Store order from Hugh Galvin

1865
Overview

hand written letter on paper

Historical information

Hugh Galvin (1827-1878) was a shepherd convicted of murder and transported to Western Australia on the Dudbrook in 1853 (no.1560). He eventually settled at Greenough where he married Elizabeth McDonnell in 1862.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1456
Item type
Material
Width
106 mm
Height or length
108 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Septr 4th 1865
Mr Maley Please to let the bearer have one canester of blasting Powder and one coil of Fews and place the same to my account
Hugh Galvin

Contextual Information

This letter provides an example of the diverse items that could be purchased from Maley's Store at Greenough.

Place made
Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
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Store order from Hugh Galvin
Store order from Hugh Galvin dated 4 September 1865.

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