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Promissory note from John Eakins

John Eakins
1868
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note on paper with a watermark

Historical information

John Eakins (1814-98) was a free settler and farmer at Greenough.
William Saville (1814-?) was a bricklayer convicted of raping his own daughter and sent to Western Australia in 1863 (no.6961).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1706
Item type
Documents
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Ink
Writing Paper
Width
110 mm
Height or length
87 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough July 11th 1868
Mr Maley
pleas to let W Saville have thirty shillings worth of goods on my account
John Eakins
Entd 11/7/68 V Trew

Contextual Information

This note provides evidence that Saville was working at Greenough.

Keywords
Promissory Note
Place made
Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
Year
1868
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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Promissory note from John Eakins
Promissory note for W. Saville from John Eakins

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