Thursday, 21st
Saint Thomas day being the shortest day in the year. Mrs Hargreaves and I went a shopping, had to tea Miss Sarah Hill and her cousin Miss … My Cousin John Hope called and brought me a letter of Introduction to a Mr Jardine of Bury we intending to go there to see my Nurse and her Husband.

Friday, 22nd
Set out for Bury Mr Hargreaves taking me in his gig to a place called Openshowfold where I found my old nurse and her husband who was both so gratified they hardly knew how to contain themselves with joy. The old Lady said she was sure she could not have rested in her grave had she not have seen me they said they was both in their eightyfirst year of their age and both looked as if they would live 20 years longer – we went on to Bury about a mile further where we put up at the Grey Mare an Inn about 20 yards from where my mother lived in the wild but all those Houses had been pulled down to make improvements to the Church. Mr Hargreaves and I took a walk about the town. There was at times a great show of wild [indecipherable] to be seen. We went in and was highly gratified at the sagacity of the Elephant. [indecipherable] we Dined at the Inn left Bury half past 3 o’clock and was at home in an hour and a few minutes. Mr Fyfe called on me in the evening with letters from my Cousin D Hope his portrait enclosed. Mrs Hargreaves and I went to the old Church at Bury to procure the Certificate of my age the Clerk and I looked through the Register Book of parchment and I decisioned at first I was Born in the year of our Lord 1777, May 12th and christened 29th. We called on Mr Irvine the person who my cousin had given me a letter of introduction to but he was not at home and we had not time to call again.

Saturday, 23rd
Mrs Hargreaves and I went to market it being so near Christmas a very strong market it was so much so that we lost each other. Called to see if the carriage was finished had to tea Mrs Swan and an aunt of Mrs H a Mrs Goodwin.