Tue 30 Nov 1830
From John R Denyer
To Mr Richard Parker
12 foot 4 inches is the extreme breadth at which a vessel will pass through this Canal, & 64 feet long, exclusive of the rudder.
Letter received from some proprietors in Staffordshire “If Mr Parker could reduce the rate … for Pig & Bar Iron & heavy Castings from Gloucester to London a very considerable trade in these Articles may be expected … We find the Iron sent Coast wise does not give satisfaction in consequence of the charges added to the Freight & uncertainty as to time”.
