Minutes Sat 9 May 1812

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Sat 9 May 1812

Summary

An order made on the 11 June last granting a road to Thomas Grazebrook was made by several gentlemen without sufficient deliberation resulting in the Company interests being compromised. It appearing that Thomas Grazebrook has no legal right to a road through the wharf, the order was revoked.

Verbatim text

At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee room at Walbridge on Saturday the 9^th of May 1812
Present: Sur Sam^l Wathen, Nath^l Jones, Henry Eycott, W^m Stanton, John Morgan, Tho^s Carruthers, Rowles Scudamore, John Snowden.
It appearing to us that an Order made on the 11^th of June last granting a Road to M^r Tho^s Grazebrook was made by several Gentlemen without sufficient deliberation and also that the granting such road would be injurious to the interest of the Company, and further that such grant was made without any valuable consideration as M^r Grazebrook does not appear to have any legal right of road through the Wharf, Ordered that such order of the 11^th of June be revoked.
Adjourned this Meeting to Thursday the fourth of June next at eight o'Clock in the forenoon on boar the Companys Barge at Walbridge.

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