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Reference letter for J. Fox

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Michael Clarkson

1861

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written letter on grey paper

Historical information

John Fox (1816-66) was a butcher convicted of defrauding the Excise and transported to the colony on the Lord Raglan in 1858 (no.4951). He worked at Newcastle (now Toodyay) before moving to Greenough.
Michael Clarkson leased “Mt Anderson” at Toodyay and was also Superintendent of the Toodyay Convict Hiring Station.

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2262

Item type

Material

Width

204 mm

Height or length

78 mm

Depth

1 mm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

Mt Anderson 21st Aug 1861 1st Aug 1861
This is to certify that I have known Fox for some time past, during
that period I have not individually known any thing against his character.
To all whom it may concern,
M Clarkson

Contextual Information

This is one of three reference letters we have for John Fox. They provide valuable information about the life of a ticket-of-leave man.

Keywords

Ticket-of-Leave

Place made

Toodyay
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1861

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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Comparative significance criteria

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Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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