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Claim for loss of property #2681 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  2681 Samuel Short Carter and keeps a Yard for the Sale of Coal No 25 Orchard Street, Harvest Lane  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Held under Lease from Mr Greaves for the Term of 800 Years   For damage to Property after the Floor as per Bills namely Timothy Pool for Joiner's work £4 2s 4d  
    George Reynolds for Painting 3 Cottages etc. £2      
    Samuel Bower for Papering 3 Houses & Time   16s 2d  
    Lewis Harrison for Glazing Windows   12s 4d  
    For opening the Sewers 9s Repairing Road Back of Property 14s £1 3s    
    To 13 weeks Rent of Two Cottages 1 at 2/9 & 1 at 2s from March 12th to June 13th £3 1s 9d  
    March 8th To loss of 1 Load of Coals owing by Alfred Hooker drowned   9s    
    March 2nd John Vaughan, drowned, Harvest Lane, for Coals   12s    
    One Horse drowned £23      
    One Cart 12.1.6 - Horse Cloth 8s - 1 Sett of Harness repaired £1.13.10 £14 3s 4d  
    Loss of Hay 1.4.0 - Horse Corn 15s - 3 Wheel Barrows £1.10.0 £3 9s    
    4 Wheel Barrows repairing 6s - 1 Clock repairing 28s - 1 Patent Mangle repairing 40s £3 14s    
    3 Chairs lost 9s - 1 large cask 7s - 15 Barn Door Fowls £1.14.0 £2 10s    
    Services of Engine Royal Office 10s Damage to Furniture 20s £1 10s    
    For Clothing lost, namely - 1 Waistcoat 5s, 1 Pair of Boots 10s   15s    
    One Scarf 2s - One Hat 4s - One Jacket own 18s - One Jacket Son's 15s £1 19s    
    One Pair of Trousers   9s    
    Samuel Short 21 days, Thomas Short 9 days, William Short 3 days - at 4s per day, removing mud & cleaning after the Flood £6 12s    
    Loss of time for Horse, 5 weeks @ 4s per day £6      
    3 Loads Coals @ 9s (washed out of Coal Yard) £1 7s    
    3 Houses Cleaning @ 5s each   15s    
    Loss of time Self 2 weeks @ 3s per day £1 16s    
    William Crawford for Mason's work £6   5d  
    To loss of Coals owing by John Ganon drowned, Neepsend   5s 6d  
        £87 1s 10d  
  Certificate Granted
26 May 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £70      

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