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Note from A.J. Lecaille re flour to Mrs Gratton

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A. J. Lecaille

1877

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on writing paper

Historical information

The Rev Aldolphus J. Lecaille (1826-1908) arrived on the "Lochnagar" in 1858 and was naturalised in 1859. He was a Roman Catholic clergyman at Champion Bay from 1865 and was a builder of churches & schools.
Not much is known about Elizabeth Gratton other than she was the wife of an Enrolled Pensioner Guard.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2126

Item type

Letters

Themes

People

Social History

Material

Writing Paper

Width

188 mm

Height or length

118 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Mr J.S. Maley
Please deliver Mrs Gratton one bag flour out of my flour in your stores -
A.J. Lecaille
october 2nd 1877

Contextual information

This is the only letter in the Maley Mill and Store Archives associated with either of this two people. It also provides evidence of the Catholic Church supporting its parishioners in time of need.

Keywords

Maley

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

1877

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative