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By John Smith Labourer Attwick C 1.2.14 for £ 3.14.-
" Leonard Barker ditto 4.3.21 -"- 7.13.-
" Mathew Willisen " 1.0.26 -"- 1.19.-
which I will thank you to cause to be delivered
to those persons and obtain their replies and return
the same to me with such observations as you may
have to offer observing that should their christian
names be inaccurate you will have the goodness to
correct the same before delivery.
G S.

Secty Marine Department Board of Trade London.
Sir, 19th March 1858
I beg to acquaint you that on the 5th
instant I was informed that a quantity of Foreign
Tallow which had recently been picked up on the
sea shore in the neighborhood of Ulrome had
been sold to Messrs Rbt & H Foster soap & candle makers
in this town. I therefore sent Officers to search
their premises and seize any quantity they might
find. On communicating the object of their visit, Mr
Heaton Foster a member of the firm immdiately
produced their Day Book, and pointed out an Entry of
which the following is a copy. "1858 March 2nd Tallow-
46 Stone - Paid £11.10.0 to owner" being at the rate of
5/ per stone of 14 lbs. " Mr. H Foster exhibited the
Day Book of their firm to me the first thing the
following morning, viz the 6th Instant, it being
late in the afternoon on the preceeding day when
he was visited by my Officers and lodged with me the
amount he had paid for the same viz £11.10.0, He
purchased the Tallow from a man who he knew
to be a carrier, but did not know his name. He
promised to bring him to me the next market
day which he accordingly did. The carrier's name is
Thomas Statters, of Skipsea Brough. He had been
entrusted with the Tallow by three men named
"William Danby", "John Shot" and "Francis Smith"
it

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