To Willoughby J. Bean, Esq., The Firs, Wests Mersea.
At a General Meeting of the Dredgermen of West Wersea, and their Friends of that parish, held in the National School-room, West Mersea, on September 21st, 1894, it was unanimously resolved to present an ADDRESS, with a GOLD OYSTER, as a token of their esteem and gratitude for the arduous and successful efforts made by you in sercuring the passing of the SHELL FISH ACT, 1894, which prohibits the removal of Culch from any Public Oyster Grounds, whereby the Common Grounds of the Blackwater, the Colne and the Crouch Rivers were preserved to the Public in perpetuity.
Dredgermen
George Avis,
Walter Avis,
Alfred Avis,
Percy Avis,
William Aldous,
William Balls,
William Banks,
Henry Banks Sen.,
Henry Banks Jun.,
George Brand,
William Brand,
Thomas Brand,
Mark Brand,
John Brand,
James Brand,
James Broyd,
William Bullock,
John Burgess,
Thomas Carter Sen.,
Thomas Carter Jun.,
Samuel Carter Sen.,
Samuel Carter Jun.,
Charles Carter,
Clarke Carter,
William Carter,
John Chatters,
Arthur Chatters,
Chas. Chatters Sen.,
Chas. Chatters Jun.,
Munson Cooke,
Daniel Cook,
Robert Cooke,
Charles Cook,
George Cook,
Robert Cudmore,
Henry Cudmore,
George Cudmore,
Arthur Cudmore,
William Cundy,
Charles Cutts Sen.,
Charles Cutts Jun.,
Fred Cutts,
Thomas Dewit Sen.,
Thomas Dewit Jun.,
Abram Dewit,
George Dudley,
Arthur Ennew,
Daniel Ennew,
Benjamin Ennew,
Lewis French,
George French,
Jesse French,
Samuel French Sen.,
Samuel French Jun.,
George French,
Jesse French,
Samuel French Sen.,
Samuel French Jun.,
James French Sen.,
James French Jun.,
John French Sen.,
John French Jun.,
Thomas French,
Henry French,
Travers Farthing,
Samuel Gentry,
Arthur Gentry,
William Hardy,
William Haward,
Boatman Haward,
Adam Haward,
Sidney Hewes,
Fred R. Hewes,
Benjamin Hewes,
William Hewes,
J.W. Hewes,
George Hewes,
Benjamin Hewes,
John Hewes Sen.,
John Hewes Jun.,
Henry G. Hewes,
Charles Hewes,
James Hewes Jun.,
Henry Hempstead,
Fred Hempstead,
George Hempstead,
James Inward,
Zeb Milgate,
Peter Moss,
Joseph Munson,
John Mussett Sen.,
John Mussett Jun.,
Whitey Mussett,
Reuben Mussett,
Edward Mussett,
William Mussett,
George Mussett Sen.,
William Mussett,
James Mole Sen.,
James Mole Jun.,
Thomas Mole,
George Moles,
R. Herbert Mole,
Victor Mole,
John Mole,
Edward Mole,
George Mole,
Charles Moles,
Frederick Moles,
Arthur Owen,
Edward Pullen,
A. John Pullen,
Charles Pullen,
Peter Pullen,
Samuel Pullen,
William Pullen,
William Pullen,
Merton Pullen,
Frank Pullen,
John Pullen,
John Pullen,
James Pullen,
Frederick Pullen,
Zac Pullen,
Jesse Pullen,
Benjamin Pullen,
Isaac Pullen,
Edwin Pullen,
George Stoker,
Charles Stoker,
Thomas Stoker,
Robert South,
William Southgate,
William Sheldrick,
William Trim,
William Vince,
Arthur Vince,
Albert Woolfe,
Robert Woodward
Friends of Dredgermen
Dr. Herbert Faulke,
Dr. Rupert Naylor,
David Craig Esq.,
Mrs Craig,
Mrs May,
Mr Daniel R. Cock,
Mr Elijah Cooke,
Mr Edwin Cooke,
Mr W.H. Cooke,
Mr S.C. White,
Mr F.W. Shead,
Mr J.S. Smith,
Mr G.F. Smith,
Mr J.S. Parmenter,
Mr G. Aldous,
Mr E. Whiffen,
Mr S. Mussett,
Mr R. Underwood,
Mr W. Rudlin,
Mr Percy Rudlin,
Mr J. Hempstead,
Mr W.H. Traveller,
Mr J.S. Amos,
Mr E. Amos,
Mr J. Thorpe,
Mr A. Turner,
Mr F. Cudmore,
Mr W. Heard,
Mr James Craig
Committee
George Brand, Chairman
William Pullen,
Geo. W. Hewes,
Samuel Musset, Sen.,
Benj. Ennew
James Hempstead, Hon. Treasurer,
Gustavus Parkes, R.N., Secretary
Date: c1895
