Mon 3 Sep 1832
From John R Denyer
To Mr Dunsford
Canal Office, Swindon
When Charles Twine reached this place Jul 23rd he enquired for a letter from you containing money to pay his tonnage or guaranteeing the payment of it & he expressed very great surprise (or pretended to do so) when informed nothing of the sort has arrived, at the same time stating the great inconvenience & loss that would arise to you & him if I detained his Boat, as you particularly wanted to return him immediately with stone for Birmingham & that unless he could reach a certain place on the Severn by a particular day, the tides would have passed away & he could not get over the shoal – As he had passed before under somewhat similar circumstances I was induced to listen to him, in order to give the necessary facility to the Stone which I was well aware could not be lightened, in the event of the Boat being unable to proceed, but as I have neither heard from you nor seen C. Twine or his Boat since I begin to fear there was little truth in his tale & shall feel obliged by your informing me, his tonnage amounts to £4. 5. Less the drawback, if any.
