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Claim for loss of property #6255 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  6255 William Horner Taylor and Oat Cake Baker Number 6 Nursery Street, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damages to Personal Property   viz: 3 yards of Broad Cloth £1.16.0, 2 Coats £3.10.0 £5 6s    
    Under Clothing 20/. Bed Linen 16/. £1 16s    
    Loss of and damage to the following Articles        
    1 Suit Boys Clothes £1.6.0 Taylors Trimmings 12/. £1 18s    
    5 Pairs of Boots and 1 Pair of Shoes 30/. £1 10s    
    Crockery Ware 7/6 2 Large Water Pots 6/.   13s 6d  
    4 Levin Pots 2/8 Knives Forks and Spoons 7/6   10s 2d  
    3 Saucepans frying pan Kettle etc. 18/.   18s    
    5 Chairs 17/6 Sofa 12/6 Damage to Baking Apperatus 30/. £3      
    Baking Utensils Knives Dishes and Cake spittle   6s    
    6 Bakestones broken 12/. 2 Meal bags 4/6   16s 6d  
    Brushes etc. 7/6 2 Handsaws 7/. Other Tools 5/.   19s 6d  
    Coals 8/. Potatoes 6/. 1 Stone Bread 2/. Beef 3/6   19s 6d  
    Groceries, Pickles, preserves, and other Articles   9s 6d  
    Loss of Trade in consequence of my Oven being damaged £14      
        £33 2s 8d  
    Withdrawn        

Note: [Taylor [sic]: obsolete spelling of Tailor. Line 7: Levin [sic]: alt. spelling of Leaven. Line 9: Apperatus [sic]. Line 10: Cake spittle: could this be Cake sprittle? [A thin board for turning oatcakes) Total in register is incorrect [£33.0.8]

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