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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note from W. Edmonds

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William Edmonds

1868

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written letter on paper

Historical information

William Edmonds (1823-?) was convicted of theft and sent to Western Australia in 1851 (no.454). When this note was written he was working as a blacksmith at Greenough.
James Byford (1827-?) had numerous convictions and was sent to Western Australia in 1863 (no.6821).

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1382

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

178 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats
June 29th/68
Mr Maley
Sir Please let the Bearer Byford have to the amount of 2.0.10 Two Pounds & tenpence & oblige yours etc
William Edmonds

Contextual information

Whilst there are two other notes associated with Edmonds in the archives, this is the only one referring to Byford.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Saturday, 18 December, 2021

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Promissory note from W. Edmonds

Promissory note for James Byford from W. Edmonds.

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