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Claim for loss of property #3293 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  3293 Joseph Boswell Wholesale & Retail Fruiterer, Greengrocer etc. 249 Shales Moor  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Personal   Cellars Cleaning and Emptying   15s    
    Carting dirt away   3s    
    1½ Loads Coal damaged & 1 Load Destroyed   10s    
    13 Jars Pickles destroyed @ 3/ £1 19s    
    3 Mats of Dates @ 22/6 £3 7s 6d  
    6 Mats of Figs - 3 cwt @ 28/ £4 4s    
    6 Boxes of Oranges @ 21/ £6 6s    
    4 Bags Barcelona Nuts damaged (Half Spoiled) @ 35/ £3 10s    
    4 Loads Seed Potatoes damaged @ 24/ £3      
    10 Loads Eating Potatoes destroyed @ 10/ £5      
    1 Ton Carrots destroyed @ 80/ £4      
    1 Ton Turnips damaged @ 30/   15s    
    2 Boxes Foreign Grapes destroyed @ 26/ £2 12s    
    10 lbs Beef destroyed @ 8/   6s 8d  
    2 lbs Butter destroyed @ 1/4   2s 8d  
    7 lbs Cheese destroyed @ 8d   4s 8d  
    2½ Stone of Bread @ 1/10   4s 7d  
    Shop - Goods damaged & destroyed under the Counter & on the Floor, viz - Potatoes, Onions, Nuts, Apples, Oranges, Figs, Grapes, Dates, etc. etc. £7      
    Shop cleaning, loss of time, Custom & Sundry Expenses £2 10s    
        £46 10s 1d  
  Certificate Granted
18 August 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £35      

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