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Claim for loss of property #4886 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4886 Jonathan Needham Builder Johnson Street, Wicker, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property   Loss and damage sustained as follows: -        
    Dresser repairing new Blocks ...ousting [?] 8/6 Spring Table repairing New Pillow 4/6 Sofa Hair Seating etc. £3 12 Yards Rug carpeting 12/. 1 Door Mat 4/. Sack of Potatoes 4/3 4 Bottles Cowslip Wine 5/4 2 Bottles Catsup 5/. 1 Stone of Bread 2/3 Jars Broken and Pickles lost 7/6, 3 Panshons 2/. Water Pot 2/6 Oil Case 35/. 36 new Battens £4, 6 Battens 17/. 18 Saw Gates 2/3 Wood Rollers and Blocks £1 Cask of Cement 16/. Bag of Plaister of Paris 4/. Padlocks and Mortar Boards 10/. 1 Ton of Lime 10/. 8 Cwt of Putty 5/4 2 Men cleaning etc. 2 days each 14/. 2 Men cleaning yard 1 day 7/. John Clayton's charge for valuing 15/. £16 33s 5d  
    Credit by Salvage   -18s    
        £16 15s 5d  
  Certificate Granted
4 March 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £16 15s 5d  

Note: Line 2: 'Bag of Plaister of Paris' [sic; 'plaister' = obs. spelling]

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