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Claim for loss of property #5463 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5463 Peter Sluey Carter 17 Spring Street, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Owner   Ass 40/. Harness 30/. Cart 40/. 9 Bags 1/6. 13/6 £6 3s 6d  
    Large Tub and Bucket 3/. 1 Hundredweight Hay 4/4   7s 4d  
    15 days Loss of time at 5/ per day £3 15s    
        £10 5s 10d  
  Certificate Granted
3 July 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £6 10s    
      The above named effects were washed away from, and the Ass was drowned in a Stable in Bridge Street occupied by Claimant.        

Note: Surname looks like 'Sluey' but in the 1861 census his name was spelt 'Slewey' [sound alike so possibly two people's interpretation of the spelling?] The occupation and address in the census match the claim. [KL]

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