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Request for a rifle from Charles Fisher
1876Subcollections
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
Letters
Material
Paper
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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Last modified
Thursday, 5 May, 2022
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Request for a rifle from Charles Fisher, written on 21/02/1876.
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