Edward Hall, Agent to the Macclesfield Canal Company
Edward Hall's Journal entries
1841-1843
| 1841 | |
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March 22 |
To Manchester and back |
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March 25 |
To Manchester and back |
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April 5 |
To Marple |
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April 8 |
To Hall Green |
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May 14 |
To Manchester and back |
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May 18 |
To London on a deputation |
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May 19 |
Meeting of canal deputations at the Grand Junction Canal office. Returned home |
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May 29 |
To Manchester and back |
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June 4 |
To Hall Green to examine Mr Robert Williamson's railway |
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June 5 |
Tried Mr Sutton's steam boat on the canal |
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July 1 |
Ryle's Bank stopped payment |
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July 12 |
To Manchester and back |
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August 11 |
To Manchester. Sent testimonials to the directors of the Manchester & Birmingham Railway. Slept at Heelis' |
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August 14 |
To Dane Aqueduct |
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August 16 |
To Manchester. Dined at Rowland Bent's |
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August 17 |
Canal Committee at Heelis' office. Salary reduced to £400. Dined at Mr Fleming's |
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August 18 |
Returned to Macclesfield |
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September 2 |
To Manchester. Audience with the directors of the Manchester & Birmingham Railway |
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September 13 |
To Manchester to meet Coventry Canal Committee at Kenworthy's |
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October 13 |
To Manchester and back |
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November 8 |
To Manchester about canal assessments. Slept at Heelis' |
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November 17 |
To Marple etc. |
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December 9 |
To Congleton etc. |
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December 14 |
To Congleton etc. |
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December 16 |
Meadows "came over" |
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December 18 |
To Bollington |
| 1842 |
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February 21 |
To Hall Green. Mr Robert Williamson's Railway Tunnel etc. |
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March 4 |
To Manchester and back |
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March 10 |
Appeal against Marple rates at Stockport |
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April 6 |
To Manchester about Dane Aqueduct |
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April 16 |
With Mr G W Buck to examine the state of the Dane Aqueduct. Mr and Mrs Buck to dinner |
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April 26 |
With the Subcommittee to Mr Robert Williamson's |
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May 5 |
Appeal agaiXXXto see Mr Buck |
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May 28 |
To Hall Green etc. |
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Jun 13 |
To Dane Aqueduct. Men building buttresses |
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Jun 18 |
To Dane Aqueduct. "Boys with me" |
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Jun 22 |
To Peak Forest Canal etc. "The two Boys with me" |
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July 1 |
To Dane Aqueduct. "Mrs Edward and the children with me to Cloud Hill" |
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July 6 |
To Dane Aqueduct with the two boys and up the Cloud Hill |
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July 12 |
To Manchester and back |
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July 15 |
In boat with the boys to Marple, Ashton, Manchester and back home |
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July 28 |
With boys to Dane Aqueduct and to Mr Daintry's at North Rode |
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August 19 |
Heelis dined with the Hall's |
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August 23 |
To Dane Aqueduct |
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August 24 |
To Manchester and back |
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August 30 |
To Manchester to see Mr Buck |
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September 2 |
To Manchester |
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September 19 |
With Mr Buck to Dane Aqueduct |
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October 4 |
To Dane Aqueduct with the Ladies and Boys. To Astbury and Old Moreton Hall |
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October 5 |
With boys to Dane Aqueduct |
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December 1 |
To Congleton etc |
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December 7 |
To Marple in Boulton's Fly Boat |
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December 26 |
To Ramsdell Hall. Opening of Mr Williamson's Railway |
| 1843 | |
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January 9 |
Attended Income Tax Commission |
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January 13 |
Severe storm |
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February 19 |
Heavy gale of wind broke four windows and damaged the roof of the house |
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March 10 |
To Marple about the Canal Income Tax |
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March 13 |
To Hall Green. Cinder Hill etc. |
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March 17 |
An earthquake |
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March 22 |
To Manchester about loans to Canal Company |
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May 4 |
To Congleton. Pulling down the Canal Bridge No 75 |
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May 11 |
To Manchester and back |
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Jun 7 |
At Bollington stopping leak in canal bank |
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Jun 11 |
To the Locks, Hall Green etc. Slept at Mr Williamson's |
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Jun 20 |
To Manchester and back |
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Jun 30 |
With "Mrs. Edward" and children to Gawsworth, Astbury, Moreton Hall, Hall Green and back |
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July 3 |
To Marple |
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July 22 |
To Manchester to attend Peak Forest Committee |
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August 4 |
Mr and Mrs Meadows dined with the Hall's |
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August 23 |
To Manchester and back |
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September 20 |
To Manchester and back |
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September 23 |
To Manchester and back |
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October 2 |
To Manchester and back |
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December 7 |
To Manchester and back. Charles better |
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December 22 |
To Manchester - at Heelis' |