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Receipt from James Pager

James Pager
1865
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written receipt on paper

Historical information

James Pager (1826-94) was a baker convicted of trying to burn down his shop in 1855 to claim insurance of £700. He was sent to Western Australia in 1857 (no.4409). He eventually established a bakery in Geraldton.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1319
Item type
Documents
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Ink
Paper
Width
180 mm
Height or length
113 mm
Inscriptions and markings

April 6/65
Recd from Mr Maley the sum of Four pounds eight shillings & eight pence
James Pager

Contextual information

During the convict period in Western Australia, when it comes to business, it was your financial or physical skills that were important, not your misdemeanors.
There are another 8 notes associated with Pager in the archives.

Keywords
Maley
Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
1865
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Saturday, 18 December, 2021
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Receipt from James Pager
Receipt from James Pager dated 6/04/1865.

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