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Proposals humbly offered to the consideration of the nobility and gentry of the counties of Essex, Kent and Sussex, for a road from Stump-Cross, in the hamlet of Moulsham, in the parish of Chelmsford, to and over Galley-Wood Common, through Stock and Billericay, and from Brentwood, to be joined at or near Little Burstead church, by Dunton Blacksmith's through Horndon to the River Thames at or near Tilbury Fort; : and for establishing proper ferry-boats to and from Gravesend. So as to make a safe and speedy communication between the counties of Essex and Kent, and the adjacent counties
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Item No. 5. Mr. Sadler's Ascent with Capt. Paget, from the Mermaid Gardens, Hackney, August 12th, 1811. Descended near Tilbury Fort, Essex
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