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Claim for loss of property #2687 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  2687 Henry Smith Chimney Sweeper & Soot Dealer No. 65 Page Bank, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  (none given)   Damages & loss sustained by me in my Soot House & Soot Yard, situate in Harvest Lane, Sheffield        
    40 Bags of Soot @ 4/7½ per Bag, placed in the yard, ready to be sent off on the Saturday, to the order of Mr Joseph Curtis, Norwell - near Newark £9 5s    
    In Soot House        
    35 Bags of Soot all Spoilt @ 5/½ per Bag £8 16s 10d  
    20 Empty Soot Bags @ 2s £2      
    160 Quarters of loose Soot all Spoilt @ 3/6 per Qr. £28      
    Damage to Soot House & wages of 3 men employed 5 days in removing the accumulated mud & rubbish £5      
    2 weeks loss of time through the Flood £3      
    Loss from forced sale of Soot through not being able to use my Soot House for Storing Soot £3      
    75 Soot Bags destroyed which had been sent to me by Mr Henry Betson, Soot Dealer of Reford, for which he holds me responsible @ 1/3 per Bag £4 13s 9d  
    Deduct realization of some Soot & Mud sold by me by order of Mr Eadon who acted as Agent for the Sheffield Water Works Company £-1 -10s    
        £62 5s 7d  
  Certificate Granted
6 January 1865
Assessed by Consent at £40      

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