Claim No. 1073 (Wright)

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Class 2 Cl. 166

Eliz. Wright

Niagara

£25

Estimated at twenty five pounds

Affidavit of Claimant & of Evidence required

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No 1073

Elizth Wright

Claimed £25.0.0
Allowed £20.0.0

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A Statement of Losses sustained by Elizabeth Wright, Widow of the Town of Niagara, during the late War between Great Britain and the United States of America

Losses sustained by the Enemy

Clothing and Household furniture of various descriptions, taken away by Enemy, 28 May 1813 - £25.0.0

£20.

Amounting to the sum of twenty five pounds, Halifax Currency

Niagara

3^rd Oct 1815

Elizabeth Wright

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Affidavits in Support of the Claim of Elizabeth Wright

1073

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District of Niagara

to Wit

Elizabeth Wright Personally came before me James Markham Esqr, one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the District aforesaid, and made Oath, that the Account formerly given in by her against his Majesty’s Government for losses sustained in the late War with the United Sttes to amount of Twenty five Pounds Province Currency is just and that she never has received any kind of compensation for any part thereof either by herself or by any other person on her behalf

Elizabeth Wright

Sworn before me at Chippawa in the District aforesaid this 9^th Day of January 1824

District of Niagara
to Wit

William Cook of Niagara personally came before me James Markham Esqr one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the District aforesaid, and made oath, that to his knowledge Elizabeth Wright lost Household furniture & wearing apparel at the time the Americans took Fort George which in his opinion, and to the best of his judgment was worth twenty five pounds Province Currency

W Cook

Sworn before me at Chippawa in the district aforesaid this 9^th day of Jany 1824
James Markham J.P.