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Description: | 1 Jan To stay with Bartie Garfit at Boston.
7-10 Jan To Manchester, Liverpool, Burton.
15-18 Jan House party with the Nobles at Park Place Hunting and shooting.
28 Jan To Grimsby - saw Lewis, also Meggitt and the kiln.
29-31 Jan To Manchester and Liverpool. Ball at Barnby Moor.
5 Feb Petty Sessions.
14-16 Feb London. Connie Ellison's wedding ..... "found all South Kensington there to see the Bishop of Lincoln who now has his trial on for ritualistic practices".
20-23 Feb Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield.
1-2 Mar Manchester.
13 Mar To stay at Doddington.
17 Mar Christening of nephew Samuel Edgar at Fillingham. The Bishop preaching at Gainsborough and inducting the new parson.
20-21 Mar Sheffield and Manchester.
22 Mar "To Lincoln: a large meeting in the Corn Exchange to protest against the railway rates bill. Roberts & Huston seem to be the moving spirits".
27-30 Mar To Liverpool. Aintree races.
1 Apr "Agreement made on the sixth with the Governor taking me into partnership from this date nominally. Am to have my share from Sept next at the end of the financial year".
Enclosure: printed circular letter from John E Sandars stating that he has taken into partnership his eldest son, John Drysdale Sandars, who has for some time taken an active part in his business.
4-6 Apr London and Hatfield. "Saw Inskp of Inskip Mackenzie about building a new Kiln".
12 Apr "Quarter Sessions. The first court since the County Councils were started. Voted a Caistor Petty Sessional division. Lord Yarborough has taken thus up".
15-17 Apr Sheffield, St. Helen's, Liverpool.
3 May "Down to Mistley (?) ... had a look round the kilns which are certainly very nice: and saw the new fans which appear to work well, they steep every 3 days and can dry off in two".
8-10 May Manchester and Liverpool.
13 May "Militia training commences ... Col Mason commanding in Lord Oxenbridge's absence".
4 June "Dine with the Bishop - all the married officers asked personally. A row next morning because the Bishop took Mrs Torr instead of Mrs Mason".
7 June "Gave a small dance in the assembly rooms, rather fun. Ned and Gertrude came in for it.
Presented a salver to Col Gordon who now resigns Mess Presidentship".
8 June "Militia training ends - a very good training".
18-20 June Ascot.
3-5 July Henley Regatta.
6 July Hurlingham.
13 July "To Brocklesby Demonstration. Heard Heneage, Ashmead, Bartlett, Richardson, Blennerhasset, Sir John Astley speak".
17 July Cricket. Burton Hunt v. the Blankney.
24 July Lincolnshire Show at Louth.
29 July Takes an eleven over to play cricket at Boultham.
30 July "Sold for the Governor Nitrate rails at 27 and Primitivas as 33".
31 July Plays in tennis tournament at Gainsborough.
1-2 Aug Manchester, Warrington, Liverpool.
6 Aug "Crab tree and the sub engineer of the railway over today about making us an offer of the land on the railway for building".
19 Aug "Engaged John to come today at 18s per week and a suit of stable clothes a year, the livery to be ours - to work under Williams and do my work and make himself generally useful".
21 Aug "Order, 500 qrs from Threllfalls (first order) can't supply it".
23 Aug "Saw Henry Bean at Mrs Stainton's at Lincoln and engaged him to come on the 31st as footman for two months at 10s. per week indoors ..."
24 Aug "Sent for to the Office. The Governor bad, lost the use of his left side ...".
3 Sep "Edwards made his first appearance at the office for a few hours".
23 Sep "To Manchester by 4 o'clock train. Met Blundell and Stephens of the Cornbrook brewery and arranged to make malt on commission for them".
30 Sep "Office all day. Seeing about hoisting machinery and Gas Engine".
10 Oct "The Governor not so well this evening..."
11 Oct "Balanced today. At Office till late ..."
21 Oct called on Watneys today, and made my first sale since I was partner - 500 qrs at 41/-.
Shooting, hunting, work. | Temporal: | 1889 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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