Letter of resignation from John Gear

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1877

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Overview

hand-written letter on paper

Historical information

John Gear was former convict no.3119. He received his Conditional Pardon on 14/11/1860 at Champion Bay. He later worked as a shepherd for J.S. Maley at Greenough.
He was described as being semi-literate.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2099

Item type

Letters

Themes

Communication

Material

Writing Paper

Width

110 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

August 1st 1877
To Mr J S maley
Sir This is to certify that I the undersigned do hereby give notice to leave in a month from the above date on the first day of September 1877
I remain your obediant servant
John Geer
J S Mr J S Maley

Contextual information

This is a rare example of a letter of resignation from a humble working man.

Keywords

Ticket-of-Leave

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

1877

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity