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Letter requesting the return of a watch if found following the loss of SS FEDERAL
Letter requesting the return of a watch if found following the loss of SS FEDERAL

Letter requesting the return of a watch if found following the loss of SS FEDERAL

Date4 April 1901
Object numberANMS0777[052]
NameLetter
Mediumpaper
DimensionsOverall (pages overlapped): 256 × 200 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection gift of McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionLetter addressed to McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co in Melbourne from J Cowen. In the letter, Mr Cowen explains that Mr C Bergman, the SS FEDERAL’s carpenter, left a gold watch to repair at Green Bros Watchmakers, who in exchange gave him a silver watch. The watchmakers are requesting that the silver watch be returned if found.