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Claim for loss of property #5875 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5875 James Morrison, John Scott Frazer and George Dawes The Claimants are Trustees under an Assignment dated the 10th October 1864 made by William Hervey Brown of Sheffield, Steelroller and Merchant, who carried on business under the Style or Firm of W. H. Brown & Co. at the Albion Iron and Steel Works Situate in Saville Street, Sheffield for the benefit of his Auditors under Schedule D. of the Bankruptcy Act 1861. James Morrison: Newcastle upon Tyne
John Scott Frazer: St. Helen's, Lancashire
George Dawes: Elsecar & Milton Iron Works, Nr. Barnsley
 
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to the Premises known as Albion Iron and Steel Works, Saville Street, Sheffield & to the Stock in Trade and effects therein. Also to the trade carried on there by the said William Henry Brown.   Cask of Manganese 3/-/-, 3 Casks of Flax 1/2/6 Destroyed £4 2s 6d  
    Cask of Best Lard Oil 20/18/-, Cask Common Oil 7/5/- Destroyed £28 3s    
    Hamper Suet 1/4/6, Trent Sand 6/3 Destroyed £1 10s 9d  
    23 Tons Steel Wire Damaged £293 5s    
    6½ Tons Fork Steel Damaged £58 10s    
    5 Tons Blade Steel Damaged £55      
    2 Tons Spindle Steel Damaged £42      
    4 Heats of Iron Furnaces Destroyed and Damaged £8 5s    
    3 Tons of Hard Coal Washed away £1 7s    
    1½ Tons Slack Wasted   7s 6d  
    15 Tons Red Ore Spoilt £19 10s    
    5 Tons Froghall Ore £6 10s    
    5 Tons Burslem Mine Ore £6 10s    
    Expenses of clearing Rubbish and Debris away from Mills, Flues, Furnaces, Machinery and Premises £59 14s 4d  
    5 Tons of Spring & Matchell Steel Damaged £40      
    Stationery & Books damaged & destroyed £10      
    Damage done to foundation of New Hammer and Expense of refixing same £150      
    Loss on 30 Tons Iron saturated with Sand £60      
    Expense of clearing remains of the Stock of Pig Iron amounting to £600 £20      
    Loss caused by stoppage of Works for 11 days £110      
    Loss of Interest, etc. £120      
    N.B. This is exclusive of another Claim bearing even date herewith.        
        £1094 15s 1d  
  Certificate Granted
23 May 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £700      

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