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Order for flour for F. Hoffman

James Osborne
1867
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

Hand written note on blue paper.

Historical information

Francis Hoffman (1841-1927) was convict no.6318.
James Osborne (also known as Joseph Collins or Joseph Crippen) was convict no.5756. At the time of this letter, he was a boarding house keeper in Geraldton and also had a farm at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1609
Item type
Letters
Themes
Communication
Material
Paper
Width
210 mm
Height or length
90 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Bootnall 17th June 1867
Mr Maley Please deliver to F Hoffman Part of a bag of flour for present use
James Osborne

Contextual information

This is the only note associated with Hoffman in the collection and provides evidence of him working at Greenough.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1867
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Last modified
Wednesday, 15 July, 2026
Completeness
100
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Order for flour for F. Hoffman
Order for flour for F. Hoffman

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