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Claim for loss of property #4698 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4698 Harriet Biggin Shop Keeper No. 11 Alma Street, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property   Load of Coke destroyed   2s 6d  
    Loss of Trade in consequence of having the shop closed 7 days £1 15s    
    Loss of & damage to Furniture comprising Chairs Tables Kitchen Utensils, Case Clock & Brushes £5 12s 6d  
    Loss of and damage to Wearing Apparel viz. Dress Coat Overcoats Waistcoats Wellington Boots Mens Shoes, Elastic Sides - Stockings Clean Clothes damaged Pair Girls Shoes £5 14s    
    2 Pigs, one had to be killed and the other was considerably damaged £3 5s    
    Loss of Stock in Trade 2½ lb Tobacco 1 lb Cigars 2 lb Polony - Pork Pies, Herrings, Tea Cakes - Spice Bread Confectionary - Pickles Spices, Work Boxes, containing Hosiery 12 lb Butter Bag of Bran and other numerous Articles £6 15s 11d  
    Books Spoiled and destroyed Colenso's & Chamber's Arithmetics, Bird's Dictionary Tait's Algebra, Chamber's Book Keeping Shakespeare's Poems - and other works £1 19s    
    Expenses of cleaning house and Furniture   10s    
        £25 13s 11d  
  Certificate Granted
4 June 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £16      

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