Letter book for the Receiver of Wrecks at Kingston upon Hull, England, 1855-1861

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operation. where some inaccuracies arose in filling up forms [etc] - I therefore request this explanation may be taken in respect of No 103 JS

Secretary Marine Department Board Trade London 31 July 1856 Sir Herewith you will receive my accounts for the Quarter ended 30th. ultimo together with an account of the sale of wreck left by Mr. Stephenson - late Receiver of this district - In the disposal of the several lots; the [auctioneers] so mixed the articles left by Mr. Stephenson with those which have come on shore since [my] appointment that one account could not be forwarded without the other which will explain the delay that has taken place in their transmission In Mr. [Marshalls] account of sale by auction which accompanies my account the number in the Report Book is marked 6: 16 refer to my wreck account Those marked S to the account of the late Mr. Stephenson - The [auctioneers] expenses of sale - postage [etc] have been carefully apportioned to each article of wreck according to its value - opposite the wreck in Mr. Stephenson's account where no [commission] [etc] is [shown] - the salvage and expences were paid and the net [proceeds] alone handed to me. JS.

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52 Secretary Marine Department Board of Trade London 2 Aug 1856 Sir Annexed is a letter from Mr. James Stephenson of Bridlington Quay. Son and Executor of Mr Stephenson late Receiver of Wreck for the Bridlington District [furnishing] a statement of his Fathers account in respect of Wreck not [disposed] of at the time of his [decease] I took charge of the Bridlington district as Receiver of Wreck on the 1st October 1855 at which time Mr Stephenson handed over to my charge [sundry] parcels of Wreck which were lying on different parts of the Coast, as well also certain [Anchors], chains etc. lying in the [admiralty] yard at the Bridlington Quay, all of which have since been sold and an account thereof forwarded with my letter of 31st [ulto]. In the account annexed Mr Stephenson claims credit for the respective sums of £5.3.0 and £5.0.0 the first item in respect of Cartage & labour per annexed statement which has been charged in column 16 of Copy of Report Book marked "Late Receivers Account" againsr each article the numbers of which are set out in the first column, and with respect to Rent £5. that is the annual amount hitherto paid to Mr Stepehenson's Father. The Board of Trade having become tenants in his rooms at the same rate as will be seen by the annexed paper. The Anchors and Chains secured therein being charged on delivery up to Owner, or on Sale. at the rate of 2/2 per [cut]. per annum such deduction has been made from the proceeds of the sale of the Anchor, Chains etc desposed of on the 11th [ulto]. and also taken credit for in column 16, consequently Mr Stephenson is entitled to the allowances of those two sums in his account. And with resoect to the sum of £12.17.4 commission [craved] by Mr Stepehnson that amount is [shewn] in column 15. of the Report Book in respect Wreck, Anchor etc sold by me but [first] taken charge of by his late Father and may possibly be deemed by the Board of Trade as belonging to his Fathers Estate. In the Report Book it will be seen that many articles of Wreck are without charge against them, those are articles that were desposed of by the late Mr Stepehenson or Agents for Lords of [Manors] and the [salvors] duly satisfied by them. I have charged myself with £15.12.10 1/2 with which Mr Stephenson debits himself in his account. [J.S]

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Mrs [Townsley] Knottingley Madam 7 Aug 1856 In reply to your letter of yesterday I have to inform you that Capt Townsley was at the Customs House yesterday, when he was told that the documents you mention were sent to Mr Farrer Secretary of the Marine Department Board of Trade on the 19 May [..] [Pio] James Sparrow J.[?].S

Wreck Accounts Office of Committee of [Privy] Council for Trade 7/1348 Whitehall [?] Aug 1856 Sir I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of [Privy] Council for Trade to transmit to you the following observation that has [arisen] on your account with this Department for the quarter ending 31 March 1856 to which I am to request that an answer and explanation may be given without delay "The receiver of Wreck Hull Observation. In the cases in which salvage is paid by [owners] and the money does not pass through the Receiver's hands the forms [W] 7 & 8 are not to be required but the words "paid by owner" must be inserted in column 14. of the [W] 4. and when practicable the amount paid should also be states. When [salvors] are paid by the Receiver the Form 8 must be used and if the money with which they are paid was handed by the the owner to the Receiver for apportionment the form [W.] 7. is also required Explanation. (This direction shall be observed in future) (This direction shall in future cases be observed J. [?]. S. [pio] Receiver 9 Aug 1856)

James Turner Esqui [Collr] Customs [Lyim] Sir 19 Aug 1856 Herewith you will receive a post office order for one Guinea in respect of Salvage for the Boat of the Vessel "[Wyke] [Regis]" the receipt for which was received

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53 in your letter of the 6th [just]. J. S.

Mr [Thos] Wright Ship Owner Whitby 1 Sept 1856 Sir I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th ulto on the subject of an Anchor & Chains belonging to your ship "Delta" which in your letter of 14 July 1853 you state to have been picked up on Bridlington Bay on or about the 1st June and that it was taken to Hartlepool on the 2nd June but you do not state the year neither do you give the date when your ship "Delta" lost the said Anchor - a letter was addressed to you from this office dated 15 July 1855 in which every information that could be obtained was communicated to you and as no notice has been received here of the finding of an Anchor and Chain of the description you mention I recommend that you apply to the Receiver of Wreck at Hartlepool on the subject. J. S.

Lieut Shacklock Bridlington Quay 1 Sept 1856 Sir Herewith you will receive a [V. O] order payable to you at the office at Bridlington Quay for £2.16.5 to which I will thank you to add one Halfpenny making £2.16.5 1/2 and pay the same to [Messrs] Bramble & Son on their signing the enclosed receipt on form 9. which when executed I will thank you to return with the letter. J. S.

[Messrs] Brambles & Sons Bridlington Quay 3 Sept 1856 Gentlemen I beg to acknowledge the receipt of you letter of yesterday's date on the subject of the proceeds of the [Droit] above named and must apologise for not having sooner [remitted] the Amount viz. £2.16.11 1/2. which sum will be paid to you on application to Lieut Shacklock less 6 for [V. O?] order "Jean & Jessie" Droit 1401/1855 J. S.

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Secretary of Marine Department Board of Trade London Sir 5 Sept 1856 With reference to my letter of the 31st July last accompanying my Account of Wreck for the quarter ended 30 June preceding, Herewith you will receive the receipt of Mr [Spilman] Woodhouse for the sum of one guinea the amount of salvage in respect of a Boat belonging to the vessel "Wyke Regis" shewn in my copy of report Book at No 96. J. S.

The Collector and Receiver at Hull is informed in reply to his letter that all expenses incurred by him in his office of Receiver must be submitted to this Board for approval in accordance with the General Order of the Commissioners No 179/1855 15 May 1856 J H Farrer

The Secretary Marine Depart. Board of Trade London Sir 5 Sept 1856 With Reference to your preceding directions, annexed is an Account of expenses incurred by me when taking charge of certain wreck at Bridlington Quay from the representative of the late Receiver on the 27 [Oct] 1853 and in attending a sale by auction thereof on the 11th June last amounting together to £[1].12.0 in respect of which I will thank you to more that the necessary certificate issue. J. S.

9 Sept 1856 An Account of the sale of Wreck Goods brought on shore prior to the 30th Sept 1855. Left to be accounted for by Mr Stephenson late Receiver of Wreck for the Bridlington District Gross proceeds of sale per Mr Sparrows account in his Report Book ___ } 260. 9. 0 1/2 Gross proceeds of sale of articles in the hands of Mr Stephenson. Representative of the late Receiver ___} 24. 15. 6 285. 4. 6 1/2

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S [.raved] 8/9/56. Allowed B. O. 15 left 1856 No. 300 [Roted] & returned 6 July 1858

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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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