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order for a trowel from F. Allender

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Francis Allender

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on paper, punched hole in centre.

Historical information

Francis Allender (c1829-1900) was a tenant farmer at Central Greenough.
William Knight (1821-80) was convicted of larceny in 1856 and sent to WA two years later on the Lord Raglan (convict no.4962). He had a fractious life in the colony and died in the Fremantle Prison hospital.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1697

Item type

Letters

Material

Paper

Width

113 mm

Height or length

98 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

greenough flats June 14th 1867
mr maley please to give the bearer knight trowel
F allender
Entd 14/6/67 V Trew

Contextual information

This is the only note associated with William Knight in the Maley Mill & Store Archives, and provides evidence of him working at Greenough.
As the order is for a trowel, it is likely Allender was undertaking some building work at that time.

Keywords

Greenough

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

1867

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