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Contra account from F. Gibson

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Frederick Gibson

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand written note on paper with a faint watermark. Paper had been folded in half.

Historical information

Frederick Gibson was a saddler in Geraldton.
Valentine Trew was a bookkeeper working for J.S. Maley at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1560

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

132 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

July 16th/1865
Mr Maley To
F Gibson for work done
January 26th repairing one collar 7s 6d
May 23th repairing of cart saddle pad belly band hip straps crupper and Britches 15
May 29th Stiching seventeen feet of Mill band at 10d per foot 14
Total amount £1..16.0
Credited 15/7/65 V Trew

Contextual information

This is the only account from Gibson in the Maley Mill & Store Archives.

Keywords

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 18 July, 2025

Completeness

94

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Contra account from F. Gibson

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