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Reference letter for J. Fox

Mr. Drummond
1861
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written reference letter

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.
The Drummonds were extensive property holders at Toodyay.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB2261
Item type
Documents
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Ink
Writing Paper
Width
232 mm
Height or length
180 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

I have known the bearer John Fox for a period of Eighteen months six months of which time he lived in my service as a butcher and conducted himself respectably
Toodyay
Drummond
August 23/61.

Contextual information

This document provides evidence of the working life of a ticket-of-leave man.

Keywords
Toodyay
Place made
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1861
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
Completeness
100
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Reference letter for John Fox
Reference letter for John Fox written by Mr. Drummond.

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