Document 31, Letter from Mr Errington to Mr Heron 1 May 1783, p 1
| Mr. Heron* | Dr. Sir | |||
| Newcastle upon Tyne | I have seen Mr. White of the Ho of | |||
| Commons this morning he has staggar’d me | ||||
| so much with respect to the possibility of | ||||
| Carrying our bill with the petition of the Ma- | ||||
| gistrates against us, that I am quite at a loss | ||||
| what to do, & must desire you wd not set out | ||||
| till you hear again from me. Mr. Wallace is | ||||
| to be in Town tomorrow I will consult with | ||||
| him & let you know the result as soon as | ||||
| I can get an audience. Smeaton has seen | ||||
| Wooller*, who informs him that Pochernell* | ||||
| Made Borings in the river previous to Mr. | ||||
| Smeaton being concern’d, & even sunk a well | ||||
| near the river, in all which he found soft | ||||
| matter at a certain depth. & which he Wooller | ||||
| himself felt, & desisted building a bridge upon | ||||
| piles on account of the soft matter he found in | ||||
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Transcribed by KS and PF