Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Nov 1833

Thursday 14th November 



Was engaged from morning till five in the evening in receiving rents & settling accounts &c with the tenants & transferring the account of Cash to the Banker in attendance.  The record Sheets will show the particular transactions which I need not now detail.  On this day there was a large attendance , & being chiefly near their homes, they remained to dine to the number of 52. They passed a few hours in the evening in great harmony, all very evidently desirous to show me every respect & civility on my first meeting them on such an occasion, as they had been, I believe, in the morning anxious to give me all the money they could raise.  Had I been in better spirits, I should I should have been more able to enjoy their society and return their expressions of good will.  Everything about the Inn was most comfortable. & as far as I can ascertain it, the charge was £10, at least less than it would have been under the former Landlord, when nothing was at all comfortable.