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Haltwhistle Estimates

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We whose names are hereunto Subscribed do hereby Certify that
we very well know the within named George Jackson and
believe him to be a very honest Industrious Man and that we
very well know the Farm within mentioned and that he
was farmer thereof when the within mentioned Flood
happened and were {???} Witnesses to the over flowing
Great part of the Land and Ground belonging to the Farm
and intirely sweeping away the Farm House thereupon in
which he lived together with the greatest part of the out
housing belonging thereto and that the Lives of his Family
with great difficulty were saved by the Courage and resolution
of Mr. John Leathert his Neighbour and that his Household
{??? Provisions ???} entire Stock of Cheese and utensils of Husbandry were
all swept away and destroyed and that his Corn and
Hay in his Stack Yard there was very much spoiled and
that his Winter Corn then in the Ground was totally washed
out and the very Soil upon which it was sown swept away
and that we have also examined the Account and estimate
within written and believe the same to be a true and
moderat account and estimate of the damages the said
George Jackson sustained by the Flood and means aforesaid
amounting in the whole to the Sum of 122.10.00
one Hundred & twenty two £ and that we have reason to
believe that the said George Jackson by such misfortune and
loss aforesaid will be reduced to great difficulties and
distress and that it would be a real charity done to give
him relief on Account thereof his Witness our hands
this Thirtieth day of December 1771
                                Thos. Tinling
                                William Robson
                                John Leathert