Letter from John Rennie, London to Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton-upon-Tees

This represents some of the earliest contact between the two: ‘I am much obliged by the application of the friends of the proposed Canal or Railway to thee. My terms for surveying & reporting on Canals or Railways are £7.7 per day exclusive of what expenses in travelling or otherwise may be incurred …’ He indicates work could commence in the Spring if the terms are acceptable.