Request for a rifle from Charles Fisher

1876
Overview

hand written note on paper

Historical information

Charles Fisher (1829-1889) was a bricklayer convicted of raping a minor and sentenced to 15 years. He arrived in WA on the Adelaide in 1855 (convict no. 3589). He worked as a bricklayer at Greenough.
John Joseph Patience (1859-1935) was the oldest son of John Patience (convict no. 2) and farmed at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB2064
Item type
Material
Width
175 mm
Height or length
112 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Feb 21st -76
Mr J S Maley
Please to let the bearer Jos Patience have a Rifle and place the same to my account
Charles Fisher

Contextual Information

This is the only note in the Maley Mill & Store Archives associated with Charles Fisher and John Joseph Patience.

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Place made
Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Note requesting a rifle from Charles Fisher
Request for a rifle from Charles Fisher, written on 21/02/1876.

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