| 1875. | ||||
| Feb. 13. | ||||
| On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin, attending him at Herne Hill, and conferringon course to be taken on subject of letter from Messrs. Griffith and Son, of Dolgelly,as to conveyance of cottage property at Barmouth, and on the necessity of trust deedfor the purpose of such conveyance, so as to carry out the wishes of Mr. Ruskin andothers for improving the condition of agriculturists, and paid rail | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Feb. 15. | ||||
| Writing Messrs. Griffith and Son, as arranged | 0 | 5 | 0 [[134]] | |
| Feb. 18. | ||||
| Attending Sir Sydney Waterlow, Mr. W. J. Thompson, and others, as to the IndustrialDwellings Company, of which they had been promoters, with a view to obtaining informationto guide me in the formation of the St. George’s Company | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Feb. 22. | ||||
| Instructions to counsel to advise in conference on course to be adopted to carry outthe scheme | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Making copy of Mr. Ruskin’s letter to accompany instructions | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Attending counsel therewith, when it was arranged that conference should be postponeduntil Mr. Ruskin could attend | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Writing Mr. Ruskin to let me know on what day he could attend conference | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Feb. 23. | ||||
| On receipt of letter from Messrs. Griffith and Son, writing them fully in reply | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| March 10. | ||||
| Attending counsel, Mr. Barber appointing conference for 3.30 on Monday | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Writing Mr. Ruskin, with appointment | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| March 15. | ||||
| Attending conference with Mr. Ruskin at Mr. Barber’s, when it was decided that heshould draw a deed for the purpose of carrying out Mr. Ruskin’s wishes, and paid cab | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Paid counsel’s fee and clerk | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Drawing proposal circular | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| March 21. | ||||
| Attending counsel therewith to settle | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Paid his fee and clerk | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| March 26. | ||||
| Attending counsel, appointing conference on draft | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| April 26. | ||||
| Attending conference | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Paid counsel’s fee and clerk | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| April 29. | ||||
| Fair copy of proposed circular as settled | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Letter to Mr. Ruskin therewith and thereon | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
[[135]]
To TARRANT & MACKRELL.
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| June 9. | ||||
| On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin on draft circular, making copy of Mr. Ruskin’ssuggestions to place before counsel three brief sheets | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Perusing and considering same | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Drawing memoranda of constitution of the Company, to take place of the circular | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| June 10. | ||||
| Instructions to counsel to settle same, and with Mr. Ruskin’s suggestions, etc. | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Attending counsel therewith | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Paid his fee and clerk | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| June 11. | ||||
| Long letter to Mr. Ruskin in reply to his of the 27th and 28th ult., and 8th inst. | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| June 15. | ||||
| Fair copy memoranda of constitution of the Company, as settled by counsel, fo. 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Writing Mr. Ruskin therewith and thereon | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| June 23. | ||||
| Attending Mr. Ruskin on his calling and handing us print of the proposed memoranda in a number of his ‘Fors Clavigera,’ and with Mr. Ruskin’ssuggestions for some alterations; and we were to submit same to counsel, and obtaina conference with him in about a month’s time, which Mr. Ruskin would attend | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Oct. 7. | ||||
| On receipt of the July and October ‘Fors’ from Mr. Ruskin, attending, perusing, andconsidering remarks and suggestions contained therein, and bearing on the formationof the St. George’s Company, and also your letter to us of the 2nd inst., returningus the draft memoranda sent you on the 15th June, with your remarks thereon, and letteryou had received from a correspondent on the subject, attending, perusing, and consideringthe several letters and documents to enable us to revise the memoranda as desired | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oct. 15. | ||||
| Writing Mr. Ruskin very fully on subject of revision of [[136]]memoranda and statutes, and for further information as to marshals, etc. | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Oct. 24. | ||||
| On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin withdrawing all reference to marshals from theproposed memoranda, making fresh copy of the memoranda as drawn, and adding in themargin thereof all suggestions and comments thereon contained in the ‘Fors,’ and theseveral letters we had received in connection with the matter | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Oct. 30. | ||||
| Instructions to counsel to revise memoranda | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Attending him therewith and thereon | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Paid his fee and clerk | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Dec. 10. | ||||
| Writing Mr. Ruskin, with draft memoranda and counsel’s amendments, and with counsel’sopinion at foot thereof, and also as to insurance of the Sheffield premises | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Petty disbursements and incidentals | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| £22 | 0 | 8 | ||
II. Affairs of the Master.
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, Feb. 20th | 225 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash (Portsdown mortgage, paid March 2nd) | 1522 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1747 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 276 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | £1471 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[a] Travelling and personal expenses since January 1st, of which I have no space for the detail in this Fors; it will be given in its place. Klein has ten pounds a month, himself, besides his expenses in Oxford when I’ve no rooms for him. [↑]
[b] A youth, whom I am maintaining in art-study at Venice. He has £7 10s. monthly. This payment is to end of April. [↑]
[c] Water-colour drawing of a cottage at Coniston, likely to be soon destroyed by ‘improvements.’ [↑]
[d] £10 pocket-money, £25 to St. George, money of his in my hands included in my banker’s January balance, acknowledged in St. George accounts, March 7th. [↑]