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August 25 |
With Hamilton to Birmingham |
August 26 |
To Derby, Leicester and Nottingham - to see the Subcommittees at each place, then back to Derby and thence to London |
August 29 |
Called on Buck, Ord, Williams & Co., Scott etc. then down to Leicester |
August 30 |
Interview with Mr Berridge, then up to London again and thence back again to Leicester |
August 31 |
Returned home. Canal business. Bank labourers pay day etc. |
September 2 |
To Manchester. Called on Hamilton and Buck |
September 3 |
Meeting with Mr Buck and Mr Hamilton. Returned home. With Mr Watts on canal business |
September 4 |
At canal office with Mr Norbury etc. To London |
September 5 |
Called on Mr Glyn. Audience with the Board of Trade in company with Hamilton, Macaulay and Buck |
September 6 |
Attended the Board of Directors of the London & Birmingham Railway. Meeting Ord, Buck, Gravatt etc. Down to Manchester |
September 7 |
Sending out new plans and prospectus. Returned home |
September 9 |
To Manchester |
September 11 |
From Manchester to Birmingham |
September 12 |
Railway Committee at Birmingham. Returned home |
September 16 |
To Manchester. Slept at Hamilton's |
September 17 |
Allotment of Churnet Valley Railway shares. Slept at Hamilton's |
September 19 |
Macclesfield Canal committee - gave up the principal agency of the canal |
September 25 |
Issuing railway scrip at Manchester and getting deeds signed. Dined with Critchley |
September 28 |
Issuing scrip at Macclesfield |
October 1 |
Interview with Lord Dalhousie and the Board of Trade (London). Issuing scrip and getting deeds signed |
October 9 |
Churnet Valley Railway Committee at Queen's Hotel, Birmingham. Thence to Manchester |
October 12 |
Messrs Watts and Norbury audited the canal accounts.
Received a present as a Testimonial from the servants of the Macclesfield Canal Company |
