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Secretary Marine Department B.T. London Sir 2 July 1856 Agreebly to the direction of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs. conveyed in their General Order No 179 herewith I beg to forward for your consideration the claim for Travelling expenses and subsistence allowance of Mr E B Smith, Landing Waiter in this Department from the 15th to the 19th April last,both days inclusive in assessing the duty due to the Crown on the various articles of Wreck goods then lying at different places on the Coast in the Bridlington district between Flamborough Head and the Spurn Point preparatory to a general sale of the same amounting to Six pounds Twelve Shillings and Ten pence and beg to add that expenses incurred have been computed according to usual rate of allowances in similar cases and was absolutely necessary for the good of the Service. J.S. ________________________________________________________________ Marginalia S No 6718 [N?] 3 July 1856 Ref to Farrer Mr Williams Captn Robertson The journey mentioned in the annexed account having been made for the purpose of assessing the duty due to the Crown on the various articles of Wreck. My Lords are of opinion the expense should not be borne by this Deparment but by the Customs. The Receiver should apply to the Commissioner for payment accordingly J.H. Farrer 4 July 1856 I have detached Mr Smith's claim & forwarded it to the Board of Customs J.S. 9 July 1856 ________________________________________________________________ Lt. Stewart R N Hornsea Dr Sir 4 July 1856 You have overlooked one part of my questions respecting Wreck Nos. 90 114,115 and 116 viz the amount in respect of each lot sent to Mr Stephenson. Be so good as to refer to your Memo Book and mark the same under each and oblige. J.S.

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Lt Shackleton R N Dr Sir 5 July 1856 What reply shall I give to this Note Wat store is it to which Mr Stone alludes that now refused. J.S. _________________________________________________________________ Mr Jas Stephenson Bridlington Quay D Sir 7 July 1856 On reference to Lt Stewart respecting six of the numbers on your List Viz nos 89 90.114.115.116.118. in a manner which releives you from further trouble on account of the first and last numbers. But leaves to you to account for the proceeds of No. 116 viz £1.5.4.as well as for the proceeds of Nos. 90.114 and 115. Be so good as to look again at your Fathers Memo as well as your own and see whether you can clear up those four Numbers. Believe me &c J.S. _________________________________________________________________ J. O. Dowd Esqr 7 July 1856 Sir In reply to your letter of the 5th instant requesting to be informed the limits of the District over which I am Receiver of Wreck. I beg to acquaint you that on the decease of Mr Stephenson late Receiver of Wreck for the Bridlington Disctrict which extends from Flamborough Head to Spurn Point. I was appointed his successor. It was however deemed expedient to divide the district. When the Board by their order of the 10th Ulto No. 207 directed that the Inspecting

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Annexed is an Account of Sale of Anchors and chains within mentioned each lot sold for less sum than £5. No 110 - sold for - £10.6.5 148 - " - 7.5.3 157 - " - 7.13.6 1/2 161 - " - 14.19.6 166 - " - 10.7.11 169 - " - 5.15.0 10 - " - 10.10.1 31 - " - 5.10.8 48 - " - 5.1.10 148 - " - 5.14.3 1/2 159 - " - 5.9.9 1/2 It has hitherto been customary to pay parties who salved Anchors &c one third the net proceeds the amount fetched be what it might. Be so good as to inform me whether I am to follow that sale,& instruct me, the proportion to be paid to Salvors out of the respective Sales above stated. J.S. Custom House Hull 9 July 1856 ________________________________________________________________ Marginalia Sec [Further on?] 14 May 1856 No. 8224 The Collr and Receiver at Hull informed that he may pay the Salvors of the anchor &c one third of the net proceeds thereof. If this is to be considered as the general rule in such cases James Booth July 10 1856 Noted and retd. 2 Aug 1856 ______________________________________________________________ Mr P Flucker Holmpton Sir 10 July 1856 Have the goodness to sell the Kedge and piece of oak mentioned in the accompanying paper and put down the amount of sale in the first column and return it to me. Any expense you may have been at mark on this and return it to No 108-155 J.S. _______________________________________________________________ Marginalia F

48 Lt Shacklock R N 12 July 1856 D Sir I herewith send you a Check for £36.16.6 being the amount of Salvage in respect of Anchors &c sold on the 11th Ulto which I will thank you to pay to the parties concerned and obtain their signatures to the accompanying receipts. I send a List of Account of Sale which please return with receipts. J.S. ___________________________________________________________________ Mr Jas Stephenson Bridlington Quay D Sir 14 July 1856 Since my Appointment as Receiver of Wreck I have kept all papers relative therto apart from all others in a place strictly appropriated to Wreck papers. I have carefully looked them all through and cannot find any other account of Sale of Wreck but those you now have in your possession. And as you have left the Transcripts you made of your Fathers Book I send the Book itself - which you will find has been correctly copied on the two Sheets I sent you with Lt. Stewarts accounts of Sale with respect to Lot No. 60 which sold for £1.16.0 also answering for Lot 90 3 Oak Planks - 114 pieces of oak Beam 115 - --------------do---------------------- Surely Lt. Stewart can remember whether all that Wreck was sold in one Lot. If he can give no better explanation I see no other course open for a solution of the matter than the one you have named. J.S.

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Cap-'.. Metcalfe RN DSir 14 July/56 I send enclosed a List of anchors chains & c in the admiralty yard for which I require a receipt to enable me to to pass my wreck account Will you or your successor sign it - as they will now be in his charge JS Marginalia: M --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L-'.. Shacklock RN D Sir 14 July/56 As I am winding up wreck account with you, we had best settle about the £2= I advanced for postage & c - I send you two Bills of [?] one for 5/= the other for 13/= all the which amounts with the exception of 2/6 to anchor No 15 will have to be charged to the numbers marked in red against each sum You will therefore have to give me credit on account of these documents for 15s/6d JS Marginalia: S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr J Stephenson Bridlington DSir 19 July 1856 From the Note of L-'.. Stewart I think we may safely say that the proceeds of the Sale of No 60 include Nos 90, 114, 115 I will therefore thank you to make up your account in that manner and let me have the Book and papers as early as possible - with your account you had better write me a letter requesting that the Board of Trade will allow you the commission & c in [all?] [wreckage? Marginalia: S