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Claim for loss of property #40 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  40 Alfred Beckett and Charles Joseph Slater trading as Beckett Slater & Co. Steel Manufacturers and Merchants Green Lane  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Personal Property   Cast Steel Sheets worth 33.0.13 Sold at a loss of 13/6 per cast £22 6s 8d  
    Cast Steel Sheets worth 24.3.27 Sold at a loss of 11/6 per cast £14 7s 5d  
    66 Melting Pots @ 10d £2 15s    
    260 Melting pots lids @ 10d £2 3s 8d  
    220 Melting Pots Stands @ 1½d £1 7s 6d  
    15 Cut White Clay 42/. £1 11s 6d  
    1 Ton Stannington Clay 8/.   8s    
    5 Ton Derby Clay 26/. £6 10s    
    5 Ton Coke in Furnaces 15/. £3 15s    
    1 Ton Coal 10/6   10s 6d  
    5 cwt. Ground Coke dust 1/9   8s 9d  
    24 Furnaces newly built Stone and materials destroyed 10 Tons Furnace Stone 13/. £6 10s    
    6 Tons Ganister 6/6 £1 19s    
    The following finished Saws damaged        
    235 Long Saws 23 Circulars, 13 dozen short saws 415 machine shaw knives. rubbing - re-etching rewrapping - paper labels. and labour £3 3s 6d  
    The following finished Files damaged        
    394 dozen machinists files, cleaning, and re-oiling & papering £9 4s    
    Best C. J. [?] 38.2.0 cost 38/. Used as [?] at 32/. £12 7s    
    Best C. J. [?] 12.0.0 Ingots cost 33/. Used as common at 23/. £13 16s    
    10 Tons Coke in Sheds 15/. £7 10s    
    Joiners Bills for Repairs £3 9s 6d  
    5 Tons Steel spoilt at £8 £40      
    Cost of Cogging same for re-melting £2 £10      
    Second Furnaces partly used £8 9s    
    Workmen's Wages 13 days £31 3s 2d  
    Weighing Machine repairing £1 5s    
        £205   2d  
  Certificate Granted
2 June 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £200      

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