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944715
  • Title
    Frederick George James Fisher papers, 23 September 1818-24 March 1827
  • Creator
  • Call number
    DLMSQ 554
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    23 September 1818-24 March 1827
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    944715
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : CY 3702, frames 26-48
  • Physical Description
    1 volume of textual material (22 p.) - 33 cm. - manuscript
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Frederick James George Fisher, born in London, was transported to New South Wales, arriving in 1816. He was granted a ticket of leave and farmed at Campbelltown. In June 1826, he was murdered by a ticket of leave associate, George Worrall, who lived at his farm. Fishers body was found four months later, buried in a paddock, after it was reported that the ghost of Fisher had pointed to the spot.
  • Scope and Content
    Include correspondence 1818-1825 with his mother in London re family matters, and means of his obtaining a pardon, and life in New South Wales, and an account of the sale of Fisher's goods and effects, 2 March 1827.
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
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