Record

Document Reference	Ne C 9120/1
Title	Letter from A. Lawson, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, to [Henry Pelham-Clinton] Earl of Lincoln [later 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne]; 16 Jan. 1846
Date	16 January 1846
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Writes concerning the railway which passes through crown land at Thornton Bridge; discusses parliamentary business relating to the Boroughbridge branch line of the Harrogate to Ripon line; reports that a parliamentary committee has recommended that the line should be 'funded for Boroughbridge'; discusses the willingness of the railway company to insert a clause into the bill allowing for compensation to be paid.
Term	parliamentary business, bills, Harrogate to Ripon railway
	railways, development, Harrogate to Ripon
	government business, Office of Woods, crown lands

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA13740	Lawson; Andrew (1800-1853); Mr; M.P. Knaresborough 1834-1837 1841-1847; stood for Boroughbridge 1826?	1800-1853
NA945	Clinton; Henry P.F. Pelham- (1811-1864); 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; styled Earl of Lincoln until 1851	1811-1864

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