13th October 1767

Tuesday 13 October
Miss Beaumont was married to ye Revd Mr Walter of Bingham
17 September Thursday
Duke of York Dyed at Moria Iterley. It was said he was stabd by a nobleman for crimonial consideration with his wife who was in mourning.

Fake news is nothing new! The wikipedia version is less melodramatic. The Duke died of illness in Monaco.

12 September 1767

9th September 1767 Letter from Jos Bright 3d

12th September the Revd Mr Chapill died of Cancer
Mr Lander married Miss Collins 8th September

Receiving a letter cost money in the 18th century - one of the reasons for not prepaying was to ensure that the postboys had an incentive to actually deliver the post!

"Mr Chapill" is Edward Chapell the vicar of St Peter's Nottingham from 1725-1767 wikipedia entry for St Peter's and there is a monument to him in the S Chancel (no20 on linked page Page showing monument to Edward Chappell and his sister. He married Thomas & ElizabethThomas tells us this in his entry for his wedding day

16th July 1767

Thomas is still busy buying things for his home but nothing seems very interesting.

In the Margin

16th July Mr Inch was married to Miss Richards

1767

Bout. of Mr Rigley Pottman Nottingham
1 dozn Blue & white plates New fashn Delf ....5/-
8 Small Blue & white plates ..............................2/-
1 Large Soop Dish...............................................12d
2 Small Soop Dishs...............................................18d
1 Small Soop Dish..................................................9d
2 Small Dishes.......................................................12d
1 Stone Dish for a pye...........................................3d

Total 11.6 

Sunday 1st March at 10 at night Dyed my wifes mother Mrs Elizabeth Newton aged 77

This is just a sample of Thomas's extensive household shopping
And a bit of sad family news.  The spelling is all original!

26th January 1766

Revd. Mr Dinsdale was married to Widow Twistleton

another post for family historians.

17th October 1766

Paid Mrs Elizabeth Newton Six Pounds in Full for a half Year's Board and Lodgeing due the 14 of this Instant December and by the Receipt for the use of her husband, Samuel Newton

These are Thomas's in-laws. Samuel is a gun maker.

4th Nov 1766 et seq.

Tuesday Mr Needham was married to Miss Lee - Nottingham

(just for family historians)

Tuesday 18 Nov The Revd Mr Trall (Frall?) and Widow Newsam was married he 25 she 49 years old

(think she might have been wealthy?)