Dissolution of George, Price, and Ferrabee Partnership
The completion of the Thames & Severn Navigation and Stroudwater Navigation, known as the "Navigation", in 1789 made it possible for boats to travel between the River Severn and River Thames, opening access to the major cities of Bristol and London and their ports.
At some point John Ferrabee had entered into partnership with local coal merchant John George and local timber merchant John Price to transport material between Bristol and Brimscombe Port near Stroud. This partnership was dissolved at the end of 1833 by "mutual consent" for some unknown reason. The dissolution was reported on the first Friday of 1834 in the London Gazette which was the "publication of record" for such announcements.
Numb. 19116.
~ DIEU ET MON DROIT ~
The London Gazette. Published by Authority.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1834.
WE, the undersigned, John George, of Brimscombe Port, in the County of Gloucester, Coal-Merchant, John Price, of Stroud, in the County aforesaid, Timber Merchant, and John Ferrabee, of Phoenix Foundry, in the Parish of Stroud aforesaid, Iron founder, do hereby give notice, that the Partnership hitherto subsisting between us, as Carriers by Water, between the City of Bristol and Brimscombe Port aforesaid, under the name, style, or firm of John George and Company, bath been this day dissolved by mutual consent.- Witness our hands this 31st day of December 1833.
- John George.
- Jno. Price.
- John Ferrabee.
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