Alexander Fothergill and the Richmond to Lancaster Turnpike Road, by Marie Hartley, Joan Ingilby, David S. Hall and Leslie P. Wenham

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Alexander Fothergill and the Richmond to Lancaster Turnpike Road ; the diary and other documents transcribed, indexed and introduced by Marie Hartley, Joan Ingilby, David S. Hall and Leslie P. Wenham

Alexander Fothergill (1709-1788) surveyor, attorney, farmer and diarist, was a member of the fourth generation of a Quaker family who lived at Carr End in Raydale, Wensleydale. In 1751 he was appointed surveyor for the turnpike road. These surviving sections of his diary are a unique record, providing details on everything from the fixing of turnpike gates to the appointment of barkeepers