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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note written for William Howe

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J. C. Brodie

1870

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note using pencil on paper, with later ink notation. The paper has a torn edge and four holes.

Historical information

Not much is known about J.C. Brodie. He was employed as Clerk of Petty Sessions at Greenough 1867-68, and then as Scab Inspector 1869-76.
William Howe was an expiree working at Greenough c1865-73.
"The Island" is the name of a farm on the Back Flats at Greenough.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1912

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

125 mm

Height or length

80 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

The Island 17 June 1870
Mr js maley Please allow Mr Wm Howe to have one pounds worth of stores on my a/c
Jn Ch. Brodie
18/6/70 W.A.

Contextual Information

This note is interesting in that the free man writing it is using the honorific "Mr" to address an expiree.

Keywords

Promissory Note

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Promissory note written for William Howe

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