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Certificate of loss for George Richardson

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See Glossary for boll and Winchester measures


See glossary for Thrave
See glossary for fother






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An Estimate and valuation of the damage done by the dreadful
flood in the Rivers of South and North Tyne in Northumberland which
happened in the night between Saturday the Sixteenth and Sunday
the Seventeenth days of November 1771. to George Richardson of ---
Chollerford Farm near Humshaugh Mill in the parish of Simonburn
in the said County who and his Wife and ?three Infant Children saved
their lives by getting into the loft of his dwellinghouse

To twenty winchester Bolls of Gray Peas                 £  s  d
10 Bolls of Wheat
6 Bushels of wheat and Rye
30 Thrave of Oats and the Straw thereof
about Seven fothers of Hay entirely lost
being fit for nothing but the Dung hole and
the rest of his Hay Consisting of about 12 fother
so much Damaged that the cattle or Horses
will scarce Eat it and it is to be feared may
hurt those that doe eat it and the whole of
the oats and corn so much damaged as to
be good for little and fit for no use or any-
thing but swine & not quite fit for them.
The Damage by all which and the
Injury done to his Household Goods and the
loss in the Milkhouse upon a Moderate                  £ :   s :  d.
valuation and Estimates will amount to                19 :  18 :  6

The above written is the amount and Estimate confirmed to by our
Certificate on the other side amounting to Nineteen Pounds Eighteen
Shillings and six pence which we have readily signed as we
were acquainted with and well know the damage the above
named George Richardson sustained by the flood above
As witness our hands
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John    X     Rutherford                             James Young
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Roger Smith
Joseph Smith

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