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owner or his agent; if she be repaired and proceed on her voyage JS

[Lt] Shacklock RM 6/10/56 Do not send these papers ([20.. 3]) till they are filled when they Wreck is[unimportant]. But when it exceeds £20, - I must have one immediately; and one must be sent to the Secretary at Lloyds London, and they must be [required] by the [Rec.]. I have one for "[Perta]" JS

[G] Stewart RM D Sir 6th Oct 1856 A note returned with Wreck accounts (sold) JS.

Mr [Flaker] Dr Sir 6 Oct/ 56 You [have] mistaken the [purpose] of my note of [Saturday] last. I do not require you to get [new] Receipts for the lots of wreck mentioned in the papers sent. But merely to [words] on the same papers the names of the purchasers - and return them - to yours faithfully JS

Mr [J]. Stephenson D Sir 6 Oct / 56 I require an acknowledgement from Mr Hamilton on his [Deputy] for the £151. 17. 4 remitted through you on account of Wreck in the time of your late Father to forward with my accounts for the past quarter; - Have

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the goodness to obtain the [same] ( Recd from one) as early as possible & let me have it JS.

Capt Palmers RM D Sir 8 Oct/56 You must write to the Bd of Trade for instructions as to the amount of [Bond] you are to take for the delivery up of the "Perta" - in which amount request that the Fees to the Bd of Trade be included - my officers will remain on board and accompany the ship to Hartlepool where they will be discharged by the [Tidesurveyor] at that port who will place other officers on board in their room I send you two Boarding Bills - one for each of my officers - which [house] the [goodness] to give them to produce to the Tidesurveyor at Hartlepool; and the Vessel departs from Bridlington. I will thank you [or] Lt Shacklock to write a letter - and I [reped] to the Collector & Controller Hartlepool saying that the men have charge of her. JS

Capt Palmers RM "Perta" Sir 11 Oct/56 On the other side is a letter from the Collector of customs at Hartlepool on the subject of [sufficiency] of [sureties] to a [Bond] in respect of the Spanish [Barque] "Perta" which should have been addressed to you; The Spanish [Consul] called upon me this morning and informed

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me that he had received a Telegraph message from the Board of Trade [?] him that; in accordance with his request; a message had been sent to you not to allow the "Perta" to be removed to Hartlepool till the arrival of the Master and crew who are expected here on Monday from Antwerp [in] since the receipt of [chart] message he has seen a party from the [moorer] at Liverpool; who was with you yesterday; and who no doubt had left you before you received instructions from the Board of Trade - as before mentioned; and in consequence of the interview with that Gentleman, he has requested me to say he will thank you not to [notice] the said instructions from the Board of Trade but to act on the instructions and comunications you received from the authorised agent from the owner at Liverpool; he; the Spanish Consul having acted only in consequence of a Telegraph message from the Spanish Counsul at Antwerp; He therefore now begs to withdraw from all [intereference] in the matter JS

Capt Palmers RM "Perta" D Sir 16 Oct/56 The bearer has a document to show that he is the master of the "Perta"; and the young man who accompanies him is stated to be the officer; They have satisfied the Spanish Consul here of that fact by having been forwarded to him

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58 by the Spanish [Consul] at antwerp they are [desicions] of getting their clothes [etc] on shore; But I must [advise] you not to allow them so to do without a written sanction from the Salvors JS

Mr J. Stephenson Bridlington Quay "Wreck D Sir 17 Oct 1856 Mr Richd Marshall; auctioneer at [Patwright] sold many articles of wreck that had been reported to your late father and many that had been reported to which came on shore after the 30th Sept 1855; The total amount of sale being £154. 18. 9 Those reported to your late father sold for _ _ _ } 120. 11. 0 as per anneed statement and those reported to one sold for - 34. 7. 9 154. 18. 9 this Bill for the sale is as follows To selling wrecked articles at the [Sandlemere] Hampton [christwich] to the amount of £154. 18. 9 from 5 [persent] } 7. 15. 0 To Bill permiting & Distributing - 14 = 0 Travelling expenses 17 = 6 / 9.6.6 That Bill has been returned to one by the Board of Trade with directions that I return them one [apperiation] to the sum of £34. 7. 9 only; I therefore send you the others in respect of the articles sold for £120=11=0 [Viz] £7. 5. 2 which I will thank you to forward to the Receiver General is appertaining to the sale of articles - per list to which it is annexed off course that amount has been properly apportioned to the several articles

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in my account recorded to the Board of Trade and subsequently sent to the Receiver General. - I also send you the claim and Receipt of Mr Bramble in respect of net proceeds of sale of anchor chain etc no 148/1855 which I should not have paid to him without the [authority] of the Receiver General; But having sold the articles with others; as you are aware; I thought I was at liberty to pay Mr Bramble the net proceeds Viz £2. 16. 11 1/2 which I will thank you to obtain for me from the Receiver General JS.

Mr J[ass] Stephenson Bridlington Quay D Sir 22 Oct 1856 In reply to your letter of yesterdays date; and to that of Mr Lindsay's of the 20th preceding, herewith returned I beg to acquaint you for his [information] that the sum of £2. 16. 11 1/2 paid by me to Mr Brambles is inclded in the sum of £151. 17. 4 remitted in September as well also the proceed of sale of the articles - sold by Mr R. Marshall a detail of which I forwarded in my letter of the 17th [Instant]; to which a Receipt from Mr Marshall is annexed for £7. 5. 2 which is spread over the whole of the articles detailed on that statement and is forwarded merely to be filed as a voucher - I have nothing further to account for in respect of wreck articles brought to land during the Receivership your late father and all that I require is - the return of the sum of £2. 16. 11 1/2 paid to Mr Brambles JS

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