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by John Wallis, its estimated Value or rather their estimated Value- for I presume the chain is included is £9,, 10,, 0 and the cartage charged against them is 5/= The rent to which it is liable is at the rate of 2 1/2 per cent- per Ann- and so in proportion as I do not know the weight of the anchor and chain- I have sent to Mr Stephenson the papers he gave me- therefore in reference to him- he will be able to inform you of the full amount of Charges including salvage- As I have requested him to ascertain from Wallis the man who picked up the anchor and chain- the amount under that head J. S.

Copy of letters sent to Mr Stone expecting a picked up Boat - See miscellaneous Book No- 234- 30 Janry 1856

The Solicitor, Customs. London. Receivers Charges on the Vessel "Arva" Sir 4th Feb 1856 In reply to your letter of 28th Oct I beg to aquaint you that messers Walter Brambles &c have paid me £ £1"8"8 in respect of the charges above named and request that their Bond may be returned I will therefore thank you to send me the bond that I may deliver it up accordingly J. S

Messers- Bramble &c. Merchants, Bridlington Quay " Arva" Gentlemen 4 Feb/56 I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant conveying a P. O. Order for £1,, 8,,8 in respect of Receiver of Wrecks Charges for the Vessel above named, your Bond is in London, I have written for it. As soon as I receive it I will return it to you.-"[??] Regis Boats" whenever it is in my power so to do, I always reply by return of post to all letters

received in the case of Mr Stone's application respecting the Boat in question. I was unable to do so in consequence of requiring information on the subject from Mr Shacklock --who was -- and still is sick-- As soon as I obtained the required information, I wrote to Mr Stone and sent him form 13 on the 30th Ultimo--which I expect he will fill up and return-- " Anchor Droit 148" This anchor was picked up and delivered to the late Mr Stephenson with 25 fathoms of chain. The finder's name is John Wallis it is entered in Mr Stephenson's Book on the 11th December 1854 which corresponds with the notice delivered to him by Wallis---I have however sent the paper to Mr Stephenson who used to assist his father---and requested him to see that the proper article is delivered---you however say nothing about chain which leads me to suppose the wrong one has been selected---if you will have the goodness to see Mr Stephenson on this subject no doubt the error can be rectified. J. S

Messers Walter Bramble & Co. Merchants, Bridlington Quay Gentlemen 6 Feb/56 I am in receipt of your note of yesterdays date aquainting me that you are unable to agree with the Salvors of Anchor and Chain 148/1855 and in order to ascertain its value request its immediate sale by auction--- I am sorry that Mr Shacklock is still confined to his house - and I believe Capt'- Metcalfe is also unwell-- I therefore have no representative at Bridlington Quay- but I am sure Mr Stephenson if applied to will

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adjust the matter for me. In his paper the anchor & chain in question are valued at £6 = In your claim you state the value £6.10.0 but you do not say the amount at which the Salvors value them. I am directed to have a general sale on the 8th June next - when all articles collected during the late Mr. Stephensons time, will be disposed of. Cannot your anchor wait that sale - as the expences of a Sale by Auction of a single article will [lad?] upon it a very heavy charge. J.S.

Capt. Metcalfe R.N. 7 Feb/56 Dr Sir Have the goodness to cause an Iron Stock Anchor picked up in Bridlington Bay on the 29th Ulto - by Wm. Smith to be numbered 102. J.S. Marginalia M

Messrs Bramble & C Merchants, Bridlington Quay Gentlemen "Arva" 8 Feb 1856 With reference to your letter of the 2nd Instant herewith I beg to send your Bond in respect of the Vessel above named the receipt of which I will thank you to acknowledge to. J.S. Marginalia B

Capt. Metcalfe R.N. Bridlington Quay Dr Sir 11 Feb/56 This letter refers to anchor No. 148/1855 Mr Stephenson knows all about it and its salvors- and if you will have the goodness to call upon him - he will explain in two minutes - more than I can do if I fill the papers J.S the parties Marginalia M

will not acceede to that which you deem just have the goodness to request Mr R. Allison the auctioneer who is also Known to Mr Stephenson to have a few hand Bills printed and sell it by auction in some early convenient day Mr Allison can send me account of the sale direct without troubling you J.S.

Messrs Bramble & Co Merchants, Bridlington Quay Gentlemen C.H.H. 11 Feb '56 Anchor & chain 148/1855 - I have sent your letter of the 9th instant to Capt- Metcalfe- and requested him if he cannot adjust the [matles ?]- to employ Mr - R. Allison to sell the articles by Auction agreeably to your request J.S

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Secretary Marine Department Board of Trade London with Quarterly Accounts 13 Feb 1856 Sir Herewith you will receive my accounts of wreck for the Quarter ended 31st December last together with an account current These documents should have been forwarded at an earlier period but I waited the Settlement of the Arva's case In filling up columns 14.15.16.17 of Report Book I doubt whether I have clearly understood the instructions with which I have been supplied The entries at No1 = "Freres Unis" will show the course I have adopted - If erroneous I shall have much pleasure in correcting them - Most of the goods - as

Marginalia The receiver of wreck at Bridlington is at Liberty to dispose of all unclaimed property in his possession under the Value of £5 = or of a perishable nature &c as pointed out in the 453rd section of the Act and Paragraph 45 and 46 of the instructions The above is to lie noted and this

will be seen by the Report Book,-are of small values. I therefore request to be informed, whether under Section 453 0f the M.S.Act-1854 they may not be sold forthwith- I must however apprize you that the whole of these small parcels of wreckage are upon property in respect of which Manorial Rights are claimed by the proprietors of the same upon which point you have not yet instructed me. - In bringing the claim of gentlemen to - Manorial rights under your consideration I may omitted one point Viz The Manor of Rise is as granted by William & Mary to the Duke of Portland from whom Mr.Bothells family purchased the property - The parish I am desirous of bringing {before} under your particular notice is whether the Duke of Portland had power of sale over the Manorial Rights granted to him or to his ancestor- If he had not -Mr Bethell has no manorial right

Lt Shacklock. 16 Feb 1856 Aricle No103 transmitted

Cap- Metcalf- Bridlington. 16 Feb/56

Dr Sir I have written to Mr Stephenson to say that- unless he has a written authority-from the owner- the anchor & C within mentioned must be given up to the Receiver- JS.

Dr Sir. Cap-Metcalf RN 16 Feb 1856 I have written to Mesrs Bramble and inform them that till they adduce further proof I cannot allow the Anchor to be sold or Delivered to them. J.S.

[Marginalia continued form previous page] letter immediately forwarded to Mr O Dowd Assistant Solicitor Customs House London May 18/2/56

No Goods or money are to be delivered to Lords of Manors &c without special Instructions T. H. Farrer 18/2/56

Noted and forwarded to Mr Dowd 19Feb 1856