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Raisbeck’s 34-line handwritten draft is addressed simply to ‘Sir’, he advises that he ‘cannot with satisfaction to [him]self aid the further progress of the Bill’. He continues, ‘I therefore take the liberty of addressing you as chairman of the compy. to tender my resignation as one of their Sol.s & to beg the favour of your making such a communication as you deem requisite or proper to the other proprietors on the subject’.
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14 March 1828
Sir
The Stockton & Darl’n. Railway Bill in its altered state must [illegible] prejudice the interests as well of the Town of Stockton as of some of my friends [illegible] friendly what is I feel bound to regard that on the consideration as that & often [illegible] of an unpleasant value which attend the conduct of he business I [illegible] I cannot with satisfaction to myself aid the further progress of the Bill & I therefore take the liberty of addressing you as Chairman of the Comp’y. & tender my resignation as one of their Sol’s. & so by the favor of your making such a consideration as you deem requisite or proper to the other [illegible] on the subject.
You & they however have my assurance & I hope you will do me this justice to believe that tho I shall consider myself at liberty to act as I may conceive most [illegible] with [illegible] to my [illegible] as a Share holder I shall be careful to avoid in the smallest degree [illegible] any confidence which has been [illegible] in me for [illegible]assionally.
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I have the honor to be Sir
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