Letter – Martin Morrison to Robert Stagg – 29 Aug 1825

      N[ew]Castle 29 August 1825

Rt Stagg Esqr

Marton House – Appleby



      Measures are in progress to apply to Parliament next Session, to obtain an Act for a Turnpike Road from Cows Hill in Weardale, down Allendale to join the Turnpike above Hexham, in which is included a branch road from it, at Allendale Town, leading up West Allen past Coalcleugh & to join the Turnpike at Nenthead. – As this branch will shorten your Lead Carriage from Nenthead Mill downwards and give other facilities advantageous to your Establishments, may I hope Your Company will subscribe a sum towards completing so desirable an object – Colonel Beaumont has subscribed £5000 and others have Contributed under the impression that the Tolls will yield, upon the Estimate of the Cost, an Interest of 4 ½ p[er]c[ent] p[er]ann[u]m; but We are still short of the sum required by Parliament on the introduction of the Bill, which is 2/3rds of the amount. –

      I shall be happy to receive your favorable answer, and to afford, thro’ Mr W Crawhall, any further information that you may require.

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