read Prayers as usual.  Heavy Fall of Snow which prevented attendance at Talk Chapel.

Monday17 April 1837

At home.  Unwell.

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Tuesday 18 April 1837

At home.  Wrote Letter to Sir George Chetwynd to go with Papers.

Wednesday 19 April 1837

Engaged on Papers to be sent to Sir George.  Mrs Henry Wedgwood & Elizabeth Wedgwood dined & staid all night.  Eliza Wedgwood prevented coming by the indisposition of her Father.

Thursday 20 April 1837

Sent Letter & papers to Sir George by .  .  .Coach.  The Wedgwood's left us.  Eyes very weak & troublesome rendering writing very difficult.  This morning Snow & Rain.

Friday 21 April 1837

At home.

Saturday 22 April 1837

The same.  Received Letter from Mr John Field Junr.  on Perlington Affairs.

Sunday 23 April 1837

In the morning early Snow & Rain.  My Eyes being very troublesome.  E Roscoe read prayers.  The inclemency of the weather prevented attendance at the Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 24 April 1837

After Breakfast my dear Anne with her three Girls left us, after passing a month at Linley Wood with I hope much happiness to them as great affection to us.  The Horses took them to Seabridge & from there to Camphills where they were to stay all night.

Tuesday 25 April 1837

At home.  Favourable change in the weather.

Wednesday 26 April 1837

The same.  Engaged writing to Mr John Field.  Revd. Mr [Garratt] called to inform me that Mr Tollet Mr Heathcote & Mr Kinnersly had resolved that the Talk Brief Money allowed for the use of the Chapel should be given up to Mr Garratt.  I desired him respectfully to express my request  that I could not [injustice] to the inhabitants require us in this told I certainly had no wish to set myself up to [visit] which the Gentlemen might think proper so to, but my own opinion of the matter remained unchanged.

Thursday 27 April 1837

Copied & sent Letter to Mr John Field.  Eliza Roscoe with her children left us on their return home.  Mrs Cowell widow of the late Chas.  Cowell called on her way to Sandbach to see Mr Skerratt relative to their claim on Perlington Affairs & promised to call here on her return.

Friday 28 April 1837

Weather much milder, & [improving].  Rode out on horseback over the Farm.  Things in fairly good order.  Wheat reviving.

Saturday 29 April 1837

At home.  Fine Rain.

Sunday 30 April 1837

Read Prayers as usual, but did not attend Service at Talk.

May

Monday 1^st May 1837

Fine growing morning, but heavy wind from the South west.  Garden & Fields  much come on.  Gathered cowslips below the Garden Terrace.  Broccoli coming fast into flower.  Peas feel pretty good .  .  .for the cattle.

Tuesday 2 May 1837

Fine day.  Rode out on Horseback.  In my absence Mrs Kinnersly & her mother called.  First song of the Cuckoo.  Bessy received intelligence of the death of Mrs [Lunn] of Knutsford.

Wednesday 3 May 1837

Rode over the Farm.  Gave order for preparing Land for Turnips & purchasing Manure.  Rolling Linley Meadow etc. Day fine but cool the wind having again shifted to the East.

Thursday 4 May 1837

At home.

Friday 5 May 1837

Bessy & I called at Betley Court.  Mr & Mrs Twemlow were in London, but saw Miss Fletcher with whom we had half an hour very pleasant chat.

Saturday 6 May 1837

At home.

Sunday 7 May 1837

Prayers as usual.  Opening of Mr Kinnerslys new Church to which Mrs Kinnersly had invited us, but we did not go.  No Evening Service at Talk.  Showers.

Monday 8 May 1837

At home.  Engaged on Perlington Papers.  Turned 16 Milking cows into Linley.  At night Frost.

Tuesday 9 May 1837

At home.  Day very cold.  Engaged again on the Perlington Papers.  Men busy with Potato ground.

Wednesday 10 May 1837

Wrote to Mr Skerratt of Sandbach by Saml.  Jones.  Weather again very cold & inclement with Hail, Rain & Snow.

Thursday 11 May 1837

Wrote to Mr John Field junr.  Simms business & appointment to see Mr Skerratt on Tuesday next at Sandbach.

Friday 12 May 1837

At home.  Cattle came to the Ley.  Engaged on Perlington Papers preparatory to going to Sandbach on Tuesday next to confer with Mr Skerratt on the first Settlement of their Accounts & Affairs, particularly with Mrs Cowell & the late Mrs Simms.  Executors.

Saturday 13 May 1837

The same.

Sunday 14 May 1837

Prayers as usual.  Afternoon Raining & preventing our attending Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 15 May 1837

At home.  Engaged again on Perlington Papers previous to going to Sandbach tomorrow.

Tuesday 16 May 1837

Went to Sandbach.  Met Mr Skerratt at the George Inn, where engaged with him several hours.  Examined & considered favourable accounts with the papers & vouchers in Mr Skerratts possession.  Also Mrs Simms account which we agreed should be paid, in the Indemnity against the payment made by Mr Field to Bla.  .  .  .was completed early by Bond from Mr Field the elder, Mr Field the younger & Mr .  .  .& one of Mrs Simms Executors, the Draft of which Mr S promised immediately to propose & send for, any [funds] etc., & in the meantime to write to Mr Field.

Wednesday 17 May 1837

At home.  Mr.  Holland of Knutsford arrived at Tea time on his way to London & staid all night.

Thursday 18 May 1837

Mr Holland left us at eleven, going by one of the Coaches from the White Lion.  We had much pleasant & friendly conversation, of which Canals & Railways formed no unacceptable part.

File PB120050

Letter to Posy from Martin.

Miss R Marsh

Waterloo

Kilburn

Blackheath

18^th May 1837

My dear Posy,

I now take the opportunity of writing to you by Aunt Mary who is going to Kilburn today as I did not see you on Saturday and the two following days for it was a holiday on Monday so it was very tiresome of you, I think, to go to the Huttons on Saturday and not come back till Tuesday, but I hope you will be so kind as to be there on Tuesday, Saturday but one. We played a match with the old school yesterday in which we won by 145 runs. Tell Mamma that I got safe to Captain Kemmington’s about eight o’clock. I delivered our Papa’s despatches except the round one that was left behind and Aunt Mary and Aunt Georgy here exceedingly well pleased and could not think why Mamma said they were such ugly things. Tell Papa that he must not be angry with any [‘fellow’ crossed out] lady but me as it was my fault that I chose to pack up my own bag and forgot it.. There is a little faint gleam of hope of our having a holiday on the 29^th, it being the King’s birthday so you perceive I shall not have lost much as I shall have the pleasure of your sweet company. I am afraid I must cut the letter short, not liking to spoil my beautiful hand to give my love to all at home, and I remain your affectionate brother,

[Martin] Marsh

PS. Do not forget to write Thursday Morn soon.

Diary of James Caldwell 

Friday 19 May 1837

At home.  Sent James Barker the Accounts of his Rent due & in error.  Got early Potatoes.  Turned the milking cows into the House Field, which Mr Holland said yesterday, was the earliest & which .  .  .he had any .  .  .seen.

Saturday 20 May 1837

At home.

Sunday 21 May 1837

Prayers as usual.

Monday 22 May 1837

Called upon Revd. Jackson, & finding that he was gone to Audley, left a Note inviting him to dine here on Wednesday  next.

Tuesday 23 May 1837

At home.  James Barker paying ½ years Rent due at Michaelmas last.  Remarkably fine growing day.  The Fields & Trees [affirming] the vivid dress of Spring, & appearing most beautiful & gay.

Wednesday 24 May 1837

Gathered a Lemon today in the Glass House.  Weight 9½ oz, circumference 9 inches, Length 4½ inches.  It grew upon a very small young tree, with one other nearly the same size.  The tree is now covered with Blossom & very beautiful.  The lemon had dropped off.  The Lemon & Orange Trees are all covered with Blossom, & were greatly admired by Mr Wilbraham & Miss Skerratt who called here today.  Revd. Mr Jackson dined.  We had at dinner New Potatoes, Asparagus, French Beans Broccoli & Cucumber, all in abundance & excellent of their kind.

Thursday 25 May 1837

At home.

Friday 26 May 1837

At home.

Saturday 27 May 1837

Bessy called at Clough Hall.  Rain.

Sunday 28 May 1837

In the morning read Prayers as usual.  We attended Evening Service at Talk it being the last time of Mr.  Jackson doing Duty there as he leaves Talk on

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Sunday 28 May 1837

Wednesday next a situation having been offered him in .  .  .which he had accepted.  A highly respectable & worthy Man, who has faithfully & obligingly performed his duty as a Minister of Religion & has taken with him the respect & good wishes of all who heard him.

Monday 29 May 1837

Changed the milking cows into the Pool Field.

Tuesday 30 May 1837

At home.

Wednesday 31 May 1837

Bessy called at Clough Hall.  Purchased a milking cow from Mr.  Geo [Edwards].

June

Thursday 1^st June 1837

Rode over the Farm.  Things orderly & going on well.

Friday 2 June 1837

At home.

Saturday 3 June 1837

At home.  Received a present of [Woodcock], which we concluded came from Dr Holland.

Sunday 4 June 1837

Prayers as usual.  Mr [Holmes] the new Curate preached at Talk, but we did not attend.

Monday 5 June 1837

At home.  Mr Biggings came again when we finally settled the Deed if the Release & of the Bond of Indemnity in Mrs Simms Affairs.  Confined to the House by a hurt of the Heel.  Mr.  Davenport came recommended [Fermentation].

Tuesday 20 June 1837

In the House all day with Considerable pain from the Heel.

Wednesday 21 June 1837

Peas in pod, of which Bessy brought some to me.  Mr.  Davenport came again, recommended a continuance of the [Fermentation] etc. This Evenings Paper brought intelligence of the death of King William the 4th who expired at London at 12 minutes past two o'clock yesterday morning.

Thursday 22 June 1837

Mr Child of [Lowfield Hall} called.

Friday 23 June 1837

At home.  Mr.  Davenport, my foot being still painful & troublesome.

Saturday 24 June 1837

At home.

Sunday 25 June 1837

Prayers as usual.  Mr Davenport.  Bessy & I attended Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 26 June 1837

Went to Stone, taking Mr Wilkinson in the Carriage.  Engaged all day at the Meeting of the General Committee.  Satisfactory Report of which had been done in Town particularly respecting the Clauses introduced into the [Observance] of Chester Canal Bill.  Satisfactory Report also of the State of the .  .  .Affairs.

Page 106.  1837  June

Tuesday 27 June 1837

At home.  Mr Davenport came again.  Foot going on well but it thought proper to apply Caustic.  Sent to Wolstanton with enquiry of Mrs Morton, who Mr Wilkinson informed me yesterday was confined to her Bed.

Wednesday 28 June 1837

At home.

Thursday 29 June 1837

Mr.  Davenport.  Foot going on well, but he again applied Caustic.

Friday 30 June 1837

Revd. Mr .  .  .  dined.

July

Saturday 1^st July 1837

Began mowing Clover & [Seeds] in the [pain] taken .  .  .  Received for my executors transfer of 4 Shares & of 1 Share making 5 Shares of the Liverpool & Birmingham Junction Railway purchased for me from Mr Patrick Ware of Liverpool at £180 per Share.

Sunday 2 July 1837

Read prayers as usual.  Prevented attending at Talk neither Bessy nor I being very well.  Got Pears, which w had at dinner very nice & good.

Monday 3 July 1837

Mr Davenport.  Recommended my resting my foot & resting it upon the Sofa as much as possible.

Tuesday 4 July 1837

At home.  Resting good & still.  Men busy in the Clover.

Wednesday 5 July 1837

Mr Davenport.  Foot going on well; but he laid the wounded part bare, with his Knife & scissors.

Thursday 6 July 1837

At home.  Began mowing the Farm Meadow.

Friday7 July 1837

Mr Davenport.

Saturday 8 July 1837

Mr Davenport again.  Carried the Clover which as the weather had been fine was in excellent condition.

Sunday 9 July 1837

Read prayers as usual, but we could not attend Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 10 July 1837

Mr Davenport.  In the House all day.

Tuesday 11 July 1837

At home.  Confined to the House.

Wednesday 12 July 1837

The same.  Mr.  Davenport, Mrs Roscoe.

Thursday 13 July 1837

At home.

Friday 16 July 1837

 The same.  Mr Davenport.

Saturday 15 July 1837

At home.

Sunday 16 July 1837

The same.  Mr Davenport.

Monday 17 July 1837

The same.

Page 107.  1837  July

Tuesday 18 July 1837

Mr Davenport.

Wednesday 19 July 1837

Mr Davenport.

Thursday 20 July 1837

Mr Davenport.

Friday 21 July 1837

E Roscoe & three of her children, Wm. Arthur & Eliza arrived to dinner.

Saturday 22 July 1837

Mr Davenport.

Sunday 23 July 1837

Read Prayers as usual.  Samuel Jones being ill we did not attend Talk.

Monday 24 July 1837

Mr Davenport.  Carried the Hay from the Upper part of the Meadow, 17 loads.

Tuesday 25 July 1837

Went on with the mowing.

Wednesday 26 July 1837

Mr Davenport.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

26^th July 1837, Wednesday

To Pinner (races?) A small dance at Pinner. Mrs and Miss Trollope

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Thursday 27 July 1837

Attended a Meeting at Alsager by the request of Revd. Mr H.  Hinchcliffe the Rector to consider the proposed Community Tithe in the Parish of Barthomley when Mr H made certain propositions which were considered preparatory to a General Meeting of Landowners & [Commissioners] agreed to be held at the same place on (blank) the 28 August next, & of which the due Notices were [directed] to be sent.

27^th July 1837, Thursday

Come home late in the evening. Left Georgey.

Diary of James Caldwell

Friday 28 July 1837

Not so well in consequence of yesterdays business.  Mr Davenport came & seemed to think needed some incision & application of Caustic might be advisable but appointed to see me again on Sunday Morning.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

28^th July 1837, Friday

To Scoppo’s. Miss Morrisons called. MacIntosh to dinner and stayed all night.

Diary of James Caldwell

Saturday 29 July 1837

Upon the sofa all day.  Received the first introduction of intended Contract for the Southern Division of the County of Stafford.  Rain.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

29^th July 1837, Saturday in London

MacIntosh went, to Putney for the day. Henry Crompton.

Diary of James Caldwell

Sunday 30 July 1837

Mr Davenport.  Read Prayers as usual.  Eliza Roscoe & her three children attended Evening Service at Talk.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell

30^th July 1837, Sunday

MacIntosh dined with us.  (Simby?)

Diary of James Caldwell

Monday 31 July 1837

At home.  South Staffordshire Election the Polling at Newcastle commencing this morning.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell

31^st July 1837, Monday

To see a Balloon go up at the (Yorkshire Godshine?) (Stage?) To (Hogaster?) with Mr Balyly to see the Bridal, not so much pleased with Madame Gundy’s (helisthins?) as I had expected.

 Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

August

Tuesday 1^st August 1837

Mr Davenport.  Went to Newcastle afterwards though very infirm.  Voted for Mr [Baring] the new Conservative Candidate giving him a Platform.  The other Candidates were Sir Oswald Moseley & Mr [Butler] the old members.  Experienced or not . . .& attention from the Crowd who made way for me & afforded me every accommodation & assistance.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell

1^st April 1837 Tuesday.

Fanny to Pinner to fetch Georgey. Tremendous rain.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Wednesday 2 August 1837

At home.  Confined as before.

Thursday 3 August 1837

The same.  Mr Davenport.

Friday 4 August 1837

The same.  Busy in the Hay the weather having improved.

Page  108.  1837  August

Saturday 5 August 1837

Mr Davenport.  Afterwards Mr Kinnersly, relative to the approaching South Cheshire Election when I told him that it was my intention to vote for Sir Philip Egerton & Mr Corbett & that I should attend the Poll at Sandbach on Monday next being the first day.

Sunday 6 August 1837

Prayers as usual.  E Roscoe, Bessy & the Children attended Evening Service at Talk.

Monday 7 August 1837

Mr Davenport.  E Roscoe & her children left us on their Return home.  Just as they were going Mary & Lucy Holland arrived.  Afterwards went to Sandbach & voted for Sir P. Egerton & Mr Corbett.  Returned to dinner.

Tuesday 8 August 1837

After dinner the Miss Hollands left us on their return home.  Very busy today in the Hay.  Men at Swallow Moor Meadow.  Finished carrying out of the Farm Meadow, except a small part at the furthest end.  Day remarkably fine & favourable both for Hay & Corn.

Wednesday 9 August 1837

At home.

Thursday 10 August 1837

Mr Davenport being prevented attending yesterday.

Friday 11 August 1837

Finished the Hay Harvest.

Saturday 12 August 1837

Mr Davenport.

Sunday 13 August 1837

Read Prayers as usual.  Being rather better attended Evening Service at Talk, a Sermon being preached for the benefit of Talk Sunday School by a Mr [Fryer] of Liverpool.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London

August 13^th 1837

Seneer Chapter 8 Of a Happy Life

Affection keeps a man in use and makes him strong, patient and hardy. Providence treats us like a generous father and brings us up to labours toil and dangers whereas the indulgence of a fond mother makes us weak and spiritless. God loves us with a masculine love and turns us loose to injuries and indignities. He takes delight to see a brave and a good man wrestlig with evil fortune and yet keeping himself upon his legs when the whole world is in disorder about him

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Monday 14 August 1837

Mr Davenport.

Tuesday 15 August 1837

Wednesday 16 August 1837

Mr Davenport.  Engaged on papers preparatory to [Worley] wrote to a Mr [Broadbent] a reply to a Letter received from him on the behalf of Miss . . . [Parry] in respect tot he . . . Money requested to be given to the Relations of the late Miss A Stamford'.

Friday 18 August 1837

Mr. Davenport.

Saturday 19 August 1837

At home.

Sunday 20 August 1837

Mr Davenport.  Read Prayers as usual.  Attended with Bessy Evening Service at Talk, Mr Garratt.

Page 109.  1837  August

Monday 21 August 1837

At home.

Tuesday 22 August 1837

Mr Wedgwood of Bignall End to consult me relative to his Will which he left for my perusal, & appointed to call here again on Friday next.  Wrote to Mr Brooks at Grays Inn Square in reply to his Letter.  Mr John Field called relative to Cowells Money & the Share of it belonging to the Executors of the late Mrs Simms, where I promised at his request to come down to Sandbach tomorrow in case Mrs Cowell arrived there & of which he was to let me know.  This morning Mrs [Felton] informed me that she could no longer live with . . . & should go immediately, that after much violent abuse he had imparted to her having in her possession two Table silver spoons & a silver Teaspoon & at night as I was going to bed he told me that he was going & having as afterwards found taken. . . . part of his [Cloak].

Wednesday 23 August 1837

In consequence of a Note from Mr Field went to Sandbach where engaged with him, Mr Skerratt & Mrs Cowell several hours settling Accounts in the Affairs of the late Mary Perlington.  In the Evening Stamford arrived.

Attended Meeting at Alsager Lodge of Owners & Occupiers of Lands in the Township of Alsager under the Comm. of the Tithe Act when we were well satisfied.  Agreement was entered into with the Revd Edw. [Hinchcliffe] the Rector of the Parish.

Page  110.  1837  August

Tuesday 29 August 1837

Mr Davenport.  Met Robert Mason at Samuel Beardmores & in consequence of the high Character given him by Mr . . .of Keele in which Family he had worked I agreed with him to come in to Thos. . . .,as the same wages £35 a year.  Stamford left us on his return to B. . . .[Beddenhall] on his way.

Wednesday 30 August 1837

At home.  Finished Cutting Oats.

Thursday 31 August 1837

Mr Johnson the Surveyor of Linley Lane Road relative to the completion of the Conveyance of parts of the old Road to me.  Looked over the Ground with him & Saml. Beardmore.  Mr Davenport.  Samuel Beardmore having expressed his wish to have the . . . in lieu of Thomas Marsh, I directed him to take it out in his own name accordingly.

September

Friday 1 September 1837

At home.

Saturday 2 September 1837

Mr John Smith to whom I gave leave to shoot today in Alsager.  He afterwards sent a Brace of Birds.

Sunday 3 September 1837

Read Prayers as usual.  Bessy unwell & we did not attend Evening Service.

Monday 4 September 1837

Bessy very unwell.  Sent for Mr Davenport, who came & found her very poorly.  Bad cough & general debility.

Tuesday 5 September 1837

Mr Davenport, Bessy much the same.

Wednesday 6 September 1837

Sent a Brace of Birds & a Melon to Miss [Raventhorne]& Miss Dawson.  Mr Davenport again.  Wrote to Eliza Roscoe requesting to come to Linley Wood.  Attended Comm. of Tithe Meeting at Alsager Lodge when the agreement with the Rector having been approved by the Comm.  was signed by such of the Landowners as were present. 

On my return found Mary & Bessy Holland, on their return home from Maer.  Having assisted them into their Carriage on going away.  My foot failed me in coming up the Steps at the Door, & had another very severe Fall, but escaped unhurt further than a severe . . .particularly across the . . ., &  slight bruise of my forehead. 

Samuel Beardmore went to [Newfield] Hall to obtain a Warrant against James Oaks, for a most . . .act of poaching on Foxholes Estate in killing a Pheasant, discharging his Gun in such a manner that some of the shot struck Mrs [Thurley] & her child who were in the Field.  Mr [Thurley] speaking to him, Oaks threatened that if he came near he would shoot.

Thursday 7 September 1837

Mr Davenport.  Mr Child being from home yesterday Samuel Beardmore went to Betley where Mr Tollet immediately granted him a summons against Oakes considering it a very serious Case.  Oakes is a Man of very bad Character.  This morning Rob [Mason] came to his place in lieu of Thomas Marsh who went about Noon.

Friday 8 September 1837

Mr Davenport in the morning & again in the Evening.  Bessy continuing very unwell.  Carrying wheat.

Saturday 9 September 1837

Mr Davenport.  Sent the Carriage to Crewe Station to meet E.  Roscoe who arrived here to dinner.  Bessy very unwell.  Mr Davenport again in the Evening.

Sunday 10 September 1837

Read Prayers as usual but we did not attend Evening Service at Talk.  Mr Davenport in the Morning & again in the Evening.  Got white [Fortune] Grapes for Dessert.

Monday 11 September 1837

Mr Davenports & again in the Evening.

Tuesday 12 September 1837

Mr D.  & again in the Evening.  Revd. Mr Garratt & Revd. Mr Holmes the new Curate of Talk called/  Mr Johnstone Surveyor of Linley Lane Turnpike Road measuring the parts of old Linley Lane . . .purchased by me from the Junction under the Act of Parliament, for the purpose of his making a plan of such parts of the Road to be put upon the Deeds.  Threshed new Wheat.

Wednesday 13 September 1837

Mr Davenport morning & evening.

Thursday 14 September 1837

The same

Friday 15 September 1837

Engaged on Papers relating to my purchases made some years ago on parts of old Linley Land, preparatory to meeting Mr Skerratt at Sandbach tomorrow to settle & arrange the Conveyance of the same to me.  Mr Davenport twice.

Saturday 16 September 1837

Mr Davenport.  Went to Sandbach where engaged with Mr Skerratt & Mr Johnstone the Surveyor settling Deeds of such Conveyance for execution by the Trustees.  Returned home to dinner.  Bessy better but still confined to her bed.

Sunday 17 September 1837

Prayers as usual.  Mr Davenport.

Monday 18 September 1837

Mr Davenport.  Rain all day.  The Gardener sent a fine woodcock.

Tuesday 19 September 1837

Mr Child of Newfield Hall, called & paid me for the Wine had last year from Mrs Marshall.  Mr Randle Wilbraham called.  Mr Davenport.  Rode a little on Horseback.

Wednesday 20 September 1837

Rode to the Wheat Field & in the Evening finished carrying wheat & the most this year.

Page 112.  1837  September

Thursday 21 September 1837

Mr Davenport.

Friday 22 September 1837

Mr Davenport.  Sprained my right arm in lifting a large [Book].

Saturday 23 September 1837

Mr Davenport.  Arm painful.

Sunday 24 September 1837

Prayers as usual, but did not attend Evening Service at Talk.  Oakes of Tunstall relative to the information laid against his son for the poaching & killing a Pheasant on Foxholes Land, accompanied with violent threats & bad behaviour, & discharging his Gun in such a manner that some of the shot hit Thurley the Tenant, his wife & Child who were in the Field.  I told the Father that I rather could nor would interfere on his sons behalf, that he was in the hands of the Magistrate who would deal with him in such manner as they might justly do.  Both Father & son are I understand Persons of notorious bad Character.

Monday 25 September 1837

Engaged on correct Papers preparatory to attending General Committee & General Assembly tomorrow at Stone.

Tuesday 26 September 1837

Went to Stone, taking Mr Wilkinson in the Carriage from Newcastle, & engaged closely all day on General Committee & General Assembly.  Returned home at night bringing Mr W to Newcastle.  Long sitting at Stone & much . . .Business.

Wednesday 27. September 1837

Thursday 28. September 1837

Friday 29 September 1837

Saturday 30. September 1837

October

Sunday 2^nd October 1837

(?) Prayers as usual.

Monday 3 October 1837

Preparing for Journey to New Brighton.

Tuesday 4 October 1837

Left Linley Wood with Eliza Roscoe at 20 past 8 & arrived at New Brighton at ½ past 4 where we were met by William Roscoe.  From this time to Monday the 18 staid at New Brighton.  Eliza & one of her Daughters being with me the whole of the time & William Roscoe very occasionally bringing the Boys one day & the two others as well.

[Holiday in New Brighton]

Monday 18. October 1837

Arrived at home.  Found Bessy much recovered & Miss E Holland of Knutsford who had been staying with her in my absence & & who arrived at Linley Wood on Friday 7.  Yesterday Evening a severe Fall owing to my Foot being entangled in the Carpet.  On my arrival at home found a Bunch of Grapes.

Tuesday 17 October 1837

At home.  Settled Account of [Expenses] of Journey etc.

Wednesday 18 October 1837

At home, but feeling much pain from the Effects of my late Fall.

Thursday 19 October 1837

At home.

Friday 20 October 1837

William Faram called.

Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties

Friday 20 October 1837 (and Derby Mercury, 18 Oct. 1837)

Buxton Bath Charity

Great Hotel, September 11, 1837 - At a General Meeting of the Subscribers to the Fund for the Relief of the Poor resorting to Buxton for the Benefit of the Bath and Water - The Right Hon. Earl de Grey - in the chair.

Rt.Hon. Viscount Combermere, The Hon. Hugh Lindsay, Major-Gen. Sir Loftus Otway, Col. Hughes, Major Sir Edward Brackenbury K.T.S., and K.F., The Rev. Dr. Gardner, Ichabod Wright Esq., -- - -ect - - 
Resolved - That the following Gentlemen do form a Committee, to audit the Annual Accounts presented by the Trustees:-

The Right Hon. Viscount Combermere, Ichabod Wright Esq., James Stamford Caldwell Esq., James Clegg Esq., Richard Simpson Esq., William Eaton Mousley Esq.

The Meeting Adjourned to receive the Report - The Committee report for Accounts to be correct.
--- Accounts follow - - - 

Diary of James Caldwell continues...

Saturday 21 October 1837

At home.  Stamford arrived in the Evening.

Sunday 22 October 1837

Stamford read Prayers.

Monday 23 October 1837

At home.  Unwell.

Tuesday 24 October 1837

At home.

Wednesday 25 October 1837

Miss E Holland left us on her return home.  Engaged on papers preparatory to going to Stone tomorrow.

Thursday 26 October 1837

Went to Stone attending adjourned Meeting of General Committee.  Closely engaged but returned home to dinner at 6, much fatigued.

Wedgwood Archives

28-20768

26 October 1837

Letter from Arthur Cuthbert Marsh to Josiah Wedgwood (1769-1843).  Arthur’s letter seal is a shield with three crowns on the left half and four left facing lions passant on the right half.  The right half also has a large vertical/horizontal cross covering it.  Arthur’s address is 11 King’s Road, Bedford Row, London.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Friday 27 October 1837

At home.  Fatigued & unwell.

Saturday 28 October 1837

The same.

Sunday 29 October 1837

Stamford read Prayers.  Lightning with Thunder.

Monday 30 October 1837

Very unwell.

Tuesday 31 October 1837

The same.  Stamford called at [Beddenhall].

November

Wednesday 1^st November 1837

Very unwell.  William Faram called.

Thursday 2 November 1837

In the night much Snow had fallen.  Still very unwell.

Friday 3 November 1837

Sent to [Beddenhall] with Enquiry after Mr Mainwaring, but found that he was much worse.  Revd. Mr Holmes dined.

Saturday 4 November 1837

Still confined to the House.

Sunday 5 November 1837

Stamford read Prayers.

Monday 6 November 1837

Samuel Beardmore previous to the Hearing tomorrow of the Information against Oakes.  Stamford went to Newcastle & purchased a Grey Horse.

Tuesday 7 November 1837

Stamford went to Lawton Hall.

Wednesday 8 November 1837

Samuel Beardmore came to inform me of Oakes [Case] by Mr Tollet & Mr F Twemlow in the [5] penalty for using a Gun to kill Game.

Thursday 9 November 1837

Stamford returned to L. W. from Lawton Hall.

Friday 10 November 1837

Stamford went to [Nantwich].

Wedgwood Archives

\28-20771

10 November 1837

Letter from Arthur Cuthbert Marsh to Josiah Wedgwood (1769-1843).  Arthur’s letter seal is a man’s head wearing a helmet facing left.

Diary of James Caldwell at Linley Wood

Saturday 11 November 1837

Mr Lawton called.  Received from Mr Twemlow Esq. a . . . of Newcastle under Lyme Copy of a Resolution paper on the late annual Assembly of the Council of the Borough assessing their . . .of my Services in my late Capacity of their . . .

Sunday 12 November 1837

Read Prayers as usual.

Monday 13 November 1837

Wrote to Thos. [Fenton] Esq. acknowledging the Receipt of the Resolution & expressing my Sense of the honour done to me on this occasion.  Sent my Letter by Samuel Jones.

Tuesday 14. November 1837

Wednesday 15 November 1837

Revd. Mr [Fenton] called.  Much pain today.  Samuel Beardmore killed . . .on the large Pool.  Couple of Wild Ducks (2 Ducks & 1 Mallard) & a Water Hen.

Thursday 16 November 1837

Stamford who had come from Nantwich on Tuesday to Lawton Hall called.  Sent by Post to Miss Moss & Co Liverpool . . .on my 5 Shares of the Grand Junction Railway.  Newcastle Bank . . .£25.

Friday 17 November 1837

Mr Hill of Stallington & Mr Child of Newfield.  The former to thank me for the trouble I had taken relative to some Wine had by him from Mrs Marshall.

Saturday 18. November 1837

Sunday 19 November 1837

Prayers as usual.

Monday 20. November 1837

Tuesday 21. November 1837

Wednesday 22 November 1837

In bed all the morning.  In the Evening Bessy read Prayers.

Monday 4 December 1837

Wrote to Mr Wilkinson informing him of my being unable to attend the Gen. Committee Meeting or the Gen. Assembly at Stone.

Tuesday 5 December 1837

Mr Wedgwood called & staid (to) dinner.

Wednesday 6 December 1837

Mrs [Kearnes] of Clough Hall & Mrs Edward Kinnersly called.

Thursday 7. December 1837

Friday 8. December 1837

Saturday 9. December 1837

Sunday 10 December 1837

Bessy read prayers as usual.

Here the diary ends.  James Caldwell died at Linley Wood, the following month, 16 January 1838.

 Notes of Anne Marsh-Caldwell in London between April and August 1837

 Page 10

Life Manners Conversation and etc

O what a man! In his sanity I for the first time I may well say carried on a conversation for the first time was the inward sense of my words returned to me, Goethe Wilhelm Mister.

Non l’avenir n’est a personne

L’avenir! L’avenir mystere

Nul ne te fait parler nul ne pent avant l’heure

Ouvir tap aide main

(4 more lines)

Victor Hugo

Cultivation of Strawberries. The London Market Gardens plant I rows about two feet wide (asunder?) and place clean litter over the soil thus the fruit is preserved from dirt and the gardeners and gatherers can walk between the rows of the (exterior?) plantations without doing any injury in private gardens people – to town only narrow  beds of three feet wide and of dry

(Page 171 about growing strawberries)

Page 172

Education, Self and Others

He did as all men do, he mocked at learned women and yet he kept continually instructing me, Goethe Wilhelm Meister.

To be active he would say is the primary vocation of man,  all the intervals  in which he is obliged to rest he should employ in gaining clearer knowledge of external things for this will in turn facilitate activity. That

Car L’activite san travail est la situation don’t l bone se resont le plus deplechment a sorter Guijot.

Art

Because either a poem is excellent, or it should not be suffered to exist. Because each man who has no gift for producing first rate works should entirely abstain from the pursuit of art and seriously guard himself against every deception on that subject. Goethe Wilhelm Meister

The play was full(?) of action, but without any true delineation of  character. It pleased and delighted such are always the beginning of the scenic art. The ende man is contented if he see something going on, the man of more refinement must be made to feel, the man entirely refined desires to reflect.

Bien convainece que l’on gagne toujours a se penetrer de la verite, quelque tout qu’elle puisse faire, et que rien n’est si dangereurse que de se levien a des illusions on de  se lalper aller a la passion. Savoy Duc de Rovigo

Page 175

Slavery in America

The following particulars are from Chambers Ed Journal, the Author says “we collect from a work on the subject by Mr Wallace jay published at NewYork 1835

A slave is one, who is in the power of a Master to whom he belongs. The Master may sell him, dispose of his person, his industry, his labour; he can do nothing, possess nothing nor acquire anything, but what must belong to his Master – Louisiana Code Art 9.

Slaves shall be deemed, taken, reported and adjudged to be chattels personal in the hands of their Masters and possessions to all intents and purposes, whatever – Laws of South Carolina, Busonds object 229.

The law of South Carolina says, “All their issue and offspring, of slaves, born or to be born, shall be,  and they are hereafter declared to be and remain for ever hereafter absolute slaves and shall follow the condition of the mother.”

If a coloured citizen of any other state enters Georgia he is fined and if he cannot raise the money he is returned to perpetual slavery and his children after him. In Maryland if a free negro marries a white, the negro become a slave. In almost every slave state if a free negro cannot prove that he is free, he is by law sold at public auction as a slave for life. This is both law and practice in the district of Columbia and with the sanction of the Congress of the United States. In no civilized community both the slave states, are children punished for the crimes of their parents, but in these the children of free blacks to the latest posterity are condemned to servitude for the trivial offences and often for the most innocent acts of their ancestors. It necessarily follows from the above that a slave is  subjected to  absolute and irresponsible despotism. Some few laws there may be forbidding the master to treat his slave with cruelty, but then a slave may be mutilated or  murdered with impunity in the presence of (thousands crossed out) hundreds provided their complexions are coloured. Dot dot dot, But though no laws can in fact retrains the power of the master, laws to a certain degree indicate what kind of treatment is tolerated by public opinion. Thus when we find the laws of South Carolina limiting the time which slaves may be compelled to labour, to fifteen hours a day, we  may form some opinion of  the amount of toil, which southern master think it right to inflict upon their slaves.

The slave is at all times liable to be punished at the pleasure of his master, and although the law does not warrant him in murdering the slave, it expressly prohibits him in killing him if he dare to resist ie if the slave does not submit to any chastisement which a brutal master may chose to inflict, he may legally be shot through the head.

In South Carolina if a slave be killed “on a sudden heat of passion or by undue correction” the murderer is to pay a fine or to be imprisoned for six months.

In Missouri a master is expressly authorized by law to imprison his slave during pleasure, that may be a human being he legally incarcerated for life without trial or even the allegation of crime.

The slave being himself property can own no property. He may labour 15 hours per day but he acquires nothing by his labour. In South Carolina a slave is not permitted to keep a boat, or to house or breed for his own benefit horses, cattle, sheep or hogs, under fear of forfeiture. And any person may take such articles from him.

In Georgia the master is fined 30 dollars for suffering his slave to hire himself out for his own benefit. In Maryland the master forfeits 19 dollars for each month that his slave is permitted to receive wages upon his own account.

In Virginia every master is finable who permits a slave to work for wages.

In North Carolina “all horses, cattle, hogs and sheep that shall belong to any slave or bear any slaves mark in this state, shall be seized by the County Wardens.”

Mississippi the master forbidden under a penalty of 50 dollars to let a slave raise cotton for himself or possess stock of any description.

Slave being property are like cattle liable to be leased and mortgaged, or sold on execution of debt. A slave having no rights cannot appear in a court of justice to seek redress of injuries. The slave may be beaten, his wife and children insulted and abused and he can no more institute an action for damages, than his master’s horse,. Can he be protected by his masters right of (claim?), No. The master must prove special injury to his property to recover damages. Any man may with perfect impunity whip another man’s slave, unless he so  injure him as to occasion “a loss of service or  diminution of the faculty of  bodily labour.” Such is the decision of the Supreme Court of Maryland. In Louisiana if a 3^rd person maim a slave so that he is “for ever rendered unable to work,” the offender pays the owner the value of the slave, and is to be at the expense of his maintenance but the slave receives no compensation whatsoever, be he mutilated or crippled.

In Georgia, if a slave shall presume to strike a white person upon trial before justices etc. For the 2^nd offence, death.

Kentucky, any negro, Indian, mulatto bound or free who shall presume to lift his hand  against any white person 30 lashes on his bare back well laid on.

South Carolina and Georgia any person finding more than 7 slaves together in the highway may give each on 20 lashes.

North Carolina and Tennessee, slave travelling without a pass or found in another negro’s quarters or kitchen 40 lashes. Every slave in whose company he is found 20 lashes.

Louisiana, slave on horseback without masters written permission 25 lashes.

In Virginia the laws have been recently revised by the new code there and 71 offences for which the penalty is death committed by slaves, imprisonment if committed by whites.

A white man can only be convicted by the unanimous verdict of the jury, in Louisiana if the jury be equally divided the verdict goes against a slave.

1832 – 35 slaves were executed at Charleston in pursuance of the sentence of a court consisting of 5 (pulotolors) and 2 justices.

A South Carolina by a law passed in 1800 20 lashes for every slave found in an assembly convened for mental instruction in a – place though in presence of a white.

Virginia Law 1829, every meeting of slaves for school by day or night unlawful, any justice may inflict 20 lashes on any slave they find.

North Carolina to teach a slave to read or write or give any book, Bible not excepted, 39 lashes.

Georgia, if a white teach a negro to read or write 500 dollars fine and imprisonment at discretion of court, if a  coloured man bound or free to be whipped at discretion of the court. Of course a father may be punished for teaching his own child, this barbarous law passed in 1829

Georgia, any justice of the peace may break up any religious assembly of slaves and order each slave present to be “corrected without zeal” by receiving on the bare back 25 strokes with a whip, switch or cow skin

August 15^th 1837

Religious Metaphysics.

Car la volante de Dieu n’est point une creatures mais elle est avant tout les createurrs peusque rien ne serait cree si la volonte du createur n’avoit priuede cette creation. Il sensant done que la volonte de Dieu est sa substance meme.

St Augustine

Compare this with the Nicene Creed – being of one substance with the father, which in this metaphysical sense being of one will with the father may I think be received.

From Ronts Bridgewater Treatise

“The Argument of design as considered with the subject of equilibrium dot dot dot, In the present state of equilibrium we have observed that the properties of bodies as they actually exist around us are all so subdued that no one predominates over or excludes the others. Now when we reflect that almost all these bodies are compounds and when we compare the compound with the properties of their elements we must infer that the properties of the compounds rather than the store of the elements were at their origin the objects contemplated. Dot dot dot. For instance the hydrogen in water and the chlorine and sodium in common salt not being in their simple state regain in the economy(?) of nature the properties of these elements have not been made comparable with organic --. On the one hand when required we have the most striking adaptation of property, which when not required this adaptation of property has not been attended to dot dot dot.

The subject of the incongruous properties of bodes is one of great interest. We have seen that many of the elementary principles are poisons and that almost all of them if liberated from their affinities and sent abroad into the world like so many demons let loose would instantly bring destruction upon the whole fabric. Now why such incompatible properties should they be necessary to the properties of compounds. Why for instance should the incombustible fluid water contain one of he most combustible principles in nature. Or the mild and unanimous common salt be composed of two elements which in their separate state would instantly destroy life. Why these deleterious elements. There are questions utterly beyond our comprehension.

Perhaps the word deleterious deserves as here and as in many questions relating to the existence of evils, the manner of  stating occasions the apparent contradiction. Hydrogen and Chlorine are not deleterious principles properly speaking, they are only destructive to organized life. They are like all the other good gifts of the creator, good in their place, evil out of their place.

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