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Claim for loss of property #3922 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  3922 William Walker Timber Merchant 67 Corporation Street  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property   Paid for emptying cellars and passage £1 4s    
    Paid for washing the wall and swilling the Cellars and whitewashing the same four times over to get rid of the smell £1 5s    
    4 Loads of potatoes spoiled £1 12s    
    1 Load of Coal sludged and would not burn   10s    
    4 Bottles of sherry Wine broken £1      
    1 Quart of Pale Brandy   8s    
    1 Quart of Gin   4s 6d  
    1 Lot of Broken Bottles   4s    
    Pickles and Milk   5s    
    Butter 2 pounds   2s 4d  
    Meat   4s    
    1 Bottle of Black Beer   2s    
    1 Stone Bread 2/ ~ Maiden Pot 2/6 ~ Pansheon 10d   5s 4d  
    2 Buckets 5/ ~ 1 lading Can 4d 1 Whitewash brush 1/6   6s 10d  
    Broom got for the purpose of cleaning the place out   2s    
    Cleaning out sough which was choked up by the flood £1 10s    
    Damage to cellar ceiling   2s 6d  
        £9 7s 6d  
  Certificate Granted
17 June 1865
Assessed by Consent at £8      

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