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Claim for loss of property #5897 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5897 Hannah Dean Sempstress 5 Backfields, late of Neepsend Lane  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property   Loss and damage comprising Sofa, 2 Printed Covers, large Oak Table, Cocoa Matting Carpet, 2 Mats, 8 Brushes, large tin Pan, Metal Pan, lot of dishes, Panshons, Jars, large Wooden Bowl, 2 Sad Irons, Fire Irons, dust Shovel, Clocks, Chimney Ornaments, Shelf filled with Glass, China and Earthenware, Work Box containing 3 pairs Scissors, 2 pairs Spectacles, Silver Thimble, 2 Brooches, a large quantity of Books including 2 Family Bibles, Hymn Books, History of England, Campbed & Mattress, Chest Drawers, Looking Glass and my Mother's Portrait. £5 16s    
    Loss & damage comprising 4 dresses, Shawls, 2 Crape Handkerchiefs, Black Silk Cloak, 3 Bonnets, 2 Straw Hats, 2 pair Stays, 2 pair Boots, 1 pair French Clogs, 1 pair Overshoes, Quantity of Pinafores, Self & Daughter's Underclothing. £6 10s 9d  
    Loss of and damage to Table Toilet & Blinds, Swing Glass, Mahogany Box, Bed Valance, large Box, large Work Box containing 2 sets of Bonnet Trimmings, Bonnet, Silk. Bedsteads, 3 Umbrellas, Parasol, large Inkstand, Papier Tray, 10 House Plants & Pots, Basket, Mahogany Tea Chest, Silver Caddy, Spoon, pair German Spoons & Sugar Tongs, Decanter of Raspberry Vinegar, pair of Trays & Table Steel, large Coal hammer, & ash pan, 2 Candlesticks & snuffers, Table Cover & 2 Chair Cushions, 2 Black Head Dresses & Crape Fall, Knitted Chest Preserver, 2 Neck Strings. £3 13s    
    Cleaning House and Premises   7s 6d  
    Loss of Business as a Sempstress 4 Weeks @ 5/ £1      
        £17 7s 3d  
  Certificate Granted
4 July 1865
Assessed by Consent at £10      

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