Letter from Messrs Gleave & Perrey, Thu 6 Mar 1777

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Thu 6 Mar 1777
From Messrs Gleave & Perrey

Summary

Cutting from Chippenham's Splat to Wallbridge

Verbatim text

A Proposal for Compleating the Cutting &c from Chippenham's Splat to Walbridge.
£ s d
For Cutting every Yard Cube: 0..0..3
For puddling every Yard Cube: 0..0..6
For Cutting puddle Gutters every Y^d Cube: 0..0..2
For Rampering every Yard Superficial: 0..0..1
For Stocking up trees, all above 6 Inches Girth: 0..1..0 each
For Stocking up Hedges every Yard forward: 0..0..3
For Backing to Bridges except punning & Gravelling: 7..0..0 each,
To be allowed Five pounds (Extra) for getting out each Lock pitt.
To Compleat and finish the Banks, and Gravell the Tow path (where there shall be gravell found) and Execute the whole of the above in a good workmanlike manner, finding Barrows, Planks, and every necessary Utensill for compleating the same -- by us Ja^s Gleave Robert Penney
1777
March 6^th

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