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Claim for loss of property #3848 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  3848 James Bennett Grocer 208 Gibralter Street, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property   Particulars of loss on my premises        
    98 pounds Fine Congou - cost 3/7½ per pound £17 15s 3d  
    86 pounds Fine Congou - cost 2/2 per pound £9 6s 4d  
    28 pounds Orange Pekoe - cost 3/6 per pound £4 18s    
    8 Cannisters Mustard 2/6 each £1      
    12 Boxes Blacking 1/6 say half 9d   9s    
    8 Gross Blacking 2/10 say half 1/5   11s 4d  
    6 Dozen Decimal Candles 6/2 half 3/1   18s 6d  
    14 pounds Powder Blue   7s    
    1 Hundredweight Carbonate Soda   14s    
    1 Hundredweight Soda Ash   12s    
    4 Hundredweights Soap 26/- say half 13/- £2 12s    
    2 Hundredweights Soap 35/- say half 17/6 £1 5s    
    3 Bushels Peas 6/- say half 4/-   12s    
    14 pounds Spanish Juice 10d   11s 8d  
    4 Gross Washing Powders 3/6   14s    
    Quantity of Paper   10s    
    14 pounds Tea Bags 7d   8s 2d  
    14 pounds Ball Blue 6½d   7s 7d  
    The above furnished to the company        
    4 Boxes Toilet Soap 24 pounds each 6d per pound 2.8.0        
    1 Box Orange Pekoe 28 pounds part damaged cost 3/6 say half amount 2.9.0        
    The Peas were entirely spoilt 6.0 £5 3s    
    Loss of Business £15      
        £63 14s 10d  
  Certificate Granted
16 June 1865
Assessed by Consent at £43 11s    

Note: Gibralter [sic] - misspelling of Gibraltar

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