The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 Part 8

_Friday 24th._ Met at 11 at night. Met the patrols. Got one Hospital Crib and 6 at Bermondsey, took them to Barthol{w}., sent 3 to the Country.

_Sat.u.r.day 25th._ Met at Bartholomew. Took 1 to Mr. Carpue; S{t}.

Barthol{w}. took 2: at home all night.

_Sunday 26th._ Went to Big Gates to Look out, came home, at home all night.

_Monday 27th._ At 2 o'clock in the morning got up, met the party except Dan{l}., Went to the Big gates, got 4 Took them to Barthol{w}., Afterwards met, took 1 to Mr. Cline, 2 to Mr. Wilson, came home. Tom & Bill got drunk, did not go out.

_Tuesday 28th._ Went to Barthol{w}., could not sell, came back to the Borough & came home, at home all night.

_Wednesday 29th._ Went to Bartho{w}. brought remaining 2 to S{t}.

Thomas's, at home all night.

_Thursday 30th._ Went to S{t}. Thomas's, at home all night.

_Friday 31st._ Went to look out, at night went out, got 2 Guys & Thomas's, same night 3 Harps 2 small: same night the Cart broke down, took 2 to Guys.

REMARKS, &C., FEB., 1812.

_Sat.u.r.day 1st._ Went to Barthol{w}., did not settle, at home all night.

_Sunday 2nd._ Went to look out, met at 5 in the evening, went to the Green, got 7 large & 3 small and 3 foetus. Same night went to Wygate 4 large & 2 small. Took them to Bartholomew.

_Monday 3rd._ Went to Bartholomew, at home all night.

_Tuesday 4th._ Met at Bartholomew, settled each man's share 21 9s. 4d., Met at night, went to Guy's got 3 adults. Took them to Bartholomew: at home all night.

_Wednesday 5th._ Went to Barthol{w}. Met at night. Got 5 at Newington.

_Thursday 6th._ Went to St. Thomas's: at home all night.

_Friday 7th._ Met together me & Butler went to Newington, thing bad.[56]

Jack & Bill went to Goswell St.[57] got 1. Came home met again. Danl. Bill & me went to St. Johns got 2 adults. Ben{n} and Jack went to Flemish[58]

got nothing, took 2 St. Thomas's.

_Sat.u.r.day 8th._ Went to St. Thomas's, at home all night.

_Sunday 9th._ Went to Look out, at home all night.

_Monday 10th._ Met. Went to St. James's. Got 9 large & 4 small, took them to Barthol{w}.

_Tuesday 11th._ Went to Barthol{w}. Moved the things. At home all night.

_Wednesday 12th._ Went to Look out, Met at night, went to St. Olives. Got 2 adults and 1 Do Bermondsey, Took them to St. Thomas's.

_Thursday 13th._ Met at St. Thomas's. At home all night.

_Friday 14th._ Met by appointment, me & Jack went to Big gate got 4, the rest went to St. Luke's got 2, took them to Barthol{w}.

_Sat.u.r.day 15th._ Met at Barthol{w}. At home all night.

_Sunday 16th._ Went to Look out, at home all night.

_Monday 17th._ Met & went to Wiegate. Got 8 large & 1 small. Took them to St. Thomas's.

_Tuesday 18th._ Met at St. Thomas's. Took 2 over to Guy's. Came home & settled each man's share 23 6s. 9d. On hand 2 open'd Large, 3 small & 3 foetus not paid, at home all night.

_Wednesday 19th._ At Home all day sick. John Harnet and Butler got drunk, at home all night.

_Thursday 20th._ Met and went to Pancress[59] got 15 large & 1 small took them to Barthol{w}.

_Friday 21st._ Met at Barthol{w}. Sold part, came home. Met at 2 a.m. went to St. Thomas's Crib. Got 3 large, met the Patrols, took 1 to St. Thomas's and 2 to Barthol{w}.

_Sat.u.r.day 22nd._ Met at Barthol{w}. Sent 7 into the Country, distributed the rest about town. At home all night.

_Sunday 23rd._ At Home all day and night.

_Monday 24th._ Bill Jack Tom and Ben{n} with Nat Ure Getting drunk oblige to Come Home in a Coach which prevented us going out to Harps.

_Tuesday 25th._ At home all day, at Night met at Jack to go to Harps. the moon at the full, could not go.[60]

_Wednesday 26th._ Went to look out. Could not go out Jack and Tom got drunk. Ben{n}. taken very ill.

_Thursday 27th._ Went to St. Thomas's, sold the extremities. At night Tom & Bill got drunk at the Rockingham Arms, at Home all night.

_Friday 28th._ Met at Jacks Got 4 large 1 Small and 1 Foetus, Harps.

Took them to the London.

_Sat.u.r.day 29th._ Met at St. Thomas's at home all night.

MARCH 1812.

_Sunday 1st._ Met & went to the Big gates got 3. Took them to St.

Thomas's, not settled.

_Monday 2nd._ Met at Mr. Vickers, Jack & Tom went to the fight, at home all night.

_Tuesday 3rd._ Went to St. Thomas's, at night went to Pencress got 8 adults, 2 small and 2 foetus.

_Wednesday 4th._ Met at Jack's & settled, at home all night.

_Thursday 5th._ Went to St. Thomas's; at night early, went out & got 1 St.

Thomas's Crib: at home all night.

_Friday 6th._ Went to look out Big gates Green, at night got 1 Big gates.