The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 - Part 9
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_Sat.u.r.day 7th._ At Home all day and night.

_Sunday 8th._ Met at Night, Jack, Tom & Dan{l}. went to Harps got 5 Large, Bill and me went to the Big gates, miss{d}.[61]

_Monday 9th._ At Home all day and night.

_Tuesday 10th._ Went to St. Thomas's & settled.

_Wednesday 11th._ Went to the Big Gates to Look out, at night the party went to the above Place and again miss{d}., all got drunk.

_Thursday 12th._ At Home all day & night.

_Friday 13th._ Went to look out, met at night and went to Wiegate got 5 large, also went to the Green got 8 large took them Bartholomew.

_Sat.u.r.day 14th._ Met at Barthol. sent 5 to Edinburgh, Mr. Wilson 3, Brookes 2, Barthol. 1. Settled each man's share 3 6 8. 2 on hand.[62]

_Sunday 15th._ Went to Look out, at night went to St. John's, Got 1 Large and 1 Large Small, Burnt. Took the Large to Wilson, small to St. Thomas's.

Paid Hollis 11 11 0 at the order of Miss Kay.

_Monday 16th._ At Home all day went to Harps got 3 Large and 1 Large Small, 1 Small, and 1 Foetus, took 2 Large to St. Thomas's, 1 Large to Guy's, Large Small to Mr. Frampton and 1 small to Mr. Taunton. Mr.

Frampton called at 7 in the evening.

_Tuesday 17th._ Went to the Borough: at Night met at 6 in the evening, went to the Flemish, Jack, Ben{n}. & myself. Got 2 adults, Bill not with us, took the above 2 to St. Thomas's. Big gate for time is very well.

_Wednesday 18th._ Went to the Big gates to Look out. came home, at home all night which was a very bad thing for us as we wanted some money to pay our debts to several persons who were importunate.

_Thursday 19th._ Met at Jack and settled each man's share 6 18 4: at 6 in the evening went to the Meeting Crib[63], 1 Large and 1 small, afterwards went to the Big gates got 2 Large took them to Barth{w}.

_Friday 20th._ Went to St. Thomas's, at home all night.

_Sat.u.r.day 21st._ Jack and Tom got 2 Large small, 1 Frampton 1 Taunton.

Rec{d}. for the above 3 13 6 D{o}. 4 4 0: at home all night.

_Sunday 22nd._ Went to the Green, at Home all night.

_Monday 23rd._ At home all night.

_Tuesday 24th._ D{o}.

_Wednesday 25th._ Went to Pancress got 5 adult, Took them to Bartholomew.

_Thursday 26th._ Went to Look out, Jack got 2 Large small. 1 D{o}.

Frampton 3 13 6 1 D{o}. Mr. Taunton 4 4 0.

_Friday 27th._ Went to Look out, at Home all night.

_Sat.u.r.day 28th._ Jack got 1 large small for Mr. Cline 4 4 0, at Home all night.

_Sunday 29th._ Went to the Green; at home all night.

_Monday 30th._ At Home all day & night.

_Tuesday 31st._ Went to Pancress got 5 adults Ben Bill & me. Dan'l Jack and Tom went to Harps, missed.

_Wednesday_ APRIL _1st._ Party went to the Green got 4 adults; being the 1st of April the man left us a new Hat.[64]

_Thursday 2nd._ Went Bill & me to the Big Gates 2 adults and 1 small, Jack, Ben and Dan'l got 4 adults, Harps.

_Friday 3rd._ Went to look out and distribute the above, met at Jack's at night, Ben being Drunk disappoint'd the party.

_Sat.u.r.day 4th._ Met and settled 108 13s. 7d. each man's share 18 2s.

3d., at Home all night.

_Sunday 5th._ Went to look out met at Jack's at 10, not coming home in time did not go out.

[_No date put._] Tom & me went to Olives,[65] did not succeed.

[At this point the diary leaves off abruptly: the entries from Friday 7th to Sat.u.r.day 29th are in a different handwriting from the rest of the MS.]

[1812, AUGUST]

_Friday 7th._ Went to look out Hollis & myself could not find Bill, went to St Johns, then to White Chappell returned at night, went to White Chappel did not succeed, came back went to St. Johns, the other party had got the adult, coming back with the ladder, Bill got taken unto the Watchhouse,[66] with the ladder, came home.

_Sat.u.r.day 8th._ canines 11 shillings: went to union hall[67] Bill got clear the party went to Bartholomew. At Night went to W{e}. Chappel got 4 adults, one small, took 2 to Barthol{m}. 2 & 1 Small to St. Thomas's.

Horse & Cart.

_Sunday 9th._ at home all day & night, Wortley came concerning horse & cart.

_Monday 10th._ went to St. Tho{s}. got paid for 1 adult 4 4s. 0d. went to Barthol{m}. got paid 4. 4s. 0d. row'd with Ben did not settle each man had 2 2s. 0d, left with Hollis 2 2s. 0d. for Expences, at home all night.

_Tuesday 11th._ had information Crouch had cut the subjects[68] went to St. Thom{s}, had not cut them, Barthol{m}. they had, went to differ{t}.

parts of the Town for orders, settled our Expence & what we had Rec{d}.

each man's share 3 1s. 2-1/2d. one adult St Thom{s}. 1 London D{o} unpaid 1/2 D{o} Barthol{n}. unpaid; at night went to Hoxton, 1 Large Yellow Jaundice sold at Brooks.

_Wednesday 12th._ Went to look out, at night went to Barthol{m}. Crib. cut off the extremitys took to Barthol{m}.--Rec{d}. 1 0s. 0d.

_Thursday 13th._ Went to St Thomas's Crib could not succeed came back to the White horse, Bill got arrested,[69] Millard[70] pd. the Debt I got drunk would not go out, Bill & Hollis went to Weigate got 1 adult male, took to the Boro, Rec{d}. 2 0s. 0d.

_Friday 14th._ Went to Barthol swagg{d}. the Extra{s}[71] to St. Thos. at night went to Weigate got 1 male took them to Brooks Dan -- --[72] Rec{d}.

1 1 0

_Sat.u.r.day 15th._ Went to different places, at Night went to panc{s}.[73]

Miss{d}. Rec{d}. 1 0 0

_Sunday 16th._ Went to look out, at Night went to Harp's got 1 adult male took to Wilson 1 Small D{o}, took to Bartho{w}: a Porter carried the large. Hollis did not go in.

_Monday 17th._ went & got paid for the above, small fetched three guineas, at night went to Connell{s}. got 1 adult M.[74] Dan{l}, carried to St Tho{s}. Hollis did not go in, Rec{d}. 1 0 0.

_Tuesday 18th._ Went to different places, at night went to the play.