Claim for loss of property #5424 – Particulars

	No. of Claim	Name of Claimant	Description of Claimant	Address of Claimant
	5424	Elizabeth Green	Widow and Shopkeeper	44 Harvest Lane, Sheffield

Nature of Claimant’s Interest		Particulars of Claim		Amount of Damages Claimed
Damage to Personal Property		Tobacco 7 pounds 3/3 1/2/9. Castor Oil 5 pounds 1/. 5/.	[Goods lost:] 1.7.9
		To Amount of Claim for Goods and Chattels lost and destroyed and Goods and Chattels damaged full particulars whereof are set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed		£142	1s	6d
		At the time of the Inundation my turn over in business was fully 25£ per Week upon which I obtained an average profit of 2£10 per week, and I claim for damages caused by total suspension of business during a period of 5 Weeks.		£12	10s
		In Consequence of the Inundation my average turn over in business has been reduced to 10£ per week and I estimate that it will take me 12 Months to restablish my business during which time I estimate that the damage will be		£75
		My trade Books were lost or otherwise damaged and many persons who stood indebted to me at the time of the Inundation have removed and died and my loss in consequence will not be less than		£40
		Mrs. Elizabeth Greens Claim Schedule referred to	[£.s.d]
		70 pounds Black Tea @ 3/ 10/10. 21 pounds Caper Tea @ 2/11 3/1/3	[Goods lost:] 13.11.3
		20 pounds Com. Tea @ 1/11 1/18/4 42 pounds Tea in Canisters 2/4 4/18/	[Goods lost:] 6.16.4
		6 dozen Crystal Sugar @ 5/10	[Goods lost:] 1.15.0
		6 pounds Orange Pekoe Tea @ 3/8	[Goods lost:] 1.2.0
		7 dozen Sugar @ 5/9 2/0/ 8 dozen Sugar @ 5/4 2/2/8	[Goods lost:] 4.2.11
		4½ dozen Sugar Lump @ 6/3 1/8/1½ 3½ Sugar Lump @ 5/6 1/8/3	[Goods lost:] 2.16.4½
		28 pounds Cocoa @ 50/ 12/6 9 pounds Coffee @ 1/ 9/	[Goods lost:] 1.1.6
		3 dozen ¼ pounds Coffee in Caddies @ 1/2	[Goods lost:] 0.3.9½
		¾ Box Scented Soap @ 7/	[Goods lost:] 0.5.3
		½ Box Scented Soap @ 14/	[Goods lost:] 0.7.0
		4 Hundredweights Best Pale Soap @ 33/	[Goods lost:] 6.12.0
		3 Hundredweights Mottled @ 31/6 4/14/6 ½ Soap @ 20/6 10/3	[Goods lost:] 5.4.9
		½ Hundredweight Curd Soap @ 42/ 21/ 4 dozen Currants @ 4/6 18/	[Goods lost:] 1.19.0
		5 dozen Currants @ 3/6 17/6 2 dozen Raisins @ 5/6 11/	[Goods lost:] 1.8.6
		1½ dozen Raisins @ 4/6 6/9 21 pounds Candied Peel @ 8d 14/	[Goods lost:] 1.0.9
		31 pounds Figs 2½ 6/5½ 18 Pots Marmalade 6½ 9/9	[Goods lost:] 0.16.2½
		7 pounds Carraway Seeds 4½ 2/7½ Carbonate of Soda 5/	[Goods lost:] 0.7.7½
		14 pounds Linseed 2/6 14 pounds Linseed Dust 2/6	[Goods lost:] 0.5.0
		Sundry Laces 1/10/ Cotton. Thread. Tapes and Needles. Hooks. Thimbles and Worsted 3/18/	[Goods lost:] 5.8.0
		4 dozen Ketchup 5/6 1/1/. 5 Tins Biscuits 11/11	[Goods lost:] 1.12.11
		24 Bottles Spices in 2 pounds each 7d	[Goods lost:] 1.8.0
		10 pounds Sugar Candy 7½ 6/3. 28 pounds Starch 5½ 12/10	[Goods lost:] 0.19.1
		3 ¾ Boxes Washing Powder	[Goods lost:] 0.13.1½
		14 pounds Saltpetre 6d 7/. Pork Pies 18/. Caddy of Snuff 10/.	[Goods lost:] 1.15.0
		21 Besoms 2½ 4/4½ Brushes 2/./. 14 pounds Chicory 6½ 7/7	[Goods lost:] 2.11.11½
		24 pounds Cheese 3d 6/. 4 dozen Pickles 5/6 1/2/.	[Goods lost:] 1.2.0, [Goods damaged:] 0.6.0
		6 Pecks Blue Peas 8/6. 1 Bushel Slit Peas 9/6	[Goods lost:] 0.18.0
		Hair Oil 2½ punds 1/. 2/6. Tincture of Rhubarb 2 pounds 2/4 4/8	[Goods lost:] 0.7.2
		Tincture of Senna 2 pounds 2/4 4/8. 1½ pounds Syrup Rhubarb 1/4 2/.	[Goods lost:] 0.6.8
		1 pound Syrup of Quills 1/4. ½ pound Oil Almonds 1/6 9d	[Goods lost:] 0.2.3
		1½ pound Magnesia 3/6 5/3. ½ pound Laudanum 2/6 1/3.	[Goods lost:] 0.6.6
		2 pounds Cough Balsam 2/4 4/8. 1½ pound Ind[?] Brandy 2/4 3/6	[Goods lost:] 0.8.2
		1 pound Sweet Nitre 2/. 14 pounds Mustard 11d 12/10	[Goods lost:] 0.14.10
		2 Cannisters Mustard 8 pounds 1/.	[Goods lost:] 0.8.0
		7 pounds White Pepper 1/2 8/2. 4 pounds Black Pepper 1/1 4/4	[Goods lost:] 0.12.6
		2 dozen pounds Candles 5/3 2/2/. ½ box Decimals 25/. 12/6	[Goods lost:] 2.14.6
		½ Bag Nuts @ 35/.	[Goods lost:] 0.17.6
		30 pounds Lard @ 5½	[Goods lost:] 0.13.9
		½ Crock Butter 17 pounds @ 11d	[Goods lost:] 0.15.7
		2 dozen Roll Butter @ 16/.	[Goods lost:] 1.12.0
		1 dozen Print Butter @ 17/.	[Goods lost:] 0.17.0
		Bacon and Hams	[Goods damaged]: 1.10.0
		4 dozen Rice 3/6 14/. 3 dozen Rice 2/6 7/6	[Goods lost:] 1.1.6
		½ Cask Soda 9/3. Treacle 3/./.	[Goods lost:] 3.9.3
		3 dozen Sago 3/6 10/6 Pearl Barley 6/.	[Goods lost:] 0.16.6
		Flour in Bins 3½ bags 1/8 1/7	[Goods lost:] 5.2.9
		3 quarts Olive Oil 3/7½. 2¾ Sweet Oil 3/1.	[Goods lost:] 0.6.8½
		7 pounds Blue 2/4. 3 pounds Lemon Kali 1/.	[Goods lost:] 0.3.4
		¾ Hundredweights Whiting 3/. 3 pounds Ammonia 2/.	[Goods lost:] 0.5.0
		18 Bags Flour 360 Stones	[Goods damaged:] 23.4.8
		24 Stones Coarse Sharps	[Goods lost:] 0.17.0
		8 Stones Bran 5/. 16 Stones Barley 17/4.	[Goods lost:] 1.2.4
		7 Stones Fine Sharps 8/2. Conveying away 5/.	[Goods lost:] 0.8.2, [Goods damaged:] 0.5.0
		Shop Fixtures
		Sugar and Cannister 7/10/. Bins 2/./.	[Goods lost:] 9.10.0
		Counter 10/. Candle Rack 7/6	[Goods lost:] 0.7.6, [Goods damaged:] 0.10.0
		2 Pairs Scales	[Goods damaged:] 0.10.0
		Furniture
	Sofa 1/10/. Dresser 15/.	[Goods damaged:] 2.5.0
	Clock 2/./. Gilt Chimney Glass 1/./.	[Goods damaged:] 3.0.0
	5 Chairs 4 lost 1 damaged	[Goods lost:] 0.10.0, [Goods damaged:] 0.2.6
	Carpet and Hearth Rug 19/. Oak Table 9/6	[Goods damaged:] 1.8.6
	3 Pictures 10/6. Oil Cloth 3/6	[Goods damaged:] 0.14.0
	Crockery	[Goods lost:] 0.18.6
	4 Pairs Boots	[Goods lost:] 0.17.0
	Childrens Clothing	[Goods lost:] 1.15.0
	1½ Tons Coal	[Goods lost:] 0.13.6
	Men Removing Debris	[Goods damaged:] 1.12.6
	[Total Goods Damaged + Total Goods Lost = Schedule Total]	35.8.2 106.13.4½ £142.1.6½
				£269	11s	6d
Certificate Granted 4 May 1865		Assessed by Consent at		£142	1s	6d

Note: Line 3: restablish [sic]

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