Volume Eight - Pre-Victorian to the present day - more aspects - To dredge the River Ely - 1860's

The Bill of Sale, [323] dated 9th July 1863, between Richard Henry Mitchell and Tobias Harry Tilly of Falmouth provides fascinating detail about the vessel.

The dredging vessel was named 'Briton' and the Bill of Sale was specifically for a steamer with the official number of the ship being 45,228.