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Claim for loss of property #4173 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4173 James Edward Drabble Surgeon Dentist Number 55 Wicker, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  As the Owner of Personal Property in a House in my occupation situated Number 55 Wicker Sheffield consisting of Furniture Utensils and Clothing etc.   Two legs broken off Sofa 12/6 Damage to other furniture 40/ £2 12s 6d  
    Pickled Walnuts and Cabbage spoiled   10s    
    6 Jars of Preserves spoiled   10s    
    Clothes Horse Broken   2s    
    4 dozen Tooth paste spoiled 12/ per dozen £2 8s    
    Consulting Room        
    30 Yards Brussels carpet completely spoiled at 3/ Yard £4 10s    
    Hearth Rug   16s    
    Fender Fire Irons and ashes pan repolishing etc.   10s    
    Consulting Room        
    Passage        
    Oil Cloth spoiled   18s 6d  
    Three door mats   10s 6d  
    Kitchen        
    Oil Cloth spoiled 42/ Hearth Rug spoiled 10/6 £2 12s 6d  
    Damage done to the Furniture etc. in Kitchen £3 10s    
    Breakage in pots, panshons, Crockery etc.   10s 6d  
    Cellar        
    2 Stone Bread 4/ Meat spoiled 10/6   14s 6d  
    2 pounds Butter spoiled, Lard spoiled 4/   6s 6d  
    One 18 Gallons Barrell of Beer only just tapped. The tap was forced out either by the force of the water or oscillation of the Barrel (loss 16 Gallons)   18s 8d  
    About 30 Hundredweights of Coal spoiled   15s    
    3 large Panshons broken 10d each   2s 6d  
    Maiden and Bread pot broken   5s    
    6 pair Shoes spoiled £2 8s    
    Damage done to the Childrens Clothes £2 2s    
    Paid men for removing Sloush out of the cellar, house and yard etc. and allowance £3   6d  
    Paid women for cleaning scouring etc.   15s    
    Loss in Business at the least £7      
        £38 8s 2d  
  Certificate Granted
19 June 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £24      

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