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Store order from James Aitkin

James Aitken
1876
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note on blue paper

Historical information

The writer, James Aitken (1817-1901) was a married plasterer convicted of forgery and sent to WA in 1867 on the Norward (convict no. 9378). By 1870 he was working in Champion Bay.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1969
Item type
Letters
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Paper
Width
130 mm
Height or length
141 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Hotel May 12, 76
Mr Maley sir Please to give the Bearer 2 Bottles a Magick Lotion and chloralligne a small bottle and oblige yours truly
James Aitken
PS as I am dew you a few shilling I will call & pay you on my way to the Bay next week JA
Entd

Contextual information

This is the only note in the Maley Mill & Store Archives written by James Aitken. It is also one of a few notes associated with the Greenough Hotel.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1876
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Saturday, 21 May, 2022
Completeness
100
Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Store order from James Aitkin
Store order from James Aitkin

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