Undated, possibly 9 June 1778
From James Bough
Building 9ft lock £341
Gentlemen as Under I have Made a Calculation of the Expence of Building 9 feet Lock with Bricks Stone Lime Sand and workemanship including Every Article Excepting Land Carriage where the Navigation is not Navigable.
£ s d
a Viz a 9 feet Lock takes 240 Thousand of Bricks at 13^s..0^d per Tho^nd Comes to: 156..0
Lime and Sand for D^o Laying 240 Th^u Comes to: 36..0
To Labour Laying D^o 240 Tho^u: 60..0
To 1537 feet 4 In of Stone at 1^s..2^d per feet: 89..13..6
[Total] £341..13..6
William Franklin's quote for building the lock in stone is dated 9 June 1778.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/14051/
Franklin's quote was accepted 30 July 1778.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/4280/
