Tue 16 Feb 1813
Two pieces of deal balk not less than 37 feet long ordered from Messrs Price of Gloucester.
Barnett Hole our clerk at Framilode being deceased, Thomas Beard appointed for one year at the salary of £70 per annum to take a bond of £200 of William Beard as security.
It appeared from examination of the papers found in the house of Barnett Hole that he had received tonnage to a very considerable amount for which he has never accounted (details listed).
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee room at Walbridge on Tuesday the Sixteenth of Feb^y 1813
Present: Tho^s Holbrow, W^m Stanton, Ja^s Tyers, Thomas Carruthers, John Snowden, John Morgan, Henry Eycott, John Holbrow, Rowles Scudamore.
Read the Minutes of the last Meeting.
Ordered that two pieces of Deal Balk no less than 37 feet in length be ordered for the use of the Canal from Mess^rs Price of Gloceser. ~~~ Barnett Hole our Clerk at Framiload being deceased, it has been thought proper to nominate and appoint Tho^s Beard for one year to the Office at the Sallary of 70^£ per annum, to take a Bond of £200 of W^m Beard as Security for the Companys assets.
It appearing the examination of the papers found in the House of Barnett Hole that he had received Tonnage to a very considerable amount for which he has never accounted, viz:
1811 March 29^th Ew^d Yates, £4..4..11½
1811 March 29^th Jn^o Yates, 5..-..3
1812 Octo^r 12 Adam Yates 5..10..4
1812 Octo"r 28 Adam Yates 3..9..8
1812 Octo^r 29 Tho^s Nurbury 1..17..4
Dec^r 7: Jn^o Wintle: 4..14..2½
Dec^r 11 Rich^d Collins: 3..6..2½
Dec^r 12 W^m Green: 3..14..3½
[Total] £31..19..3
1812 Nov^r 28: W^m GreenL 4..5..-½
Octo^r 7 Wintle: 2..6..-
Nov^r 14 W^m Green: 3..15,,10
Octo^r 17 W^m Green: 1..16..6
Mch 30 Jn^o Wintle: 7..16..2
Dec^r 24 Jan 7 Brinkworth 5..8..7 Millers Vessel this is accounted for the 28 March.
Nov 25 R Collins: 5..3..9½ D^o
Dec^r 30 8..3..10½ D^o
Sep 5 6..10..11 Millers
Dec^r 24 Collins 3..6..1½ D^o
Nov^r 7 Brinksworth: 4..14..10 D^o
Mch 18 Ew^d Roberts 4..10..10 D^o
Aug^t 1 Collins: 4..19..7½ D^o
Seo 21, 23 Collins: 4;;6;;10½ D^o
Mch 26 1811 Ew^d Yates: 4..9..7
Mch 29: Tho^s Wilcox: 2..5..3
Mch 31 Jn^o Baker: 1..6..9
Mch 29 W^m Longney: 1..6..7
Jan 5 1813 Jn^o Whitmore: 2..17..-
Jan 5 1813 Jn^o Whight: 2..18..3
Octo^r 25 1811 Ja^s Pride: -..16..4
Sep 15 1812 Brewin & Co: 3..18..-
July 8 Bowkley: 4..12..-
Jan^y 14 J Batman: 2..6..-
Jun 20L Miller: 5;;11;;9
[Total] £99.12..6
Adjourned this Meeting to Monday the 12^th of April next at one o'Clock in the Afternoon at the Committee room at Walbridge.
