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Store order from James Aitkin

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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

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1969

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

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

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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