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Letter from John Macpherson

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John Macpherson

1878

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand written letter on paper that has been folded in half. Insect damage to centre fold.

Historical information

John Macpherson was proprietor of the Travellers Rest Inn at Bookarra (South Greenough).

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2176

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

225 mm

Height or length

178 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough
7th August 1878
Dear Sir
Inclosed you will find an order of Grays amount Eight Pounds Please pay yourself for the two cases of Drinks I bought of you yesterday & return the Balance & oblige
Yours Faithfully
John Macpherson
P.s Please send Balance of Flour, & Bran & Pollard
J. macpherson

Contextual information

This is the only note written by John Macpherson in these archives.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Thursday, 24 July, 2025

Completeness

100

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