Store order from S. Butt

1865
Overview

hand written note on a scrap of paper

Historical information

Samuel Butt served as arrived as a private in the 91st Regt. and arrived as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard on the "Scindian" on 01/06/1850 with wife Fanny and 3 children. He was granted Greenough Lots G19 & G20.
Samuel died of a liver complaint in 1868.
His nearest shop was John Maley's General Store which opened in 1863 adjacent to the flourmill. There are another four store orders from Butt in these archives.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1299
Item type
Material
Width
114 mm
Height or length
54 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats March 20th 1865
Mr Maley please send by the bearer 1/2 lb of acid
S Butt

Contextual Information

Over 30 Enrolled Pensioner Guards and their families were sent to Greenough were they struggled to survive on farms of about 32 acres of land.

Place made
Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
Year
1865
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
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Store order from Samuel Butt
Store order written by Samuel Butt on 20th March 1865

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