Sat 20 Mar 1830
From John R Denyer
To Messrs N. Sheppard & Co
Bristol
I gave your Mr Salmon an order for 4 pieces of Timber … under a positive engagement on his part to select 4 Clean prime pieces pointing out most particularly to him that unless they were so they would be perfectly useless for the purpose required … I have just got the last of the 4 pieces from the pit & I think taking them together such a lot of trash never left a respectable yard … not the way accustomed to conduct business for this Company & request Mr Salmon be instructed not to call here.
