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the sale of goods wrecked in the District of Holderness between Barmston Beck & Spurn Point for which the late Mr Stephenson of Bridlington Quay had not accounted to Sir Clifford Constable Baronet the Lord of the Seigniory of Holderness at the time of his death.
There are also goods or the proceeds thereof which Mr Sparrow the Collector of Customs at Hull who succeeded Mr Stephenson for that district has not accounted for. The reason has so far been that the Board of Trade had no evidence of Sir Cliffords right to wreck but as that has been produced and his right admitted I shall be obliged by your requesting the proper parties to account to me as the Agent of Sir Clifford Constable for these goods and proceeds. A Iveson The Secretary Marine Board. London
Marine Deparrtment Board of Trade Minute paper Ar 5189. Registered the 4 Day of May 1857 Referred to Mr Farrer Cap Robinson
The Receiver of Wreck Custom House. Hull
Is requested to communicate with the Agent of Sir C. Constable and after ascertaining the wreck or proceeds thereof due to Sir C. Constable to report particulars in order that directions may be given for the amount to be paid T H Farrer [?] May 5th/57 5 May 1857 6 JS Marginalia S . L . S.
I beg to annex two accounts as directed. That shewing an amount of £69.9.11- is in respect of wreck delivered to the late
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late Mr Stephenson, the proceeds in respect of which I [illegible] to Mr Hamilton Receiver General of Droits of Admiralty on the 18th September last in the larger sum of L151.[?7] 4 1/2. That showing one amount of L41.11.3 is still in my hands being part of the Balance of L60.17.0 exhibited in my account current stated 31st March last forwarded the 7th [illegible] to inform me whether the other Lords of [Manors?] have made good their titles viz Walter Strickland Esq - [Manor?] of Flamborough Yarburgh Yarburgh Esq - [Manor?} of Sewerby The Chief Lord of Bridlington - [Manor?] of Bridlington Harrington Hudson Esq - [Manor?] of Hildesthorpe Sir George Strickland Baronet - [Manor?] of [Fraesthorpe, Wilsthorpe and Auburn Richard Bothell Esq [Manor?] of Hornsea as various amounts are due to the Lords of each of these [Manors?] J Sparrow CH Hull 8 May 1857
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A Iveson Esq, [Hedlow?] 4 June 1857 I herewith send you an account of Wreck as I promised. J Sparrow
__________________________________________ Captain Palmer RN Bridlington Quay 10th June 1857. A last seat to fill in Wreck "were found ashore" or "touching the ground." but not if found floating J Sparrow _________________________________________ Lieutt Stewart RN [Florence?] 10 June 1857 A list [?] to the above JS _________________________________________ Office of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade Marine Department Whitehall 13th June 1857 Sir I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to request that you will transmit for their Lords [?] information and guidance a Copy of the [Seals?] of Changes (if any) made at the Port of Hull for Warehouse and Yard [?] on Wrecked Goods delivered into your Custody as Receiver and if you are able to do so of charges of a [?] nature made by Merchants and others in the Locality. J.H. Farrer The Receiver of Wreck [bestow?] House Hull
Sir 15 June 1857 By General Order [?] 75/1851. Derelict Goods are directed to be stored in the Queens Warehouse free of [Rect?] until the same shall be claimed or otherwise disposed of, provided sufficient
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sufficient accomodation can be offered therein, and the Revenue be put to an expense; - and if any such goods be claimed, and the Ownership allowed, then [Rect?] to be changed agreeably to the scale for Surfaced Stores from the time the goods are deposited in the Warehouse until the Ownership be established. The [forticidors?] of which
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22nd June 1857 Sir [Henceforth] I [beg] to forward you a Bill on Sir [Chas] Price Bont Marry [as] [of the] Bankers London. for the sum of Eighty Pounds payable on demand. the receipt of which I will thank you to acknowledge. and [___] the same to my credit in the Account of The Mercantile [Maurine] [Friend].
To Her Majesty's Paymaster General Whitehall. London
James [Sparrow] Receiver of Wreck From Sandlemere to Spurn Point
Wreck Accounts Office of Committee of [Privy] Council for trade Whitehall 18 June 1857 [Immediate] [Ap] 1136 32 to 35 Sir I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for trade to [] to you the following [Diaries] and Observations that have arisen on your account with this Department for the [Quarter][ending] 31st March 1857. to which I [seem] to request that separate [answers] and explanations may be given without delay H N. Williams Accountant
James Sparrow [Esq] the Receiver of Wreck Hull