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Promissory note from Thomas Duncan

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Thomas Duncan

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on a scrap of blue paper

Historical information

George Ratcliffe (B.1830) was a married farm labourer convicted of larceny. He arrived in WA on the York (convict no. 6718) in 1862. After being granted his Conditional Freedom in 1874, he returned to England.
Thomas Duncan (1823-1878) was a farmer at Raphoe, Central Greenough.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1630

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

207 mm

Height or length

80 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Raphoe Mar 17/67
to Mr JS Maley Sir please to let Ratcliff or Bearer have to the amount of 15/- fifteen shillings worth on my account
Thos Duncan
Entd 18/3/67

Contextual Information

This is the only note associated with George Ratcliffe in the Maley Mill & Store Archives.

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Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

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