Handwritten letter from Mr Ludlow Bruges to Messrs Moule & Gore

June 16 1846
Gents
Your letter of the 12th inst did not reach me till this morning in consequence of my absence from home. As regards Messrs Awdry’s letter to you I have right ..... in the following papers [struck through] passages viz “Mr Brunel agreed and Mr Player thought it ........ to give £20 to cover the preliminary expenses of the Committee". This statement has not the slightest foundation. I saw Mr Brunel on the subject but only at the House of Commons in the presence of Mr Blandford & MrTims I stated to him that the Committee felt aggreived at being subjected to very heavy expenses last year in objecting to their Road being crossed on a level; and that now they were disinclined to accommodate the Company, unless some amends were made to them in respect of the costs in question. Indeed that it appeared ...... that a fraction of these costs had been unnecessarily & vexatiously incurred; & that so far the committee had a claim - not one word was said as to ….. nor was any offer whatever made by Mr the contrary; [underlined] When he left he said he would consider the proposal, and communicate with me; from that time to the present I have neither seen nor heard anything from him or anyone else. [underlined] ·

Yours faithfully
J M Ludlow ......

Messrs Gore & Maule

PS I think perhaps that you should show my letter to Messrs Awdry and the members of the committee who have seen their letter.