Alexander Fothergill and the Richmond to Lancaster Turnpike Road. The diary and other documents transcribed, indexed and introduced

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Author(s) Hartley, Marie, et al (eds)
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1985
Pages 271pp
Publisher North Yorkshire County Council
Place Published Northallerton

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Name National Library of Scotland
City Edinburgh
County Lothian
Country Scotland
Postcode EH1 1EW
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Document transcriptions, etc

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Largely consists of transcriptions of the daily journal, 1751-75, of Fothergill which details his day to day work re the turnpike [pp17-161]; a descriptive schedule of papers, including accounts, relating to the operation of the turnpike with extracts from several papers [pp162-229]. Also includes an essay on Fothergill and on the turnpike