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Claim for loss of property #3966 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  3966 John Stringer Innkeeper The Ball Inn, 84 Green Lane, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Loss of Business   To loss of business at my House in Consequence of the Ball Street Bridge been washed away by the Flood and causing a great Portion of my Customers to leave my House, through not having a Road over the River as before, From March 12th 1864 to October 28th 1864 ~ 34 weeks at 25/ per week £42 10s    
    To further loss likely to be Sustained by me in consequence of the above named ~ Bridge not been restored at once ~ Say 6 months from October 28th 1864 ~ 26 weeks at 25/ per week £32 10s    
        £75      
  Certificate Granted
1 March 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £15      

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