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Promissory note from James Small

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James Small

1868

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on paper, staining and one punched hole.

Historical information

James Small (1842-?) was an expiree working for numerous masters at Greenough (including J.S. Maley). He left the colony in 1878 for South Australia.
John Stokes (1818-77) was a free settler and farmer at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1740

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

134 mm

Height or length

98 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

November 5th 68,
Mr Maley Sir please to let the bearer John Stokes have the sum of five shillings stores and place the same to my account
James Small
Entd 6/11/68 V Trew

Contextual information

This is the only note written by James Small in the Maley Mill & Store Archives.

Keywords

Promissory Note

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 18 October, 2024

Completeness

100

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Promissory note from James Small

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