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Claim for loss of property #4196 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4196 Edward Hoycard Inn Keeper Shakespear Inn, Hillsboro'  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  As Owner of Personal Property, consisting of Household Furniture Stock in Trade etc. of an Inkeeper in the Shakespeare Inn, Hillsboro as Tenant   Yard Stable etc.        
    Two clothes Horse and Towel Rail washed away   15s    
    Wearing Apparel Linen etc. washed away        
    6 Boston Stools   18s    
    Damage done to Tables   10s    
    Bagatelle Room        
    Sow Pig washed away £6 10s    
    7 Pigs 16 weeks old washed away at 15/ £5 5s    
    2 Game Cocks   15s    
    20 Hens at 2/ each £2      
    4 Pig Troughs   12s    
    Racks mangers and Partition Stable £4 4s    
    3 Hole Corn Bin £1 10s    
    3 large Swill Tubs £1 4s    
    3 Buckets 2/6   7s 6d  
    2½ Sacks Barley Meal £2 4s    
    1 Sack of Oates   11s    
    About 8 Stone Barley (hen Feed)   8s    
    About ½ Ton of Hay £2 5s    
    About 20 Bats of Straw   5s    
    Skittle Stone Ball and Pins washed away £1 5s    
    30 Hundredweights Coals   18s 10d  
    10 Hundredweights Gas Coke   8s    
    2 Tons Manure   8s    
    Manure Fork 3/6 Two Shovels 6/   9s 6d  
    2 Hay Forks   3s    
    Parlour - Room floor washed away        
    25 Yards of floor Oil Cloth spoiled £3 15s    
    Hearth Rug washed away   8s    
    Fender and Fire Irons   16s    
    Damage done to a slate Bottomed Bagatelle Board £4 10s    
    9 Ivory Balls away £1 18s    
    6 Cues   18s    
    Damage done to Fender, Fire Irons etc.   3s 6d  
    Bar        
    Floor oil cloth spoiled £1 5s    
    Cocoa Matting £1 2s    
    Bar Parlour        
    18 yards Brussels Carpet spoiled £3 3s    
    Hearth Rug   12s    
    Damage done to two Hair Seated Sofas, 6 Mahogany Chairs, Tables, Fire Irons etc.
Paid recovering and repolishing
£6 6s    
    Kitchen        
    Cooking utensils washed away missing £1 10s    
    Cellar        
    2 Stone Bread 6/ Pork spoiled 10/6 Cheese spoiled 16/8 £1 13s 2d  
    2 Loads Potatoes washed away   16s    
    About ½ ton Sweed Turnips, washed away   10s    
    About 20 Gallons Vinegar lost £1      
    2 Gallons Black Beer and Bottle washed away   18s    
    3 Gallons Cordials washed away 27/ 36 Gallons XXX Beer washed away 66/ £4 13s    
    18 Gallons Cask of Bitter Beer washed away £2      
    3 Beer Machine pipes twisted and broken by the force of the Water and taps washed out of the barrels, loss £4 10s    
    About 8 dozen Pint Bottles of Ale and Porter washed away £2      
    5 Gallons Whiskey at 16/ per Gallon £3 15s    
    4½ Gallons Rum at 16/ per Gallon £3 12s    
    1½ Gallons French Brandy at 26/ per Gallon £1 19s    
    3½ Gallons British Brandy at 16/ per Gallon £2 16s    
    2 pair Mens Boots 20/ 1 pair Womans Boots 14/6 £1 14s 6d  
    1 pair Boys Boots 8/ 2 Chemizes 7/   15s    
    2 Mens Flannel Shirts 8/ 2 Womens Peticoats 10/   18s    
    2 Checked Woolen Shirts 18/ 3 pair of Sheets 36/ £2 14s    
    5 Pillow Slips 5/ 4 pair Worsted Stockings 8/   13s    
    Paid Men for cleaning out the Sloush from Cellar etc. £4 4s    
    Paid Charwoman for Scouring, Whitewashing etc. £1 10s    
    Loss of business and Sundry expenses not charged £10 10s    
        £113 3s    
  Certificate Granted
11 January 1865
Assessed by Consent at £91 2s 6d  

Note: Shakespear [sic]; Inkeeper [sic]; Sweed [sic]; Peticoats [sic]

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