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Letter requesting trousers for Nodder

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James Stone

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written letter on grey paper

Historical information

James Stone (1815-87) was an Enrolled Pensioner Guard granted land at Greenough.
John Nodder (1822-87) had numerous convictions and was sent to Western Australia in 1862 (no.6394).

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1324

Item type

Material

Width

195 mm

Height or length

120 mm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

Bootinhaul April 7 1865
Mr Maley please give John Nodder two pairs of trousers on my account
James Stone

Contextual Information

This is the only note we have associated with Nodder in the collection. It is also one of the earliest identifying the location now known as Bootenal.

Keywords

Enrolled Pensioner Guard, Greenough

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1865

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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Letter requesting trousers for Nodder

Letter from James Stone requesting trousers for Nodder.

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