Burke Manuscript

Burke Manuscript: Page 111

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In the neighbourhood of the Golden Fleece then Thomas Wilson a brother of Wm kept a bakery which he afterwards converted into a pub and called the Caledonian next to Piercy’s the latter was then shopman in the same shop for Gould & Miles. Wilson had a lot of surroundings, there was Jack McHarg, John Hicks, Kerr and others, and Henry Crooks lately Councillor and shopman with Joseph Dann. One Charly Bishop was also there. Next to Wilson’s, one John Younghusband, kept a small stationery book shop. He was a very decided austere man, got mixed up with John Lewis’ financial difficulties &c and departed. Mummery kept a pie shop next to Derik’s, and afterwards got a license for a beer shop afterwards extended into the Britannia corner Kilmore & Victoria St. Cook & Ross was not built. Geo. Fletcher had a little tailor’s shop. Kearne, an ironmongery, C.W. Wratt snr an office, Mr Longden also had an office – that comprises the footpath, I think.

Mr Crooks was one of the early missionaries.