Letter from James Bough, Undated, either 15/10/1775 or 18/6/1778

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Undated, either 15/10/1775 or 18/6/1778
From James Bough

Summary

Building 26ft arched brick bridge and completion of road £86 15s

Verbatim text

An Estimate of Building Arch Bridges upon the Stroudwater Canal Navigation.
To Build a Arch Bridge 26 feet in the Span the same those already Built Including Bricks Lime Sand Stone Cariage: £ s d
and workmanship for the Sum of 75..0..0.
To complete the Backing of the Road Ready for Graviling and poon it in a Substantial for the Sum of 11..13..0.
[Total] £86..15..0

Notes

Not certain which bridge this is for. It could be associated with the Committee Meeting recorded in Minute Book 1 page 95 on 15 October 1775
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/4210/
or with one of the bridges referred to in the minutes of the Committee Meeting recorded in Minute Book 1 page 217 held on 18 June 1778.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/4275/

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