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We have included letters to Mr Milner of the Grand Junction Canal company at Blisworth, from firms that were based along the canal from Cosgrove to Buckingham. They are copies of letters from our archives showing the problems of the day, for instance lack of water in the cut, weed problems and leakages. The letters from Hores Pattesson & Bathurst are reproduced by kind permission of Judy Hayter and are copies of correspondence between Col H W Harris of Thornton Hall who is trying to determine whether he has fishing rights to the canal passing through his land at Thornton. The last letter refers to a request from Mr Roberts of Deanshanger who is paying a fee to fish at Thornton requesting that due to his age could he be accompanied by a friend without paying a further fee.We do not have the reply but understand from local sources that this was indeed granted. The black edgeing around the replys are there as a mark of respect and sign of mouring to the death of Queen Victoria. The inclusion of Post Office, Station and Telegraphic address shows how much they would have relied on public transport and communication during these years, in fact some of the replies appear to be turned around within 48hrs. I particularly liked the Telegram address of the Grand Junction Canal Office in London as 'Waterways London' and the phone number 'Gerrard 1899' which I am sure would have some significance. Paragraphs have been copied to include punctuation and spelling mistakes as written. | ||
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