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Claim for loss of property #4280 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4280 George Wever Cooper Wicker, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property   Loss & damage as follows        
    Stockhouse in Sheldon Row containing 57 Casks value 20/. Each & of which only 11 remain the rest being washed away £46      
    Storehouse in Sheldon Row containing 3 Standards of Timber at £6.15.0 per Standard, carriage of which cost £4 and the sawing £6.15.8 the greatest portion of which was washed away and the remainder rendered unfit for use £31 8s    
    Cellar under Storehouse in Sheldon Row containing Timber for Cases and Staves for Casks and of which a great portion have been washed away £10      
    Storehouse underneath Workshops in the Wicker which contained 100 Casks value 7/. Each & of which the are only 70 remaining the rest being washed away £13 10s    
    Storehouse and Workshops containing Timber - Hoops, etc. which were damaged considerably & a large portion washed away £20      
    [Damage to Workshop and Storehouse] Causing a loss of Claimants & his Workmens Tools £15      
    Loss of 4 Casks of Flour & other Provisions £9      
    Loss of Clothing £10      
    Paid Labourers and Workmen for removing Mud & cleaning the Premisies 10 days @ 30/. Per day £15      
    Claimant & Son assisting in cleaning 10 days @ 12/. Per day £6      
    Loss of Business £10      
        £185 18s    
  Certificate Granted
3 July 1865
Assessed at £104      

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