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Claim for loss of property #26 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  26 James Robinson Engineer Reginalds Street late of Harvest Lane No. 29  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Personal Property   2 Stone of Flour at 1/8 per Stone   3s 4d  
    ¼ lb of Tea 4/4   1s 1d  
    ½ lb of Coffee at 1/8 per pound     10d  
    Prize Poultry Namely 2 hens and one cock   12s    
    One hair decked mahogany sofa broken and badly damaged £2 10s    
    Drapery namely Dresses, childrens frocks, peticotes chemise stockings hankerchiefs etc   16s    
    Three Chairs Broken and three badly damaged polishing them and replacing   9s    
    Pots broken namely plates dishes cups & saucers. Jugs and two very large plates   11s    
    One pair of Mens Boots   18s    
    One pair of Womens Boots   9s    
    One pair of Girls Boots   5s    
    Three pair of strong boys shoes one pair at 7/6 per pair and one pair 6/6 £1 1s 6d  
    Men got to assist us to clean our own house and goods & to assist to move us to another house   12s 6d  
    Reading Books of various sorts and 2 slates   8s    
    Drawings lost from Bruce Works namely one sett of 20 horse condensing steam engine drawings £8 10s    
    and one sett of 18 horse high pressure Steam Engine drawings for a pair to work together £6 8s    
    and one sett for a 12 horse high pressure Steam Engine £4 10s    
    and one sett for a 8 horse high pressure Steam Engine £3 10s    
    One valuable book of working dimensions of Engine the size when finished and weights of all the caskings from a one horse up to a 150 Horse power & also dimensions of Laithe machines of various sorts £5      
    Three setts of Jay Engine models broken and a pair of them lost £1 10s    
    Two pair of Boys Boots at 8/9 per pair   17s 6d  
        £39 2s 9d  
  Certificate Granted
2 June 1865
Assessed by Agreement at £28      

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