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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note from John Smith

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John Smith

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on blue-grey paper

Historical information

The writer, John Smith (1816-1888) worked as a miller for John Maley and managed his flour mill on the banks of the Irwin River.
George Barnes (1836-1868) was a British plasterer with numerous convictions. He was sent to WA in 1863 on the Clyde (convict no. 7019).

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1624

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

202 mm

Height or length

85 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Irwin Mill Feby 4th 1867
Mr JS Maley please pay George Barns or Bearer the sum of one pound nineteen shillings in wages
1-19.0 John Smith
Entd 23/3/67 V Trew

Contextual Information

This is the only note in the Maley Mill & Store Archives that makes reference to George Barnes.

Keywords

Place made

Dongara
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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