Document 22, p 2
| the 2nd June 1777 & made between Gawen Aynsley John Tweddell & Bacon William | ||||
| Wastell three of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the Coy of Northland of the | ||||
| one part & your Petr of the other Part Reciting that at the Genl Qtr Sessions held by | ||||
| Adjournment the 6th day of Feby then last past your Pet had proposed that he wld for | ||||
| the Consns[?] therein after mentd build & erect a good & substantial Stone Bridge across | ||||
| the River of Tyne to & from such places & of such Dimensions & in such manner | ||||
| as in the sd Articles & a Plan thereto annexed are partarly mentd & described and | ||||
| that the same shld be built under the direction & inspection of the sd Wm Smeaton |
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| Materials for the same (over and above the Timber Stone Iron & other Materials which | ||||
| to be paid as therein mentd | ||||
| had been provided as afd) for the Price or Sum of 5,700L ⁁ And furr Reciting | ||||
| That at the sd Sessions John Donkin an Agent & on behalf of your Petr | ||||
| had proposed & undertaken to build a substantial Road from the North end of | ||||
| the sd Bridge (when built) to the Alemouth Road for the sum of 400L & that yr | ||||
| (and which Bond bearing date the Petitioner sheweth he did accordingly enter into & executed) | ||||
| Petr wod enter into a Bond ⁁ in the penalty of 9100L to the County conditioned | ||||
| for the building making finishing compleating the said Bridge & Road on or | ||||
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Note: Mr Errington's draft Petition to Parliament, p 2
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