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Promissory note from J. Jackson

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John Jackson

1866

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Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand written note on scrap of pink lined grey paper. Insect damage to right side.

Historical information

John Jackson was a farmer on the Back Flats at Greenough.
Edward Aggain (1824-?) was a farm labourer charged in 1858 with feloniously assaulting & ravishing Elizabeth Reavely (13 years, his step-daughter). He was imprisoned for life and transported to WA on the Palmerston, arriving in Fremantle on 11/02/1861 (convict no.5717).

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cwa-org-72-GMOB1589

Item type

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People
Social History

Material

Width

155 mm

Height or length

91 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats March 13th/66
Mr J Maley please to let Ed--- Again have two pounds tw--- worth of stores an you w----- oblige
Jhon Jackson X
Entd 29/5/66 V Trew

Contextual information

This is the only note we have in the archives that mentions Edward Aggain, thus providing evidence he worked at Greenough.

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Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

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Comparative significance criteria

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Well provenanced

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Saturday, 3 September, 2022

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Promissory note from J. Jackson

Promissory note from J. Jackson for Edward Aggain

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