Document 70, Letter to Mr Heron from Mr Letteney, 1 January 1787
| Mr Heron Esqr* | 159 | |||
| Newcastle upon | ||||
| Tyne | Dr Sir | |||
| Errington v Aynsley & ors – I deferrd answering your | ||||
| favor 'till I had seen Mr Scott. He conceives the point in the | ||||
| 1 Janry 1787 | Cause to be, the impracticability of building a Bridge on | |||
| Mr Lettenys Lre as to | the same Plan & situation, that woud have a Chance | |||
| the Interrs | of remaining there for any length of Time. Donkin must | |||
| therefore be interrogated under the 4. & 5th Interrs and as | ||||
| it may be proper to prove the Justice's directing an | ||||
| Estimate to be made by Mr Smeaton in order to ascertn | ||||
| the Sum to be pd by Mr Errington to the County, that may | ||||
| be done under the last Interry. The Chancellor havg | ||||
| signifyed to the Defendts Counsell that they could | ||||
| expect nothing more at the hearing than [on?] Jugmt | ||||
| of Quant Damt, I should think the Co woud now be | ||||
| dispos'd to accept of a Sum to be asertained or as | ||||
| ascertained by Smeaton & discharge Mr E. from his Oblign | ||||
| Shaftoe. I will write to him to morrow and tho' I cannot | ||||
| find out by Entry, Letter or paper any thing about this | ||||
| here, yet he has in his Custody, Documents which | ||||
| will convince me, that his Agent pd [??] those 2 [??] | ||||
| This is what he has written to me & I shall [??] | ||||
| him; & send him my Notes for the Money, [agreed?] | ||||
| his [decision?] | ||||
| Blackett. I must make this matter the subject of ano[ther] | ||||
| Letter. Mrs L & Isabella join me in wishing y[ou] | ||||
| all, many happy returns of this Day I am | ||||
| Dr Sir | ||||
| Yr sincly | ||||
| J Letteney | ||||
| 1 Janry 1787 | ||||
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