Mon 12 Feb 1816
From John R Denyer
To Thomas Perry Esq
Wolverhampton
Reduction in price of Forest Coal at Gloucester because Parkend Coal Co (Lydney) introducing their coal at Cheltenham (via Gloucester & Cheltenham railway) at 4s per ton less than their selling price at Gloucester. Drop in sale of coal due to mildness of season & to generally to the unprecedented depressed state of Agriculture & Commerce which I believe is universally experienced throughout the Kingdom. I know some very respectable families that formerly kept 3 or 4 fires that now makes one or two at most answer the purpose.
