Mon 24 Oct 1814
From John R Denyer
To J S Salt
London
Resolutions of meeting of Mill owners as appeared in Gloucester Journal. Proprietors of Mills enlarged their mill ponds to a size sufficient to contain as much of the Sundays water as possible at this season of the year. For almost 20 years (since Mr Denyer here) water regularly taken into Canal on Sunday. Messrs Lewis making immense mill pond which useless without Sundays’ water so holding meetings with other mill holders on River Churn to unite. Similar action in past not successful. Want directions as to how to proceed in case mill owners give notice not to take any water into the Canal.
