| Description | Information relating to claiming the duty on white salt lost at sea
Captain Thomas Walker had 40 tons on board, and sailed from Blyth on or about 24 November last. Of the 40 tons, 20 tons belonged to George Merryweather, eight tons to Thomas Spence, seven tons to Anne Smith and five tons to Robert Lumley. Seven tons 16 hundredweight and seven pounds or 312 bushels and one gallon were lost
Captain William Hutchinson had 17 tons on shore on 18 December of which six tons belonged to George Merryweather, six tons to James Masterman and five tons to John Procter. Eight tons, 18 hundredweight and 20 pounds or 104 bushels, two gallons, and five pounds were lost
In both cases the share of losses borne by each owner is given |