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Claim for loss of property #3881 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  3881 Mary Ann Clarke (Widow) Charwoman 19 Joiner Lane, Wicker, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Absolute Owner   Loss and damage in kitchen to the following
Goods and effects ~ 4 Chairs Broke 10/- ~ Pots and Pansheons Broke 4/- 2 Pair Boots 16/- 1 Mat Washed away 1/- Hearth rug completely destroyed 7/- Table Damaged 1/6 and other Damage to smaller articles 5/- estimated at 42/6
£2 2s 6d  
    Loss and Damage in Cellar ~ 30 Hundredweights Coal spoilt with mud and slime 13/6 Bread Beef Milk and other provisions completely spoilt 10/- 2 Fowls Drowned 6/- 14 Days Cleaning mud out of cellar Front room Kitchen and back yard 28/- £2 17s 6d  
    Loss and damage in Front Room Sofa very much damaged 10/- Mahogany Chest of Drawers very much damaged 10/- Chairs damaged 7/- One piece of Carpet 10/- one small Hearth rug washed away 5/- and other small articles all washed away 5/- £2 7s    
    Cupboard Doors washed open and Goods washed away Including 2 pair Womens Boots 10/- Chest of Drawers spoilt etc. etc. 20/- £1 10s    
        £8 17s    
  Certificate Granted
6 January 1865
Assessed by Consent at £8 17s    

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